Air Navigation Pro App Reviews

If youre flying in Western Europe and some other non-US locations (New Zealand, Australia, S. America) this seems like it could be a leading choice for a moving map navigation app. Loading the free openstreetmap.org maps, or paid aviation charts, for a variety of countries is very easy. Im not going to review the app functions in detail - they all seem to work as advertised, both in the planning stage and in flight. For myself, Im a low time VFR pilot in the US that mainly makes 2-3 hr. trips to build experience (and have expensive lunches,) and I still plot my flights on paper charts with the rigor that my instructor drilled into me. I thought Id try AIr Navigation Pro as a GPS backup and for this it is very good. Transferring my paper routes is easy and monitoring my progress in-flight is reassuring. The Air Nav Pro instruments work well and are a great backup feature that I hope Ill never need. I often fly close to mountainous areas so I particularly appreciate the elevation profile ahead. So my niche is a low cost, lower function alternative to Foreflight or WingX. Here is my only grumble. When I purchased, the top in-app buys were 99c individual sectionals, but now one can only buy charts for the whole US, for $9.99. Because I live in L.A. I also need the TAC, which means second set of TACs, also for the whole country and also for $9.99. And theyre updated twice a year. $40/yr in maps (at time of writing) is peanuts compared to the rest of my hobby so I dont mind, but it puts the cost of AIr Navigation Pro much closer to that of Foreflight. I dont own the latter but once I start venturing further from home it seems to have planning and editing features that more powerful and polished than those in Air Nav, such as fuel pricing on the map and a more logical way to add waypoints. Air Navigation Pro is a good app at a reasonable price that is great for Europe (where the app developer is based) and some other non-US locations. For low time US users its a good entry to GPS moving maps but the pricing structure might make you consider alternatives.

I wanted to start using my iPad in the cockpit but didnt want a spend a fortune to get started. This app lets you use your iPhone as the GPS for your iPad, and it works great! I payed for the US Sectionals and tested and had great results. I started with a full charge on my iPhone and my iPad and flew for exactly 1 hour. Both the iPad and the iPhone were at 79% battery at the end of the flight. (my iPhone is a 4S and the iPad 2 was at full brightness). The maps worked well and the airport information was very helpful. I felt much more comfortable with this tool in the cockpit. Tested linking the app to X-Plane to learn the app and was very impressed. Im much happier with this than my trial of Foreflight and I will continue to use this on every flight.

Great App, thanks to the developers. Im flying with it in Thailand and there is nothing comparable. Thanks Andy for the SUPER Maps.

Just installed latest update and there is now a course window that is displayed when you tap on the HSI, VOR or ADF. The course can be fine tuned by tapping on the lower left or right of the instrument. I now give it 5 stars. The app is now great and it keeps getting better. Much more useful, now.

...in v5. Fix it please

Tried & tried ,my HSI compass doesnt operate on my I Pad 2 :(

Excelent app, but messy with ios 6.0... I wanna go back to previous os! :(

This apps pro version includes terrain data for Mexico! I looked for this for months. In the route planning mode you get a cross section of the route with altitudes - very useful for planning trips in the mountains. Inflight you see the terrain altitudes for the next 9.4 nm - a great safety enhancement. Great app. Just need to allow us to put instruments next to the artificial horizon.

This is a great tool! I like flying the sectionals on iPad lot better than a clumsy paper map.The touch screen information touch a airport an you are given info on it and airspace great for VFR.The Bad Elf or blue tooth GNS 5870 no jail braking needed.If it had Terran Avoidance with voice that would be great I could plug it into audio panel.Not ready yet to get rid of the Garmin 430 but this nice to have as back up and doing your flight planing! Add extended runways option great for lining up on approach

This is the best iPad aviation app I have ever seen. The amount of information available is staggering. I am going to be mounting my iPad mini to the control panel of my aircraft and use it as my primary flight display. The app has even worked at over 40,000 ft. In a Beech Jet 400. It matched the aircraft FMS and GPS down to the tenth of a knot! The altitude feature is equally impressive. Weight and balance calculation plus 3D real time terrain data makes for an app that will have all other GPS and app makers scrambling to catch up. It can nickel and dime you, paying for terrain data and maps but it is not so bad and you own the app! Do yourself a favor and get this app. You will not be disappointed.

I purchased Air Nav Pro and attempted to download the 3D maps. I need 4 maps total at this time, but only 1 will actually download. Three of the U.S. states that I need will not even give me the option to download. I have sent two emails to support, but have not gotten a reply back from either email. I would not purchase this app if you are wanting the 3D maps to load and work correctly, because there is no way to know which maps are actually available and which ones are not.

data 2012 version. please upgrade chart and data.

This is the best moving map and efis app in aviation today. Great graphics. Easy to use. Maps are clean, and so is the aviation data. Synthetic vision is way cool. Best app for the money. My requests... 1. Have a mini efis instrument on the instrument list! 2. Incorporate ads-b data (weather and traffic)

The features of this app compete with ForeFlight, Garmin and WingX. How ever if you use a flight sim and wish to log your flights and post to the web, this is the only one that I found could do it. The 3D terrain Modeling along with airspace diagrams on the elevation graph, make this app very unique. Great job, I look forward to future enhancements.

Dont waste your money. Ive spent well over $80.00 on Pro version plus 3D maps. Garbage. 3D maps are 3rd party software and will not load inside the program. Plus you cannot get a refund. This has got to be the poorest software purchase decision Ive ever made. Its complete and utter trash!!!!

What a waste of money.....what a terrible product...utter waste..

AirNav Pro on my iPad mini is my main navigation program and has replaced my old Lowrance Airmap GPS device . I also use this app at home to help with flight planning . I love this app and love how it doesnt require a subscription . Keep up the good work and thanks for all the updates and awesome features .

Excellent program specially for making flight plans and if you dont have VOR or DME its a good alternative. Worth every penny.

Really great VFR app with a few issues I discovered once I took it flying. The lack of good weather info is the biggest one. I am using the app in the US and the QNH is given in hPA, which cannot be used to set the altimeter. TAF is typically missing and the weather info remarks are often formatted in a rather difficult to read way. A weather overlay is needed with different parameters such as wind and precipitation. Radar would be good and the app eventually needs to support ADSB. For now I’d like to load this weather info while still on the ground and then use it offline during flight. Also there is a lot of info missing from the A/FD. I’d like this app to provide all the info including an aerial picture of the airport. The route display using custom waypoints should show more info on distance, estimated fuel, etc. in the regular view and not just in edit view. And finally I’d like to easily measure distances while en-route. One of the great features available is the easy scratch pad. It also seems that while this app is cheaper to start, it adds up quickly with a high granularity of chargeable items as opposed to a bundled subscription.

This app is every pilots dream! Adds tremendous value in every aspect. No brainer, buy it. Also, staff is very friendly if you encounter problems. And no, I am not an employee but really love this product and highly recommend it.