5 Free Apps and Services Every Private Pilot Should Use for Flight Planning

In this video, I’m sharing my top 5 free apps and services that I use when planning a flight as a private pilot. These tools help with weather awareness, route planning, airport familiarization, mass and balance, and flight calculations. Flight planning is one of the most important parts of flying safely and efficiently, and these free tools can save you time while making your preparation much more organized. Just remember: apps are helpful, but they do not replace official weather briefings, proper calculations, or good pilot judgment. In this video: Windy for weather planning Google Maps / Google Earth for airport familiarization Numbers for mass and balance SkyVector for flight planning E6B JA flight computer for wind, climb, and descent calculations Download / Websites: Windy: windy.com Google Maps: Google Maps on Google Play Google Earth: Google Earth Numbers: Apple Numbers SkyVector: skyvector.com E6B JA Jamie’s Flight Computer: add the direct app link here Important note: For weather briefing, always use the official aviation weather source from your local authority, such as DWD in Germany or the Met Office in the UK. Apps like Windy are excellent extra tools, but they are not a replacement for official briefing. If you are a private pilot, student pilot, or aviation enthusiast, this video will help you build a smarter and faster preflight workflow.