Windsock

Windsock

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Windsock: Professional Weather Intelligence for Elite Drone Pilots

Master the skies with 17+ high-resolution forecast metrics, custom flight rules, and hands-free audible reports. The essential pre-flight checklist for Part 107 professionals and serious UAV hobbyists.

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Publisher

Richard Warrender

Category

Weather

Downloads

30K+

User Rating

3.0/5

Total Ratings

0

Locales

1

Professional-Grade Insight

Discover the interface used by 30K+ users.

Windsock app map interface showing drone flight range and distance measurement tools

Windsock app map interface showing drone flight range and distance measurement tools

Windsock mobile app displaying hourly weather data and flight conditions for drone pilots

Windsock mobile app displaying hourly weather data and flight conditions for drone pilots

Windsock app interface showing hourly satellite metrics and a location map for drone pilots

Windsock app interface showing hourly satellite metrics and a location map for drone pilots

A smartphone screen from the Windsock app showing a red warning notification that flight conditions are bad for drone pilots.

A smartphone screen from the Windsock app showing a red warning notification that flight conditions are bad for drone pilots.

Windsock mobile app interface displaying favorable drone flight conditions and a weather forecast summary

Windsock mobile app interface displaying favorable drone flight conditions and a weather forecast summary

Windsock app GNSS Skyplot screen showing satellite positions and availability for drone flight planning

Windsock app GNSS Skyplot screen showing satellite positions and availability for drone flight planning

Windsock app interface displaying wind speed in knots, gust speed, and wind direction with a compass arrow on an orange background.

Windsock app interface displaying wind speed in knots, gust speed, and wind direction with a compass arrow on an orange background.

Wind speed forecast graphs for drone flight planning

Wind speed forecast graphs for drone flight planning

Windsock app interface showing hourly wind and weather forecasts for drone pilots including wind speed and temperature

Windsock app interface showing hourly wind and weather forecasts for drone pilots including wind speed and temperature

Windsock app screen displaying latitude, longitude, altitude, and daylight information for drone pilots.

Windsock app screen displaying latitude, longitude, altitude, and daylight information for drone pilots.

Professional-Grade Flight Intelligence

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 30K+ users.

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Hyper-Local Premium Data

Access 17+ mission-critical metrics powered by satellite and radar to find the perfect weather windows up to 10 days in advance.

Smart Flight Requirements

Set custom wind and visibility limits for your specific aircraft and get instant visual 'Go/No-Go' checkmarks for every mission.

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Hands-Free Audible Reports

Keep your hands on the sticks and your eyes on the drone. Simply shake your device to hear a full audible update of current conditions.

About the app

Everything you need to know about Windsock.

Description

PLEASE NOTE: THIS APP REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION. ENJOY A FREE TRIAL BEFORE YOU COMMIT! -- WHY WINDSOCK? Windsock is an advanced weather app for professional fliers of drones and other UAVs. As a pro perhaps you've already found that packing the flight gear and driving down to the flying location only to find it's too windy to fly can be frustrating. Instead, use these tools get comprehensive reports on the latest flight conditions for a nearby location so you can feel confident that it's great weather at sunset for flying or even if it's great right now - find those perfect flying weather windows and fly smarter! PREMIUM DATA Get access to premium data that uses the power of satellites, radar and local weather stations all over the world to deliver advanced wind and condition forecasts for your favourite drone flying sites. Let's be clear, this isn't one of those basic freebie weather apps! Windsock tracks over 17 forecast metrics from multiple aggregated data sources. Forecasts are up to 10 days in advance with high-resolution forecasts every hour on demand for almost anywhere in the world. ===== POWERFUL YET EASY TO USE 17 forecast metrics - displayed in 5 easy to understand data panels - summary, visibility, air, precipitation and satellite. LOCAL SITES Grab forecasts for your current location without even having to add it as a site. ADVANCED AUDIBLE REPORTS Generate a full audible report of the current conditions and have it read out to you hands-free, just shake your device if you have location enabled. DAYLIGHT REMAINING Quickly find out when sunset is so you know exactly how much daylight you have remaining. FLIGHT REQUIREMENT RULES Create flight condition rules and get tick marks next to flight conditions that match. Great for visual scanning! RANGE AND DISTANCE MAPPING TOOLS Quickly work out ranges and distances BATTERY CALCULATOR Get estimates of theoretical charging times and limits PRINTABLE GRAPHS Wind graphs are just a touch away and can even be printed using AirPrint. 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL Not sure Windsock covers your area? Try it for a week for free. See inside the app for details. Terms of use: https://windsock-app.com/terms

Latest Version

3.6

Size

17.9 MB

First Released

Feb 25, 2020

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