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SkyBrief

Preflight weather briefings that make the call clearer — METARs decoded, hazards surfaced, go/no-go backed by your personal minimums.

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THE WEATHER, DECODED

Raw METAR in.
A clear picture out.

SkyBrief pulls live METARs and TAFs from aviationweather.gov and translates every line into plain English — with the numbers that matter for your flight up front.

KSFO 092300Z 28020KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3001
▼ DECODED
Flight Rules
VFR
Clear of clouds
Wind
20 KT
From 280° W · fresh breeze
Visibility
10+ SM
Unrestricted
Ceiling
CLR
No ceiling reported
FLY

A briefing that reads the weather like a CFI.

Plain-English summary, hazard callouts, and a go / caution / no-go call — computed on-device from live METAR, TAF, and PIREP data by a rule-based engine, so the same weather always yields the same verdict. Flight rules, winds, ceilings, runway crosswinds, and a daylight-and-currency timeline, all on one screen you can reorder to taste.

SkyBrief briefing screen showing a GO verdict for KSUS
PLAN

Everything between departure and destination.

Route planner with nav log and winds aloft, weight & balance that feeds your fuel burn, the XC Wizard that walks route → weather → W&B → briefing packet in one pass, a heads-down kneeboard for the cockpit, and a multi-day trip planner for the out-and-back.

SkyBrief planning hub
TRAIN

Checkride prep that lives where you already brief.

A METAR to decode and a decision scenario every day, a weekly accident case study, and the full study stack behind it — mock written exams, a deck that re-drills every question you've ever missed, real FAA approach plates, and anonymous DPE debriefs from actual checkrides.

SkyBrief training hub
LOG

Arm it before takeoff. Land with the entry written.

Hands-off GPS tracking records the flight and hands you a filled-in logbook draft — times, route, landings, night split. Replay the track afterward, watch your 61.109 requirements fill in as you go, and import what you already have from ForeFlight or Garmin.

SkyBrief flight logbook with flight tracker
CHARTS

The big picture, chart by chart.

Radar and satellite, current and forecast icing, turbulence, winds and temps aloft, prog charts, AIRMETs and SIGMETs — the imagery stack a briefer would pull, organized for one quick sweep. Free, all of it.

SkyBrief weather charts
SkyBrief app screens
THE DECISION

One clear call,
backed by your minimums.

Set personal minimums for ceiling, visibility, and wind. SkyBrief weighs every report against them and gives you a transparent go / caution / no-go verdict — with the reasons listed, never a black box.

GO

FRAT scoring and briefing checklists included for structured risk decisions.

CHECKRIDE PREP, BUILT IN

The checkride starts long before checkride day.

Written prep, oral prep, and weather judgment in the same app you brief with — so every study session uses the real thing.

938
Practice questions
616
Flashcards
8
Certificate tracks
Sport→ATP
Coverage
Mock exams

Timed, weighted, and graded like the real written — with explanations on every miss.

DPE gouge

Real checkride debriefs from real applicants, searchable by examiner and state.

Weak-area tracking

SkyBrief watches your misses and tells you exactly what to drill next.

Daily habit

A METAR a day, scenario quizzes, and streaks that keep you honest between lessons.

Checkride Day Pack

Everything the examiner will ask for, organized the night before.

Free, all of it

The entire training suite is free — no trial, no paywall between you and the questions.

FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS

Run dispatch like a Part 141 operation.

Students brief, instructors review, aircraft clear maintenance — all in one place, with records to show for it.

Dispatch workflow

Students submit briefing + FRAT + W&B packets; CFIs approve from a live queue.

Instructor dashboard

Student progress, scheduling weather, endorsements, and training records.

Squawks & maintenance

Digital squawk sheet with grounding logic and A&P sign-off tracking.

Compliance records

Part 141-style training records with DOCX export, BFR and medical currency tracking.

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More than most apps charge for.

  • All 938 checkride questions, 616 flashcards, 8 tracks
  • Mock written exams, weak-area drills, DPE gouge
  • The whole logbook: GPS flight tracking, track replay, 61.109 progress, CSV import
  • Every weather chart — radar, icing, turbulence, progs, SIGMETs
  • METARs, TAFs, flight rules, winds, runway crosswinds
  • Scholarship & cadet-program hub, pilot tools, taxi diagrams
Pro

The briefing that makes the call.

  • Plain-English briefing and the full Go / No-Go verdict
  • Route briefing, nav log, winds aloft, XC Wizard
  • Weight & balance, CG envelope, performance, saved loadouts
  • SIGMET / AIRMET alert feed, NOTAMs, PIREPs, preflight monitoring
  • Forecast timeline, departure windows, personal-minimums alerts
  • Kneeboard, briefing history, and PDF export
AND A HANGAR FULL MORE
STORM ADVISORIES FLYABLE DAYS FRAT SCORING TRACK REPLAY FUEL PRICES WEATHER CAMS TAXI DIAGRAMS APPROACH PLATES RADIO TRAINER MANEUVER CARDS AIRSPACE QUIZ FAR QUIZ SCHOLARSHIP HUB CURRENCY TRACKING GLIDE PLANNER HOLD ENTRIES IFR ALTERNATE CHECK DENSITY ALTITUDE PASSENGER BRIEF RUSTY-PILOT PLAN RENTAL CHECKOUT ASRS ASSISTANT BRIEFING HISTORY PDF EXPORT

Brief better.
Fly safer.

The training suite, your logbook, and every weather chart are free. Pro adds the briefing, the route, and the alerts.

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