SkyWalk is a tool that is developed to help pilots become more aware of the various aspects of their flight plan, as it can address situations that may need extra attention. Navigate to API documentations for more detailed information. ⭐️ Star it if you like it ⭐️
There are no costs in using SkyWalk, but a coffee donation will make new versions better! I like coffee!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Retrieves NOTAM information. | Retrieves and presents relevant NOTAMs for your flight region. |
| Visualizes and analyzes the weight and balance envelope. | Ensures aircraft loading is within safe operational limits. |
| Analyzes runway length requirements. | Calculates required runway distance using POH, weather, and surface characteristics. |
| Visualizes and analyzes wind impact. | Demonstrates wind direction and strength in relation to takeoff and landing orientation. |
| Analyzes fuel consumption. | Estimates required fuel and monitors usage across flight stages. |
| Displays complete flight map. | Shows METARs, NOTAMs, airspaces, and nearby aerodromes along your flight path. |
| Analyzes flight time and maintenance. | Tracks remaining maintenance hours, flight time, and cost metrics via Tacho/Tobbs. |
| Provides a customized checklist. | Offers tailored pre-flight and in-flight checklists for operational readiness. |
| Autogenerates ATC transcripts. | Automatically generates communication scripts for ATC based on flight details. |
| Summarizes all details. | Compiles key flight, weather, and planning information in a comprehensive overview. |
| Increases situational awareness. | Integrates data and visuals to enhance pilot decision-making. |
- Application: Website
- Documentations: Documentation
- Blog Posts: Medium
- Bug Reports and Feature Requests: GitHub Issues
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Flying is one of the greatest achievements in human history. A safe journey requires a prepared pilot. However, the preparation step can be laborious due to the amount of information that needs to be collected, combined, and then calculated. This is where Skywalk steps in. Skywalk is an application that is developed to help Pilots in their flight preparation by automating the parts of information collection, processing, and computations.
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Flight preparation is complicated and requires combining multiple information sources such as law, airspaces, aerodromes, weather conditions in combination with technical specifications of aircraft and user-specific variables such as fuel, number of passengers, weight distribution and so on. The pilot in command needs to be aware of the flight conditions. High stress levels are not uncommon in aviation but can be lowered or even prevented with good flight preparation. In this blog, I will describe how SkyWalk integrates various information sources and helps to build awareness for pilots in the various steps of flight preparation. With SkyWalk you can directly see the impact of the always-changing variables, and does overcomes the issue of re-doing the entire stack of analysis manually if one variable changes, e.g., an extra passenger, or wind angle changes. With SkyWalk you select the departure, arrival, and alternate, together with your aircraft type, and then combine it with custom settings such as passengers, amount of fuel etc. Information such as aerodromes, airspaces, real-time weather conditions (METAR), and NOTAMs are processed and calculations are made for weight and balance, wind envelopes, runway lengths, and many more. All relevant information is organized, visualized, or otherwise presented. In the end, you decide whether to fly or not. Keep it safe.
- Erdogan Taskesen, github: erdogant
- Contributions are welcome.
- Yes! This library is entirely free but it runs on coffee! :) Feel free to support with a Coffee.
