- The new Explore Heatmap tool allows you to create and explore heatmaps from all your logged flights
- Many improvements to memory consumption, speed of loading data and speed of drawing maps
- Improvements to the High Contrast / Night chart style
- Improvements to speed of switching between full-screen tasks
- Improvements to performance while updating charts
- You can now customise the trail left by your aircraft in flight
- FIS boundaries are now drawn in our maps
- International borders are now highlighted in our maps
- Airspace activations by NOTAM and AUP are listed in the What's Here screen for the airspace
- Terrain shading and colours have been updated to look better across Europe
- A list of recent finds is kept in the Search window
- You can now tap the wind in What's Here to see winds aloft at all altitudes
- Improvements to graphical NOTAM depiction in Eastern Europe
- The aircraft CG envelope can now be defined as a moment-mass graph
- GFP file format is now included when you share a route, for Garmin GTN devices
- Virtual Radar has been updated so that while flying, more terrain below you is visible
- A sound and speech is now played if you lose the connection to your WiFi traffic receiver
- Improvements to map drawing speed
- Various minor user interface improvements
- Various improvements to loading speed, memory consumption and stability
- Connectivity to Avidyne IFD systems restored
- Weather animations updated
- Nearby airfields offering an ATIS are now displayed in the Radio tab
- Airspace highlighting updated
- Direct To Overhauled
- Waypoint Searches in Flight Sorted by Proximity
- Previous and Next Buttons in Logs
- Improved the chart loading speed
- Multiple takeoffs and landings during one flight could fail to log automatically
- Forecast cloud thickness is now illustrated in virtual radar when Flyable Conditions is enabled
- It is now possible to change the height of the virtual radar
- Frequency monitoring codes are detailed better in the Pilot Log and the Radio tab
- It is now possible to log takeoff manually from the Logging menu
- NOTAMs that are less relevant to your route have been moved to the end of the briefing
- UK GAR and police notification guidance has been updated
- Verbal alerts when a new METAR is received for an airfield of interest when flying
- Route export to Garmin Pilot is now supported
- Depiction of NOTAMs has been improved on the main map and in virtual radar
- It is now possible to rename a turning point that is not associated with a waypoint
- References to AICs within NOTAMs are now hyperlinked
- The Logs dropdown now prompts for feedback if you've recently flown to an airfield for which we have little data
- Find a Destination now includes badges for the most popular airfields in each country
- Added separate support for third-party traffic receivers Air Avionics AT-1 and PowerFLARM Fusion
- FIXED: SkyDemon could crash when opening the pilot log
- Various optimisations to internet communications
- A new Flyable Conditions weather layer has been added, showing forecast weather conditions related to your own personal preferences
- SkyEcho 2 configuration has been improved
- Weekend View now activates automatically when you set your takeoff time to a weekend
- SkyEcho 2 connectivity has been improved
- Briefing screen designs have been refreshed
- Airspace Use Plan (AUP) data is now integrated into SkyDemon
- Fetching of briefing data in the background has been made more efficient
- SkyDemon now contains a personal Logbook facility
- Mountain Passes are now waypoints, so you can snap your route to them
- Initial chart selection is now automatic
- Buttons are now displayed on the map to install missing charts
- Internet connectivity options have been simplified
- Initial chart selection is now automatic
- Buttons are now displayed on the map to install missing charts
- Internet connectivity options have been simplified
- The glide range tool now reverts to showing range to surface when over the sea, and annotates the range ring
- Internet connectivity issues are now highlighted with a simple red square behind the Setup menu
- It is now possible to send and receive aircraft profiles by email
- If IFR features are enabled there is now a Flight Rules setting associated with each journey
- Flight Information Region boundaries are now drawn more clearly
- Labelling of airspace boundaries is now clearer and cleverer
- The depiction of winch launching, hang-gliding, paragliding and parachute dropzones has been improved
- Glidesafe has been updated and by default now shows you the glide range to 1000 ft AGL, instead of to the ground
- Mapping options have been overhauled to be simpler
- An Aerial Photography button now appears on the map at 1:25,000 and larger scales
- New colouring and decluttering introduced when zoomed out to 2M, 3M, 5M, and 10M map scales
- Log Summary has been renamed View All Flight Times to promote discoverability
- Logs exported from SkyDemon into Google Earth now have a time slider
- ATZs and CTRs are now drawn in the aerial photography view
- Startup and chart loading performance has been increased
- There is now a Duplicate option for aircraft profiles
- Full synchronisation between devices is now available for Aircraft Profiles
- Runway surface conditions (MOTNE format) are now decoded in METAR
- Flight logging is now completely stopped if you explicitly log your engine off time
- When flying, the magnetic heading of your next leg is displayed as you approach your turning point
- FIXED: Urban areas could be hidden in non-SkyDemon chart styles
- There is now a button on the airfield page to view it in 3D
- The Airfields screen/tab has been redesigned to be friendlier and now includes weather information at a glance
- The Track Log screen has been redesigned to convey more information about the log statistics and present a clearer view of log exploration and sharing functions
- The AIP, Flight Guides and User Documents screens have been redesigned
- The German translation of the SkyDemon software has been overhauled
- There is now an auto gyro aircraft symbol available for selection
- Verbal Traffic Information has been introduced, so that all traffic of interest around you is communicated verbally
- Verbal alerts are now issued while taxiing on the ground when you are about to enter a runway
- Navigation warnings now support spoken output
- Obstacle warnings have been refined so that they are less likely to be shown simply because you are in a descent
- When navigating, SkyDemon will now continue to log your position even when you switch to another app
- Airfield documents can now be downloaded automatically for your route
- You can now select more than one third-party traffic receiver
- FLARM decoding is now available for the SkyEcho 2 traffic receiver
- Easy access is now provided to engine and blocks time logging features, and to logged times, while in navigation mode on the ground
- Logging of blocks time is now automatic
- Aircraft performance settings have been reorganised to be more intuitive
- Diesel has been added as a fuel type for aircraft
- The new Find a Destination tool makes it easy to locate airfields by the facilities they have, by fuel availability or by runway requirements
- The new Pilot Notes feature lets you write public notes for any airfield, making it easy to let others know of conditions and facilities there
- You can now nominate a list of your favourite airfields to ensure they are always conveniently accessible in the Airfields tab/window
- The What's Here menu in flight now tells you how long it would take to fly to the chosen point, as well as your distance and bearing to/from it
- UAT weather display has been enhanced so more is visible during flight, with better controls for hiding it
- There is now a switch to enable the display of (and warnings about) night-only airspace
The only example of such airspace is currently scheduled to become active in our next chart for Germany, due on 26th April.
- The new Aerial Photography feature supersedes Airfield Explorer and Satellite Map
This feature overlays airfield features and other aeronautical information on aerial photography. You can alter your route, create and modify user waypoints, zoom to specific airfield features, measure ground distances in metres, find house addresses across Europe and more.
- Some map overlays are now suppressed when a georeferenced chart is being displayed
- The flight logging engine has been upgraded so that many more items can be logged such as engine time, blocks time and free-form notes- One-touch access to aircraft configuration and flight settings is now possible via the distance and time bubble at the top of the map- Internet usage options and third-party device options are now split out into separate entries in Setup
- Cloud storage of routes is now automatic- There is a new Warnings tab in planning mode which shows all planning warnings for your route- Flight Details settings have been moved to the Route menu
- Printing of the Pilot Log (outside the Briefing Pack) has been enhanced to offer better layout options and to produce a PDF- The new Radio tab replaces the Flight Details tab in flight and provides instant access to frequencies and listening squawks available at your current position and in the future- Airfield proximity warnings have been introduced both while planning and flying- High resolution terrain is now downloaded automatically in the background when enabled
- Live rainfall radar, TAF and METAR updates can now be received by SkyDemon in flight when using a compatible device and receiving UAT
- The Pilot Log and Briefing Pack can now be accessed with only a local flight planned- We now show a quick distance and bearing from any position on the map at the top of the What's Here menu during flight- When adding a new aircraft to your aircraft library you are now given a list of existing aircraft profiles to customise- It is now possible to open a flight log sent to you by email, which will add it to your SkyDemon library
- Filed flightplans can now be managed (cancelled, delayed, closed, viewed) from within SkyDemon- The map now automatically zooms in and out as you leave your takeoff airfield and approach your landing airfield- Pieces of airspace and NOTAM are now highlighted in virtual radar as well as on the main map- Georeferenced plate rendering speed has been dramatically improved on Android version 5 (Lollipop) and later
TAF, METAR, Wind and GAFOR information is now beautifully represented in the What's Here screen and tooltipThe north indicator button has been replaced with a "pan to current location" button in planning mode
SkyDemon is one of Europe's most popular solutions for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation.
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FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES
- SkyDemon vector charts are the clearest aeronautical charts you'll ever use, with dynamic airspace clipping and choice of map layers
- Route planning is as simple as touching consecutive waypoints and dragging to make changes
- Virtual Radar shows how your route relates to airspace, terrain, obstructions and other features
- Pilot Log facility calculates headings and groundspeeds from actual wind data, and shows useful frequencies
- Plates and other documents for relevant airfields are displayed automatically as you plan, and many are available georeferenced for use in flight
- Intuitive pan, pinch and rotate support with no loss of map clarity or text legibility
- File a VFR flightplan for your route directly to air traffic controllers
- Automatic TAF, METAR and SIGMET briefing as you plan a route, with graphical decoding
- Rainfall data can be overlaid on the main map, with animation, showing the trend of rainfall over time
- Integration of GAFOR route forecasts for Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia
- Both narrow-route and area NOTAM briefings available, updated as you plan
- Advanced NOTAM graphical interpretation and depiction on the main map
- Easily print your PLOG and the output from various briefings
- Warnings for airspace and other potential hazards to your flight, updated in real time
- Airfield Admin Information shows useful contacts and other details for airfields featured in our charts
- Forecast winds aloft are automatically retrieved for the flight time and displayed on the map
- Create an advanced flight performance profile for each aircraft you use
- ATS Routes mode offers an alternative chart presentation for flight along airways
- Accurate fuel, weight and balance calculations including flight costings
- Create an unlimited number of user-defined waypoints
- Analyse your track logs for posterity
- Choose between six different vector chart styles
- Extensive European chart coverage as standard
GPS NAVIGATION FEATURES
- Intelligent warnings for approaching airspace, NOTAM, obstacles, terrain and other hazards
- Virtual Radar shows a side-on projection of all approaching features and how your trajectory relates to them
- Vector map automatically follows the aircraft in north up, track up or course up orientation
- Clear and concise instruments show you flight statistics and help keep you on track
- An HSI/ILS instrument helps you keep to your planned route and line up early for approach
- Live Pilot Log shows progress through your route, ETAs, ATAs and useful frequencies based on your current position
- TerrainSafe dynamically colours mountainous terrain around you to quickly identify safer areas
- Direct To allows easy re-routing in a hurry by picking from a selection of nearby airfields
- Approach Information shows runway diagrams, TAF, METAR, NOTAM and other airfield details useful for making an approach
- Live updates of TAF and METAR while in flight, with associated alerts*
- Extended runway centrelines appear automatically on the map as you near your destination airfield
- Permanent display of position relative to nearest well-known waypoint, for position reporting
- Easy changing of the planned route while in flight by touching and dragging
* Internet connection required for live weather update while in flight