pilotESsentials bundles a lot of information that supports your flight preparation in one place. The app accesses certified current data from DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst.

The basic functions for route planning are already available in the free basic version. A smart planning environment can be created through in-app purchases.

The application is designed for different end devices. Whether the planning is done at home on a Mac or PC or at the airport with a smartphone - pilotESsentials is available on all devices. The content is continuously synchronized with an active internet connection.

The basic version contains the following features:

• open flight maps, Google Maps including display of your own location
• Route planning including saving a route
• Conversion tool with various values
• Display of DWD flight weather data: GAFOR area weather forecast, METAR airport weather forecast and TAF airport weather forecast in coded and decoded form

You can extend pilotESsentials with in-app purchases. In addition to one-off purchases, time-limited services are also available. With these you can choose between monthly and annual subscriptions.

The in-app purchases Aeronautical Information Manual AIP VFR and ICAO Chart Germany can be tested free of charge for one week per user.

The following in-app purchases are available:

ICAO MAP GERMANY
The standard chart for VFR flights from DFS. The map, which is based on the ICAO map at a scale of 1:500,000, covers the whole of Germany and the border regions of neighboring countries.

AIP VFR GERMANY
The complete aeronautical handbook Germany for visual flight. In addition to the visual flight and aerodrome charts for aerodromes & heliports (AD), all other parts are also included: general information (GEN), en-route information (ENR) and time-limited aeronautical information (AIC and SUP).

ROUTE MEMORY +100
Routes can be planned on maps or via the waypoints database. With the extended memory function, routes that have already been planned can be retrieved and edited.

TRIP KIT - CREATION
With the TripKit function, all the necessary information from your route planning is summarized: Map excerpts from the Open Street/Flight Map or ICAO map (requirement: in-app purchase of ICAO map), visual flight and airfield maps from the AIP Aviation Handbook VFR for departure and destination airport as well as alternate airfields (alternates) (requirement: in-app purchase Aeronautical Information Manual AIP VFR), weather data and a partly pre-filled flight plan. All data is bundled and saved in a PDF document and is therefore also available offline.
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Tutorials on YouTube: www.bit.ly/pilot-essentials-tutorials
App User Guide: www.bit.ly/pilot-essentials-anleitung-app
Web Application User Guide: www.bit.ly/pilot-essentials-anleitung-web

More information about pilotESsentials: www.eisenschmidt.aero/pilot-essentials
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