Update on my free EFB: worldwide coverage with ChartFox and openAIP
Hi all,
I'm a commercial pilot and a human factors engineering student. Flight Kneeboard is the EFB I built as my graduation project over the summer. I posted about it here a month ago and got a lot of useful feedback, so here's an update.
The core data comes from official FAA sources. Since last time I've added much better coverage outside the US: turn on Flight Sim mode (Settings → Flight Simulation) and you also get community data from OurAirports and openAIP, plus charts outside the US from ChartFox if you link a free ChartFox account (you sign in with VATSIM). I've also rendered a worldwide VFR-style chart from open data.
For position, the app takes a network GPS feed from your sim. My own Windows client sends attitude at 15 Hz and position at 5 Hz, which is a lot smoother than most bridges.
Almost everything is free: charts, plates, weather, airports, planning and the moving map. If you'd like to help cover the server costs, there's an optional $2/mo in the app, which adds synthetic vision and offline downloads.
It's been a fun few months building this. If there's a feature you'd like to see, let me know! I would appreciate if you can give me an Appstore 5 stars as well.