May 7, 201016 yr Commercial Member Stumbled upon this little-known site:http://www.fskneeboard.com/Looks like a very, very useful tool rather than having to have several other PDF or internet browser windows open (...or saving from having to print everything off). Certainly on my list of apps to buy. Kyle Weber (Private Pilot, ASEL; Flight Test Engineer)Check out my repaints and downloads, all right here on AVSIM
May 7, 201016 yr Moderator Thats pretty neat. Although I have found myself already doing a simliar thing by using flightaware.com on my iphone to view charts why flying. I guess it would be easier if there was an app for it though. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
May 7, 201016 yr I'm buying my wife an Ipad tomorrow for Mother's Day\anniversary present. Somehow, I don't see her loaning it to me for an electronic flight bag! :(
May 7, 201016 yr Author Commercial Member Thats pretty neat. Although I have found myself already doing a simliar thing by using flightaware.com on my iphone to view charts why flying. I guess it would be easier if there was an app for it though.More than just charts though...checklists and weather, and several other features too. Kyle Weber (Private Pilot, ASEL; Flight Test Engineer)Check out my repaints and downloads, all right here on AVSIM
May 7, 201016 yr Charts and weather only cover the US, which makes it of very limited utility for me. :( (mind you, we can't get iPads here anyhow, except as grey market imports!)
May 7, 201016 yr Awesome! I've been waiting for an iPhone app like this for a while...now all I have to do is buy an iPad :(
May 13, 201016 yr Commercial Member Thanks for the interest guys, a few more screenshots and some information has been posted Noah Bryant
May 19, 201016 yr Bump for a question: is there a plan to eventually include charts from large airports outside the US (i.e. Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, Narita, etc)? I ask because my FsPassengers airline is global, so having only US charts is a bit of a limit. Alan F ----- Win7 x64, ASUS P6X58D Premium, Intel i7-960 3.2 GHz, Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5770 1GB, Mushkin Blackline DDR3 3x2GB I get > 20 FPS @ Ultra High or better everything until I come across addon scenery. -----
May 19, 201016 yr Commercial Member Yes this is something I am already looking into. The problem is that that majority of governments outside the US do not make their aviation charts public. This is why you see so many sites such as AirNav.com, skyvector.com, myairplane.com with US charts only. The only sites I have seen that contain charts outside the US are commercial sites that are copyrighted therefore I cannot use them in a commercial application. I purchase all of the charts for my application from the FAA directly. If anyone out there can point me in the direction of other places for me to procure non- copyrighted aviation charts outside the US I will certainly add them, just send me a PM. On a side note, all coding is finished as of today and the app will likelybe submitted to apple tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for the great question. Noah Bryant
May 21, 201016 yr Will the application be made available for iPhone/iPod touch too? Also, are the Alaska charts included?
May 22, 201016 yr Commercial Member No- FS Kneeboard will only be available for iPad. The iPhone and iPad Touch are too small for a application like this to be practical. I have a few apps on my iPhone that display charts but it is very difficult to reasonably view the charts on the screen. Yes - All Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific and Carribbean IFR and VFR charts are included Noah Bryant
May 22, 201016 yr No- FS Kneeboard will only be available for iPad. The iPhone and iPad Touch are too small for a application like this to be practical. I have a few apps on my iPhone that display charts but it is very difficult to reasonably view the charts on the screen. Yes - All Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific and Carribbean IFR and VFR charts are includedAlright, thanks a lot for the quick answer. Looks like this product isn't for me then :(
June 5, 201016 yr Commercial Member FS Kneeboard has been released and is now available in the Apple App Store:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fs-kneeboard/id373921390?mt=8 Noah Bryant
July 9, 201015 yr Commercial Member For those who were interested, FS Kneeboard for iPhone is coming soon. I hope to have it available this month. Noah Bryant
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