Record your flights with this Android app, while also using it to display in-flight data like altitude, speed, heading, bearing, GPS position and more!
Once you've recorded a flight, you'll find it in the Internal Storage of your Android device in a folder called FlightRecorder. The file name contains the date of the recorded flight and ends with '.gpx'.
Use this link to process your flight data in various ways.
Features
- Records your flights on your smartphone.
- Provides extensive flight telemetry data displayed in real-time.
- Works offline.
- .GPX output for maximum flexibility.
- Free to use.
- No sign-up or account required.
- No ads.
Displayed flight data:
- Speed
- Altitude
- Flight duration
- Current GPS Position
- Directions to your starting point (RTH)
- Heading (in degrees and Cardinal directions)
- etc.
Latest STABLE version:
| Version | Date | Download | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|
| v0.4.1 | 27.01.2022 | FlightRecorder v0.4.1 (⭐Stable⭐) | Extended flight telemetry data display (like Speed, Direction, Bearing, etc.) |
Other versions:
| Version | Date | Download | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|
| v0.4.3 | 01.02.2022 | FlightRecorder v0.4.3 (⚠️Experimental⚠️) | Improved 'Return to Home' function by adding bearing indicator relative to home position (meaning you get a more accurate indication in which direction you need to turn to in order to reach your home position) |
| v0.4.2 | 29.01.2022 | FlightRecorder v0.4.2 (⚠️Experimental⚠️) | Implemented 'Return to Home' functioniality (by calculating distance and relative bearing between current location and start position), programmatically set and unset 'Keep Screen On' flag, etc. |
| v0.4 | 21.01.2022 | FlightRecorder v0.4 | Added input fields with fixed layout which allow to add extra information to recorded .GPX track, link to website, forced portrait mode, etc. |
Note: This app is currently under sporadic development and considered beta. Once it is feature-complete, well-tested and stable enough, it will be released in the Google Play Store.