USING THE iOS MOBILE APP

The FlightPlan iOS app, available from the App Store, gives you access to most of the flight planning functions of the web-based software on an iPad or iPhone.

Getting Started

  • Once you have installed the app on your device, log in using the same username and password as used in the web-based version of FlightPlan.
    The app will open at the Flights screen.
  • Tap  in the top left corner to view the main menu.
    Your account type is shown below your name and username. Click on these links to learn more about each menu option:
    New Flight
    Flights
    Map
    Airports
    Aircraft
    Mass & Balance
    Fuel Order
    Data
    Settings
  • Tap Shop at the top of the menu to view a range of membership categories, plates and charts available for purchase from RocketRoute.
  • To view the telephone numbers and email address for RocketRoute's support services, tap Support near the bottom of the menu.
  • Tap Manual to view this user's manual on the screen of your device. Tap  to display the Contents pane. Tap X in the top left of the screen to return to the app.
  • The iOS app will synchronise with the web application at regular intervals, but you can force an update at any time by tapping  in the bottom left of the Flights screen.
  • In many screens, you can tap  in the top right to open a notepad layer on the screen where you can add notes or sketches (save these by tapping Done). Also tap this button to view previous notes saved to this layer. Tap  to delete the contents of the layer if required.
  • Tap Sign Out to log out from the app.

Downloading Data

The flight data used by the app (airways, NAT tracks, SIDs and STARs, etc.) needs to be downloaded when you first launch the app and then updated periodically.

  1. Tap Data in the main menu to view the data currently saved to the app, and the AIRAC cycle to which it applies. Data will be saved to your device up to two days in advance of the next AIRAC cycle.
    Data that is up to date is shown in green. Data that requires updating is shown in yellow.
  2. To update data, tap in the Data screen.
    The required files are downloaded.  indicates that the app's data is fully up to date. You can stop the update at any time by tapping the X icon.

Note: You can choose to automatically update your app's data when connected to wi-fi in the Settings screen.