PilotGuard
Flight Risk Assessment Tool
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
v1.2 — Now shows airport names as you type, smarter weather error messages, and keyboard improvements throughout.
PilotGuard brings the FAA's Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) and PAVE framework to your iPhone and iPad — so every flight starts with a clear, structured go/no-go decision.
HOW IT WORKS
Enter your departure and arrival airports plus your estimated time of departure. PilotGuard instantly fetches live METAR and TAF data from NOAA and pre-fills your weather questions automatically. Answer the remaining questions across the four PAVE categories — Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External Pressures — and get a risk score in seconds.
LIVE WEATHER, BUILT IN
No manual lookups. PilotGuard pulls real-time METAR and TAF for both your departure and arrival airports and maps the conditions directly to your assessment. Departure weather, en-route forecast, winds, and time of flight are all pre-filled based on what's actually happening outside.
PERSONAL MINIMUMS
Set your own limits — maximum crosswind, headwind, and tailwind, minimum runway length, VFR ceiling and visibility, and fuel reserves. PilotGuard checks every flight against your minimums and flags violations clearly in your results, so you're always flying within your personal envelope.
RUNWAY ANALYSIS
Select your departure and arrival runways and PilotGuard calculates the exact crosswind and tailwind components based on current winds — not just total wind speed. Includes density altitude so you know what your aircraft is actually performing against.
FAA-SOURCED RISK MITIGATIONS
When any PAVE category scores Moderate or High, PilotGuard surfaces FAA-sourced antidotes specific to that risk area — practical mitigations, not generic advice.
FLIGHT HISTORY
Every completed assessment is saved to your history. Review past flights, see how conditions compared to your minimums, and track your risk trends over time.
BUILT FOR GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS
PilotGuard is designed for student pilots building decision-making habits and experienced pilots who want a structured pre-flight discipline. It follows the same 18-question FRAT methodology recommended by the FAA, organized across the four PAVE categories.
No account required. No subscription. Your data stays on your device.
Ratings & Reviews
A few quality-of-life improvements for this update, focused on making the pre-flight flow smoother.
What's new:
Airport name lookup — As you type your departure or arrival airport code, PilotGuard now resolves the airport name in real time and shows it right below the field. No more second-guessing whether you typed the right code.
Smarter error messages — If an airport exists but doesn't have a weather reporting station, the error now tells you the airport's full name so you know exactly what you're looking at.
Better keyboard behavior — The keyboard now closes automatically when you tap "Fetch METAR & TAF", and the airport fields block invalid characters (no more accidentally pasting spaces or hyphens into an ICAO code).
The developer, Edwin Coronado, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Edwin Coronado
- Size
- 6.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Large Tip $4.99
- Small Tip $0.99
- Medium Tip $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 PilotGuard