KatiePilot Announces efbPro

[omarsmak30 4,069]

I don’t know if you guys seen this but Katie Pilot (real life pilot who is the creator of Fenix EFB) will be releasing a standalone EFB (with e to feature being exclusive for MSFS). Looks good!
 

https://www.thresholdx.net/news/katefb

[Paul K 1,411]

I know what's coming next... 🙄

[WestAir 2,530]

14 minutes ago, Paul K said:

I know what's coming next... 🙄

Don't talk about PMDG that way! 😂

[lwt1971 7,505]

Interesting ... When she says "The app will be free, but developers may charge for specific apps on efbPro’s app store" I wonder if she is making this available as a framework for use by other devs to build their aircraft specific EFBs on top of? As it stands efbPro looks to be both sim and aircraft agnostic, but even still I guess there is some value for the end-user (i.e. efbPro gives full SimBrief integration, weather monitoring and visualization for situational awareness, aircraft performance calculation, a built-in PDF reader for FCOMs .. so for those who do these currently manually outside of the sim this would be useful). And for those aircraft devs who don't want to code up an EFB from the ground up this might definitely be of value.

Edited July 4, 2023 by lwt1971

[Krakin 5,899]

25 minutes ago, Paul K said:

I know what's coming next... 🙄

She's so h........oh PMDG? Yeah, totally what I was gonna say....

[Swe_Richard 1,175]

5 minutes ago, Krakin said:

She's so h........oh PMDG? Yeah, totally what I was gonna say....

That made me giggle more than I care to admit. 

🤣

[KatiePilot 144]

5 minutes ago, lwt1971 said:

Interesting ... When she says "The app will be free, but developers may charge for specific apps on efbPro’s app store" I wonder if she is making this available as a framework for use by other devs to build their aircraft specific EFBs on top of? As it stands efbPro looks to be both sim and aircraft agnostic, but even still I guess there is some value for the end-user (i.e. efbPro gives full SimBrief integration, weather monitoring and visualization for situational awareness, aircraft performance calculation, a built-in PDF reader for FCOMs .. so for those who do these currently manually outside of the sim this would be useful). And for those aircraft devs who don't want to code up an EFB from the ground up this might definitely be of value.

Hey! Yes just to clarify that's precisely what the function of the efbPro App Store is, to enable developers and organisations to create their own apps that people can download and install. I initially had VAs in mind, so they can integrate their own systems, much the same as how it is IRL... The idea being that you can customise YOUR efbPro with the apps you want on your device rather than it being a pre-prescribed EFB setup that we're used to in flight simulation. Trying to drive the EFB market to a more customisable solution and put the user in the driving seat of their simulation experience.

But also, it means that aircraft that come without an EFB can just develop one app to go on the app store and all of a sudden their users can use their plane with an EFB in their hand/on their PC screen still.

I'll provide more clarity in the coming weeks, but for now I hope you can see the concept. 🙂

[lwt1971 7,505]

1 minute ago, KatiePilot said:

Hey! Yes just to clarify that's precisely what the function of the efbPro App Store is, to enable developers and organisations to create their own apps that people can download and install. I initially had VAs in mind, so they can integrate their own systems, much the same as how it is IRL... The idea being that you can customise YOUR efbPro with the apps you want on your device rather than it being a pre-prescribed EFB setup that we're used to in flight simulation. Trying to drive the EFB market to a more customisable solution and put the user in the driving seat of their simulation experience.

But also, it means that aircraft that come without an EFB can just develop one app to go on the app store and all of a sudden their users can use their plane with an EFB in their hand/on their PC screen still.

I'll provide more clarity in the coming weeks, but for now I hope you can see the concept. 🙂

Ah I see, very interesting concept and definitely useful to provide building blocks so that aircraft devs and others can focus on specific features/needs on top of a common EFB framework 👍
 

[Paul K 1,411]

Indeed, sounds very interesting!

[sd_flyer 6,108]

I have another EFB called Sky4sim that also has similar concept . However, only few developer support it so I'm pretty much  hardly use it. While new Pro EFB look promising I doubt many developers will support it . But hey if you think you are apple good luck with your App Store 🙂

[spinoza 48]

3 hours ago, Krakin said:

She's so h........oh PMDG? Yeah, totally what I was gonna say....

I think she has the highest 'likes' to post ratio (100/3) in the entire history of Avsim.

[JBDB-MD80 1,498]

Without going specific will this efbPro work in a non P.C. environment? asked for a friend.

Edited July 5, 2023 by JBDB-MD80

[Donstim 109]

I hope there are no trademark issues with the IRL EFB-Pro. 

[ark4diusz 328]

I am interested in one thing. Is it possible in MSFS to implement this efbPro in similar way as AviTab in X-Plane? I mean you can put Avitab tablet in every X-Plane aircraft (fully modelled EFB within sim). Wondering if it will be possible in MSFS with efbPro?

[AdiR 27]

I'm really curious if VR users will be able to use it as a 3D tablet inside cockpit (not as a floating window/panel that kills VR immersion), just like All In One Tablet from FlightSimulator.me.

Implementing Vatsim traffic/ATC map would be great as well (VSR Radio integrated in All In One Tablet is simply amazing for me when flying in VR).