2017-06-14
Please Update
$5 is a lot of money for an app that hasn't been updated to work with the new iOS
Updating
Nav Trainer - instrument navigation for pilots
Released: 2011-03-28
© 2011-2012 Fleminger Media LLC
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#4 in Top Paid iPad Apps > Navigation
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Description
***** Selected by AOPA.org readers as number one of five aviation apps you can't live without! *****
***** Reached No. 4 in the Navigation category of the U.S. app store for iPad! *****
IFR flight training is complex — We help make it easier!
Nav Trainer Pro for pilots
Practice the use of aviation navigational equipment on your mobile device.
Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME and ILS navigation.
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*Universal app for iPhone, iPod and iPad *
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A must have tool for any CFII, student and instrument pilot!
-Students and pilots: improve your understanding of radio instrument navigation at the comfort of your own mobile device.
-Instructors: demonstrate complex IFR concepts to your students from bird's-eye view while on the ground.
-Also suitable for flight simulator enthusiasts.
Used in classrooms, one-on-one ground sessions and by individuals to improve their IFR orientation skills.
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-user reviews (from all markets)
***** Great to study instruments and saves lots of $$$!!!"
"***** I have been looking for an app such as this to teach my students"
"***** Before I used this app all this VOR orientation was so complicated, and now it's clear as ice!"
"***** Easy to use, perfectly designed and helping to understand basic navigation stuff. Highly recommended for student pilots, instrument applicant and CFI's."
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WATCH THE VIDEO TRAILER (shows first version. Many features had been added since, see below. New video coming soon!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJXzfwAKzc
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-Improve your situational awareness under IFR.
-Save time and money on your instrument and initial flight training.
-Prepare for your instrument rating or proficiency check.
-Test your progress with the test modes.
-Flight instructors: the perfect tool to help you easily explain and demonstrate complex radio navigation concepts to your students.
***Features:***
-Dual navigation displays.
-VOR\NDB trainer screen: Simulates VOR and NDB navigation using VOR, HSI, ADF and RMI displays.
-ILS trainer with both VOR and HSI displays.
-DME visualization screen - demonstrates how DME slant range distance is affected by ground distance and altitude.
-Test mode - generates phantom aircraft around the navaids. Your goal is to find the correct aircraft position.
-Drag and drop the aircraft and nav fix around the screen.
-Fly! mode - Make the airplane fly around the screen. great for practicing intercepting and tracking courses.
-Wind direction & velocity control.
-Aircraft tracing (contrail mode).
-Accelerometer support for aircraft control.
How to use:
-Select the various instruments by double-tapping their dials.
-Toggle VOR sectors visualization on/off.
-Auto tune OBS by pressing the OBS knob.
-Auto turn the aircraft towards the nav fix by tapping the aircraft symbol. Double tap will turn the aircraft toward NAV station #2
-Change aircraft headings by flicking your finger over the heading indicator.
-Tune the OBS by dragging your finger around the HSI/VOR displays or over the OBS knob.
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The developer is a Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI and part 121 airline First officer who thoroughly understands pilot's flight training struggles and needs.
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For comments, feature requests or bug reports, if you have the app, please take the survey at http://bit.ly/hCAqgF
**If you experience any problem with the app, please contact me before leaving a review and I will do my best to solve it for you.**
What's New in Version 3.3.0
-Changed the way you select the instruments. Used to be single-tap, now its double-tap on the gauges. This fixes a situation where you would try to turn the OBS and the instrument will change inadvertently.
-Rotatable card ADF
-Bug fixes
-Minor graphic improvements
Seller
Name
FLEMINGER MEDIA LLC
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.3.0
Size
6.4 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 5.1 or later
Devices
iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad Air (Cellular), iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Air 2, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad mini Retina, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone XS Max, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPhone XS, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPhone 11, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini 4
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (84 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2017-03-07
Needs update for iOS 10
This is going to not run on the next version of iOS. Please update.
2015-09-25
Not bad
Needs a bearing pointer to the station in conjunction with the HSI
2015-07-22
Great App but needs an update
Great app to help better understand VOR navigation and instrument interpretation. I wish the blue banner didn't come down every time I touch the instrument panel (it's distracting) and if double tapping the instruments from vor to hsi or adf could be a little smoother would be greatly appreciated. An update is defiantly needed. $4.99 would be a bargain if the functionality was better. But a little much for the app in its current state.
2014-09-04
The best app
This app is the best i ever used. It is very user friendly, helps you understand and create navigation scenarios and even use it to demonstrate and explain about the navigation instruments to your student !
2014-05-01
Feature for next update
I think you should add a clock/timer feature for practicing holds. Besides that app is great.
2013-12-01
Great Training tool
This app is simple yet does an excellent job of helping you visualize the relationship between what the gauges show and the plane's actual position. I agree-OBS scrolling could stand to be a little less sensitive. Useful tool for ground school.
2013-08-13
Nicely done!
Well put together; really gives good visual interpretation of what your nav indicators are showing you, including wind effects. Only suggestion would be to make OBS and DG a little less sensitive so that changes could be more precisely set. Test feature is great - really makes you think about what you're seeing on the DG & OBS. About to get an iPad; hope this is set up to run on the iPad, too, with a larger display.
2013-07-07
Just what the doctor ordered
This is a tremendously simple, intuitive, and powerful app for those of us who get a little spatially confused by abstract geometry represented by a static image. The user can easily toggle among 1 or 2 navigation devices including VOR, HSI, ADF, and RMI and drag a plane around. This is not a flight simulator but a great Navaid simulator. Worth every penny and a great study partner for the FAA knowledge exams.
2013-03-02
Don't buy
Waste of money, all of about 5 minutes of use and its done. Not a very extensive learning tool. Looks thrown together, is definitely not worth 5 dollars and leaves me very disappointed.
2012-12-16
GREAT APP
This app works good and has helped me a lot. I recommend it to all pilots.
2012-11-08
Awesome practice app
Great way to kill time in line and at the airport!
2012-10-18
Great!
Worth the money especially if u have an iPad.
2012-10-07
A Very Poor App
After having this app go black on me, I got it going again be deleting and reloading it.
2012-10-06
Great trainer for IFR students
This is a great app for pilots seeking an instrument rating. The simulated test function within the app is great practice for the FAA written exam. I have used this app to demonstrate holds, DME arcs, and HSI situational awareness. The only downfall is that there is no test prep for the ADF. Great app none the less.
2012-09-21
Awesome
As a CFII this app is great for instruction
2012-08-13
Great learning tool!!
RMI could use 2 needles. Other than that works well
2012-07-04
Good app
Very useful for ground school instruction
2012-06-24
Great app
Got everything I asked for in the update great tool!
2012-06-23
Geez!
Don't waste your time with this app. When it works, you just drag and drop to move the aircraft around...no instructions. Otherwise the app doesn't open. geez, at waste of time and money!
2012-06-08
Great for navigation training
Its so realistic and useful for navigation training and exercises for VOR interception and ILS approach training
2012-05-15
Really Useful
A simple really useful app to drill VOR use (even though most of us fly with GPS).
Great for FAA test prep.
2012-04-28
Great training aid!
Very useful
2012-03-21
Good basic instruction tool.
I like the app, for the $5 it is a good value. It demonstrates clearly what the instrument would display, relative to the aircraft position from the VOR, ILS, or radio signal station. The "fly" mode is interesting, but not very useful. The pitch control barely responds and the speed control (reverse?) is really just silly. Turning with the compass on the tiny little ipod screen is a little touchy This app could be improved by fixing those things and maybe adding VOR morse identifiers and ILS marker signals.
2012-03-18
Cool app
Cool app ! Nice!
2012-03-18
useful app
Very helpful for FAA test
2012-03-16
Doesn't work on iPad 3
Stuck with non working app after upgrading iPad.
2012-02-05
VOR training
Great VOR training! Would recommend for anyone new to flying. This really helped me to grasp VOR instrument flying.
2012-01-30
Pilot
No comment
2012-01-04
Nav trainer
Best training aid for bringing a student to complete understanding of the VOR system. Excellent!!
2011-11-28
Nav.
Horrible! Waste of $5.00 For student pilot the instructions are completely inadequate. I-tunes should provide a warning to new student pilots!
2011-11-27
Not worth the money
The VOR training portion of the application is well done, however, there are free versions of this online that work equally as well. The remainder of the application is not worth much. Should be .99 cents.
2011-11-25
Grrrrreat!!!
This is a great app and it really helped me understand navigation instruments better..
2011-11-22
Use it all the time!
My students really like it when ever I use this trainer. The test mode also helps my students for both instrument and private written exams.
2011-11-13
Cool idea
Quick and easy app to keep your navigation skills fresh.
2011-11-11
Good
Pretty good app, the area to play in is kind of small though...
2011-10-21
Very limited usefulness
I was hoping for something useful for maintaining instrument currency, but this is not it! This is basically a very cut-down version of OddSoft RANT.
If it was a better imitation it would be quite useful, but this is missing too much functionality. In its current version it's just a really simple introduction. This might be quite a useful tool for instructors introducing students to first principals of radio navigation. But after 30 minutes mastering it, this program would have little to offer.
On the plus side, it's nicely programmed and the controls work well.
2011-10-15
A must have!
Great to study instruments and saves lots of $$$!!! Now i understand instrument flying. Please make more aviation apps.
2011-09-25
Lost 5 dollars
I got it and it never loaded but it still says "installed".
2011-09-04
Good
I enjoy this app I had trouble with this part of my pilots test now I am Traning for ifr and this is very helpful
2011-09-03
Not for military flight students
I found this app by searching "RMI" in the app store. I had to pay $5 to find out this app was not helpful. The RMI does not have a VOR or TACAN needle. It is also missing 45 degree benchmarks. Save your money.
2011-09-02
Great teaching aid
Works great to introduce NDB nav and approaches
2011-08-25
CFI,CFII,MEI
Nice work
Prefect for instrument students
2011-08-24
Great training aid
Easy to use, clear, clean graphics, helps my students to visualize a procedure before we go fly it. Price is low considering the great value.
2011-08-14
Great training aid
Great app...one improvement would be to set the wind speed and direction prior to fly mode although a minor update all is well.
Nice job, well worth the $$$
BA. CFII GOLD SEAL
2011-08-11
Great visual aid
This is perfect for explaining the use of VOR and ILS instrumentation
2011-07-28
Captain on the A320
Awesome Navigational trainer! Easy to use and a great training aid for all! Bravo!!
2011-07-25
Awesome
Vey cool app
2011-07-13
Nav Trainer
Fantastic app for learning and practicing ILS flying!
2011-06-30
Great Learning & Practice Tool
This is a great program for learning awareness and to stay current. You can rotate the compass card one degree at a time and practice awareness for that degree. Worth every cent and well written. The only fault which is minor is sometimes the airplanes are to close to each other which can result in a missed answer. Overall it is a great program.
2011-06-23
Excellent app
I teach instruments for the US Army at Ft Rucker, Al. This is a very good app to demonstrate the effects of wind on your course and how various MH effects the correcting for wind drift. It's also very useful in explaining, demonstrating and adaptive practice of track/course intercepts.
At this price it's more than worth it.
2011-06-02
Instrument ground school
Just one more tool I am using to help me teach students that haven't flown with traditional navigation equipment. Wish the quizzes were more random but I like the new update.
2011-06-02
So far so good
Great app for starters and easy to understand
2011-04-17
Helicopter CFI
What an awesome tool. Visual aids seem to work well with instrument training. The graphics are great, concept is great. Reinforces my own training. A worthy investment for any pilots training!
2011-03-28
A must have!
Especially for student pilots, and for all aviation enthusiasts out there