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A complete flight operations software solution specifically designed for remote contexts.
FlightSpan provides flight crews with tools for flight planning, daily flight logs/journey logs, weight and balance, takeoff and landing performance, departure and arrival briefings with company runway charts, flight tracking and two way communications (when paired with a v2 Tracker), moving map with capability to use custom/company navigation charts, Notam and hazard identification tracking and more.
more Fix setting the minimum weight for some Cessna type aircraft on the Takeoff Performance Tab
10.13.1 2 days ago
FlightSpan 10.13.0 includes a number of enhancements, a bug fix, and three new aircraft.
Enhancements
* NOTAMs can now be marked Security.
* Envelope limit data can now be displayed on the expanded weight and balance envelope
* New Dirt runway surface added (defaults to a +5% takeoff factor and a +25% landing factor). Contact FlightSpan Support if you wish to unlock this for your organization.
* When an Aircraft Flight Manual publishes accelerate stop data, that data will now be used to compute accelerate/stop distance (in all other cases accelerate stop distance will continue to be takeoff roll + landing roll + 20%)
* Apple pencil documents markup functionality greatly improved
* Cancel button added to the New Waypoint screen
* Custom Flight Plan form added for Mozambique
* Flaps zero landing performance added for B200-RHF and B200-RHFP
Bug Fixes
* Max Load Limits number put the CG just outside the aft limit
New Aircraft Type
* DeHavilland DHC-300 Twin Otter
* Cessna U206G-HF1 (C206 with a different seat layout and one pod selector)
* Cessna C208B-EX7 (C208B-EX with a different seat/stretcher configuration)
10.13.0 4 days ago
Enhancements
- The V Speeds on the Takeoff and Landing Performance tabs have been enhanced with an airspeed tape display
- A Dangerous Goods (DG) warning is now displayed in the Cargo Weight column on non-manifest and manifest loads
- Runway surface modifiers can now be set to a custom percentage
- The v2 flight following account can now be given a custom name from Company EFB Preferences
- To ensure good contrast between map layers and EFB Own Ship icons, different EFB Own Ship colors for different map layers can now be set.
- When selecting an alternate, the space bar will now also enter the selection
- The fuel unit translation feature has been added to the fuel use/drop calculator
- “No Slope Data” is now displayed on takeoff and landing performance instead of 0% if no slope data is available
- Rate Calculator has been renamed Fare Calculator
- Nearest Runway lists now include Inactive or Closed notifications
- Tailwinds and Headwinds ranges can now be set to extend maximum values
- Departure and Arrival fuel have been added to the DFR upload (only visible in the database)
- The aft cargo space was relabeled “Hat” on the C172-180PY40 and the C172N-180PY
Bug Fixes
- Flight sometimes not visible on Today+Future
- v2 icon cut off when using Manual FlightWatch
- Remaining calculation didn’t account for landing weight
- Formatting issue on Long Ranger printed Weight and Balance
- App sometimes closed when printing/sharing records
- Formatting issues on the Weight and Balance envelopes
- The load calculator was defaulting to the base financial currency instead of the current loads currency
- iPad OS26 Map Tab landscape view formatting issue
- Defaulting to the incorrect runway
- Printed external load max weight was incorrect
- Documents with the same name were not linking to flights correctly
10.12.0 26 Mar
- Resolved an issue on the Performance Tabs where the optimum runway for takeoff or landing was not always pre-selected
- Resolved an issue with Helio Courier pod locations being incorrect on the W&B Tab
10.11.3 6 Mar
Have access to all runways unless the aircraft is specifically not approved to operate at the runway
10.11.1 25 Feb
New Features
- Airframe Total Time is now displayed under the Hobbs
- Maintenance logbook to view upcoming maintenance events
- The Weight and Balance forms can now be printed at any time or as part of the DFR upload process
- The EFB can now be set to automatically sync
- Runway Charts can now be exported from the EFB
Enhancements
- You can now plan fuel burns and flight times for any pattern work/circuit training
- You can now sign any of the documents that are part of your DFR upload process
- Manifest loads can now be marked No Show
- If an aircraft type is not approved for takeoff or landing on a runway, that runway is now shown, but grayed out and marked not approved
- Best glide speed for the selected takeoff flap setting will show along with the zero flap best glide speed
- Only Open Total rates will now allow pilot entry of a cash amount
- Documents on the Docs Tab are now sorted alphabetically
- If a crewmember had previously logged Block Time, IMC Time, Hood Time, Approaches, or Landings, they are removed when changing to an Observer role
- The Show Post Landing Checklist preference has been added to Aircraft Type EFB Preferences
- After Landing Checklist Items has expanded formatting options
- Individual files can now be deleted from the Settings / Storage page
- VSR Alerts now suppressed in the traffic pattern
- Helio Courier belly pod display reversed to match other aircraft, with the front to the left
Bug Fixes
- Net Equipment weight change was not updating
- Expired NOTAMs were still showing up on the NAV tab
- Takeoff Roll percent change over 100% was calculated correctly, but the displayed percentage change was incorrect.
- When not using v2, the Before Start checklist was not displaying after sending the manifest
- Could not select Passenger by name on W&B for Stretcher
- Date printed on the Journey Log was today instead of the Flight Date
- Ground time for refueling was on the wrong leg of the Basic flight plan
- When DA was below Sea Level, forecast pressure changed the performance calculation
- Negative custom equipment could not be negative
- When recording fuel dropped, the calculator was displaying aircraft fuel units instead of vendor units.
- Default hourly rate was being incorrectly flagged on the DFR
- Can Load did not check for landing weight and cg
10.11.0 18 Feb
- If you’re recording Hobbs Hours on your DFR’s, the EFB can now autofill the starting Hobbs time based on the last recorded Hobbs time in the FlightSpan system.
- Climb, Cruise and Descent Checklists are now suppressed when doing local circuits/pattern work.
- Addressed issue where the After Start checklist would occasionally reset and jump back to the Before Start checklist
- Passenger names from Manifests can now be added to individual seat positions on the W&B tab (previously limited to non-manifest loading)
- Passenger names can now be used in the copilot seat
- Fixed a bug where fuel audits with a 0 value would not upload to FlightSpan Ops
- GPS Routes on the Route Planner are now listed in alphabetical order
- You can now print just the Journey Log with your DFR (previously the option was to print both Journey Log and Operational Flight Plan)
- Fixed issue where if the EFB was put in the background or the iPad went to sleep when the MAP tab was selected, on wakeup it would display a different tab.
- Fixed issue where DFR loads without Rates would cause the DFR upload to fail
- Resolved issue on Departure/Performance tabs with runway reciprocals on runways with doglegs.
- You can now select the Type of Flight for each leg on Flight Plans (the default Type of Flight is set in FlightSpan Ops)
- Runway weight restrictions/penalties assigned to individual pilots in FlightSpan Ops are now effective in the EFB. In the example below, the pilot has been assigned an additional 200 kg weight restriction—this will apply in addition to the existing company weight restriction of -300 kg from max takeoff weight. The annotation shows both restrictions. The yellow line on the CG graph indicates the maximum weight factoring both the company and pilot weight restrictions.
- New Aircraft Types:
- Piper PA28-180
- Piper PA28R-180
- Cessna C170B
- Cessna C172S
- Cessna C172-160 (160 HP)
- Cessna C182
- Cessna C182-DS (SMA diesel)
- Cessna TU206-HS (either Horton or Sportsman leading edge cuff)
- Cessna C208B-14S (14 seat layout)
10.10.0 10 Jan
Fixed map tile not fully updating
10.9.2 12/12/2025
Add the ability to add passengers from loading to seats in W&B tab
Autofill time for rate calculator
Ability to add Signature to pdfs
Active currencies
add +500 to Flight Levels above FL180 for VFR operations
show iPad ip address for X-Plane
Search Function for Pilot Selection
Prompt for fuel transaction when pilot adds or drops fuel
Load details when editing fix
Ability to import/receive share files from iPad Files system
10.9.0 02/12/2025
Rate Calculator
X-Plane Simulator support
iOS 26 support
Ability to change currency
Hide expired NOTAMs button
Vx, Vy, Vg speeds on performance tab
Vg speed on Map tab
Push Notifications when receiving V2 messages
Improved sort by name when selecting waypoints
Added Aircraft:
- GippsAero GA8-VG (Airvan with Vg kit)
- C208B-SA1 (C208B with an alternative seat arrangement)
- C208B-EX1 (Grand Caravan EX)
- C208B-EX5 (Grand Caravan EX with an alternative seat arrangement)
10.8.0 05/11/2025
- When diverting to an alternate, FlightSpan™ now notes the current time and location, then calculates the ETE and fuel burn for the flight from the departure point to the turning point, and on to the alternate.
- Fuel specific gravity can be set in FlightSpan™ Ops with an effective date (for cold climate seasonal variations), and the EFB will calculate fuel weight using the new specific gravity on or after the effective date.
- When the FlightSpan™ Ops Company EFB Preference “v2 Auto-Dismiss ACK Type Message Replies” is set to Yes, Acknowledge messages from the v2 website will be automatically dismissed on the Message Tab. When set to No, the pilot must dismiss any Acknowledge message.
- The stretcher installation quick configure button is improved with a new Aircraft Type EFB Preference that can be set in FlightSpan™ Ops in conjunction with the existing preference. “Stretcher Replaces” defines which seats must be removed (and can’t be installed with a stretcher) and “Quick Configure” defines the preferred placement or removal of other seats.
- Improved the Nav chart download process to accommodate large charts
- Added Nav chart download progress bars for each chart
- Default Flight Purpose can now be associated with an Account, superseding the Rate’s default Flight Purpose.
- The PC12/45 aircraft type now has multiple flap settings for landing performance
- A chart revision date element can be added to the chart layout in FlightSpan™ Ops, and it will now be displayed on the EFB charts
- Amphib aircraft takeoff state change detection refined
- A time warning is no longer displayed on time-based loads
- TKS tanks can now display decimal max quantities instead of rounding
- The Pressure Altitude pick list now goes up to 14,000 feet
- Configured seat count is now sent to the database for certain reports
- Flight phases algorithm refined
- Improved the fleet feature display
- DFR upload failure feedback improved
- Storage labels under Settings changed
- Additional data storage tracking added to help track down bugs
Bug Fixes
- Below sea level Pressure Altitude on Cessna aircraft now corrects to sea level
- Large charts sometimes momentarily didn’t respond to zoom/pan gestures
- Amphib float locker loads didn’t copy to next leg
New Aircraft Types
- Beechcraft King Air 65-A90
- Cessna C210-550 (C210 with IO-550 engine)
- Piper Apache PA23-250
10.7.0 15/09/2025
Multiple links on documents
Link currency events to documents
Rolling blocking time on sent OTG
Cash payment date fix
Smart etas for climb only
Warning if changing destination before takeoff
Upload Additional Runway Images
v2 message parsing issue fix
Reset Max Load when changing aircraft
Fix Map refresh issue
Remove Std Pilot from Pilot picker
Custom chart fields not updating fix
10.6.0 08/08/2025
Water landing/take off performance adjustments
10.5.1 15/07/2025
v2 Fleet Features
Digital Checklist EFB enhancement
Airdrop DFRs between iPads
Fuel Inventory
Use Company EFB Preference for Standard Adult/Child Cargo Allowance
ICAO Flight plan alerts if departure times are adjusted
Don't reset W&B and Fuel if changing aircraft of the same type.
Copy purpose code to subsequent legs
Bulk change/set Pilot roles
Export flight notes from EFB
Mark receipts as USED on receipt picker
Added date to company loads
Fix sling load time limits
NOTAMs with future effective date
Include Add Fuel Stop Button on Nav Page Leg Fuel Settings Box
Fix incorrect Landing Weight Message on Descent
Fix Hobbs calculation issue
Sync button location
Increase label font for Runway Chart labels
Fix C208 Flaps 20/30 does not affect takeoff performance
Company pref for zipping logs
10.5.0 02/07/2025
Display date in local time on the printed DFR and the select flight view
10.4.1 04/06/2025
Company Fuel Inventory Management
Link Documents from the EFB to Aircraft and Waypoints
Option to change flight time to show in decimals instead of minutes
Add FS version to the DFR PDF upload
Make copying DFR Loads loads easier
MAP ETA's Font bigger
Add 'No-Show' functionality to DFR Loads
Warning to prevent CLEAR button accidentally clearing load on W&B page
Fixed ICAO flight plans being sent in US Date format
Fixed opening a flight that can change the date.
Fewer steps to change passenger weights on “loads”
Fixed Alert text difficult to read
Fixed hard to distinguish between the W&B tabs
Fixed CG Envelope on the Takeoff Performance and Landing Performance tab not updating
Added Aircraft C208B-MF6
Climb/Cruise/Descent phase detection adjustment
10.4.0 30/05/2025
Fixed the heading label on the map tab to show the correct value.
10.3.2 15/05/2025
W&B Tab:
- Resolved rounding issues that occasionally resulted in 1 kg discrepancies.
DFR Tab:
- Simulated flights are permitted to have no landings, while other flights are required to have at least one landing for the entire flight, although individual legs may have zero landings (e.g., missed instrument approach).
Select Flight View:
- Resolved an issue where an existing/downloaded flight would “disappear” from the EFB when the scheduled date for the flight was changed in the FSO. Flights with a date mismatch between the EFB and FSO will now always be displayed at the bottom of the list of flights regardless of the applied filters.
Improved Portrait Mode Detection:
- Added a full-screen requirement for orientation lock to enhance portrait mode detection.
New Cessna 206 Aircraft Types:
- The database has been updated to include new Cessna 206 aircraft types (U206-AM-550 and U206-RF-520/550).
Formatting Issues:
- Formatting issues caused by enabling the iPad’s Accessibility feature “Button Shapes” have been resolved.
Prepaid Accounts:
- Prepaid accounts are now displayed if they are permitted to have negative values.
10.3.0 05/05/2025
* FlightSpan™ can now be used on the iPhone
* Split view support on iPad
* All seat positions can now be used as cargo locations for all aircraft types
* Fluid compartment support is now available (for example, TKS deicing fluid) for aircraft so equipped.
* New Aircraft/Variants available:
* Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A-21
* Helio Courier H-295-2T (two-tank Helio)
* U206-AF (AeroAcoustics mod and Flint tip tanks)
* U206 (stock U206 with a cargo pod and no STOL mods)
* U206-NP (stock U206 with no cargo pod and no STOL mods)
* Chart formatting improvements
* Printed DFR formatting improvements
* Improved tap recognition on calculator
10.2.0 31/03/2025
Seats can now be stowed in cargo pod compartments
Enhanced Aft Seat Stowage
Added 'Flight Release' Signature block to Journey Log
Added 4 new C208B seat configurations
PDFs generated by the EFB (flight plans, DFR's etc) can now be rotated to landscape if desired
Creating new Landing Zones in the EFB now requires the waypoint be assigned a time zone.
Fixed issue that cause pilot-created cash receipts to not upload if the receipt had more than one line item
10.1.0 27/02/2025
Fix setting the minimum weight for some Cessna type aircraft on the Takeoff Performance Tab
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