SkyDemon Mobile Briefing Features
Although not designed as full-featured planning software, SkyDemon Mobile allows intuitive access to NOTAM, TAF and METAR briefing
data and helps you to locate it.
NOTAM Briefing
If your device has its own internet connectivity, SkyDemon Mobile can obtain NOTAM directly for many of the countries we support in
Europe. If it doesn't, not to worry: SkyDemon Plan loads the latest NOTAM briefing on to your device when you perform a sync operation
before flight.
A narrow route briefing facility is available, which calculates which NOTAM are applicable to the route you have planned. The notices
are then displayed in a list for easy reading, categorised by their relevance to your route plan. You can filter by the exact times of your
flight to limit the number of NOTAM shown.
NOTAM are depicted on both the main map and in the virtal radar instrument. We colour-code the NOTAM drawn in the maps so that
while remaining visually distinct with their magenta fill, their edges quickly distinguish what kind of activity is being notified. Activation
and deactivation of airspace, air shows, mass aircraft transits and gliding competitions are just some of the activities highlighted.
NOTAM warnings appear just like airspace warnings when your route would take you inside the notified area. A brief description of
the subject, how far away it is and its time of operation are advised. A warning is only displayed if the NOTAM is active or is about to
become active. Clicking on the information icon shows the full message.
TAF and METAR Briefing
If your device has internet connectivity, TAF and METAR bulletins can be downloaded from any airfield in your charts that publishes
such bulletins. When the weather briefing window is opened it suggests all airfields that are close to your route, but you can add as
many airfields to the list to search as you like.
When a TAF or METAR is found for an airfield, this is shown on the display and clicking on the airfield displays the bulletin for you to
read.
If your device can connect to the internet while airborne, the latest METAR for your destination airfield can be monitored in-flight.
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