JVFR Get JVFR

Get JVFR

There is nothing to buy and no app store to go through. JVFR is a PWA and can be installed directly from your browser

Open JVFR How to install JVFR

Currently in testing

JVFR is not considered 'finished', but it is open to anyone who wants to try it and send feedback. You can find the current version at test.jvfr.net. If something is broken or confusing, an email to info@jvfr.net is appreciated.

Installing JVFR

Pick your device. It takes about ten seconds.

  1. Open Safari It has to be Safari on iOS, Chrome and Firefox on iPhone cannot install web apps. Go to test.jvfr.net.
  2. Tap the Share button The square with an arrow pointing up, in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Choose "Add to Home Screen" Scroll down the share sheet if you do not see it straight away.
  4. Tap Add JVFR now has an icon on your home screen and opens full screen, without the browser bars.
  1. Open Chrome Go to test.jvfr.net.
  2. Look for the install prompt Chrome usually offers "Install app" or "Add to Home screen" by itself after a moment.
  3. Or use the menu Tap the three dots, top right, then Install app.
  4. Confirm JVFR now appears in your app drawer and launches full screen.
  1. Open Chrome or Edge Go to test.jvfr.net. Safari on macOS works too, via File → Add to Dock.
  2. Click the install icon A small screen-with-an-arrow icon appears at the right-hand end of the address bar.
  3. Choose Install JVFR opens in its own window with no browser chrome.
  4. That's it Useful the night before a flight: plan the route on a big screen, then pick it up on the tablet.

Before your first flight with JVFR

Three things are worth doing while you still have a good internet connection and boots on the ground:

  1. Make an account It's free and asks only for an email address. It is what signs you in and what lets your aircraft profiles follow you from your laptop to your tablet. Nothing else about you is stored — see privacy.
  2. Download your area Open the Data tab, draw a box over where you fly, and download it. That gives you the chart and the airspace on the device, so the map keeps working with no internet. See what is available.
  3. Set up your aircraft In the Aircraft tab, enter your aircraft's weights, arms, cruise speed and fuel burn. Mass & balance, fuel planning and the endurance rings all depend on this.

Keep something else in the bag

JVFR is not certified for navigation and is not a replacement for official charts, an official briefing, or your own planning. Treat it as a very convenient second opinion. Read the safety notice.

Questions

"Is it really free?", "does it work with no signal?", "why isn't it in the App Store?" and other reasonable doubts are answered on the FAQ.