Hilton software is warning wingx pro 7 users not to download ios nine just yet, as it. Xplane and ms flight sim compatible ground proximity warning system gpws terrain and obstacles. If youre buying a new tablet, try to go for a 32gb model to be safe and have plenty of room for other apps additionally, otherwise 16gb should also work. What is the data size of hilton softwares wingx pro 7 app. Wingx pro is now free for student pilots and other vfr only. I wanted to try them out years ago but have been using foreflight so long its going to take more than price to get me to quit.
Id approach this question from the perspective of the xwing and ywing first. I like the new foreflight app on the ipad because it talks to me through my headset when i enter taxiways and runways. If you upgrade to the full blown versions, then they both have a comparable feature set and foreflight is pretty nice. Choosing between foreflight, garmin pilot, wingx, and flyq efb is. Im not an apple fanboy, and enjoy using android, so just curious if anyone.
I initially purchased a subscription to foreflight and was happy with its performance. Ive been using foreflight since it came out on the ipad. We have answered many common questions on those pages. With the wing x splitscreen option, the pilot can begin briefing the iap without leaving the moving map page. Georeferenced approach plates and airport diagrams, support for more than 20 adsb systems, syn vis, everything.
The number of applications or apps that run on these devices has also grown rapidly, and the choices for. The airports tab is the best place to start planning in foreflight, as it includes a wealth of information about facilities, runways, weather and procedures. Aviation consumers paul bertorelli walks through the features of hilton softwares latest release of wingx pro on the ipad. This includes wingx pro7 for ios, wingx pro7 for android, and wingx pro7 for fire you get all the great features of wingx pro7. Discussion in pilot training started by maui cirrus cfii, feb 7, 2017. Wingx pro is the first ipad app that we know of with the ability to show free adsb automatic dependent surveillance broadcast weather, when you pair the unit with an adsb receiver. And it really seems to come down to apple vs android. Hilton software demos wingx pro7 for android hilton software demos wingx pro7 for android.
Fsxflight works by using the network gps protocol add in foreflight 4. I just received the subscription renewal notice about a week ago. Wingx pro7 now available for android ipad pilot news. I think the one you got used to using first will probably be your preference. I was recommended this app as a substitute for foreflight for i am an android user. What is the data size of hilton softwares wingx pro 7 app and all of its.
Wingx pro7 aviation moving map, charts, and weather for iphone. Every support team member is a pilot and foreflight expert. Flew a lot today and kinda like wing x pro 7, but never really got the chance to check out all of fore flight hds features im using the trial version of each. Foreflight ipad app pro plus subscription from sportys. We also host timesensitive critical data in the cloud, enabling users. I like the split screen for inflight operation and i like the ability to touch a waypoint and get all of the information immediately. If the android version gets to the same features as the apple, im giving it a 5. I felt they were not as intuitive as the other three apps. Foreflight hello, i am discarding the near worethless garmin pilot app and i am looking at going with wings x or foreflight. I have been quite happy with garmin pilot and the price point for all the features is better than foreflight. To download wingx pro7, tap on the apple app store button on your ipad or iphone and search for wingx or click on the app store badge below. Be sure that you have fsuipc installed and that it appears in the modules menu in fsx.
Hilton software has released wingx pro7 for android. View profile view forum posts join date aug 2011 location tucson, az. Foreflight delivers advanced flight planning capabilities, terminal procedure charts, enroute navigation charts, moving map, synthetic vision, hazard awareness, optional jeppesen charts, a comprehensive library of marketleading weather information and visualization features, a large. Hilton software announced at the sun n fun show this week that it has added its wingx pro7 aviation software to android tablets and smartphones.
I also dont like the color changesits like your stuck in night mode during the day. Apr 15, 2011 with the wing x splitscreen option, the pilot can begin briefing the iap without leaving the moving map page. The key is finding the apps that are truly useful, and not cluttering your device with scores of unused and unneeded gizmos and tchotchkes while you only use a handful. Even with wing x being free for me as a cfi, i still. Commercial aviation hilton software is the market leader for general aviation navigation software. Pilots embrace aviation apps aviation international news. I use a samsung galaxy tab s, 8 inch and fltplango. Jun 20, 2016 cloud documents is the simple, speedy way to store documents in the foreflight cloud, access them in foreflight on your ipad, and keep them in sync across devices. Fore flight versus wing x pro 7 airline pilot central forums. Wingx pro7 for android released general aviation news.
Foreflight ipad app pro plus subscription from sporty. Download wingx and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. In foreflight, i receive all the usual stuff ahrs not included. Certificated flight instructors cfis get the following for free. The other great benifit is that if you are unsure of anything you can always get ahold of a live person at hilton software to answer any question you might havegreat tech support.
Wingx seemed to me to be easier to read and navigate in a bouncing plane with less than optimum screen viewing conditions. Android and ios versions of wingx pro7 were previously released. Every time i ask a foreflight user what is so much better, they tell me features that i have for free or trivial nonsense of marginal utility like the. Foreflight cloud documents lets you securely publish and update documents from your computer with a simple draganddrop interface using any one of three supported cloud services. If you are very tight on space and running android, you could try avare. I like all three, foreflight is good but not that much better than wingx. Comparing the base versions, wingx has far more features and is a better bang for the buck. Every pilot i know that tried to make the android efb thing work has eventually given up and gone to foreflight, because there is always something quirky or broken.
Save hundreds of dollars per year on those cross country flights. Demonstrations of the new android version are available this week at. Current subscriptions can be shared with your android. It is very fast and the screens are clear and crisp.
From my experience, though, it doesnt appear that the android gps apps are using this ability to offload map rendering to the video cardchip. Otherwise if you need wingx pro 7 or are on apple, 56gb is what you should have free if you plan to use all the charts. This thorough guide compares aviations top 2 apps, foreflight and garmin pilot, highlighting the strengths of each and how they interface with datalink weather receivers. We recommend one of two ways to purchase a new subscription or to extend your current subscription. Sep 28, 2015 wingx pro is now available for android phones and tablets. New apps for aviators pop up daily, with hundreds of thousands of app developers around the world clamoring for the next angry birds or foreflight. Wingx pro7 does all the work for you by finding the cheapest fuel prices and sorting them in order of prices based on your distance from an airport or other point on the moving map.
I see a lot of foreflight is better, but not many concrete reasons why. Wingx pro7 aviation moving map, charts, and weather. Not able to connect to adsb transponder over bluetooth occasionally, etc. A guy i know who tried that was very disappointed at the feature gap between the android version and the ios version. From the flight planning stage all the way to inflight processes and arrival procedures, we constantly enhance our apps by adding the latest and most innovative navigation features. Windows 8 and to a lesser extent 7, albeit late to the game. Foreflight be wing x i have been a long time user of wingx, and hope we very disappointed with the recent release as i had expected a lot more. I have foreflight on my ipad also and that too is an amazing app.
Been testing out both of these apps on my ipad, trying to figure out which one to purchase. While foreflight is terrific, wingx is more featurerich but harder to learn. You will be emailed once we have setup your account. Hilton software announced at the sun n fun show this week that it has added its wingx pro7 aviation software. Hilton software recently released wingx pro7 for android, a product they announced earlier this year at sun n fun. What are the differences between xwings, ywings, awings. Wingx pro is now available for android phones and tablets.
Wingx pro7 for android adds integration with lockheed martins flight services system, georeferenced approach charts and will continue to be enhanced with the features already on wingx pro7 for. Wingx pro7 aviation moving map, charts, and weather for. The apps look and feel is very similar to the ipad version, so pilots familiar with that program will feel right at home using this new android version. Wingx pro7 for ios for ipad, ipad mini, ipad air, iphone, and ipod touch. In my opinion wing x was the most user friendly aviation map there is. Every time i ask a foreflight user what is so much better, they tell me features that i have for free or trivial nonsense of marginal utility like the ability to place the approach plate on the map view. The ywing was designed in the clone wars as a light bomber, roughly equivalent to a ww2era torpedo bomber. You bought an ipad to use in the airplane and now its time to make a decision on which app is best for your aviation chart and data needs. Please first take a look at the faqs on this page, or use the search form above.
Jul 11, 20 aviation consumers paul bertorelli walks through the features of hilton softwares latest release of wingx pro on the ipad. Im not an apple fanboy, and enjoy using android, so just curious if anyones used that also. Aug 16, 20 foreflight this app began life as a preflight briefing tool, so it only makes sense that it has a strong list of features for this purpose. Foreflight is the essential, integrated flight app that makes planning, flying, and logging flights a joy. On the right side of the screen of wingx the wx is always loading and never gives me a time it does while connected to the internet. Eight reasons to go foreflight pro plus foreflight. We also host timesensitive critical data in the cloud, enabling users to download it quickly, reliably, and safely. Cfi free and sv free cfi free provides every cfi with a free solution to integrate wingx pro7 and wingx rewind into their flight training. Cross platform support and device integration with an easytouse look and feel across apple iphone and ipad, android phones and tablets, and amazon kindle fire devices, wingx pro7 tm offers an incredible array of features. Ceo hilton goldstein said in an email announcement that the features, functionality, and interface familiar to wingx pro users on ios and android devices have been successfully replicated in the fire version. Apr 20, 2015 hilton software will release an android version of its wingx pro7 flight planning and navigation app in the second quarter. Wingx pro vs foreflight cessna 172 forum cessna 172.
Synthetic vision and fuel prices with current subscription free. Foreflight uses published runway performance data and current weather conditions to calculate the most important distance and speed metrics for both takeoff and landing, and warns you when the results exceed the selected runways or aircrafts limits. Wingx pro7 android version due in second quarter business. But we gave it our best shot, and compared the top three apps foreflight mobile, garmin pilot and wingx pro 7 sidebyside. Hilton software is the prime contractor for dods aeronautical mobile application, used across u. Features include vfr sectionals, ifr high and low enroutes, planned route, weather, tfrs, and special use airspace overlays. We prefer engineers who are pilots, but that is not required. We do offer a onetime only, 30 day free trial to all users in order.
I used to think foreflight was unbeatable but for vfr flying on the fly i now prefer wing x, or at least i did before version 8 came out. C1 hapter wingx introduction wingx is a pocket pc powerhouse this chapter will introduce you to some of wingxs features and briefly explain how these features can solve many of your everyday flying. I used foreflight and wingx for about one year and settled on foreflight. Wingx pro7 vs foreflight vs i am jumping on the adsb inout rebate and none of the 978 uat vendors except garmin supports my current garmin pilot app. Garmin pilot vs foreflight vs wingx i was just made aware of the release of garmin pilot as an app for the ipadiphone. Hilton software releases wingx pro7 for android general. Dec 25, 2014 hilton software has unveiled two new initiatives. Foreflight now has flight plan data on the top of the map page disadvantages of wingx. If i had an android rather than an ipad the garmin ap would be the way to go for that.
Be sure to evaluate the android version of wingx before you make the decision to chuck foreflight and go that route. Both are great programs, but our usage is basically ifr and weve over time gravitated to where all of the pilots now use foreflight exclusively and we just allowed our wings x subscription to lapse. I agree that it is designed more as an ifr platform. Its not really maneuverable enough to engage in dogfighti. So since i already have a samsung android product, does it make sense to get an ipad just for froerflight. Wingx pro is the first ipad app that we know of with the ability to show free adsb automatic dependent surveillance broadcast weather, when you.
Wingx pro7 aviation moving map, charts, and weather for ios. Even with wing x being free for me as a cfi, i still spend the 170ish a year for ff, its just very well finished and works for my. Ive tried wing x, foreflight, flyq efb, and the garmin and king apps. Also introduces pro7 version 1 app for android devices. Organizations have myriad choices for apple, android, and microsoft platforms. Once i received the renewal reminder, i decided to give foreflight a try. The same way you configure foreflight to work with x plane. Posts about software updates written by foreflight. Weve used both programs extensively in our company flight department. The same way you configure foreflight to work with xplane. It may take 23 business days for your subscription to take effect or more during the initial rollout.
Pilots in the market for an electronic flight bag for their android device can check out a new product at sun n fun in lakeland, florida, april 21 through 26. Amongst the things he demonstrated was the ability to split the screen with the wingx program, and the ability to connect with bluetooth to a device with which you can determine. Answers to many of your questions can be found in our helpful guides, videos, and searchable database of questions and answers. If you have wingx it works just fine and this post will boil down to personal preference. The flight planning functions were augmented when foreflight purchased european. If youre considering or already own an android tablet, know the specs on. Wingx pro is the first ipad app that we know of with the ability to show free adsb automatic dependent surveillance broadcast weather, when you pair the unit with an. Ive been using wing x pro7 for several months, and am tremendously impressed. I do think foreflight and wingx make using the moving map for flight planning easier than garmins. It issues warnings when approaching both and tells me when im on them.
A wingx pro7 subscription including wingx rewind an advanced ifr subscription with approach chart georeferencing. Wingx subscriptions are tied to your app store purchase. Hilton software developer of wingx mobile aviation. Wingx is the awardwinning aviation moving map for android. Hilton software will release an android version of its wingx pro7 flight planning and navigation app in the second quarter. Wingx pro vs foreflight cessna 172 forum cessna 172 talk 247. In my current ios world foreflight, wingx, flyq, ifly gps, and. While foreflight has made huge gains in the professional pilot ranks, the majority of respondents indicate that they are flying with jeppesens mobile flitedeck or flitedeck pro, followed by fore. The app brings many of the features of the ios version of wingx pro7 to the android platform, and the.