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Have you wished you can have particular plates or taxi diagrams handy, regardless of what airport you’re viewing in the […]

The interactive electronic flight log has always been one of the core features of AvPlan EFB.  An option recently added to […]

As well as the usual active airspace regions (military airspace, etc) pilots are used to seeing around their region that have […]

The METAR Overlay on the EnRoute map has been available in AvPlan EFB for a few years now, however what […]

AvPlan EFB now includes a global database of controlled and special use airspace. No matter where you fly you can […]

AvPlan EFB 7.1 brings pilot in-flight reports (PIREPs) to our customers. PIREPs are updated via the internet, ADSB (USA Only) […]

The Default Aircraft Icon is the icon that is displayed on the map whenever there is no plan currently open. […]

If you simply add a weight to a load station, it’s treated as cargo by AvPlan EFB.  If you wish to […]

A new feature that appeared in AvPlan EFB version 6 is the ability to control certain aspects of how your printed […]

Got some aerial work you wish to do at/around a particular waypoint?  Wish to add it to the flight plan […]

Last week, I touched upon sharing a particular flight plan with friends or loved-ones.  But what if you don’t wish […]

There may be many times that you’d like to share your flight live with others on the ground.  They could […]

Eagle-eyed PRO Upgrade subscribers may have noticed a new Route Annotation popping up along their flight plan. It’s a little […]

Have you ever been watching traffic on the map and wondered what their next move might be?  Now you can […]

Most pilots will be used to looking at the Rain RADAR overlay; it’s a great tool, however this does not necessarily […]

If you have an aircraft that is flown in a similar loading or setup, you can save time each and […]

Electronic maps are wonderful things! No more folding, ripping or replacing. However, one thing that is eroded ever so slightly with […]

Have you wanted to use the Aircraft Glide envelope, but don’t have the necessary details to get it going? Let’s […]

See other AvPlan Live enabled users right on your map – no special equipment needed! AvPlan Live uses your internet connected […]

Things are starting to really heat up for those flying down in the Southern Hemisphere.  However, it doesn’t just take […]

These very handy little lines can be displayed on the map for your planned departure and arrival airports. Turning them on: […]

Whether it’s making notes to yourself or highlighting important text, the plate drawing feature in the Terminal pane can come in […]

Most pilots (if not all!) will be familiar with the humble Synopic Chart.  Where similar points of pressure are joined […]

Depending on where you are, aviation maps may give you a lot of information, or they may give you very […]

After you’ve prepared your flight plan, it’s time to go fly it.  Here’s a typical transition from planning phase to […]

How do you track directly towards your distant destination, but still have timing points along your route? You could set […]

The course pointer is a favourite feature of mine.  At first it took me a moment to understand what it […]

What do all those colours mean? The Data Downloads page can give you an at-a-glance window into the data you […]

Hi Team, Apologies for missing last week’s tip! My approach to Friday became unstabilised, so I’ve completed a go-around and […]

A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the Nearest Items popup.  That was a single tap on the map, […]

Having an appropriate alternate in your flight plan is an important part of being prepared.  Thankfully, AvPlan EFB makes it […]

There are many reasons why pilots should be aware of daylight hours – particularly Day VFR pilots. If you’re ever […]

We here at AvPlan EFB headquarters often get asked the question, “How do I re-use a plan that I’ve already […]

Every AvPlan EFB user has probably tapped on this many hundreds of times (if not thousands!).  If you stop and […]

Everyone is probably aware of the Direct-To and how it functions on a GPS-enabled device.  But what if I told […]

Whenever you plan along an air route, the LSALT (Lowest Safe Altitude) for that published route is automatically entered in […]

Have you ever had to get to those RNAV-Z plates in the Terminal pane? If you scroll page by page […]

It’s that time again – new NavData cycle.  NavData is at the core of AvPlan EFB, containing waypoints, airways, navaids, […]

Append Plan is a very handy feature of Edit Mode.  It allows you to extract waypoints from another plan and have […]

METARs are those coloured little circles on the map you may have seen when you first started AvPlan EFB.  They are […]

AvPlan EFB goes to great lengths to ensure that you don’t forget to cancel your SARTIME. When you submit your […]

New in AvPlan EFB 5.0 is the ASETPA Glide Calculator. This feature, unavailable anywhere else, shows you during flight planning […]

AvPlan EFB 5.0 includes a LSALT calculator to assist you calculating RNP2 based lowest safe altitudes. To display the RNP2 […]

Recently, an upgrade in the Australian ATC systems means the use of RMK/GPSRNAV has been deprecated and now is ignored […]

In AvPlan EFB 4.0 we added the ability to to automated data updates. When enabled in Settings, User Settings, Automatic […]

Here is a quick video tutorial on how to create and submit a flight plan with AvPlan EFB

Around a year ago we transitioned into the new NAIPS environment (when all your NAIPS passwords changed). It appears though, […]

A new feature in iOS 7 is ‘AirDrop’. This allows information to be shared across different  apps on different devices […]

In AvPlan you can now easily visualise a forecast subdivision. Tap Planning, Winds to view the various forecast overview’s for […]

Tap the edit button under the flight plan (first of the 5 buttons) to expose two rows of buttons under […]

The current and next area frequency can be displayed on the Data Labels (Map Settings, Show Position). If you tap […]

AvPlan can now be linked to a dropbox account (or a shared dropbox account for your company documents). Go to […]

AvPlan 3.0 and above can display the current status of PRD areas on the map. Tap the map settings button […]

In AvPlan EFB there is a new map-based download page. Different map types can be selected at the top of […]

We have added the ability to push a plan via the cloud with the touch of a button. Tap the […]

With the latest AvPlan update, when you disable ‘Moving Map Mode’ under Settings, User Settings, the Plan/Fly button enables and […]

During flight your iDevice will be subject to many changes in G forces, as you manoeuvre the aircraft. It is […]

AvPlan now supports exporting flight plans to your panel mount & newer Garmin GPS units. Tap the send button under […]

With the introduction of the ICAO flight plan 2012 changes, there are some additional information required when specifying ‘Z’ or […]

If your weight and balance arms are not displaying in the envelope (but the weight calculations look correct) the problem […]

The new PRD display on the planning pane displays the various restricted and danger areas that you are going to […]

AvPlan supports sharing your flights with others by sending/emailing a link to your flight. Your route and ground track are […]

If you have submitted a flight plan as NOSEND and then want to submit it again as a real plan, […]

If you have submitted a flight plan and want to reuse it, tap the edit button at the bottom left […]

AvPlan 2.0 can show your position on airport diagrams and approach plates. You can individually enable and disable the Aircraft […]

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There are now two buttons at the bottom left hand side of the map. The left button toggles locking the […]

Variable fuel reserves can be enabled or disabled on an aircraft by aircraft basis. Tap the aircraft symbol under the […]

To cancel direct-to navigation, activate the appropriate leg in your plan. Tap and hold on the waypoint and a list […]

When adding an aircraft, the various avionics may be specified by tapping on ‘Avionics’. If you require to use ‘Z […]

To add a flight plan leg to an alternate aerodrome, tap the ‘+’ at the top of the flight plan. […]

The red (!) on the icon for the Weather pane indicates there is a SIGMET in the current forecast.   […]

AvPlan includes the ability to add a fix to a map, just like drawing a circle around your current position […]

One method of adding a track point to your plan is tapping the ‘+’ at the top right hand side […]

In some cases it can be necessary to delete a single ERSA or DAP page and have it re-download (if […]

When a flight plan has been submitted using NOSEND, and then the same plan needs to be sent with a […]

Moving map mode is enabled at any time when no flight plan is active. Tapping the map will bring up […]

At times you will notice the stored plans have different colours Black – all is in sync Blue – currently […]

If you like the app, when a new update appears in the App Store, go and rate the new version. […]

To extend your battery life when flight planning, disable the moving map (which will turn off the GPS). Tap ‘Settings’, […]

In moving map mode, tapping the data labels that overlay the map will cancel direct-to navigation.

An old stored flight plan can be deleted by swiping the row. Tap the delete button which appears and the […]

An active SARTIME can be cancelled directly by AvPlan. Firstly, submit a flight plan or SARTIME notification with AvPlan. At […]

To enable track up mode on the map, tap the map settings button and tap ‘Map Rotation’. With ‘track up’ […]

AvSoft Cloud Services enable flight plans and aircraft details to be backed up and synchronised automatically across your various devices. […]

AvPlan includes a terrain database which covers all of Australia at a resolution of approximately 1km square. A view of […]

Since version 1.6.1, AvPlan has included an interface to enable it to connect to X-Plane. Tap ‘Settings’, ‘User Settings’ and […]

AvPlan can email complete aircraft models, which can be imported by other users on their devices. Tap ‘Settings’, ‘Aircraft Type […]

AvPlan now includes the ability to search for a location. Tap the En Route pane to go to a map, […]

The table of contents for the AIP is available in AvPlan 1.6.1. Tap ‘Text’ and open a section of the […]

To load the AvPlan user manual into iBooks, on your iPad/iPhone, open Safari and open the user manual located at […]

The aircraft icon changes colour depending on the state of the GPS signal; Black when location information is unavailable, or […]

To delete an unwanted performance profile, tap the aircraft icon under the flight plan, and then the aircraft. Swipe the […]

By default, AvPlan will use the last aircraft and flight rules used to create a new flight plan.

AvPlan will interpret and display current SIGMET’s as large orange areas on the map. To enable the SIGMET display, on […]

Additional fields in a  NAIPS plan submission can be entered as follows; DLA/  – tap on the desired leg of […]

With ‘Centre on location’ set on the map, you will find you cannot scroll around (zooming will still work). To […]

To download an aircraft model from the type database, Go to Settings, Aircraft Type Database in the app on your […]

Your iPad and iPhone will shut down if they get too hot. To ensure that your device remains available, do […]

If you enter an email address and password into AvPlan (Tap Settings, User Details), the app will automatically backup your […]