ARINCDirect iPad Application Flight Planning

Welcome back to Jump Seat. We are excited to announce the imminent, initial release of flight planning within the ARINCDirect iPad application, which expands the capabilities of the app to support the pre-flight phase. 

In December, we shared insight into this shift in flight planning strategy along with details around the features and future roadmap. This release serves as the beginning of a continuing effort to expand functionality and increase features related to flight planning available to you anytime, while you are on-the-go. 

With this release (App Version 8.0.0), you can compute flight plans on the iPad application with these capabilities: 

*Note: This initial release is tailored to regional flight plans. In the background, we are working to rapidly deploy features related to complex, long-haul operations. 

• Create, Save, and Replan* a flight plan  
• Route types: Auto-gen, ATC Cleared, ATC Preferred, Previously Filed, Track-Based, Customer 
• Build or edit a Custom Route 
• Responsive Map and Weather Layers 
• Ability to include FlightRisk reports with your computed flight plan 
• Integration with current iPad functionality 
• Filing page  
• Weather/NOTAMS 
• eNAVLOG 
• Maps 
• Compatible with Weight & Balance in the app 

*Replan flight plan on the iPad is only available for flight plans originating on the iPad in a saved state. Filed flight plans (including states: Pending, Filed, Cancelled, Submitted) and Flight plans originating on the website, must be replanned on the website at this time.

Coming Soon 

We are currently working on the following features as we expand the in-app flight planning capabilities: 



• ETP/ETOPS/EDTO which will enable the inclusion of long-haul, complex flight plans. 
• MRO (Multiple Route Options) which will offer similar functionality to the website feature offering additional speed/flight level profiles on available routes. 
• Rubberbanding which will enable route editing on the map. 
• Integrated Weight and Balance which will be introduced in a phased approach starting with a payload editor in the flight planning workflow and, at completion, a fully integrated solution that will incorporate runway limits to the flight planning process. 

The Future Vision 



Beyond the features noted above, we will pursue enhancements that will better inform your decision making when flight planning. Some of these include:  



• Alternate Search and Alternate Suggestions 
• Airport Alerts 
• Airport and En Route Suitability 
• And much more 

For more information, check out the attached FAQs and download the next version (App Version 8.0.0) of the ARINCDirect iPad application upon release. 

As always, we encourage your feedback. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 1-866-321-6060 (International +1 410-266-2266), email ad-flightops@collins.com.