It was founded by Ivo Lukačovič, founder of Seznam.cz, which is basically czech "Google" (and that is why Google gives us new features among the first ones to compete :) ) and he is an avid helicopter pilot and even owns an airport right next to Prague :) So that is maybe why.
I once got my iPad overheated while it was strapped to my knee. It was in an aircraft with a full glass canopy where it was still exposed to the sun at all times. Lesson learnt.
Hey, I’m not sponsored by them but I checked, you can to all the same functions including filing with Australia, New Zealand, eurocontrol and the FAA, sending routes to your plan, and have all your jepp charts in ForeFlight for under US$ 2000. All in one app...
First time commenting on your channel. Just joined your channel, too, as a supporting member. Have enjoyed your videos for some time now. I am 60+ years old and, after many starts and stops, plan to realize my dream of getting my private pilot license this year. Excited to see your videos about your upcoming around-the-world trip. Very inspiring! Thanks for all you do to create and put up these excellent videos!
Welcome to the channel Mark and thanks for subscribing and becoming a member. That’s brilliant to hear you’re planning to get your PPL this year, I wish you all the best with that. And thanks for joining me on the RTW adventure, cheers, stef
Thanks for sharing and explaining the app features. I saw you reference the Windy app some videos ago. I checked it out and have been using it ever since!
Regarding 🏎: since I’m originally Dutch, that’s an easy one: Max Verstappen of course💪🏻 FYI: I now live (and fly, PPL) in Switzerland, so if you wanna fly the Swiss Alps (and r looking for a free place to stay), your welcome. My base is “the flying ranch”, LSPN, in the heart of Switzerland. Anyway: enjoy your adventure😎
Excellent information Stefan. Looking forward to your Round the World Flight! And the Melbourne F1 GP. My F1 Team is the one with the Aussie driver/s -> from MELBOURNE VIC :-)
Yes, great apps, especially WINDY. I remember watching a video with Iron Maiden Lead singer Bruce Dickinson flying an Eclipse Jet and his copilot David Hayman explaining the RocketRoute App on the iPAD as they fly. Thanks Stef
Stefan, you can measure distance on the iPad with windy too. I have the Norwegian version here in Canada and its under meny: distance and planning. Good luck
@@marcel-koks have a look at the right side bottom. Its a house, a thunder cloud and three lines. You get up menu, then click on the second option, and then menu. 5th from the top says measure and planning :) Hope this helps
I am glad you also mention both; SkyDemon and ForeFlight... - Two pretty good aviation app´s as well. Plus I totally agree on your choice of RocketRoute and Windy !!!! :)
I have FltPlanGO on my iPad and it is free. At least in the US you can have all of the charts, Victor routes, approaches and departures and a database of all of the airports with information such as FBOs, fuel prices, METARs and TAFs and other information. You just need an email address to get all of it. With you being in Australia, I don't know if you would just get the AUS information or if you could get all of the info that I do. One reason that Jeppesen is so expensive now is that it is a part of the Boeing Company along with ForeFlight.
I was gonna recommend you to create an autorouter account, but seems rocket route already does the same. It basically checks for the optimal route, taking current and filed traffic into consideration, aswell as giving an alternate as need be. It is a service by eurocontrol. And you can, by what I have been told file your flight plan directly there. You also can save different airplanes as a preset including all those things such as perfomance charts and basically have the entire weight and balance and so on be done automatically. Anyway, before i write much more, I am really excited about seeing your preparations for the upcoming trip and the videos of the trip. Best wishes
Cheers Blackout. I've heard of Autorouter but as you say I can get similar functionality from RocketRoute for routing especially through Eurocontrol and can validate a flight plan before I file it. Makes pre-planning a lot easier and RR does have weight and balance and aircraft performance capabilities, but I'm not using those. Only using it to check/file flight plans.
Just grabbed Windy, which is also available for Android. Wow. Wow! Not quite as aviation focused as Foreflight or Garmin, but wow! A definite permanent addition. Thanks for the tip!
Duolingo is probably a good app to have, so that you can learn some basic phrases for where you're going, also Microsoft Translator / Google Translate.
I find that Runway HD covers all i need. Can also overlay Charts so when I zoom in I get the OS Chart for Night Flying to zoom in and see whats on the ground just in case that 'Exciting' engine failure occurs when Night Flying
Your videos whilst flying are really cool, you filming on a Grand Prix circuit...very cool, can you not combine the two and fly over and film the race on Race day? ha ha.. great work Stef!
And one or more powerbanks just in case, also useful for when there's no wall outlet nearby. Also useful is to bring a power strip so you can charge multiple devices with a single travel adapter.
I have a USB charger that fits in the auxiliary power. A fuse is built into the unit, as an added bonus. If that doesn't work, I carry a power bank. For long trips, I carry 2 power banks. Also, FBOs are generally happy to charge your devices behind the desk while you grab lunch.
You could do a lot of cost saving using solely foreflight! You can do everything including filing flight plans through it! you can also link it to Jeppessen charts in foreflight.
Can Foreflight file flight plans into every FIR in the world, and is there a cost saving for having a Jepps subscription just because I'm using it in ForeFlight? If not then it may be more expensive to have FF on top of RocketRoute and the Jeppesen subscription. But I'm always keen to find ways to save, so let me know, thanks!
@@StefanDrury I believe that Foreflight can file in every FIR. I know for a fact they do FAA and Eurocontrol. The advantage of having foreflight with jepp is that you won't need your other jepp subscripition or rocket route. You can keep everything in ForeFlight and make it your go to all inclusive EFB!
How are you going to manage the 28 day Airac cycle? Does your system automatically update the data? Will it work if you get to your aircraft and a download is needed and you don't have an internet connection?
Big fan of Windy myself. Too bad the route planning isn't available on the iPad app. I use Autorouter.aero for flight planning. It suggests VFR and IFR routes and shows you a vertical cross section of weather planning and NOTAMs as well. It is well suited for European flying.
Doesn't ForeFlight replace like 4 of them? Does flight plan filing worldwide, has Jeppesen Charts (even geo referenced), can use Flightstream, etc. Okay you can't update your Garmin hardware but i assume you don't do that every day.
Hey Stef, Since you mention Europe a lot in your recent videos, be prepared that ATC will call you rather V-YZ most over the world. Especially in Europe. E.g. in Switzerland where GA Callsigns look like HB-ABC the abbreviation would be H-BC, same in Sweden and other countries with same pattern. Germany, France, UK or Canada will do the same with D-ABCD and short D-CD. And as far as I know that is also the way ICAO wants it. Isn’t it? All the best and take care! J.
Thanks Jassy, good tip. Yes we're updating the transponder to show the aircraft as "VHEYZ" for the trip as opposed to just "EYZ" as it shows in Australia. So then yeah, I'd contact a new frequency with "VICTOR HOTEL ECHO YANKEE ZULU" as my call sign and would expect "VYZ" or similar shortened depending on how busy the airspace was. Cheers.
@@StefanDrury Looking forward to the first video you release where you then say "victor hotel ECKI YENKO zulu". ;-P Hope to catch you somewhere in Europe, then. I've heard the Lake of Constance is a beautiful place, and EDNY a great field for a stop. O:)
Hello Karl, I have used Foreflight before. If it could file a flight plan anywhere in the world (I'm unsure on this), and could integrate Jeppesen charts for a lower price than using Jepps direct, AND had Worldwide charts (I don't believe they have charts for Australia for example) then yes it would be a great solution, a one stop shop really. But based on my research and a lot of time working out combinations, these 5 apps for me give me the best and most affordable coverage for the flights I'll be doing.
Stefan Drury they do now include Australia, but not sure if it would work out any more cost effective! foreflight.com/products/jeppesen/ Really surprised Jeppsen haven’t given you a free subscription for a short time given your journey, would have been good promotion for them. Good luck with the trip, fly safe
@@rsmckgla They only have some of the AU/NZ airports. And no VFR charts. So he's going to end up with an AVplan subscription either way (for his general AU flying). Would love to see full coverage in Foreflight.
Hey Stefan, great informative videos especially for a low hour pilot like me. If you’re ever flying thru YBHI would be cool to meet and check out the Cirrus.
This was very cool but you are at risk of making this look easy. But you're right, you'll need some Netflix or whatever plus I recommend 'Monument Valley' for hours of mental stimulation.
Ah brilliant, thanks Simon. I can see that now, but I can't see weather along the route, just the distances for each leg. Which is very useful, but the information you get on the desktop version for weather along a track is really valuable. I appreciate the tip, thanks.
@@StefanDrury @Stefan Drury Hi Stef! I have a question: in my next episode, I'm sharing my personal favorite TH-cam channels. Your channel is one of them ;) Can I include a 10 or 15 sec part of one of your videos (screen grab) to my episode, to promote your channel?
Thanks Kim, Jeppesen gives me all the charts (Instrument Approaches, taxi diagrams, etc) for when I'm flying, whereas the Briefing Pack for RocketRoute gives me current information along the specific route I'm flying and forms I need to get in and out of countries. Think of it like RocketRoute is preparation for the flight, Jeppesen is how I fly the flight.
Seems like you will be well equipped Stefan. i have to say Jepp are quite expensive as i had an update subscription to the Bottlang guide a good few years ago. Also their FOM2(B) dispatcher course cost me an eyewatering £5500 pounds including 6 weeks heavily discounted accommodation in Denver Colorado.Howevever that said i am very impressed by them and would prefer to use them over Pooleys. i am assuming all these apps are available on Google play store as i am using Samsungs A6 tablets, one normal and one back up for exactly the reasons you give. Finances depending i might try to make the GP as i can combine it with a planned visit to BNE bushfires dependent.
Thanks Stefan, i will start to look into this whole EFB stuff properly now as we cannot keep chopping down trees. Two sites i use heavily in Europe are the German & UK met offices. i know the UK met office has an excellent app which is free at basic level but if you want to access more in depth forecasting it is £50 per year which gives you access to a whole range of stuff very similar tl Windy. Just out of interest there is someone here in ths UK who is planning the same thing. Not sure what the plan is with them though but have just seen it on FB here in a local group
Would love to see the F1 in Melbourne Stef - when we walked around Albert Park in January we imagined what it would be like with the F1! I agree with your choice of apps use the same ones myself in Europe. BTW why have you subscribed to Jeppessen charts globally when Garmin Geo-referenced Approach Charts (FlightCharts) are available for most locations but especially cover the US and Europe and would show on your GTN as well as your iPad?
Nice selection of Apps. Why not try to get sponsorship for Garmin Pilot for this trip? Windy is amazing, I use it for nearly all my flights. Easy and Free, and actually better visualization of the weather situation than the Dutch and German national weather services have to offer (which you have to pay for).
Thanks VFRAv, glad you like Windy too, amazing app. And thanks re Garmin sponsorship, maybe, who knows. I could try and approach Bose again, but y'know... :)
Yep, people keep asking "how much is this all going to cost" so I'm just trying to be open with everyone in the build up to the trip. Thanks for watching.
3 blade for the RTW trip. It’s stronger than the composite blade, and a tiny bit less drag in the cruise. So I’m happy to sacrifice a little climb performance and the aerodynamic braking benefits of the 4 for the economy of the 3.
It gets better and better! This is going to be amazing. :-) I've only ever flown privately across the Canada-U.S. border. The Americans want eAPIS entering and leaving the country plus a chat with the CBP dudes when you land. Coming back to Canada you just phone it in. 99% of the time they don't even meet you at the airport, just do the customs stuff over the phone. "Here's your report number. Have a nice day."
I look forward to going through Canada in that case! Yeah I'm sure some countries will be more bureaucratic than others, but I'm not rushing and will respect the systems in each region I fly through even if they take longer than others. Thanks Laura.
hi Stef, how are you? I just first wanted to tell you awesome videos, I love your channel and I have been a subscriber for the last two or three weeks now. I have a question about your trip. I was wondering if you were coming to Colombia, since and I don't want to sound cocky but, I have been living here for the last three years and I am currently 16 and doing my PPL (private pilot license) on a cirrus sr20.
I thought for ICAO you legally had to carry a ‘physical suitable map’ for your route? If I’m wrong, can someone point me to the annex which says differently? And in the case you do have to carry a map, Stef, how do you intend to do this when flying across the whole world?
CASA regulations state that there are requirements for the types of maps that need to be carried on VFR/IFR flights, but these can be paper or electronic forms. And where you need a backup this can also be paper or electronic. Check out CAAP 233-1 for some light reading :)
Stefan Drury thank you so much for the reply! Love the content, really looking forward to stuff you have planned for the future! Keep up the good work :)
So I'm not going to be there as I'm sitting on the other side of the world in Germany. My fav team? Red Bull Holden... Not really interested in F1, I'm more into Supercars. If you're shooting a video maybe check out that series as well. Racing's closer, harder and overall just better and more exciting than in F1.
Yeah the V8s have some really close races. I've been to a few in the past, and it's a great to have them there for the F1 weekend as well. Thanks Alex.
Bit stupid that though isn’t it? He’s probs always done this stuff but hasn’t shown it cause it’s not that interesting. Pilots don’t just fly. That’s irresponsible.
Ha, yeah I know Rik. It's a very romantic notion to gaze to the horizon and then set sail or fly wherever your heart desires... but then you remember the world is full of other people's rules and I need the right tools if I want to adhere to them all. But I hear you!
Hey Apex, I think Rik means that there's a lot of bureaucracy these days and it's a shame we need to bother with all these apps and tools in order to do something like fly around the world. Not like the aviators of old who set the compass pointing East and flew!
i would get notability it is around $5 and you can annotate, write notes and everything you could possible want, it is made for the apple pencil! it is a great app and defiantly if you are copying long taxi, or flight routing instructions as you have unlimited space and you can go back and delete things if need be. give it a try, i think it will make a large difference!!!! @stefan Drury
Not for me. It's a great tool for certain regions, but FF doesn't have mapping in Australia for example. Plus can Foreflight file flight plans in every FIR worldwide? I'm not sure but I know for a fact that RocketRoute can. All of these is always down to personal preference of the pilot in command. There's no 'right' set of apps to take remember, I'm just sharing my setup to help others make their own decisions. So Foreflight may work for some, and when I've used it (flying in Europe) I was very impressed by it, but for my trip I'm not planning to use it.
Here is the latest FF what works where page for interest. There are no Visual Maps for eg in Australia. Only high level enroute and terminal maps. support.foreflight.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013648267-Will-ForeFlight-work-in-my-country-
Sure, I see your point, can’t tell if FF can file FP worldwide ( flight VFR currently in France, doesn’t even requires one 😉 ) Thanks for sharing your setup though 🙂
Hey Mate, no tips on apps, but I would get a $US and Euro account asap and get some funds into them as the $A is going down the toilet again .50cents here we come. 😱😱
I totally agree about Windy. How is it free? Brilliant app.
They have a patreon www.patreon.com/windyforecast
Because it has that much Malware (etc) it should be renamed Mally 😐 But your right BEST APP !
It was founded by Ivo Lukačovič, founder of Seznam.cz, which is basically czech "Google" (and that is why Google gives us new features among the first ones to compete :) ) and he is an avid helicopter pilot and even owns an airport right next to Prague :) So that is maybe why.
@@trackthismotherfuckers9805 how do you know it has malware
I once got my iPad overheated while it was strapped to my knee. It was in an aircraft with a full glass canopy where it was still exposed to the sun at all times. Lesson learnt.
Whats your solution? Paper?
Hey, I’m not sponsored by them but I checked, you can to all the same functions including filing with Australia, New Zealand, eurocontrol and the FAA, sending routes to your plan, and have all your jepp charts in ForeFlight for under US$ 2000. All in one app...
Baminokrat I wondered that.
What a great adventure. Best of luck to you Stefan. Will be following.
Thanks Jason, will be great to have you following the adventure.
First time commenting on your channel. Just joined your channel, too, as a supporting member. Have enjoyed your videos for some time now. I am 60+ years old and, after many starts and stops, plan to realize my dream of getting my private pilot license this year. Excited to see your videos about your upcoming around-the-world trip. Very inspiring! Thanks for all you do to create and put up these excellent videos!
Welcome to the channel Mark and thanks for subscribing and becoming a member. That’s brilliant to hear you’re planning to get your PPL this year, I wish you all the best with that. And thanks for joining me on the RTW adventure, cheers, stef
Thanks for sharing and explaining the app features. I saw you reference the Windy app some videos ago. I checked it out and have been using it ever since!
That's great Kurt, it's really awesome hey?
besides windy all of that is in foreflight, I'd prefer that over having a separate app for every feature. cheaper too
Thanks for pointing out WPDL in the video mate! Big fan from East Timor.
That's good info. I'm sure there's been changes but still... a great starting point. Cheers
This is really good content. Thanks mate. I'd like to do the same thing in a Storch. Added complexity of crossing the Tasman.
Regarding 🏎: since I’m originally Dutch, that’s an easy one: Max Verstappen of course💪🏻 FYI: I now live (and fly, PPL) in Switzerland, so if you wanna fly the Swiss Alps (and r looking for a free place to stay), your welcome. My base is “the flying ranch”, LSPN, in the heart of Switzerland. Anyway: enjoy your adventure😎
Excellent information Stefan. Looking forward to your Round the World Flight! And the Melbourne F1 GP. My F1 Team is the one with the Aussie driver/s -> from MELBOURNE VIC :-)
Yes, great apps, especially WINDY. I remember watching a video with Iron Maiden Lead singer Bruce Dickinson flying an Eclipse Jet and his copilot David Hayman explaining the RocketRoute App on the iPAD as they fly. Thanks Stef
Excellent selection of apps, none of them are limited to just a single region!
Stefan, you can measure distance on the iPad with windy too. I have the Norwegian version here in Canada and its under meny: distance and planning.
Good luck
In the app? Or on the site?
@@marcel-koks app
@@tootallno Cool, so how? I don't have a menu thing in the app (not as i do have on the website)?
@@marcel-koks have a look at the right side bottom. Its a house, a thunder cloud and three lines. You get up menu, then click on the second option, and then menu. 5th from the top says measure and planning :)
Hope this helps
@@tootallno Yeah, awesome, found it now. From the home screen, tap the three lines, tap settings, tap menu and there it is!! Thanks man!
I am glad you also mention both; SkyDemon and ForeFlight... - Two pretty good aviation app´s as well.
Plus I totally agree on your choice of RocketRoute and Windy !!!! :)
I have FltPlanGO on my iPad and it is free. At least in the US you can have all of the charts, Victor routes, approaches and departures and a database of all of the airports with information such as FBOs, fuel prices, METARs and TAFs and other information. You just need an email address to get all of it. With you being in Australia, I don't know if you would just get the AUS information or if you could get all of the info that I do. One reason that Jeppesen is so expensive now is that it is a part of the Boeing Company along with ForeFlight.
I was gonna recommend you to create an autorouter account, but seems rocket route already does the same. It basically checks for the optimal route, taking current and filed traffic into consideration, aswell as giving an alternate as need be. It is a service by eurocontrol. And you can, by what I have been told file your flight plan directly there. You also can save different airplanes as a preset including all those things such as perfomance charts and basically have the entire weight and balance and so on be done automatically.
Anyway, before i write much more, I am really excited about seeing your preparations for the upcoming trip and the videos of the trip. Best wishes
Cheers Blackout. I've heard of Autorouter but as you say I can get similar functionality from RocketRoute for routing especially through Eurocontrol and can validate a flight plan before I file it. Makes pre-planning a lot easier and RR does have weight and balance and aircraft performance capabilities, but I'm not using those. Only using it to check/file flight plans.
Awesome video! Distance and planing is now working on the windy mobile app btw.
STEFAN DRURY IS THE MAN!!!! I love watching the way your process unfolds. Thanks for inspiring my own aviation journey!
Captain Charlie Bravo I agree! Good luck on reaching your goals!
You got some great videos already! Keep it up!
I love Stefan too! A trip around the world sounds amazing!
cbntlee thanks!
PracticalFarmer420 I appreciate the support!
Just grabbed Windy, which is also available for Android. Wow. Wow! Not quite as aviation focused as Foreflight or Garmin, but wow! A definite permanent addition. Thanks for the tip!
Duolingo is probably a good app to have, so that you can learn some basic phrases for where you're going, also Microsoft Translator / Google Translate.
Another great video Stef...so much tech for an old bloke like me !! Loved it !!
I find that Runway HD covers all i need. Can also overlay Charts so when I zoom in I get the OS Chart for Night Flying to zoom in and see whats on the ground just in case that 'Exciting' engine failure occurs when Night Flying
Your videos whilst flying are really cool, you filming on a Grand Prix circuit...very cool, can you not combine the two and fly over and film the race on Race day? ha ha.. great work Stef!
You could consider including NRST app in the list. Have a look, worth it.
OzRunways and McLaren for myself, will be on the lookout for you at the MelbGP!
I feel like foreflight plus can replace most of those apps and save you money. However I'm sure the prices differ from California. Great video.
Be sure you add extra (recharging) batteries for your many devices.
And one or more powerbanks just in case, also useful for when there's no wall outlet nearby. Also useful is to bring a power strip so you can charge multiple devices with a single travel adapter.
I have a USB charger that fits in the auxiliary power. A fuse is built into the unit, as an added bonus. If that doesn't work, I carry a power bank. For long trips, I carry 2 power banks. Also, FBOs are generally happy to charge your devices behind the desk while you grab lunch.
Hi Stef, thanks again for another highly informative video. Looking forward to following your round the world adventure!
I used to live right next to the Aussie Grand Prix it’s lit
You could do a lot of cost saving using solely foreflight! You can do everything including filing flight plans through it! you can also link it to Jeppessen charts in foreflight.
Can Foreflight file flight plans into every FIR in the world, and is there a cost saving for having a Jepps subscription just because I'm using it in ForeFlight? If not then it may be more expensive to have FF on top of RocketRoute and the Jeppesen subscription. But I'm always keen to find ways to save, so let me know, thanks!
@@StefanDrury I believe that Foreflight can file in every FIR. I know for a fact they do FAA and Eurocontrol. The advantage of having foreflight with jepp is that you won't need your other jepp subscripition or rocket route. You can keep everything in ForeFlight and make it your go to all inclusive EFB!
St Ali? Try 5 Senses coffee, a block away from Moorrabbin airport too, Taunton drive.
Always love a good coffee recommendation, thanks.
Another down to earth and easy to follow video! Thank you. Cheers. 👍👍
SkyDemon should be there (yet to watch your vid as its Bedfordshire for me). Its world class piece of software
Hey Stef, a good app that my father and I use is called oz runways. it is great for flight paths and you can set up a search and rescue through it.
Windy rulz! Great news is many people started using it recently.
Absolutely dominant app!
How are you going to manage the 28 day Airac cycle? Does your system automatically update the data? Will it work if you get to your aircraft and a download is needed and you don't have an internet connection?
Stef, you could have your four apps in one by just using Foreflight ... 🤔
Thankyou so much for this informative vid on "behind the scenes" of your upcoming adventures. Im excited👍
Thanks for watching.
I like how you mix some business (different apps) with pleasure (Grand Prix). Love WINDY !!
Love the video's.
Thanks, yeah Windy is a brilliant application. And thanks for the kind feedback, stef
Nice! Hope to meet you when you land at RPMD!
I'll be at the F1,Brabham Stand. Cant believe Windy is still free. Great app.
Very excited to follow your global flight👍
This may be a silly question, but are you permitted to fly IFR in European and US airspace?
It’s going to be amazing, now do you need someone to come along and hold the ipad for you?? Happy to volunteer
What about foreflight?
What about portable GARMIN GPS, NAV COM and HF radio?
Big fan of Windy myself. Too bad the route planning isn't available on the iPad app. I use Autorouter.aero for flight planning. It suggests VFR and IFR routes and shows you a vertical cross section of weather planning and NOTAMs as well. It is well suited for European flying.
Thanks Cyril, a few people have mentioned autorouter. Haven’t used it personally but might give it a look. Thanks.
Any reason you didn't buy Jepp plates through Garmin Pilot? They're quite a bit cheaper than directly from Jepp
Doesn't ForeFlight replace like 4 of them? Does flight plan filing worldwide, has Jeppesen Charts (even geo referenced), can use Flightstream, etc. Okay you can't update your Garmin hardware but i assume you don't do that every day.
Hey Stef,
Since you mention Europe a lot in your recent videos, be prepared that ATC will call you rather V-YZ most over the world.
Especially in Europe.
E.g. in Switzerland where GA Callsigns look like HB-ABC the abbreviation would be H-BC, same in Sweden and other countries with same pattern. Germany, France, UK or Canada will do the same with D-ABCD and short D-CD.
And as far as I know that is also the way ICAO wants it. Isn’t it?
All the best and take care!
J.
Thanks Jassy, good tip. Yes we're updating the transponder to show the aircraft as "VHEYZ" for the trip as opposed to just "EYZ" as it shows in Australia. So then yeah, I'd contact a new frequency with "VICTOR HOTEL ECHO YANKEE ZULU" as my call sign and would expect "VYZ" or similar shortened depending on how busy the airspace was. Cheers.
@@StefanDrury Looking forward to the first video you release where you then say "victor hotel ECKI YENKO zulu". ;-P
Hope to catch you somewhere in Europe, then.
I've heard the Lake of Constance is a beautiful place, and EDNY a great field for a stop. O:)
Hi Stefan, what about Fore flight it is similar to garmin pilot but from foreflight you can also file a flight plan
Hi Stefan,
have you ever thought about getting a ForeFlight subscription? Looks like all the features you outlined are included in there...
Hello Karl, I have used Foreflight before. If it could file a flight plan anywhere in the world (I'm unsure on this), and could integrate Jeppesen charts for a lower price than using Jepps direct, AND had Worldwide charts (I don't believe they have charts for Australia for example) then yes it would be a great solution, a one stop shop really. But based on my research and a lot of time working out combinations, these 5 apps for me give me the best and most affordable coverage for the flights I'll be doing.
Stefan Drury they do now include Australia, but not sure if it would work out any more cost effective! foreflight.com/products/jeppesen/
Really surprised Jeppsen haven’t given you a free subscription for a short time given your journey, would have been good promotion for them.
Good luck with the trip, fly safe
@@rsmckgla They only have some of the AU/NZ airports. And no VFR charts. So he's going to end up with an AVplan subscription either way (for his general AU flying). Would love to see full coverage in Foreflight.
Hey Stefan, great informative videos especially for a low hour pilot like me. If you’re ever flying thru YBHI would be cool to meet and check out the Cirrus.
This was very cool but you are at risk of making this look easy.
But you're right, you'll need some Netflix or whatever plus I recommend 'Monument Valley' for hours of mental stimulation.
Ha, thanks Mike.
Distance and Planning for Windy is available on the iPad with a tap and hold
Ah brilliant, thanks Simon. I can see that now, but I can't see weather along the route, just the distances for each leg. Which is very useful, but the information you get on the desktop version for weather along a track is really valuable. I appreciate the tip, thanks.
Hi Stef who / how will you be organising “overfly or entry permits” and ground logistics? Will this form one of your TH-cam’s ?
Yes I’ll cover this in a future video, but I have a company helping with clearances and handling through certain regions.
I was there as well on race day 1 and the race was cancelled due to 1 person got Covid-19. It was an awful feeling.
Good stuff Stefan, thanks! Question, are you using one of the ground-based support companies to organise fuel and handling? With love, Ken
Hey Ken, yes I have a company helping me with that side of the trip.
Stefan Drury thanks. If they do a good job during your ‘round’ please tell us who they are.
In Europe, use SkyDemon! Excellent app, which I use constantly! Very, very good software! 👌🏻 Just start using it, you'll love it too!
Yeah as I mention towards the end I've used SkyDemon a little before, was very impressed by the limited experience I had of it.
@@StefanDrury Which airfields will you visit in NL, EHDR too? That's my home airfield 😉
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Love your work my mate! 👊☺️
Thanks for watching John.
@@StefanDrury I watch every single video. HUGE fan!
Great post. Having very limited XC exoerience, what is Jeppesen providing that was not included in your RocketRoute briefing package?
Thanks Kim, Jeppesen gives me all the charts (Instrument Approaches, taxi diagrams, etc) for when I'm flying, whereas the Briefing Pack for RocketRoute gives me current information along the specific route I'm flying and forms I need to get in and out of countries. Think of it like RocketRoute is preparation for the flight, Jeppesen is how I fly the flight.
Seems like you will be well equipped Stefan.
i have to say Jepp are quite expensive as i had an update subscription to the Bottlang guide a good few years ago.
Also their FOM2(B) dispatcher course cost me an eyewatering £5500 pounds including 6 weeks heavily discounted accommodation in Denver Colorado.Howevever that said i am very impressed by them and would prefer to use them over Pooleys.
i am assuming all these apps are available on Google play store as i am using Samsungs A6 tablets, one normal and one back up
for exactly the reasons you give.
Finances depending i might try to make the GP as i can combine it with a planned visit to BNE bushfires dependent.
Thanks Sean, not sure about the Android availability of all of these apps but I know AvPlan recently released their Android version.
Thanks Stefan, i will start to look into this whole EFB stuff properly now as we cannot keep chopping down trees.
Two sites i use heavily in Europe are the German & UK met offices.
i know the UK met office has an excellent app which is free at basic level but if you want to access
more in depth forecasting it is £50 per year which gives you access to a whole range of stuff very similar tl Windy.
Just out of interest there is someone here in ths UK who is planning the same thing.
Not sure what the plan is with them though but have just seen it on FB here in a local group
Would love to see the F1 in Melbourne Stef - when we walked around Albert Park in January we imagined what it would be like with the F1! I agree with your choice of apps use the same ones myself in Europe. BTW why have you subscribed to Jeppessen charts globally when Garmin Geo-referenced Approach Charts (FlightCharts) are available for most locations but especially cover the US and Europe and would show on your GTN as well as your iPad?
Also use windy and Garmin Pilot. They are good!
Windy is awesome hey? Thanks Werner.
Nice selection of Apps. Why not try to get sponsorship for Garmin Pilot for this trip? Windy is amazing, I use it for nearly all my flights. Easy and Free, and actually better visualization of the weather situation than the Dutch and German national weather services have to offer (which you have to pay for).
Thanks VFRAv, glad you like Windy too, amazing app. And thanks re Garmin sponsorship, maybe, who knows. I could try and approach Bose again, but y'know... :)
What about some app for W&B calculations ?
Those apps come with it built in
No Foreflight??
That one is just a given. He said in the video he has both Garmin Pilot and Foreflight
That is a lot of money.
Great video and quite informative.
Yep, people keep asking "how much is this all going to cost" so I'm just trying to be open with everyone in the build up to the trip. Thanks for watching.
Hi Stef great video. Do you use LogTen for a digital logbook or still paper? I use both but especially LogTen for all the analytics you can do.
Thanks Grant, I use a paper logbook but also have a digital backup which is a simple cloud based spreadsheet.
Why not ForeFlight ?
The most important question that has been bugging me is whether you’ll be flying with a three of four Bladed prob. For (fuel) efficiency and stuff..
3 blade for the RTW trip. It’s stronger than the composite blade, and a tiny bit less drag in the cruise. So I’m happy to sacrifice a little climb performance and the aerodynamic braking benefits of the 4 for the economy of the 3.
NOTIFICATION SQUAD IS BACK !
Notification squad! What are you doing up at 6am?
@@StefanDrury its 8:45pm in the UK at the moment 😏
Ill be there at formula one!!! Hope to see you there 😉
Will Bottas get up this year? only 3 weeks till the start of the season!
I’m not a pilot and watched this lol. Interesting stuff.
Shame the F1 got cancelled. Can’t wait for the rest of the year though.
Lol, if you keep watching aviation related videos you will en up wanting to be a pilot
And you will have internet/wifi/roaming at all the airports you are visiting?
The pink Mercedes looks fast this season as well
OOOoooo a formula 1 fan i see
It gets better and better! This is going to be amazing. :-)
I've only ever flown privately across the Canada-U.S. border. The Americans want eAPIS entering and leaving the country plus a chat with the CBP dudes when you land. Coming back to Canada you just phone it in. 99% of the time they don't even meet you at the airport, just do the customs stuff over the phone. "Here's your report number. Have a nice day."
I look forward to going through Canada in that case! Yeah I'm sure some countries will be more bureaucratic than others, but I'm not rushing and will respect the systems in each region I fly through even if they take longer than others. Thanks Laura.
Nice video thanks ! but why filming it at the F1 ?
Why not? Thought it would be more interesting than just filming it in a room or in one location. Just trying to keep it varied and creative.
hi Stef, how are you?
I just first wanted to tell you awesome videos, I love your channel and I have been a subscriber for the last two or three weeks now.
I have a question about your trip. I was wondering if you were coming to Colombia, since and I don't want to sound cocky but, I have been living here for the last three years and I am currently 16 and doing my PPL (private pilot license) on a cirrus sr20.
I thought for ICAO you legally had to carry a ‘physical suitable map’ for your route? If I’m wrong, can someone point me to the annex which says differently? And in the case you do have to carry a map, Stef, how do you intend to do this when flying across the whole world?
CASA regulations state that there are requirements for the types of maps that need to be carried on VFR/IFR flights, but these can be paper or electronic forms. And where you need a backup this can also be paper or electronic. Check out CAAP 233-1 for some light reading :)
Stefan Drury thank you so much for the reply! Love the content, really looking forward to stuff you have planned for the future! Keep up the good work :)
So I'm not going to be there as I'm sitting on the other side of the world in Germany. My fav team? Red Bull Holden... Not really interested in F1, I'm more into Supercars.
If you're shooting a video maybe check out that series as well. Racing's closer, harder and overall just better and more exciting than in F1.
Yeah the V8s have some really close races. I've been to a few in the past, and it's a great to have them there for the F1 weekend as well. Thanks Alex.
Where will you be in the USA
Skyvector is quite useful but i don't believe they have an app.
Stefan,
What ever happened to the days when you just pointed your plane in the direction you wanted to go and went?
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Bit stupid that though isn’t it? He’s probs always done this stuff but hasn’t shown it cause it’s not that interesting. Pilots don’t just fly. That’s irresponsible.
Ha, yeah I know Rik. It's a very romantic notion to gaze to the horizon and then set sail or fly wherever your heart desires... but then you remember the world is full of other people's rules and I need the right tools if I want to adhere to them all. But I hear you!
Hey Apex, I think Rik means that there's a lot of bureaucracy these days and it's a shame we need to bother with all these apps and tools in order to do something like fly around the world. Not like the aviators of old who set the compass pointing East and flew!
Stefan Drury true, if I came across rude I didn’t mean to. Love your stuff and hope to fly one day myself!
SkyDemon necessary for NOTAM in Europe.
There are other options available.
i would get notability it is around $5 and you can annotate, write notes and everything you could possible want, it is made for the apple pencil! it is a great app and defiantly if you are copying long taxi, or flight routing instructions as you have unlimited space and you can go back and delete things if need be. give it a try, i think it will make a large difference!!!! @stefan Drury
Great Video! Get outta Australia already! 🌏👍
Working on it... thanks!
Doesnt Garmin Pilot cover all the charts Jepperson has?
Both Garmin Pilot and ForeFlight allow you to link to a Jeppesen subscription. However, if you use both, you need two Jeppesen subscriptions.
perfect, I see all the prices, and thought: wow, finally an app thats not totally overpriced. german VFR charts: 799 anually... WAT?
Flo Moose I feel you... I use Foreflight with the included Jeppesen Charts for Germany which adds up to 145€ for the Basic Plan.
Is Jepp FD still supported ?
Hope so, I’m using it now!
Though ForeFlight is a must, isn’t it ??
Not for me. It's a great tool for certain regions, but FF doesn't have mapping in Australia for example. Plus can Foreflight file flight plans in every FIR worldwide? I'm not sure but I know for a fact that RocketRoute can. All of these is always down to personal preference of the pilot in command. There's no 'right' set of apps to take remember, I'm just sharing my setup to help others make their own decisions. So Foreflight may work for some, and when I've used it (flying in Europe) I was very impressed by it, but for my trip I'm not planning to use it.
Here is the latest FF what works where page for interest. There are no Visual Maps for eg in Australia. Only high level enroute and terminal maps.
support.foreflight.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013648267-Will-ForeFlight-work-in-my-country-
Sure, I see your point, can’t tell if FF can file FP worldwide ( flight VFR currently in France, doesn’t even requires one 😉 ) Thanks for sharing your setup though 🙂
Fully committing to Garmin Pilot would make it 3 Apps in 1, wouldn't it?
Nice hat ;)
Excellent coffee ☕️:)
You don’t use ForeFlight?
ForeFlight isn’t supported in Australia
Bradley Leksas too bad. It’s great!
windy isn't free anymore :(
Hey Mate, no tips on apps, but I would get a $US and Euro account asap and get some funds into them as the $A is going down the toilet again .50cents here we come. 😱😱
Flypad.. that's a great pun for your iPAD on more than one level!