Hello Aviators!
A new beta version has seen the light! This version contains a number of fixes and has one major improvement for the Vertical Profile View (VPV).
Up to now the VPV was sometimes a pain to work with; changing planned altitudes for a leg was troublesome, and often "weird" zig-zag routes where drawn. These problems found their cause in defining a Top of Descend (TOD) location when the descend had to go through multiple waypoints, so we decided to handle climbs and descends different now.
Version 4.3.4 no longer tries to define a TOD spanning multiple legs, instead it leaves it to the user to define achievable crossing altitudes for leg waypoints during the descend. To assist the user in determining if the climb or descend can be realized a leg will now be coloured red when the climb or descend cannot be achieved using the parameters defined for the current aircraft profile.
Ready to update?
If you're ready to try this latest version, find the beta installation files and links below. We are preparing to release this version to production in a few days. Expect a detailed newsletter and updated documentation soon to keep you well-informed.
We deeply value your feedback, which drives our continuous improvement. Please continue to share your experiences with us.
Cheers,
The EasyVFR Team
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📝 RELEASE NOTES
- The radiocard now lists "Squawk ATC discretion" instead of only "ATC Discretion."
- VPV descent and TOD calculations no longer attempt to start a descent more than one leg early if the current leg is not long enough to execute the full climb or descent.
- Vertical Profile View (VPV) now handles changes to planned altitudes by dragging the route line more effectively.
- Various VPV sync options while in flight mode. "Re-center Position" now also re-centers the plane position in the VPV.
- EasyVFR4 is now installable from the Google Play Store on devices without GPS.
- The free EasyVFR Essentials version now includes a way to maintain user waypoints.
- Improved support for iPad Pro 13" high-resolution devices.
FIXED
- When assigning Alternate 1 and/or Alternate 2 to a route, the NOTAMs list was not updated. The route had to be saved and reloaded first for the changes to take effect.
- When using two-finger touch to measure distances, the infocard would also pop up showing route objects.
- It was often not possible to scroll to the end of a route in the routecard for routes with many waypoints.
- VFR reporting points with a "-" sign in their ID were rendered on the map without that sign.
- When planning a route on a device without location services (mostly Windows devices), EV4 would use the wrong position to calculate magnetic variation for each leg in the route.
- The Vertical Profile View (VPV) did not always follow the flight track when in flight mode, even when flying the route almost exactly as planned.
- When a route was created using the free-text method and one of the waypoints had a latitude or longitude of 0.000, EV4 would report an error about a missing waypoint.
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📥 BETA DOWNLOADS
📱 Mobile & Tablet
🍏 iOS, iPadOS, and Apple Silicon Mac
Minimum requirements:
- 64-bit and 2GB RAM.
Effectively:
- iPhone 8 and higher.
- iPad Air 3 and higher.
- iPad Mini 5 and higher.
- iPad Pro's.
- M1 MacBooks and higher.
The iPad Mini 6 and newer, and any iPad Pro perform extremely well.
Download Steps:
- Install the Apple TestFlight app via the Apple AppStore.
- Go to the following URL to download the latest version of EasyVFR 4 via TestFlight.
👉 Open the EasyVFR 4 page in the Apple TestFlight app
🤖 Android
IMPORTANT: Devices with the old 32-bit Android OS are not supported
Minimum requirements:
- 64-bit OS, +3GB RAM. Android 10 and higher is advised.
At least compatible (but slow) are:
- Huawei MediaPad M5.
- Xiaomi Mi Pad 4.
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (except SM-T810). (slow)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S4.
We see good results with Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, and higher and most modern high-end tablets and smartphones.
Download Options:
- Google Play: You can download the beta directly via Google Play when enrolled in the beta program on the Google Play app page.
👉 Open the EasyVFR 4 page in Google Play to enrole for beta - Sideload (alternative): To install you must enable the option: "Allow the installation of apps from sources other than Play store" in Android Settings, Lock screen and Security. Some Android devices require you to tap&hold the link below, then choose [Download link] to store the APK on your device from where you then can install this downloaded APK.
Download APK https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_4.3.4.apk
💻 Desktop and Laptop
🪟 Windows
Minimum requirements:
- 32-bit, 2GB RAM, Windows 8 and higher is advised.
Download: Download EasyVFR 4 for Windows https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_win32_4.3.4.exe
🍏 Apple Silicon Mac
See the iOS version.
🍎 Intel Macs
IMPORTANT: Intel Macs on Big Sur and Monterey need to have the latest macOS version 11.6.1 or 12.0.1 or higher installed.
Intel-based Macs can only install the below .dmg file and need to follow the below instructions.
Minimum requirements:
- Most 64-bit macOS versions. E.g. High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina. BigSur 11.6.1 and Monterey 12.0.1 and up.
- Apple Silicon M1 and greater Macs can download via the iOS AppStore.
Download: Download EasyVFR 4 for Intel Macs https://members.pocketfms.com/WebProgramDownloads/EasyVFR4/EasyVFR4_osx_4.3.4.dmg
Installation instructions:
- After downloading the DMG file, open it and drag the EasyVFR 4 icon into the Applications folder. EasyVFR 4 is now available via Launchpad.
- When you get the message "EasyVFR4.app can’t be opened because it was not downloaded from the App Store" choose [Open in Finder] from that popup, then right-click on EasyVFR4.app and choose open. Now the same popup will appear, now with a [Open] button.
- From there on you can launch EasyVFR 4 from the launchpad without this warning.
- With every update, you need to redo step 2. 🔄
