NTA SkyNav

NTA SkyNav — The professional navigation app for hot air balloon pilots

Built by balloon pilots for balloon pilots. NTA SkyNav combines everything you need for your flight in a single app: precise GPS navigation, weather models, wind profile management, landing prediction and live team tracking with push-to-talk.

NAVIGATION • Real-time GPS with barometric altitude and QNH from the nearest METAR station • Multiple map layers with airspace overlays and elevation data • Airspaces worldwide with ICAO classification • Obstacles: power lines and wind turbines with live warnings • Offline maps for areas without coverage • Magnetic and true north reference • Frequency display of the nearest FIS station

WEATHER AND WIND • Live wind profile with multiple altitude layers • Weather models: ICON-D2, ICON-EU and ECMWF IFS • Automatic weather briefing as PDF • QNH automatically from METAR or Open-Meteo • Live weather updates for your location

FLIGHT RECORDING • Automatic track with precise GPS smoothing • Auto takeoff and landing detection • Cloud sync of all flights across devices • Export as Excel • Auto-save after recording ends

ADS-B RADAR • Air traffic in real time on the map • Classification by aircraft type (jet, prop, helicopter, glider, balloon) • Proximity warning for nearby aircraft

LIVE TEAM TRACKING • Pilot and retrieve crew see each other in real time • Push-to-talk voice communication • Multiple crew members at once • Works over mobile data or Wi-Fi • No SIM needed — runs over the internet

GAS MANAGEMENT • Consumption tracking per cylinder • Automatic switching when empty • Remaining quantity display

LOAD CALCULATOR • Calculation of gross lift and MTOW • Accounts for temperature and altitude • Unlimited balloon profiles • Passenger management with individual weights

GOAL NAVIGATION • Set waypoints with live distance and bearing • Landing prediction calculates the expected landing point • Accounts for current sink rate and altitude

DIGITAL LOGBOOK (PRO) • capzlog.aero integration: automatically transfer balloon flights to your digital logbook • Complete logbook data: takeoff/landing, pilot, passengers, distance • Background transfer after landing

EXCLUSIVE FOR PROS • Outdoor mode with adjusted contrast for sunlight • Customizable navigation fields • Various map markers and heading lines

PRO SUBSCRIPTION Experience NTA SkyNav free for 7 days in full. Then 9.99 € per month or 89.99 € per year. Cancel anytime. Crew add-on available for additional retrieve slots.

IMPORTANT NOTE NTA SkyNav is a navigation aid and does not replace the pilot's responsibility to navigate. The pilot remains responsible at all times for the safe operation of the balloon.

CONTACT Developer: Lukas Reinberger, Austria Support: info@ntaskynav.app

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