1. Flight Setup

Enter your launch location using either the search box, recent locations, current GPS position or direct latitude / longitude entry.

Select either:

• Manual — enter your own launch time
• Sunrise — auto loads local sunrise launch time
• Evening — auto loads evening launch time

Press Confirm location & load forecast to retrieve weather, winds, QNH, cloud and drift information.

2. MET Page

The MET page provides a quick operational overview including:

• Conditions summary
• Cloud base and cloud type
• Surface and upper winds
• Temperature and dew point
• QNH
• Hourly wind layers and drift overview

3. Drift Map

The drift page shows estimated flight direction at multiple heights. Each spoke represents expected travel direction for that altitude.

Use this to:

• Check likely landing areas
• Avoid airspace issues
• Compare different flying levels
• Plan fly-ins and events

4. Passenger & Balloon Data

Passenger names and weights can be entered manually and saved. Balloon profiles can also be stored for quick reuse.

The planner automatically calculates payload totals and fuel figures using the saved balloon data.

5. In Flight Tracking

The Flight Flow page provides live GPS flight tracking.

• Live altitude
• Track direction
• Distance travelled
• Ground speed
• QNH / altitude reference

Press Start at launch and End after landing. The system stores the full flight track for later review.

6. Landing Card

Record landing details including:

• Landing location
• Landowner information
• Comments and notes
• Friendly / avoid landing area references

7. Save Flight Record

Saved flight records store:

• Flight times
• Launch and landing details
• Passenger information
• Weather and QNH
• Balloon and fuel data
• Live GPS flight track

Records are stored locally on the device and can also be downloaded as standalone files.

8. View Flight Track

Open a saved flight and press View Flight to display the recorded track on the interactive map viewer.

Tap the blue track line at any point to display the recorded altitude and time for that section of the flight.

9. Landing Areas

Landing Areas allow pilots to store useful launch and landing sites directly onto the map system for future reference.

• Good launch sites
• Good landing fields
• Avoid / sensitive areas
• Notes and descriptions

10. Important Notes

• This system is an operational planning aid only.
• Pilot judgement always takes priority.
• Weather data may update or change between forecasts.
• Always comply with local aviation regulations and permissions.