# Nav Trainer Pro > IFR Navigation Trainer Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id427480051](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id427480051) ## Overview - **ID:** `id427480051` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** FLEMINGER MEDIA LLC - **Category:** Navigation - **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (37 ratings) - **Version:** 3.5.0 - **Last updated:** 2024-03-27 - **First published:** 2011-03-28 - **Size:** 13 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-04 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nav-trainer-pro/id427480051) - **Website:** [http://www.pilotscafe.com](http://www.pilotscafe.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://pilotscafe.com/privacy/](https://pilotscafe.com/privacy/) ## Description Selected by AOPA.org readers as number one of five aviation apps you can't live without! * ***** Reached No. 4 in the Navigation category of the U.S. app store for iPad! ***** Make IFR flight training easier! Practice the use of aviation navigational equipment on your mobile device. Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME and ILS navigation. A must have tool for any CFII, student and instrument pilot! -Students and pilots: improve your understanding of radio instrument navigation at the comfort of your own mobile device. -Instructors: demonstrate complex IFR concepts to your students from bird's-eye view while on the ground. -Also suitable for flight simulator enthusiasts. Used in classrooms, one-on-one ground sessions and by individuals to improve their IFR orientation skills. -------------------------------------- -user reviews (from all markets) ***** Great to study instruments and saves lots of $$$!!!" "***** I have been looking for an app such as this to teach my students" "***** Before I used this app all this VOR orientation was so complicated, and now it's clear as ice!" "***** Easy to use, perfectly designed and helping to understand basic navigation stuff. Highly recommended for student pilots, instrument applicant and CFI's." - Improve your situational awareness under IFR. - Save time and money on your instrument and initial flight training. - Prepare for your instrument rating or proficiency check. - Test your NAV situational awareness with the test mode. - Flight instructors: the perfect tool to help you easily explain and demonstrate complex radio navigation concepts to your students. ***Features:*** -Dual navigation displays. -VOR\NDB trainer screen: Simulates VOR and NDB navigation using VOR, HSI, ADF and RMI displays. -ILS trainer with both VOR and HSI displays. -DME visualization screen - demonstrates how DME slant range distance is affected by ground distance and altitude. -Test mode - generates phantom aircraft around the navaids. Your goal is to find the correct aircraft position. -Drag and drop the aircraft and nav fix around the screen. -Fly! mode - Make the airplane fly around the screen. great for practicing intercepting and tracking courses. -Wind direction & velocity control. -Aircraft tracing (contrail mode). -Accelerator support for aircraft control. How to use: -Select the various instruments by double-tapping their dials. -Toggle VOR sectors visualization on/off. -Auto tune OBS by pressing the OBS knob. -Auto turn the aircraft towards the nav fix by tapping the aircraft symbol. Double tap will turn the aircraft toward NAV station #2 -Change aircraft headings by flicking your finger over the heading indicator. -Tune the OBS by dragging your finger around the HSI/VOR displays or over the OBS knob. --------------------------------------- The developer is a Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI and part 121 airline pilot --------------------------------------- For comments, feature requests or bug reports, if you have the app, please take the survey at http://bit.ly/hCAqgF * (https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/february/26/five-more-aviation-apps-you-cant-live-without) **If you experience any problem with the app, please contact me before leaving a review and I will do my best to solve it for you.** ## Rankings - #208,253 — Overall ## Review summary Nav Trainer Pro is valued as a simple, visual nav instrument trainer that aids understanding of VOR/ILS concepts and serves well as a study and teaching tool for FAA exams. It’s praised for its intuitive UI and wind-influenced scenarios, with a strong role in ground-school instruction. Common drawbacks include perceived high price, compatibility/updating needs for newer iOS versions, control sensitivity issues, occasional stability problems, and some feature gaps (bearing pointers, ADF content). Overall, it offers solid educational value with maintenance caveats. ### Pros - Clear, intuitive visualization of navigation instruments (VOR, ILS, HSI/RMI) and wind effects that aid understanding. - Excellent study tool for FAA knowledge exams and instrument training, with built-in tests and practice holds. - Strong teaching aid for ground-school instruction; widely useful for CFIs. - Simple, intuitive interface that makes navigation concepts approachable. - Many reviewers consider it worth the price for iPad use due to its educational value. ### Cons - Perceived price is high; several reviews say it should be a low-cost app (around $1.99). - Needs ongoing compatibility updates for newer iOS versions (64-bit requirements, iOS11 issues). - OBS/DG control sensitivity and motion-sensor behavior can feel finicky. - Occasional reliability problems (crashes or not opening) reported by users. - Missing features noted by some (bearing pointers, ADF content). ## Similar extensions and apps - [IFR Flight Trainer Simulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id901798935) — 3.90 / 5 - [VOR Tracker - IFR Nav Trainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id813825630) — 4.70 / 5 - [Flight IFR Nav Trainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1161716505) — 4.60 / 5 - [IFR Trainer Flight Instruments](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id896679194) — 4.50 / 5 - [VOR + ILS Trainer – IFR Pilot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id674943712) — 3.30 / 5 - [IFR Simulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6757545608) - [IFR Trainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1551480486) - [VOR Simulator Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743936925) — 4.60 / 5 - [ADF + RMI Trainer – IFR Pilot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id674942534) — 4.90 / 5 - [VOR ADF Simulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756212116) - [Fly IFR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756084254) - [Radio Navigation Aids Trainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1436241324) — 3.70 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id427480051)