[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":538},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-\u002Fguide\u002Fbrief\u002F":3,"guide-nav-\u002Fguide\u002Fbrief\u002F":522},{"id":4,"title":5,"appVersion":6,"body":7,"date":497,"dateModified":498,"description":499,"draft":500,"extension":501,"faqs":498,"howTo":502,"keyTakeaways":509,"meta":514,"metaDescription":498,"navigation":515,"order":516,"path":517,"section":518,"seo":519,"stem":520,"__hash__":521},"guide\u002Fguide\u002Fbrief.md","Brief","1.0.0",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":481},"minimark",[10,30,35,67,76,95,99,126,145,150,154,176,194,199,222,227,231,242,247,251,258,263,267,294,299,303,328,333,337,376,381,388,392,399,407,411,418,423,427,450,454],[11,12,13,14,18,19,24,25,29],"p",{},"Open a flight folder and what you are looking at is its ",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"briefing"," -\nthe weather, NOTAMs and duty picture the app gathers around the day you\nplanned. This chapter is about that content: the hero and its trust\ncheck, and the four panes beneath it. The folder itself - the launcher,\nthe wizard, the planned-active-completed life, snapshots and completion -\nis the ",[20,21,23],"a",{"href":22},"\u002Fguide\u002Fflights","Flights"," chapter; the route chart is\n",[20,26,28],{"href":27},"\u002Fguide\u002Faviation-map","Aviation Map","'s.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"the-day-at-a-glance","The day at a glance",[11,36,37,38,41,42,45,46,54,55,58,59,62,63,66],{},"The folder page leads with a ",[15,39,40],{},"hero card"," that reads like a flight\nstrip: the lifecycle badge, the route, the date and sector count - and\nthree ",[15,43,44],{},"verdict chips"," that answer the questions you opened the folder\nto ask. ",[15,47,48],{},[20,49,53],{"href":50,"className":51},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-fdp",[52],"glossary-link","FDP"," is the legality read of your plan (\"Within FDP - 9h 06m\nto limit\"); ",[15,56,57],{},"Weather"," is the worst flight category across your route\nairports and how many are reporting; ",[15,60,61],{},"NOTAMs"," is the active count with\ncriticals called out. Each chip opens the pane that owns it, and the\nroute line doubles as a ",[15,64,65],{},"flight switcher"," when other folders exist.",[68,69],"guide-shot",{"alt":70,"caption":71,"height":72,"src":73,"variant":74,"width":75},"An active flight folder's briefing: the hero card with an Active badge, route EGLL to EGCC on Wed 26 Aug with 1 sector, three verdict chips reading FDP Within FDP 9h 06m to limit, Weather VFR 2 of 2 reporting, and NOTAMs 42 active 7 critical, above a trust line reading Trusted, Current and complete, with the Overview, Weather and NOTAMs section rail below","The hero: lifecycle, route, and the day's three verdicts - FDP, weather, NOTAMs.",2622,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Ffolder-hero","iphone",1206,[11,77,78,79,82,83,88,89,94],{},"Below the chips sits the ",[15,80,81],{},"section rail"," - Overview, Weather, NOTAMs,\nMore - each pill carrying its own honest badge: an active-",[20,84,87],{"href":85,"className":86},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-notam",[52],"NOTAM"," count, a\ndot for ",[20,90,93],{"href":91,"className":92},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-ifr",[52],"IFR","-or-worse weather or a not-legal FDP, and a danger dot when a\nNOTAM source is down (absence of data is never shown as a calm zero).\nOn iPhone the hero and rail scroll away with the content; switching\npanes is a scroll back to the top.",[31,96,98],{"id":97},"can-i-trust-this-brief","Can I trust this brief?",[11,100,101,102,105,106,109,110,113,114,117,118,121,122,125],{},"The hero's last line is the ",[15,103,104],{},"trust line"," - one honest grade for the\nwhole brief. ",[15,107,108],{},"Trusted - Current & complete"," means every route airport\nhas current weather and NOTAM data; the other states say exactly what is\nwrong: ",[15,111,112],{},"Aging"," (\"Weather aging - refresh recommended\"), ",[15,115,116],{},"Gaps","\n(\"1 station missing data - EGCC\", \"NOTAMs unavailable\"), ",[15,119,120],{},"Checking","\nwhile fetches settle - and on a completed folder, ",[15,123,124],{},"Sealed record -\ndata as captured for this flight",". A failed snapshot integrity check\noverrides everything: \"Integrity check failed - do not rely on this\nbrief.\"",[11,127,128,129,132,133,138,139,144],{},"Tap the line for the ",[15,130,131],{},"per-airport breakdown",": ",[20,134,137],{"href":135,"className":136},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-metar",[52],"METAR",", ",[20,140,143],{"href":141,"className":142},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-taf",[52],"TAF"," and NOTAM\nstate for every airport on the route, plus the snapshot seal state. The\nsheet says what the check is - and is not: \"It is not an operational\nclearance - always confirm against official sources.\"",[68,146],{"alt":147,"caption":148,"height":72,"src":149,"variant":74,"width":75},"The brief trust breakdown sheet over a dimmed folder: a green Trusted heading with Current and complete beneath it, a paragraph explaining this is a quick check of whether weather and NOTAM data is present and current for every airport on the route and not an operational clearance, and a table with METAR, TAF and NOTAMs columns showing OK for EGLL and EGCC","The trust sheet: coverage and freshness per airport - never an operational clearance.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Ftrust-sheet",[31,151,153],{"id":152},"the-overview-your-plan-read-as-a-duty","The Overview: your plan, read as a duty",[11,155,156,157,160,161,164,165,168,169,171,172,175],{},"The Overview pane is the landing section. It opens on the ",[15,158,159],{},"Sharpen\nyour brief"," checklist (the same optional extras the wizard offered,\nwith a completion count), then your ",[15,162,163],{},"flight plan"," - aircraft, report\ntime, each leg with its planned times - and the ",[15,166,167],{},"route map card"," the\n",[20,170,28],{"href":27}," chapter covers. A ",[15,173,174],{},"daylight line","\nfollows when it has something to say: sunset at your destination against\nyour planned arrival, framed as \"a personal cushion, not a night rule\".",[11,177,178,179,182,183,188,189,193],{},"Then comes the section the folder derives from your times: ",[15,180,181],{},"Duty &\nFDP",". Once your legs carry full planned times, the folder derives a\nreal duty in your duty log and reads it with the same ",[20,184,187],{"href":185,"className":186},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-ftl",[52],"FTL"," engine as the\n",[20,190,192],{"href":191},"\u002Fguide\u002Fduty-and-ftl","Duty & FTL"," tab: the verdict word (WITHIN FDP \u002F\nNEAR LIMIT \u002F OVER FDP), your active regime, and an FDP rail that turns\nthe limit into a clock time - report, FDP end, and the \"be on blocks by\"\nlimit.",[68,195],{"alt":196,"caption":197,"height":72,"src":198,"variant":74,"width":75},"The Overview's Duty and FDP section: a green Within FDP band labelled EASA ORO.FTL showing 9h 06m remaining of max FDP, a usage bar, and a rail reading Report 16:40Z, FDP ends 18:35Z, FDP limit 03:40Z with 1h 54m planned of 11h 00m max and a Why this limit disclosure - beneath the route map card's Not for navigation attribution line and a sunset-at-destination note","The FDP verdict band: the plan's legality read, with the limit as a clock time.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Foverview-verdict",[11,200,201,202,205,206,209,210,213,214,217,218,221],{},"Under the band, a ",[15,203,204],{},"what-if strip"," reuses the same engine run to answer\n\"what if the day slips\", and a ",[15,207,208],{},"next legal report"," card projects your\nearliest next report with its assumptions stated. ",[15,211,212],{},"View duty details","\njumps to the Duty dashboard for the full breakdown, and ",[15,215,216],{},"What is\nthis?"," opens the written guide. Below it all sits the ",[15,219,220],{},"readiness\nestimate"," - a fatigue score from your recent duty pattern with its\ndrivers listed, and its framing verbatim: \"ESTIMATE from observable duty\npatterns - informational guidance, not a medical or regulatory (FRMS)\nassessment.\"",[68,223],{"alt":224,"caption":225,"height":72,"src":226,"variant":74,"width":75},"Further down the Overview: a Next legal report card reading Thu 27 Aug 07:05Z, in 14h 20m, min rest 12h 00m with the note that it assumes the duty ends on time, a View duty details button, a What is this link, and the Readiness estimate card showing Low readiness 39 out of 100 with drivers such as short rest periods and early starts","Next legal report, the door to the Duty tab - and the readiness estimate with its drivers.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Foverview-fdp",[31,228,230],{"id":229},"offline-readiness-and-your-records","Offline readiness and your records",[11,232,233,234,237,238,241],{},"Two more Overview cards keep the day honest. ",[15,235,236],{},"Offline readiness","\nanswers \"if I go offline right now, what do I have?\" - a plain count of\ncached sources (\"6 of 6 sources cached\") with per-row detail for METAR,\nTAF, NOTAMs, winds, sealed snapshots and chart packs. Facts only: there\nis deliberately no aggregate READY seal. ",[15,239,240],{},"Your records"," shows your\nstored credentials evaluated for the flight's date, with its framing on\nthe card: \"You entered these - this is not an authoritative statement\nthat you are legal to operate.\"",[68,243],{"alt":244,"caption":245,"height":72,"src":246,"variant":74,"width":75},"The Overview's Offline readiness card reading 6 of 6 sources cached, with rows for METAR, TAF and NOTAMs each covering all 2 stations, winds aloft cached, sealed snapshots counting 4 weather 2 NOTAM 1 winds, and chart packs covering both stations - above the Your records card explaining stored credentials are not an authoritative statement that you are legal to operate","Offline readiness is a count of facts, never a READY seal - and your records stay yours.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Foverview-readiness",[31,248,250],{"id":249},"mark-it-reviewed","Mark it reviewed",[11,252,253,254,257],{},"The Overview closes the trust loop with a human step: ",[15,255,256],{},"Mark this brief\nas reviewed",". The button only unlocks while the aggregate trust is\ncurrent and complete, and the card carries your personal reading\nprogress - \"You've ticked 2 of 70 listed NOTAMs as viewed\" - as a\nshortcut to the NOTAMs pane, never a gate. Once recorded it shows\n\"Reviewed by you at ...Z\" and flips to \"review again\" the moment the\nfrozen data changes. The foot of the pane says what the whole thing is,\nverbatim: \"Personal planning only.\" and \"Personal review note - not a\ndispatch release or operational sign-off.\"",[68,259],{"alt":260,"caption":261,"height":72,"src":262,"variant":74,"width":75},"The foot of the Overview: credential rows reading Flight review valid 127 days and Class 2 medical valid 111 days, the Mark this brief as reviewed card with the line You've ticked 2 of 70 listed NOTAMs as viewed and a Mark as reviewed personal note button, the Active lifecycle bar with a Complete flight button, and the closing lines Personal planning only and Personal review note, not a dispatch release or operational sign-off","The human half of the trust loop - a personal note, and the pane says so in as many words.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Foverview-records",[31,264,266],{"id":265},"weather-station-by-station","Weather, station by station",[11,268,269,270,273,274,277,278,281,282,285,286,289,290,293],{},"The ",[15,271,272],{},"Weather pane"," briefs every route airport with the same raw-first\ncards the station workbench uses: the raw METAR always on top in\nmonospace, the decoded strip beneath it, a TAF read against your\nplanned time at that airport, and the flight-category pill. Around the\ncards: a route ",[15,275,276],{},"personal-minimums band"," (or a link to set them),\n",[15,279,280],{},"Compare airports"," side by side, the ",[15,283,284],{},"enroute hazards"," band, and\n",[15,287,288],{},"winds aloft"," per departure. The pane carries the weather module's\nstanding line at its foot, verbatim: \"Reference only - verify\nofficially.\" The full station workbench - decode detail, charts,\narchives - is the ",[20,291,57],{"href":292},"\u002Fguide\u002Fweather"," chapter.",[68,295],{"alt":296,"caption":297,"height":72,"src":298,"variant":74,"width":75},"The Weather pane of an active folder: the section rail with Weather selected, a row inviting you to set personal minimums to see them assessed against this route, and the EGLL station card with a VMC pill, the raw METAR EGLL 261620Z AUTO 08014KT 9999 in monospace and a decoded strip showing wind 080 at 14, no cloud detected, visibility 9999 and QNH 1011","Raw first, decoded beneath - the same honest weather cards, briefed per route airport.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Fweather-pane",[31,300,302],{"id":301},"notams-triaged","NOTAMs, triaged",[11,304,269,305,308,309,312,313,316,317,320,321,324,325,293],{},[15,306,307],{},"NOTAMs pane"," loads every route airport's notices and gives you\none card to narrow the day: free-text search, counted category chips\n(aerodrome, enroute, navigation, airspace, other), and a\n",[15,310,311],{},"Priority first"," toggle that sets aside low-priority notices behind a\none-tap Show - nothing is removed. Tapping a card's ",[15,314,315],{},"Show details","\nopens the full decode; reading a card ticks it as ",[15,318,319],{},"viewed",", which is\nwhat the review card's \"N of M\" line counts. A ",[15,322,323],{},"NOTAM briefing pack","\nrow exports the route's full loaded set as a PDF - always the complete\nset, never the filtered view. The pane's standing line is the NOTAM\nmodule's, verbatim: \"May be incomplete - verify officially.\" - an empty\nlist never means no restrictions exist. The workbench side - FIR\nwatches, maps, alerts - is the ",[20,326,61],{"href":327},"\u002Fguide\u002Fnotams",[68,329],{"alt":330,"caption":331,"height":72,"src":332,"variant":74,"width":75},"The NOTAMs pane of an active folder: the section rail with NOTAMs selected showing a 42 badge, a search field reading Search NOTAM ID or text, counted category chips for All 70, Aerodrome 13, Enroute 0, Navigation 12, Airspace 6 and Other 39, and the note that Priority first sets aside low-priority NOTAMs behind a one-tap Show, nothing is removed","Search, counted categories, Priority first - one card narrows the whole day's NOTAMs.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Fnotams-pane",[31,334,336],{"id":335},"more-the-folders-shelf","More: the folder's shelf",[11,338,269,339,342,343,346,347,350,351,138,354,357,358,360,361,138,364,367,368,371,372,375],{},[15,340,341],{},"More pane"," is the folder's record shelf. A ",[15,344,345],{},"tools row"," opens\ncrosswind, weather charts and other utilities pre-filled with your route\nairports, and the decks beneath hold everything the day accumulates:\nthe ",[15,348,349],{},"Passenger announcement"," talking points ",[352,353],"pro-badge",{},[15,355,356],{},"Briefing\nsnapshots"," (the sealed captures the ",[20,359,23],{"href":22}," chapter\ncovers), ",[15,362,363],{},"Notes",[15,365,366],{},"Voyage reports"," (informal write-ups, never a\nformal occurrence report), ",[15,369,370],{},"Attachments"," for plates and photos, and\n",[15,373,374],{},"Checklists",".",[68,377],{"alt":378,"caption":379,"height":72,"src":380,"variant":74,"width":75},"The More pane's record decks, each a folded card with a subtitle: Passenger announcement talking points, Briefing snapshots counting 5 saved weather and NOTAM snapshots, Notes for this flight, Voyage reports for informal write-ups, Attachments for plates photos and documents, and Checklists for pre-flight and procedure checks","The More pane: every record the day accumulates, one folded deck each.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Fmore-pane",[11,382,383,384,387],{},"The folder's overflow menu also offers ",[15,385,386],{},"Add another station"," - freeze\nweather or NOTAMs for an airport that is not on your route (an\nalternate you are only monitoring, say), into the same folder.",[31,389,391],{"id":390},"on-ipad","On iPad",[11,393,394,395,398],{},"In landscape, the folder page splits: a fixed ",[15,396,397],{},"spine"," carries the\nidentity, verdict chips, trust line and section navigation, and the\npane fills the rest of the canvas - the same content, read side by\nside. Portrait keeps the stacked layout above.",[68,400],{"alt":401,"caption":402,"height":403,"src":404,"variant":405,"width":406},"The flight folder briefing on an iPad in landscape: a left spine with the route EGLL to EGCC, the FDP, Weather and NOTAMs verdict chips, the trust line and a vertical section list for Overview, Weather, NOTAMs and More, beside the full-width Overview pane showing the flight plan and route map","iPad landscape: the hero becomes a spine, and the pane gets the canvas.",2064,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Fbrief-spine-board-ipad","ipad",2752,[31,408,410],{"id":409},"the-written-guide","The written guide",[11,412,413,414,417],{},"The Brief tab ships its own long-form manual: ",[15,415,416],{},"Using Flight Brief",",\nfree, behind the info button on the folder hero - and the wizard's\n\"What goes into a briefing?\" link and the FDP band's \"What is this?\"\nboth deep-link into it. Twelve expandable topics cover the whole tab, with the same honest\nframing the app uses everywhere: \"Everything here is informational -\nalways confirm with your official sources before you fly.\"",[68,419],{"alt":420,"caption":421,"height":72,"src":422,"variant":74,"width":75},"The Using Flight Brief guide screen, subtitled Your pre-flight picture: a What Flight Brief is for card noting 12 topics and a 13 minute read, an introduction explaining Flight Brief builds a personal picture of a flying day, and an In this guide list with topics such as Two ways to use it, Setting up a day and Sharpen your brief","The built-in manual for the whole tab - free, and one tap from the wizard.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fbrief\u002Fbrief-guide",[31,424,426],{"id":425},"free-and-pro","Free and Pro",[11,428,429,430,433,434,437,438,441,442,444,445,449],{},"The briefing panes are part of the free app: the hero, trust check,\nOverview bands, weather and NOTAM panes and the written guide all work\non the free tier, within its ",[15,431,432],{},"3 flight folders",". The FDP verdict\nappears once your legs carry full planned times - the folder then\nderives a real duty in your duty log, which counts toward the free\ntier's ",[15,435,436],{},"20-duty"," allowance. Pro appears in two places on these panes:\nthe ",[15,439,440],{},"Weather picture"," charts door on the Weather pane, and the\n",[15,443,349],{}," deck on More.\n",[20,446,448],{"href":447},"\u002Fguide\u002Ffree-vs-pro","Free vs Pro"," has the whole picture, priced.",[31,451,453],{"id":452},"where-next","Where next",[455,456,457,463,468,473],"ul",{},[458,459,460,462],"li",{},[20,461,23],{"href":22}," - the folder around this briefing: wizard,\nlifecycle, completion, snapshots.",[458,464,465,467],{},[20,466,28],{"href":27}," - the route chart on the Overview.",[458,469,470,472],{},[20,471,192],{"href":191}," - the engine behind the FDP verdict\nand the numbers it reads.",[458,474,475,477,478,480],{},[20,476,57],{"href":292}," and ",[20,479,61],{"href":327}," - the station\nworkbench the panes link into.",{"title":482,"searchDepth":483,"depth":483,"links":484},"",2,[485,486,487,488,489,490,491,492,493,494,495,496],{"id":33,"depth":483,"text":34},{"id":97,"depth":483,"text":98},{"id":152,"depth":483,"text":153},{"id":229,"depth":483,"text":230},{"id":249,"depth":483,"text":250},{"id":265,"depth":483,"text":266},{"id":301,"depth":483,"text":302},{"id":335,"depth":483,"text":336},{"id":390,"depth":483,"text":391},{"id":409,"depth":483,"text":410},{"id":425,"depth":483,"text":426},{"id":452,"depth":483,"text":453},"2026-08-26",null,"Inside the flight folder's briefing - verdict chips, an honest trust check, the FDP reading of your day, and weather and NOTAM panes per airport.",false,"md",{"name":503,"steps":504},"Work through a briefing in Pilot EFB",[505,506,507,508],"Open your flight folder from the Brief tab - the hero's FDP, Weather and NOTAMs chips are the day at a glance, and each opens its pane.","Tap the trust line for the per-airport breakdown, then read the Overview - your plan, the FDP verdict, readiness and your records.","Work the Weather and NOTAMs panes airport by airport - tap Show details on a NOTAM card to read it in full and tick it as viewed.","When the data is current and complete, mark the brief as reviewed - a personal note, not a sign-off.",[510,511,512,513],"A folder's briefing opens on a hero that answers three questions at a glance - can I legally fly this (FDP), how bad is the weather, what is broken en route (NOTAMs).","The trust line grades the whole brief honestly - current and complete, aging, or gaps - and is never an operational clearance.","The Overview reads your plan as a duty day - the FDP verdict, a fatigue estimate, offline readiness and your own records, each honestly framed.","Marking a brief as reviewed is a personal note bound to the frozen snapshots, never a dispatch release or operational sign-off.",{},true,110,"\u002Fguide\u002Fbrief","Plan and fly",{"title":5,"description":499},"guide\u002Fbrief","H9PG7n1IT2WT7tVNoSMeyPuYTjWJoWbXMcx1ux_fkvQ",{"prev":523,"next":528,"position":536,"total":537},{"path":22,"title":23,"description":524,"section":518,"order":525,"appVersion":6,"draft":500,"minutes":526,"number":527},"Flight folders in the Brief tab - plan the day in the wizard, let it go active at report time, complete it into a sealed read-only record.",100,5,"10",{"path":529,"title":530,"description":531,"section":532,"order":533,"appVersion":6,"draft":500,"minutes":534,"number":535},"\u002Fguide\u002Ftools","Tools","The Tools tab's utility catalogue - pinned shortcuts, search, phase-of-flight browsing, and the calculators, converters, checklists and admin tools inside.","Toolkit",120,7,"12",11,17,1787929982801]