An example day
Swansea EGFH
Today: possible now
- Local 09:00–15:00
- Land away within 90 minutes e.g. Shobdon via Brecon Beacons · leave 09:00–11:30 · 41 / 60 / 36 min
- Fly away within 90 minutes not possible
Example only, not a forecast.
Tomorrow: possible from 11:00
- Local 11:00–15:00
- Land away within 90 minutes e.g. Haverfordwest · leave 11:00–13:30 · 27 / 60 / 33 min
- Fly away within 90 minutes not possible
Example only, not a forecast.
…and every day after, up to a week ahead.
What it does
Your minimums, not ours
Set your own limits for cloud base, visibility, wind, gusts, crosswind and rain. Every hour is rated against them, for each aircraft you fly.
Trips, not just the circuit
It suggests where you could go: a local flight, a land-away or a fly-away. It checks the weather and terrain along the route, the wind aloft, the destination's opening hours where they're known, and getting back before sunset.
The area, two hours at a time
Small maps show where the weather is flyable around your airfield through the day, so you can see a gap coming or closing. The wind moves across them, blue where rain is likely, low cloud is shaded darker, and a tap gives a spot's figures.
A morning email
The day's answer and the days ahead arrive in your inbox, so you know before you get up whether it's worth going to the airfield.
It shows its working
Every verdict links to the forecast figures and the limits behind it, and says how old the data is. If the data is missing or stale, the answer is no.
Logbook and checklists
Keep your logbook here and see where you've flown, and use your aircraft's checklists on your phone, offline in the cockpit. For now I load your checklists for you, and can load an existing logbook from an export.
A planning aid, not a briefing
BlueSkies uses general weather-model forecasts, not aviation forecasts. It doesn't check airspace, NOTAMs, PPR or fuel. Before you fly, check the official aviation forecast, TAF and METAR, and NOTAMs. The decision to fly is always yours.
Invite-only for now
BlueSkies is run by one pilot and is open to a small number of others while it settles in. If you'd like to try it, email phil.murphy@gmail.com and say where you fly from.