The Favorites page lists the favorites airports. This is the startup page, unless it is empty in this case the Airports page is shown at startup.
The Edit button allows deleting any entry or sorting the list. An airport can be added to the favorites list from the Airports page.

Airport record

The Airport page displays the data of the selected airport. There are three sections:

Airport information

Displays ICAO and IATA codes, name, position (latitude and longitude), elevation in feet or meter and variation.

Runways

Lists all the runways with ID, magnetic heading, length, width, ILS frequency and direction, PAPI/VASI type and slope, type of approach lighting system.

Briefing

From this section the following pages are accessible, plus the user-defined links (Briefing Links):
  • Metar & Taf*. Latest available Metar and Taf for the airport.
  • Notams*. Current Notams.
  • Ephemeris. Sun ephemeris, listed with the options set in the Units & Settings. Time is UTC.
  • Show on Map*. Displays airport map from Google Maps.
  • Custom defined links*. To add Briefing Link it is necessary to insert the title (displayed in the list cell) and the URL for the link. Briefing Links are unique for each airport.
* This function requires Internet access.
The Airports page displays the list of all the airports in the database.
The list is filtered while the ICAO code is inserted.
The selected airport is displayed in the same way as from the Favorites page, with the difference that the Edit button is replaced by the "add to favorites" button.

Airport record

The Airport page displays the data of the selected airport. There are three sections:

Airport information

Displays ICAO and IATA codes, name, position (latitude and longitude), elevation in feet or meter and variation.

Runways

Lists all the runways with ID, magnetic heading, length, width, ILS frequency and direction, PAPI/VASI type and slope, type of approach lighting system.

Briefing

From this section the following pages are accessible, plus the user-defined links (Briefing Links):
  • Metar & Taf*. Latest available Metar and Taf for the airport.
  • Notams*. Current Notams.
  • Ephemeris. Sun ephemeris, listed with the options set in the Units & Settings. Time is UTC.
  • Show on Map*. Displays airport map from Google Maps.
  • Custom defined links*. To add Briefing Link it is necessary to insert the title (displayed in the list cell) and the URL for the link. Briefing Links are unique for each airport.
* This function requires Internet access.
The Meteo page give access to weather related resources, download Metar & Taf for one or more meteorological stations and custom weather links (Custom Meteo).
Insert only two or three characters of the ICAO code to display all the Metar/Taf of one nation or region.
It Is possible to add a custom weather link to a single web page (like a satellite image) or to four different images (like wind forecast divided in 6 hour intervals).
The Briefcase page can store custom links to documents or web pages like technical data, checklists, operating manuals, and moreÉ the Local Ephemeris function displays display ephemeris computed at the current position (iPhone/iPod locating service must be enabled).
Time is local (LT), and is calculated using the current iPhone/iPod time zone setting.
The Tools page includes functions to calculate aircraft weight & balance, fuel planning (it is possible to configure any 2/4 seats aircraft), solve wind problems, pressure/density altitude and true airspeed calculation, conversion between English (US) and Metrics units, app setup and reset all custom data.

Aircraft Configuration

The new aircraft is shown in both the Weight & Balance and Fuel Planning sections.
To add a new aircraft the user must insert the following data:
  • Name. The name that will be shown in the table cell (required).
  • Weight & Balance. Add the Basic Empty Weight and the weight stations as from the aircraft Operating Manual. It is possible also to change the name of the stations. If the name field is left blank the station will be hidden in the Weight & Balance page.
  • CG Envelope. Up to 6 point can be inserted to define the CG envelope, both arm (X Axis is Momentum = OFF) or momentum (X Axis is Momentum = ON) can be used. The CG envelope is displayed in the Envelope page with the calculated weight & balance point.
  • Fuel. Insert the cruise fuel flow, total fuel and unusable fuel. Fuel quantities must be entered as volume or weight as set in the Units & Settings Fuel page.

Weight and Balance

The stations defined in the aircraft configuration are shown with the empty weight, fuel quantity and arms values already pre-loaded. All fields are editable.
Fuel quantities must be entered as volume or weight as set in the Units & Settings, Fuel page (default is Fuel as Volume).
Total Weight, Total Moment and Center of Gravity values are calculated and displayed automatically every time an input data is changed. Tap the View button to show the Envelope page.

Fuel Planning

The Fuel Planning is used to compute endurance and the fuel required for a flight. Fuel Flow, Total Fuel and Unusable Fuel values are pre-loaded but editable.
Fuel quantities must be entered as volume or weight as set in the Units & Settings Fuel page. Planning values are entered in minutes of flight except taxi fuel.
Endurance and Total Time and Fuel are upgraded automatically every time an input data is modified.

Wind

The following wind problems can be solved:
  • Wind Effects. Insert known wind, aircraft course and true airspeed to calculate ground speed and aircraft heading.
  • Headwind/Crosswind. Insert known wind and aircraft heading (or runway heading) to calculate head/tail and cross wind components.
  • Wind from Effects. Insert known aircraft heading, course, true airspeed and groundspeed to find wind direction and speed.
Data can be insert with the keyboard or set using the sliders.

Atmosphere

The Atmosphere section includes the followings functions:
  • Pressure/Density Altitude. Insert QNH, altimeter altitude and outside air temperature (OAT). Pressure and Density Altitude values are upgraded automatically any time an input value is changed.
  • True Airspeed. Insert calibrated airspeed (CAS) or indicated airspeed (IAS), pressure altitude and outside air temperature . True airspeed (TAS) value is upgraded automatically when the input data changes.

Data can be insert with the keyboard or set using the sliders.

Unit Conversion

Use this functions to convert volume, weight and pressure between English and Metrics units.
Data can be insert with the keyboard or set using the sliders.

Units & Settings

  • Units. Units can be set to English (US), Metrics and Metrics with altitude in feet and speed in knots (default).
  • Fuel. Choose whether to enter fuel quantity as volume (default) or weight.
  • Ephemeris. Set the number of prediction to show and the interval (days) between each value.

Manage Global Link

Once created, a Global Link is displayed in the record of several airports.
To define a Global Link enter the Title, the URL and the firsts letters of the ICAO code, one two or three letters can be entered.

Reset All Custom Data

Use this command to restore the initial configuration. Select a regional customization from the list.
New in version 1.50:
  • Added support for file sharing with iTunes. Added documents are listed in the Briefcase page

New in version 1.44:
  • Fixed a bug the caused the app to close in certain cases
  • Updated AIP Chart link for airports in France (a Reset Custom Data is needed to load the new link)

New in version 1.43:
  • Added link to VFR charts for airports in Portugal

New in version 1.42:
  • Updated AIP Chart France link. Reset Custom Data needed to activate the new link
  • Removed AIP Chart Italy link. Reset Custom Data needed

New in version 1.40:
  • Interface orientation support
  • Updated AIP Chart France link. Reset Custom Data needed to activate the new link

New in version 1.33:
  • iPad compatibility
  • Fixed problem of TAF not up to date for certain airports
  • Database updated
  • AIP France link updated

New in version 1.32:
  • Added editing of existing Global links
  • Fixed AIP France link

New in version 1.30:
  • Added Frequencies section in the airport record page, with ATIS, VOR and NDB frequency
  • Added login support for Briefing Links, Briefcase Links and Global Links. As an example a new Global Link has been added to all italian airports which shows the AIP visual chart. To see the map is necessary to register to the AIP Italia website
  • Added offline support for Metar/Taf, Notams, Briefing Links and Meteo links. The latest downloaded data is stored and shown when the internet connection is not available. The page title will have the word OFFLINE to indicate that the data is old

New in version 1.20:
  • Added the possibility to load regional configuration when selecting the Reset command (Currently: Aeroclub Cagliari, Italy, Europe and United States)
  • Added 'Global Links', which are available for all the airport of an ICAO region or country. The following links are pre-loaded when installing for the first time or when selecting the Reset command:
    • Link to Skyvector data for all airports in US
    • AIP info and VFR chart links for all airports in France
    • AIP info link for all airports in UK
    • AIP charts link for all airports in Tunisia
  • Added 'Back' navigation button for web links
  • Fixed a bug in Notam sorting

New in version 1.10:
  • Increased size of weather maps
  • Improved precision in local ephemeris computation