Press Release

Issued by AvPlan EFB.

May 12, 2015

AvPlan EFB has launched AvPlan Live. AvPlan Live brings live flight tracking to AvPlan EFB. When enabled, devices will automatically send position reports via the internet every 15 seconds. This is a free service for all AvPlan EFB subscribers.

These position reports are extremely light weight and when combined with a good coverage cellular network will enable aircraft to be tracked with very good accuracy. The amount of data sent by each device is also very small - around 30 KB per hour while in flight. Subscribers do not need to have submitted a flight plan either, the service will work if they have a flight plan in the system or not.

When they share their flight plan via Twitter or Facebook, others can view the flight plan, current location and ground track. If they do not share their plan via these mechanisms, then their current location is not viewable by anyone but themselves (when looking at the My Flights section of the AvPlan website).

How reliable is it?

AvPlan has developed a very lightweight protocol which is proving to be incredibly reliable over cellular data networks. The company's beta testers have been busy flying in remote areas to assist it in the development process. 

How to get started with AvPlan Live

1. Open AvPlan EFB on your device(s) and tap Settings, User Settings. 

2. Enable the 'AvPlan Live' user setting 

3. Enable the 'Sync plans via cloud' setting

4. Share your flight via twitter or Facebook to allow others to follow your flight.

If you do not share your plan via these mechanisms, then your location will remain private.

Other additions in AvPlan EFB 5.0.1

AvPlan Live isn't the only new thing the company has added. In AvPlan EFB 5.0.1 it has added the ability to save flight status and flight callsigns. These will be remembered and reused.