What is SkyCharts ?
Skycharts is an application for the iOS touch-screen devices and also a data service to keep data current.
The application provides moving-map capability for Sectional, Low-altitude enroute charts, High-altitude enroute chart (in v2.5) , as well as access to Terminal Approach and Procedures charts and Facility Directory contents, for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices.
For just $19.95, you get access to the full US database of charts and procedures, in 9 geographic regions, each of which requires less than 1GB of memory to store, updated periodically, for a full year.
Annual renewals are just $19.95
Users can use the display capability of their devices to scroll, zoom to any part of the displayed chart or procedure.
Sky Charts allows devices with GPS capability (such as the 3G iPad) to move the maps automatically as the aircraft moves through the sky. Terrain clearance information is provided as well. Intended routes can be programmed, by waypoint, and displayed on the map.
In addition, just a touch of the screen over an airport displays the last METAR for that airport, and can call up the diagrams and procedures applicable to that airport by double tapping on the map.
If you like to ‘chair’ fly approaches to airports before going there, X-Plane and SkyCharts can be used in conjunction, please see how to configure X-Plane here.
SkyCharts also has an easy to use BreadCrumbs feature: When out an flying your loved ones will know where you are. Please see the setup here.
Please see the FAQ for commonly asked questions, and please also view the usage video mentioned but please bear in mind the current version may look and work slightly different than the version in the video.
The documentation for the application is here.
For any questions or comments, see the Contact tab.
Fantastic product and service! A real “cord-cutter” from old-fashioned paper charts!
Amazing app, especially for the price! Better than ForeFlight without a doubt.
does this product include European maps?
No, only US maps are included.
See Q25 in the FAQ why.
Is SUA data ie MOA, Class C and B altitudes included on the sectional and terminal area charts?
Since the charts are seamless (i.e no borders), on the sectional charts that data is no longer available on the chart itself.
It is however available if you tap on the ‘Airspace information’ boxes
For TAC charts, the SUA space may be intact, but again the SUA information is also available in the airspace information boxes.
There is an example of that here.
Can you use skycharts with windows 7 yet. If so can you also reccomened a remote gps
Sorry, SkyCharts is currently only supported on iOS (Apple) devices.
if the symbol cong from FAA? thanks
Are the symbols come from FAA? thanks
You mean are the charts&symbols from FAA ? Yes, all charts are FAA/Aeronav, and hence the symbols are too.
The chart symbols are included when you download a region, but you can also check them out in the help to the app:
http://scripts.skycharts.net/help2.4/index.html
Is the software compatible with the 3rd gen iPad getting blue tooth gps info from a Dual external GPS.?
Yes, all three Apple supported external GPS’s are supported.
Please see Q23 in the FAQ for more details, or the link below.
http://skycharts.net/faq.html
http://www.skycharts.net/?p=816
can this app be used on a Android Phone?
Sorry, at this time SkyCharts only runs on iOS devices.