Features

Everything in Pilot EFB

One offline-first companion for the parts of the duty day that are yours: weather and briefing, NOTAMs, EASA and FAA duty limits, your logbook, descent planning, and the Flight Hub that ties them together.

It is not a certified Electronic Flight Bag, and it is better for it: every number is yours to verify, every briefing is yours to keep, and nothing is invented to fill a gap.

  • EASA + FAA duty engine
  • Offline-first
  • Raw weather & NOTAM text kept
  • SHA-256 immutable briefings
  • No account to start

One app, not a stack

Replaces the stack you juggle today

Count the icons you tap before a flight: a logbook in one app, duty limits in another, weather and NOTAMs somewhere else, descent maths on a card. Pilot EFB brings the parts of the duty day that are yours into one place that already knows your route.

Logbook appDuty / FTL calculatorWeather appNOTAM siteDescent plannerUnit converters Pilot EFB

A general comparison with the usual mix of tools, not any specific product. For the side-by-side, see how Pilot EFB compares.

The modules

Six modules, built for the duty day

Each one does a real job a commercial or GA pilot reaches for, and they are wired together so you set things up once. Raw weather and NOTAM text is always kept, and every aviation data block carries its source and a disclaimer.

Weather & Briefing

A full weather picture, decoded at a glance

Pull weather for your whole route and read it in seconds, with the raw text always one tap away. Pilot EFB decodes for readability; it never hides the original.

  • METAR and TAF decoded into VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR flight-rules badges, with ceiling and visibility called out
  • Winds aloft at 9 flight levels, FL030 to FL390, with global coverage
  • SIGMET and AIRMET alerts with severity and the full raw text
  • 30 days of METAR and TAF history kept on the device
  • A personal-minimums checker that flags your own limits
  • Every block stamped with its source and time, and a stale badge offline

NOTAMs

Every NOTAM for your route, and what changed

Fetch all the NOTAMs for your route in one request, grouped and keyword-highlighted, with a diff that shows exactly what moved since you last looked. We highlight; we never tell you what a NOTAM means. That call is yours.

  • Route-based fetch for up to 10 airports in a single request
  • Grouped by airport and keyword-highlighted, with the raw text always kept
  • Diff view marks what is NEW, CHANGED, or CANCELLED per airport
  • Time-window, category, and free-text filters
  • Save an immutable, SHA-256-verified snapshot to a flight folder

FTL Calculator

EASA and FAA duty limits, with the maths shown

A full flight-time-limitations engine for both regimes, with the reasoning laid out so you can check the why, not just the number. It is a personal planning aid, not a statement that you are legal.

  • EASA ORO.FTL and FAA 14 CFR Part 117, both built in
  • Remaining FDP, cumulative limits, and a rest timer
  • A what-if planner for the extra sector or the late inbound
  • Augmented crew, split duty, and disruptive-schedule detection
  • Roster import from CSV
  • A plain-English explanation behind every calculation

Electronic Logbook

A logbook that follows you across fleets

Fast to fill, honest about night time, and yours to take with you. It carries your hours across aircraft and employers and warns you before your currency lapses.

  • Fast HH:MM entry with smart defaults
  • Night time auto-calculated from airport coordinates and actual block times
  • PDF export styled after the EASA AMC1 FCL.050 layout (personal reference only, not an authority-approved logbook), plus CSV import and export
  • Configurable currency rules with an expiry countdown
  • Per-aircraft totals, Smart Groups, and career carry-forward
  • Sim sessions, crew records, photo attachments, and a flown-airports world map

Flight Hub

Your whole duty day, from one entry

Enter your legs once and the Flight Hub becomes your command centre for the day. Weather and NOTAMs pre-fill from your route, your FDP comes from the same legs, and finishing the flight writes your logbook for you.

  • Weather and NOTAMs pre-filled from your planned route
  • FDP derived automatically from your planned sectors
  • Completion generates logbook entries in one tap and updates currency
  • An immutable, SHA-256 briefing snapshot saved for every flight
  • One place that ties briefing, NOTAMs, duty, logbook, and currency together

Built for iPhone

Thought through for the flight deck

Small things matter on a dark flight deck and across your Apple devices. Pilot EFB puts the numbers you check most where your eyes already are.

  • Home and Lock Screen widgets for METAR, FDP, currency, and a Zulu clock
  • A Live Activity that counts your FDP down on the Dynamic Island
  • "Hey Siri, brief me on EGLL" reads the weather aloud
  • An Apple Watch companion and Spotlight search
  • Cockpit red-light mode to preserve your night vision

Why it's different

Built on three promises

Pilot EFB is built on three rules it does not break: Offline First, Data Integrity, and Never Invent Data. Here is what that means in the app.

  • Saved briefings cannot be altered

    Flight folders are INSERT-only and sealed with a SHA-256 hash. A snapshot you took a week ago opens offline and verifies byte for byte, so what you briefed is what you can show.

  • One engine for both regimes

    A single FTL engine covers EASA ORO.FTL and FAA Part 117, with the maths explained, rather than two half-built calculators. The US is in reach because the duty engine already speaks both.

  • It shows the data, it does not guess

    Weather and NOTAMs are decoded for readability, but the original raw text is always kept. We never interpret a NOTAM for you. That stays your call as the pilot.

  • It says when it doesn't know

    When a source returns nothing, the app shows 'No data available' with a timestamp instead of filling the gap. Partial data is never shown as if it were complete.

  • Offline-first by design

    An on-device database is the source of truth. Your logbook, saved briefings, and every calculator keep working in airplane mode; fetching fresh weather and NOTAMs is the only part that needs a signal.

  • Yours, and private

    No account is needed to start, and your data lives on your device. There are no ads and no advertising identifiers, your data is never sold, and you can export to CSV or PDF any time.

Also inside the app

Dozens more tools, all offline

The smaller references and calculators you would otherwise keep in another app, on a card, or in your head. A selection of what is already in the box.

Calculators

  • Top of descent
  • Required rate of descent
  • CDFA profile
  • Crosswind / headwind
  • Density altitude
  • True airspeed
  • TAS / Mach
  • Fuel uplift
  • EET / ETA
  • Speed, distance, altitude, temperature, mass and pressure

Quick reference

  • Phonetic alphabet
  • Morse code
  • Squawk codes
  • Light-gun signals
  • Wake-turbulence separation
  • Compass rose
  • SID and STAR reference
  • ICAO and NOTAM Q-code decoder

Airport reference

  • Runways and frequencies
  • Airport timezone
  • Sunrise and sunset
  • All-runway crosswind matrix
  • Search and favourites

Your day

  • Flight calendar
  • Custom checklists
  • Personal minimums
  • Per-diem and layover tracker
  • Scratchpad and timers
  • Zulu and multi-base world clock

Good to know

The questions pilots ask first

Can Pilot EFB replace my logbook app?
For record-keeping, yes. You get fast HH:MM entry, night time auto-calculated from block times and position, configurable currency with an expiry countdown, and a PDF export styled after the EASA AMC1 FCL.050 layout. You can import your existing logbook from CSV and export back to CSV or PDF any time, so nothing is locked in. It is a personal-reference logbook, not an authority-approved one.
Does it do EASA or FAA duty limits?
Both. The FTL engine covers EASA ORO.FTL and FAA 14 CFR Part 117, with remaining FDP, cumulative limits, a rest timer, and a what-if planner. Every figure comes with a plain-English explanation of how it was worked out. It is a personal planning aid, not a statement that you are legal, so always confirm against your operator's OM and rostering.
Can I import my roster?
Yes, from a CSV export, and the FTL calculator builds your duties from it. Importing directly from an iCal roster feed is on the way.
Does it work on iPad as well as iPhone?
Yes. Pilot EFB runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 17 and later), with home and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, Spotlight, Siri Shortcuts, and an Apple Watch companion. A web edition is also planned for a sign-in on the web.
Is Pilot EFB a certified Electronic Flight Bag?
No, and that is deliberate. Pilot EFB is a personal, informational and organisational companion, not a certified Electronic Flight Bag. It is not approved or authorised by any regulator and is not for dispatch, primary navigation, or regulatory compliance. Every output is for personal reference and planning, and you always verify against official sources. See the disclaimers for the full detail.

Inside the app

Screenshots

A quick look at the modules pilots use most, built for the cockpit on iPhone and iPad.

  • Briefing summary

    METAR + TAF for up to 4 airports with flight-rules badges.

  • METAR detail

    Raw text on top, decoded fields below. Source + timestamp visible.

  • FTL dashboard

    Remaining FDP, cumulative limits, rest timer.

  • NOTAMs

    Grouped by airport, keyword highlights, time-window badges.

  • Logbook

    Fast HH:MM entry, smart defaults, totals.

  • CDFA descent profile

    Visual glidepath with altitude gates and stepdown fixes.

Get the app

Coming to the App Store

Pilot EFB is in final testing for iPhone and iPad. Offline-first, so every tool works before, during, and after the flight.

Pilot EFB app icon

Pilot EFB

Offline flight tools for pilots

Launching soon on iPhone & iPad Notify me at launch
Requires
iOS / iPadOS 17+
Category
Utilities
Privacy
No account, offline
  • Offline-first with local cache
  • Raw weather & NOTAM text kept
  • Tuned for iPhone & iPad

Pilot EFB is an informational and organisational tool only, not a certified Electronic Flight Bag. Always cross-check against official sources. See the full disclaimer before flying.

Pilot EFB

Pilot EFB

A flight companion for pilots

Azimuth Labs Ltd · Registered in England and Wales, Company No. 17289059.
Registered office: 82A James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7DE, United Kingdom.
 Contact: support@pilotefb.com

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