A working cockpit on iPhone & iPad, trusted by 50,000+ pilots: beautiful instruments, live weather & traffic, radio-nav trainer. Now ad-free, with the new Vision PFD.
fDeck turns your iPhone or iPad into a working aircraft instrument panel - a graphically beautiful flight deck for your pocket, with live weather, real ADS-B traffic, a flight planner and a powerful radio-navigation trainer.
Trusted by 50,000+ pilots, student pilots and flight-sim enthusiasts worldwide. 100% ad-free.
A FULL PANEL OF INSTRUMENTS
Every instrument is hand-crafted to look and behave like the real thing - responsive, animated, and controlled with intuitive touch. Mix and match any combination to build your own flight deck:
• Synthetic Vision (Vision PFD)
• Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
• VOR receiver
• Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
• Artificial Horizon
• Altimeter (GPS/Baro)
• Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
• Aircraft compass with heading bug
• Groundspeed indicator
• Chronometer with fuel totaliser
• Live weather & wind, with TAF/METAR in raw or decoded form
Every instrument has its own built-in video tutorial.
LEARN TO NAVIGATE
Pan your aircraft anywhere on the map and watch every instrument respond in real time. Tune any VOR, NDB or radio aid from a worldwide database - or build your own virtual navaids to practise tracking radials, intercepts and holds. The best radio-navigation trainer you can carry.
PLAN YOUR FLIGHT
Build a flight plan and slave any instrument to it. Waypoints transition automatically as you fly, so every needle keeps pointing exactly where it should - no re-tuning between legs.
FLY WITH CONFIDENCE
• Worldwide aviation database: 20,000+ airports and navaids, updated monthly
• Aviation moving map with airspace, airports and navaids
• Optional 5/10/20NM range rings and enhanced radial lines
• Live ADS-B traffic with a built-in traffic avoidance (TCAS) system
• Tag your own aircraft registration to silence alerts on yourself
• Export your tracks as GPX or KML
FOR YOUR HOME COCKPIT
Drive the instruments straight from X-Plane or Microsoft Flight Simulator via the flight simulation connection, and turn any device into a secondary instrument panel.
PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST
No ads. No tracking across other apps. We never sell your data and collect only what is needed to run the app.
NEW IN VERSION 3.0
• Vision: a brand-new synthetic vision PFD (early access - 2D now, 3D coming soon)
• Now 100% ad-free
• Microsoft Flight Simulator support, alongside X-Plane
FDECK PREMIUM
fDeck is free to download and use. Become a Premium member to unlock:
• Premium and Early Access instruments (including Vision)
• Unlimited user navigation stations
• Monthly navigation database updates
• Map weather overlays & live virtual radar
• Live ADS-B traffic with TCAS alerting
• Live TAF & METAR reports
• Unlimited X-Plane & MSFS flight simulation connection
• Crazy fast support from the dev!
Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase.
• Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends
• Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings
IMPORTANT
fDeck is a training aid and a supplementary/backup instrument. It is not a certified instrument and must not be used as a primary means of navigation.
Questions or ideas? I read every email personally - just use "Contact the developer" in the app, or the contact page on my website:
https://fdeck.app/support/#contact
Full details of our Terms of Service and Privacy policy can be found at the following URLs:
Terms of Use: https://fdeck.app/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://fdeck.app/privacy/
Just started using this app recently and what a surprise I’m a flight instructor and Instrument Instructor (CFII) and this app offers all sorts of utilities for both teaching and flying. The applications for this app are too numerous to detail but . . . I like to set the ADF (RMI) to the destination airport when shooting approaches so that when I’m turned over to CTAF I can give very accurate position reports Additionally, I keep nearby VORs in the flight planner function so that I can give rapid position reports relative to Nav Aids when I’m requesting flight following or practice approaches. I use the chronometer for always having access to ZULU time and flight time and, it has an approach timer as well (and fuel estimations). The map function allows me to teach navigation to primary students augmented by the creation of virtual positions for teaching prior to a flight. The new flight planner function makes this app more practical than many other similar apps. I keep an active list of favorite NAV-Aids and airports and can easily “tune“ them with the flick of a finger I’m really looking forward to what this developer will continue to do with this app, I’m using it now for most flights.
Developer Response
What lovely review - thank you. It really is nice to hear how fDeck is used. I know you will - but please keep the suggestions for improvements coming.
Killer App!
holajeffe
I fly a trike (microlight) with no on-board instrumentation and discovered FDeck a few months ago after trying a few other iPhone flight apps…I’m thrilled I landed on this-it’s amazingly simple and easy to use. I have it set up so each instrument gets its own full screen view and swipe to the next one whenever I want a different instrument. The Automatic Direction finder is killer but so is the Attitude Indicator and the Vertical Speed Indicator and Compass. I’ve not used the VOR or the HSI indicators yet but I’m sure they are just as easy to follow and read as the others. The design is great. I can easily read the instruments at a glance and the functionality of FDeck is incredible and so well thought out-I purchased a lifetime membership and was more than happy to do so. I use it every time I’m up. Works great with my iPhone. Re using an iPhone while flying in the open air: I’m impressed with the the ability to keep on running in the freezing temps here in the Northern Pennsylvania Wintertime. I was up recently at 22 degrees F (-5.5 C) for about 2 hours and it never faltered. Awesome! I have it mounted on my Ram Mount and using it with an iPhone SE. My trike is an Australian made Airborne Outback.
Developer Response
5⭐️ review back at you! So good to read how the app is used and I’m humbled by your thanks. 👊
Excellent App!
Rob27617
Use it every flight! I use both the GPS Ground Speed and the ADF instrument (GPS based) on every flight. Several other well appointed instruments as well. Very easy to see in flight and works flawlessly. The ADF points to the GPS target entered and gives DME. A quick glance is all that is needed to see if you are heading to your target. My private grass strip is somewhat hidden in a forest so this is quite helpful. Thanks!!
Developer Response
And this is why I built the app and continue to develop it! For users like this. So pleased that fDeck is proving useful to you and I am super happy to hear how you are using it. If you feel so inclined to grab some photos of you using it in your cockpit and email them one to me I would be very pleased! Thanks again - Darren.
This app is going to be so cool next time I fly on a plane
PilotEXE
I love that you made this app, it’s amazing and so easy to use. I’m an aviation enthusiast and I can’t wait to use this when I get on a plane next.One other thing I appreciate a lot, thank you for being a human who is going through and replying to these reviews and not a bot that puts the same thing. That’s underrated. Keep up the work!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the thoughtful review! Darren.
Welcome to fDeck 3.0 - our biggest update yet.
INTRODUCING VISION
A brand-new synthetic vision PFD instrument. Released as early access: 2D mode is available now, with 3D coming soon. Vision is available to Premium members.
NOW AD-FREE
We have removed all advertisements from fDeck. If you would like to support the app, please consider Premium or a one-time lifetime membership.
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR
fDeck now connects to Microsoft Flight Simulator as well as X-Plane.
MAP
• Optional 5, 10 and 20NM range rings
• Export your tracks as GPX or KML
• Radio and radial lines now show range, bearing and radial
• Tag your own aircraft registration to avoid TCAS alerts on yourself
INSTRUMENTS
• ADF: optional fixed-card mode
• Altimeter: local pressure entry box
• Weather: toggle TAF/METAR between raw and decoded
• Chronometer: auto-reset on takeoff is now optional
• Groundspeed: corrected units label
NAVIGATION DATABASE
• Optimised interface and a new phone landscape layout
• Fixed Southern Hemisphere user-station entry
• Fixed duplicate and missing user stations
ALSO
• Selectable fixed instrument background colour
• Updated onboarding
• New app architecture
• Customer Center for subscribers
Thank you for flying with fDeck. If you enjoy it, a review really helps!
- Darren, Worthing, UK
Version 3.0.3
The developer, Darren Yeates, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
Seller
Darren Yeates
Size
133.6 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.1 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
