"On The Fly" is a mobile application designed to aid in the creation of weight and balance reports required prior to the takeoff for all aircraft. Users have the ability to drag and drop passengers and easily adjust cargo in any selected plane, and generate an FAA-ready PDF of the corresponding weight and balance report. This report can be emailed to any user-entered address or it can be saved locally on the iOS device. The application serves as a tool to monitor center of gravity constraints for the aircraft, notifying the user if the current layout of their aircraft is unsafe and/or not able to fly per published FAA regulations. On The Fly is compatible with all iOS devices running iOS 10.0+.
- Account creation
- Real-time password strength estimation
- Forgotten password recovery
- Table of upcoming flight plans
- Drag-and-drop rearrangement of passengers
- Quickly edit flight details like duration, starting fuel, fuel burn rate
- Add, subtract, and completely clear cargo from various holds on the plane
- Real-time calculations of center of gravity and gross weight violations
- Dynamic error reporting
- Report generation
- Send reports as email attachments right from the app
- Save report locally to iBooks, Dropbox, Google Drive, or even AirDrop files to nearby pilots
- "Forgot Password" cancel button doesn't take a user back to the home screen (Issue #20)
- Name veririfcation for account creation rejects names with spaces in them (Issue #52)
- Edit flight UI prevents users from clicking certain buttons (Issue #70)
- Creat account feature breaks upon certain errors (Issue #71)
- Keyboard toolbar doesn't appear for certain text fields in "Edit Flight" screen (Issue #73)
- Subtracting invalid weights from cargo hold leads to negative weight (Issue #76)
- Dragging a "Co-Pilot" to "Pilot" seat doesn't rename properly
- Navigating away from an expanded flight on "Upcoming Flights" and returning will cause the "Edit" button to disappear
- Future versions of app will have a way to contact admin for troubleshooting support and feature suggestions
Installation of the On The Fly mobile application is handled via the Apple App Store, the industry standard for iOS mobile applications. In order to download and use the app, users must have an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch) that runs iOS 10.0+. The device must also have 28.6 MB of free space to download and install the application.
All dependent libraries are included in the app download itself. Users do not need to install any additional software to use this application.
Use this link from an iOS device to open the app listing directly. Once the app has opened in the App Store, just click Get to download and install the application on your device.
For step-by-step instructions that don't use the link above, consult the following:
- Open the App Store on your iOS device.
- Select the
Searchsection along the bottom toolbar. - Type
"On The Fly (Weight & Balance)"in the search bar to find the application. - In the results page, select the application, the app icon looks like this:
- Select the
Getbutton to download and install. You may be prompted to enter your AppleID credentials.
The App Store automatically handles all aspects of software installation. In order to run the application, a user must simply click on the app icon from their device and it will run automatically.
- Make sure your device is running iOS 10.0+. To see the version of your operating system, go to Settings -> General -> About -> Version. If you need to upgrade the iOS version, consult this guide.
- Make sure your device has at least 28.8 MB of free space to install and run the application. To verify the amount of free space on your device, go to Settings -> General -> About -> Available. If you need to clear up space, consult this article by Apple.
- If having trouble loggin in, ensure that your device is connected to the internet (through either Wi-Fi or 4G/LTE data networks).
- If app freezes during download and installation (device error or connectivity issue), touch the app icon to re-start the process. If it stays frozen, hold the app icon until it shows a black and white "x" in the corner, delete, and follow the download instructions again.
This application is under the sole intellectual copyright of its developers. Any attempt to redistribute, reverse engineer, pirate, or alter any component of this application without expressed written consent of the application developers is strictly prohibited and punishable by law.
This application is for personal use only and is not intended to act in place of any other safety measures. The developers are not responsible for any damage done to any persons, aircraft, cargo, or otherwise as a result of using this application. Follow all other safety measures put forth by your airport, aircraft manufacturer, and your pilot.
The pilot in command is always responsible for the safe operation of every flight, as per FAA training and instruction. Treat the On The Fly App as a tool to aid flight preparation, not a replacement to due dilgence in the highways of the sky.