Any good apps?

[andrehasatripod]

Hello to all!

Is their any good apps that go with the game? Cheers

[gspectre]

Would you like to give us a hint as to what you are looking for? Your request is a bit vague. There are thousands of add-ons for FSX. There are Apps to aid in navigation, aircraft tuning, VR, Painting, Airport creation. Even Apps for Smart Phones to use with FSX.

It really is almost endless.

[andrehasatripod]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Would you like to give us a hint as to what you are looking for? Your request is a bit vague. There are thousands of add-ons for FSX. There are Apps to aid in navigation, aircraft tuning, VR, Painting, Airport creation. Even Apps for Smart Phones to use with FSX.

It really is almost endless.

Sorry bud I meant for iPhone

[gspectre]

Since I use an Android phone, I'm not sure but have you tried searching your iPhone Store or online? that's how I find them.

[SteveFSX/P3D]

I use a few for the iPad:

Airtrack .... this is not cheap but it is by far the best app add-on I have tried. No matter what type of flying I do this app is always useful

This gives you multiple functions in the one seamless package that connects the iPad through wifi to FSX. You get the full glass cockpit display for instruments with another PFD map style display with your position over terrain. These two displays can be used side by side or full page. You can choose to display either Vatsim, IVAO, or Pilotedge online traffic on the map page

Added to that you get a comms interface page that is simply sublime in use. I can change a radio frequency and make it active in 4 secs - same with transponder and ADF.

Another page has the same input ability for autopilot functions. Altitudes can be entered in seconds, also same for IAS, vertical speed, course, heading, baro, etc.

Another page has the FMC, and another a waypoints page. It picks up flight plans entered into FSX and display ILS codes and so on - shows legs and time remaining etc. The waypoints page can display everything around you that you choose to show - then you just click on it to get Airport info, VOR frequency etc.

You also can display charts online or offline within the app if you have them. There is an opting to show them from 'cloud storage' I have not tried this

All this is seamless in a package where you select soft keys at the bottom of the app to change function - and there is zero lag in this brilliant app.


Station Weather .... this is a great app if using real weather in the Sim. You add airports and it decodes the ATIS info etc, and shows current weather in a graphic form for those who like me get confused with those weather briefings. You also get runway in use and a graphic picture of the wind over the runway. I think this one is free (or possibly a few pounds)


Circle to Land ..... This has lots of airport charts for various countries. Not comprehensive but I think it was free, or a couple of pounds.

RF Cockpit .... gives you traditional Cessna or GA style six pack instruments on the iPad. I noticed slight lag with this on vertical speed, but it's pretty decent otherwise.

RF Map HD ..... displays your aircraft progress on a Google map style display. Also shows speed, alt, heading etc, ..... works very well.

Most of these might not be any good on a phone to be honest. Although Airtrack does show it on a phone on their website, and RF Map should be ok on a phone.

[castrol]

....for iphone doesn't really clarify what you are looking for...!!!

[SteveFSX/P3D]

Another couple that I use on iPad, and are free:

Flightsim Utils ..... this give you a searchable list of FSX key commands. For example type 'pitot' and the key commands for pitot tube are displayed. It has other functions including FSX aircraft checklist that are clickable to keep track of progress. It's a great little free app.

Vatmap ..... displays all aircraft on the Vatsim network, and displays controllers. It's also free.

[SteveFSX/P3D]

I have stumbled over a great free app that I am surprised I have not heard of before - despite using the producers website for Canadian charts.

It basically works a bit like the paid for Foreflight app. It's called fltplan Go - and it is a real world aviation app that can also connect to FSX. I am using it on iPad but you can get it on Android and even on PC on windows 10.

Only much use for United States, Canada, and the Caribbean - from what I can see. It has all the sectionals, high/low charts, approach procedures, airport info etc. for the USA and Canada.

The app enables you to display a flight plan on those charts, with a live aircraft tracking position from FSX displayed on the chart. It also displays (if you want) your aircrafts progress right on to the approach plates and airfield diagrams like Foreflight does. Taxiing on Vatsim etc. is now a simple affair. You can even draw your taxi clearance right on to the airfield diagram, or write notes on the approach plates and highlight info.

Your flight plans can be entered right into the app on the map page, or through the Fltplan website. You can also drag the flightplan line around to edit and so on like on Skyvector.

You can leave a progress trail line over any approach plate chart or map. This is great for tracking in on DME arcs and so on. A DME arc approach is a very simple task with this guidance - but it is also superb when flying the approach without using this tracking guidance, and then checking the approach plates after the event to see if you flew it correctly. It’s a superb training tool.

Theere is alot more to this app, and nothing to lose as it's free.

Some features discussed here:

https://dev.avsim.net/forums/topic/471387-fltplan-go-app-for-ipad-way-cool/

[Nightmare1964]

Probably too expensive for most here, but I use OzRunways for flying in Australia on my iPad, however, they do offer a 3 month trial. It docks very well with FSX and X-Plane. It is navigation and flight planning software for real world flying. It replaces any GPS. It is also an authorised EFB for real world flying. It would not be uncommon to see this combo being used in the cockpits of most aircraft within this country, commercial or recreational.