Version History

Forthcoming

Aircraft creation wizard makes it much easier to create aircraft profiles (iOS, Android)
When using the Find tool in flight, you can now select Waypoints Ahead to see a list of all waypoints coming up (iOS, Android)

This is really useful when ATC ask you to report by, or route via, a waypoint that you've never heard of and whose spelling is not obvious.
It is now possible to add reminders that display at or before turning points in your route as you fly (iOS, Android)
Warnings are now suppressed for danger or restricted areas activated by NOTAM or AUP, when no such activation is known (iOS, Android, PC)

This benefits customers flying in regions where it is commonplace to fly through danger or restricted areas that are not active, and for whom a warning about such areas is undesirable. The warning is only suppressed if NOTAM and AUP data is up-to-date.
Callsigns are now shown for other aircraft when connected to a compatible PowerFLARM receiver (iOS, Android, PC)

30 Jan 2025

Support added for sending frequencies to Becker AR620x radios via Bluetooth-to-RS232 (iOS, Android)

21 Nov 2024

Airspaces can now be found in the Find tool when typing only a partial identifier (iOS, Android, PC)

Previously, you had to type the entire identifier to find them. Now you can start typing and a list of all matching airspaces is shown.
The Aircraft Editor screen has been redesigned to make it easier to navigate and understand (iOS, Android)
Instruments are better laid out on small screen sizes (iOS, Android)
The Safetycom frequency is now shown in the PLOG and Radio tab when operating in the UK (iOS, Android, PC)
Added support for validation of lateral centre of gravity for helicopters (iOS, Android, PC)

If you are using the Helicopter weight and balance model, you must now set minimum and maximum lateral centre of gravity limits in your aircraft profile, otherwise a warning will be displayed stating the aircraft is out of balance.

22 Aug 2024

New country information screens give access to AIPs, airfield popularity information and online resources (iOS, Android, PC)

You can get to the country information screens by pressing the All Countries button in the Airfields tab. Additionally, when you plan flights crossing multiple countries, information for those countries appears automatically.
More detailed scenery data when zoomed in, especially coastlines, vegetation and urban areas (iOS, Android, PC)
Connectivity over RS232 via Bluetooth is now supported for sending frequencies to radios and course data to autopilots (iOS, Android)

This will normally require an avionics engineer to set up the device in your aircraft. For more information, see the User Manual.
Final Reserve fuel introduced in aircraft properties as a new way of specifying fuel minimums (iOS, Android, PC)

Previously the Holding Time item was used for this purpose. Now you can set that item to zero if you wish, and use only Final Reserve to help specify your minimum fuel amount for flights.
Enhancements to memory consumption and speed of loading for scenery and NOTAM data (iOS, Android, PC)
Support added for Flybox and Levil devices, both of which feature autopilot control (iOS, Android, PC)

The old Third-Party Devices screen has been replaced with a new Connectivity screen which has better structured access to all supported devices and a new Bluetooth section.

27 Jun 2024

Update of GAR guidance for flights arriving into or departing from the UK (iOS, Android, PC)
FIX: A gradual slowdown of chart rendering followed by a crash could happen on older devices (iOS, Android)

28 May 2024

FIX: A bug in the last version could cause SkyDemon to crash under certain circumstances (iOS, Android, PC)

22 May 2024

Better filtering of NOTAMs based on Item D schedules (iOS, Android, PC)

You will no longer see NOTAMs in your briefing if their Item D schedule is not active
Improvements in efficiency of memory usage and drawing (iOS, Android, PC)
Scratchpad contents are now saved to storage, and are accessible post-flight from the Logs menu (iOS, Android)

Previously, scratchpad contents would be lost if the software was closed. Now the contents are saved until explicitly cleared by the user.
In Germany, there is now easier access to the Textual Information document from the VFR AIP for airfields (iOS, Android, PC)

You will see a new Textual Information option in the Airfields tab for most German airfields with an ICAO identifier

3 Apr 2024

The new Explore Heatmap tool allows you to create and explore heatmaps from all your logged flights (iOS, Android)

Find the new tool under the Logs menu. You will need to have at least 50 logged flights in your SkyDemon cloud.
Many improvements to memory consumption, speed of loading data and speed of drawing maps (iOS, Android, PC)

14 Feb 2024

Improvements to the High Contrast / Night chart style (iOS, Android, PC)
Improvements to speed of switching between full-screen tasks (Android)

These include PLOG, Logbook, Scratchpad.
Improvements to performance while updating charts (iOS, Android, PC)

12 Dec 2023

You can now customise the trail left by your aircraft in flight (iOS, Android)

You can choose between breadcrumbs or a thin line, and change the colour, in the aircraft symbol options.