Tachbase: Pilot EFB

Charts, ADS-B, planning & logs

Free

Tachbase is now free — no subscription. The map, plates, weather, PFD & offline charts work without an account; a free account syncs your logbook and plans. Tachbase is an electronic flight bag (EFB) for general aviation pilots — preflight planning, in-cockpit awareness, and logging in one fast, offline-first app for iPhone, iPad, and the web. FREE — EVERYTHING INCLUDED No subscription, nothing to buy. The moving map, charts and georeferenced plates, in-flight tools, and offline downloads all work without an account. Create a free account and nothing lives on one device: your logbook, flights, plans, aircraft, and checklists sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web — a lost iPad loses nothing. MOVING MAP Airports, airspace, navaids, fixes, airways, and military training routes — tap any feature for details. Airport diagrams draw on the map as you zoom in. Overlay VFR/IFR charts, live weather (radar, satellite, winds aloft, PIREPs, AIRMETs/SIGMETs), TFRs, and your route. Add range rings, centerlines, glide ring, and track breadcrumb. Download states & territories offline. CHARTS & PLATES FAA approach plates, departure/arrival procedures, airport diagrams, and takeoff/alternate minimums with pan/zoom — plus taxi diagrams where the FAA has none. Plates are georeferenced (your aircraft draws on the chart), drop any chart onto the map, and see NOTAMs for the current plate. AIRPORTS Frequencies, runway wind analysis, METARs/TAFs, NOTAMs, fuel & services, sunrise/sunset, and the chart supplement — all offline-ready. WEATHER Decoded METARs and TAFs, 270+ imagery products cached offline, live FAA weather cameras, and FIS-B weather with an ADS-B receiver. TRAFFIC & FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Connect any GDL90 ADS-B receiver — Stratux, Stratus 3, SkyEcho — for live traffic and weather. A Primary Flight Display pairs an AHRS attitude indicator with an HSI that tracks your active leg or Direct-To. A customizable data bar adds terrain, obstacle, and traffic alerts with spoken callouts. FLIGHT PLANNING The route finder suggests routes ATC recently assigned — SIDs and STARs load with published legs on the map. Add approaches and airways, and check a vertical terrain profile with recommended MEA. Wind-corrected nav log with fuel planning, weight & balance, and PDF export. File, activate, amend, and close flight plans with Leidos Flight Services and official FAA/FSS briefings. Push alerts when your plan is accepted, amended, or closed, or en-route weather crosses your route. Direct-To with holds and track lines. CHECKLISTS Tap-to-run normal and emergency checklists — start from templates for popular GA aircraft or build your own. SMART LOGBOOK Log flights with approaches, passengers, and cost-splitting; auto-log with a GPS track; track FAA currency; and generate experience and 8710 reports. Import from ForeFlight or MyFlightbook, export ForeFlight-compatible CSV, with 30-day undelete. Sign entries inline or via QR for instructor endorsements. PLUS: Home Screen widgets (METARs, currency) and a live Lock Screen flight activity; an aircraft hangar with weight & balance and maintenance tracking; an E6B; an offline FAA library (FAR/AIM, handbooks, ACs); your own POHs and PDFs; iCloud backup; contacts; 8 themes. Tachbase supplements, not replaces, certified avionics and official sources. All data — aeronautical, weather, own-ship position — is for situational awareness only, not for primary or IFR navigation. Per FAA AC 91-78 and AC 120-76, the pilot in command must verify all information against official sources.

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

NEW: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CURRENCY CFI certificates no longer expire — instructors keep their privileges through a 24-month recent experience period. If you hold a CFI, CFII or MEI certificate, Currency now tracks that period: when your renewal window opens (renewing then keeps your anniversary month), and what it takes to reinstate if it lapses. Add the date to your instructor certificate in Profile. LOGBOOK • Entries your instructor signs remotely (QR code or web link) now sync back to the app as signed. • Instructor signatures now record the CFI's recent experience date instead of an "expiration" date, per the FAA rule change. • You can now attach track logs to signed entries — the signed entry itself is never changed. MAP AND WEATHER • The breadcrumb trail only draws while you're flying — no more trail on the drive to the airport. • Weather refreshes when you come back to the app, and you can pull down on an airport to refresh it. • More reliable syncing when coverage drops in and out in flight.

The developer, 808 Heavy Industries LLC, 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:

    • Contact Info
    • Identifiers
  • Data Not Linked to You

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

    • Location
    • Identifiers

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Seller
808 Heavy Industries LLC
Size
71.5 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
Copyright
© 2026 808 Heavy Industries LLC