User Guide
The Pilot EFB user guide
How to use every part of Pilot EFB, task by task: setting up on day one, tracking duty and flight time limits, keeping your logbook, reading weather and NOTAMs, the tools around them - and the web edition at your desk, which has its own Desk user guide.
- Chapters
- 17
- Sections
- 5
- Reading time
- 159min
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Verified against Pilot EFB 1.0.10 for iPhone and iPad
Every chapter states the app version it was last verified against and the date it was last updated. Chapters are revised as the app changes.
Start here
- Quick startHow to install Pilot EFB, get through the disclaimer and the two first-run questions, find the five tabs, and set your home base and duty rules.6 min read
- Free vs ProLearn what you can do in the free app, what Pilot EFB Pro unlocks in each module, and how to buy or manage the subscription.6 min read
Core modules
- HomeHow to read the Home dashboard, jump into the module behind each card, set your home base weather, and customise the quick tools grid.10 min read
- Duty & FTLHow to log duties, import your roster, read your live FTL limits under EASA ORO.FTL or FAA Part 117, and test a what-if duty - step by step.12 min read
- LogbookHow to log flights and simulator sessions, read your totals and recency, import from another logbook, and export your records - step by step.13 min read
- WeatherHow to watch airports, read METARs and TAFs raw and decoded, open the hazards map and charts, and set weather alerts - step by step.10 min read
- NOTAMsHow to read an airport's NOTAMs raw and decoded, map them, watch a FIR's enroute notices, set NOTAM alerts and highlight keywords - step by step.12 min read
- AirportsHow to find any airport in the bundled database, read its runways, frequencies and sun times, check crosswinds, and build groups - step by step.8 min read
- Aviation MapHow to open your route on the offline chart, peek at an airport, switch layers, search and measure, and download region packs - step by step.11 min read
Plan and fly
- FlightsHow to plan a flight folder in the Brief tab, start and manage the day, complete it into a sealed record, and fly the same route again.7 min read
- BriefHow to read a flight folder's briefing - check the trust line, read the FDP verdict, brief weather and NOTAMs per airport, and mark it reviewed.10 min read
Toolkit
- ToolsHow to find a tool fast, pin your own shortcuts, run the descent and crosswind calculators, decode pasted reports and run checklists.9 min read
- CommunityHow to open the feature board, browse and filter ideas, upvote with a free account, post your own suggestion, and report or block - step by step.5 min read
- Learn & ReferenceHow to open Learn & Reference, search it, read a guide, look up a quick reference and follow a how-to into the real screen - all free and offline.6 min read
- Notifications & WidgetsHow to turn on NOTAM, weather and reminder alerts, work the alerts feed, set quiet hours, and put Pilot EFB on your home screen, lock screen and Watch.11 min read
Account and data
- Settings, Backup & SyncHow to find any setting, sign in, back up to your account or a file, sync across devices, manage storage, and wipe a device - step by step.13 min read
- Pilot EFB on the webThe same product at a desk - the Overview desk, Duty & FTL console, logbook, weather and NOTAM workbenches, and the full-screen Ops Map.10 min read
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Reading along without the app?
Pilot EFB is free to download on iPhone and iPad, with an optional Pro subscription for the full duty, logbook and briefing toolkit.