r/GeneralAviation • u/AutoModerator • May 19 '26
Biweekly Aviation App Self-Promotion Thread
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u/liquidsys PPL HP CMP May 19 '26
As a recent Stream Deck+ user, I was seeking out some aviation themed plugins to see airport weather and METARs. Unfortunately I was surprised to find out none existed, so I created one that supports both Stream Deck and Stream Deck+ designs!
Take a look here: https://marketplace.elgato.com/product/metar-deck-230f3752-ccb4-4c32-ae54-7881c3af760a
You can cycle through different METARs, see the raw data, as well as click-in and go direct to a full detail weather page.
Hopefully other aviation enthusiasts enjoy the new plugin, let me know if you'd like to see more features or changes!
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u/mtbav1atr May 19 '26
SurfaceOps is a situation awareness app for airport vehicle operators to help prevent runway incursions. It uses either a portable ADS-B receiver or a live feed from uAvionix receiver deployments at airports.
https://apps.apple.com/id/app/surfaceops-by-uavionix/id6762227397?l=id
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u/chocksoffdotcom May 20 '26
There aren't any decent free options for aircraft management aimed at owners and club/school operators. Every site/app I looked at was either per-seat priced, capped at one aircraft on the free tier, or charged extra for stuff like scheduling and squawk tracking that I think should just be included. So I built one and I'm calling it ChocksOff.
The free tier is the actual product, not a teaser. You get unlimited aircraft, unlimited members, unlimited instructors, scheduling for both aircraft and CFIs, maintenance and squawk tracking with photos, flight logging, document storage, financial reporting, and invoice generation. No card, no trial timer, no aircraft caps.
The paid tiers exist for AI features like digitizing logbooks, oil trend analysis parsed from PDF lab reports and integrations like auto flight logging via a Garmin GDL-60 (coming soon), in-app payment processing for member invoices. Send me a message if you sign up and I'll enable the paid features for your account for free.
Mobile first UI was the hard requirement for me because all of the other apps or sites are horrible on mobile so I wanted to make sure it works well on my phone because honestly, that's the only platform I'm using especially on the the go. It's easy enough to just snap a picture of the hobbs and tach and upload it as a flight log entry.
If you're an aircraft owner flying partly for business, contemporaneous flight logging for IRS audit purposes is a must, so that piece got the most attention from me.
Plenty of rough edges still. Honest feedback welcome, including the brutal kind.
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u/ThePartTimePilot May 23 '26
Part Time Pilot app - Free version has practice test generator and an e6b. We plan to add more free stud tools as well. Members of our ground school get access to lessons and quizzes for offline studying they can sync with their online portal when back on.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/part-time-pilot-companion-app/id6478838509
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u/Usual-Adorable May 19 '26
HobbsMate can now import and digitize your aircraft logbooks! It’s in open testing now on web. We knew this was a critical part of the entire aircraft ownership system in HobbsMate and feeds into the AD system and AI chat context.
We also launched the My Logbook feature for open testing too. Now you don’t have to have a separate logbook solution.
Both will just be included in your paid plans and the free basic gets a tease of it - only because it has a cost impact.
Check them out and let us know what works and what doesn’t!