Vantage: Drone Flight Planner

Airspace, ground, weather, sun

Free · In-App Purchases

New: fly a virtual 3D preview of any spot before you leave home. Plus one clear verdict across live UK airspace, wind at altitude, and your drone's limits. Tap a spot on the map. Get one definitive answer: fly, wait, or don't fly. Vantage is a precision flight planning tool for drone pilots. It synthesizes airspace restrictions, ground rules, local weather, and your specific drone's hardware limits into a single clear verdict, telling you exactly which factor is blocking your flight. ACTIVE-NOW AIRSPACE Most UK airspace apps show you where the zones are. Vantage shows you whether they are active right now. Vantage parses FRZs, Danger Areas, advisory zones, and NOTAMs so you know what is live - including scheduled zones cancelled or temporarily activated. Aerial activity NOTAMs (gliders, airshows, parachuting) surface as their own yellow tier. Future-dated NOTAMs render as upcoming amber zones, allowing you to plan ahead safely. Airspace data refreshes in the background when connected and stays available offline. Settings shows the loaded AIRAC cycle and last successful data check. GROUND RULES Airspace isn't the only thing that grounds a flight. Vantage also checks the ground itself - National Trust land, forestry permits, SSSI / ASSI protected-area advisories, and other landowner restrictions are overlaid on the map and folded into the verdict with severity-aware copy. Vantage also resolves your local council and surfaces known drone byelaws and Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) for the land it controls. 3D FLIGHT PREVIEW See your shot before you fly. Fly a virtual drone through a photorealistic 3D view of any location at your planned altitude and scout the composition before you leave home. WIND AT FLIGHT ALTITUDE Ground-level weather apps show you wind where you're standing. Vantage calculates wind where your drone flies. It extrapolates wind speeds at 100, 200, 300, and 400 ft using the meteorological power-law profile, so you know the true conditions before takeoff. DRONE-SPECIFIC LIMITS A DJI Mavic 3 Pro handles winds that would ground a Mini 4 Pro. Select your model, and Vantage automatically compares live conditions against its manufacturer-rated wind and gust ceilings, with a conservative safety margin built in to every flight verdict. Fly more than one drone? Keep them all in your garage and switch the active one with a tap. 7-DAY FLYABILITY STRIP Scan the week at a glance. Each day features morning, midday, and evening flyability bars personalized to your drone's limits. Use the time scrubber to jump the map and verdict to any exact hour in the next 7 days. PRECISION WEATHER & LIGHT Precision data from Apple WeatherKit distinguishes current precipitation (intensity) from hourly forecasts (probability). Sun tracking highlights golden and blue hour in your target location's timezone. PLACES & SAVED LOCATIONS Search for your next spot by name or tap the map. Save regular locations - each carries a map snapshot thumbnail for at-a-glance recognition. SUPPORTED DRONES Over 50 models across DJI, Antigravity, Autel, Skydio, and Parrot - or enter a custom drone's wind limits manually. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-ins, no ads, and no location tracking. Vantage is a paid field tool, not a data broker. FREE & VANTAGE PRO Vantage is free to download. The free tier includes the complete offline UK airspace map, active zone details, the ground rules surface overlay, and tap-anywhere restriction info. Upgrade to Vantage Pro to unlock the complete flight picture: • Synthesized fly/no-fly verdicts • 3D flight preview with optional drone-speed simulation • Wind at flight altitude calculations • Space weather (Kp) alerts for GPS and compass interference • 7-day flyability strip and time scrubber • Golden hour, blue hour, and moon phase tracking • Saved locations and places search SUBSCRIPTIONS & PRICING Vantage Pro offers monthly and annual subscriptions. Annual plans save over 65% vs monthly and include a 14-day free trial. Founding Members lock in introductory pricing for as long as their subscription stays active.

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    4 Ratings

Vantage now runs on iPhone Duo, with layouts and controls for both the outer and inner displays. - NOTAMs published in several parts now appear as one row in the Airspace card and one outline on the map - The selected spot stays centred in the visible map after you rotate or close the panel in landscape - Verdict reasons now wrap onto more lines instead of being cut off - 3D preview controls sit evenly in landscape and on iPhone Duo - Fixed the BETA label in the 3D preview losing its orange background on iOS 27

The developer, Chun Hin Tang, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics
    • Other Data
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Purchases
    • Diagnostics

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Provider
Chun Hin Tang
Size
57 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
13+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Vantage Annual - Founding Member £29.99
  • Vantage Monthly £9.99
  • Vantage Annual £39.99
  • Vantage Monthly £9.99
Copyright
© 2026 Chun Hin Tang