[Release] VFRnav 4.30

Updates & Releases
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:small_airplane: VFRnav 4.30

We’re incredibly proud to present VFRnav 4.30!

One of the features you’ve requested most frequently is finally here: the planned route can now be displayed directly in the vertical airspace profile!

This means that your planned altitude now becomes an integral part of the vertical profile, making it much easier to evaluate your route in relation to terrain and airspace. Prefer the classic view? No problem — the route display in the vertical profile can be disabled in the settings.

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Flight Planning & Weight & Balance

The route calculation has also received several improvements. Important limits regarding fuel reserves and Weight & Balance are now immediately visible, giving you a quicker overview of whether your flight remains within the configured limits.

In the aircraft profile, you can now enable separate Weight & Balance calculations for takeoff and landing. This makes it possible to correctly account for changes in aircraft mass and center of gravity caused by fuel consumption during the flight.

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A Modernized PIB

The PIB (Pre-Flight Information Bulletin) has received a major visual overhaul. The printed version is now significantly clearer and easier to read.

In addition, A5 is now the default print format, making the PIB a better fit for commonly used pilot kneeboards.

HSI for Tablets

Another new addition is the HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator), which is now available on tablets. It can be disabled in the settings if you prefer the previous layout.

And for users of smaller devices: a corresponding CDI display is planned for one of the upcoming updates.

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Further Changes

  • Completely redesigned saved-route management: Saved routes can now be assigned labels, making it much easier to organize and filter a larger collection of routes.

  • Long pilot reports and airfield experiences are now shown in a shortened form for better readability and can be expanded with a single tap.

Bug Fixes

  • Fix: External map storage can now always be reset to internal storage, even if copying the map data fails.

  • Fix: Long checklist entries are now displayed correctly instead of being truncated.

Many of the improvements in this release are based directly on your feedback and suggestions. Thank you for helping us make VFRnav better!

As always, if you encounter any issues or have ideas for further improvements, we’d love to hear from you — send us an email or join the discussion here in the forum.

Blue skies and safe flying! :airplane:
– Your VFRnav Team

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Meeeeeeeeeeega!!!

Super good!

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Great. :+1: The overview of saved routes is vastly improved. I really like it.

One note about the Weight & Balance (W&B):
In dark mode the display isn’t correct yet.
And did I forget a setting? For me only the Startfuel is shown.

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:smiling_face_with_sunglasses::ok_hand::ok_hand::ok_hand:…There’s nothing more to say.

Flyer greetings

Karsten

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Love the changes! Thank you so much for the great work!!

The update hasn’t arrived on my iPhone yet - I can’t wait to test it :grinning_face:

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…Apple is taking longer and longer to approve! Patience, patience, patience​:grinning_face:

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Hello,

In flight planning, altitude is given in 500 ft increments.

How can I set the flight altitude above 9500 ft?

Happy flying.

Daniel.

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Hi Hermann,

Thanks so much for the improvements — awesome!!!

Would it be possible to make the altitude in the altitude profile adjustable, i.e. to grab the point and drag it up or down? That would make it easier during planning to fly under or over airspace. You can see that much better in the altitude profile. It might then also be possible to insert new waypoints directly in the altitude profile.

Great work! - Thanks a lot

Cheers, Christoph

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Good morning,

many thanks for all the feedback. :raising_hands:

Yep, thanks — will be fixed in the next update.

The additional landing calculation can be enabled in the W&B section of the aircraft profile (at the very bottom).

You’re right: the altitude currently stops at 9,500 ft :joy: Will be fixed in the next update.

It already works: you can drag the route label after a long press and thus change the altitude for the respective leg.

We tested that too, but we think it becomes too confusing or unnatural to operate.

Blue skies
Hermann

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That’s so awesome!

Thanks!!

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Perfect, found it. Thanks :victory_hand:

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Quick question… Which route label should I drag?

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Press and hold here, then you can move it. Ultimately, it’s just like the blue route points on the map.

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Thanks from my side as well for the comprehensive update. A small issue I noticed: the saved routes are now (mostly, not all) showing duplicated waypoints. I can’t say whether that happened during labeling — maybe. It’s easy to fix in practice, but still… (iOS 27 on iPhone 16 Pro, v 4.30).

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Many thanks

Martin

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:man_facepalming:

What (test) routes were saved and loaded here last week — do you think anyone noticed?? :distorted_face:

Oh man…

:rofl:

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(Once again) a really strong update from you all!

Thanks from me too. It’s incredible how practical you’ve made VFRnav. All the features are spot on, without pointless gimmicks.

Enough praise :slight_smile: Keep it up! :innocent: :joy:

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Hello,

Apparently it doesn’t work with Android 10 (?)

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I’m talking about moving the height labels on the profile.

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Hi Daniel,

I also have an Android (11) device. That works.

You have to press and hold your finger exactly on the elevation label. On my smartphone there is a short vibration and then, with my finger still held down, I can move the route vertically.

Best regards

low

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It’s not working for me right now either (Android /S24 /latest VfR Nav). Yesterday (immediately after I asked here) it worked via the described method, including vibration, etc.