What's New

Recent updates and improvements to FlightBag.

New

Bug fix

Improvement

July 14, 2026

AI Notepad now rides along on every page (early access) - a floating assistant you can chat with anywhere in FlightBag
It acts on the page you're on: fills in ATC Notepad fields as you jot clearances, ticks off checklist items when you report them done, shows weather cards on the Weather page, and pops the briefing import dialog on request
One conversation everywhere - the floating assistant and the AI Notepad page share the same chats, with a session switcher in both

Routes - Continue your flight buttons on every route: open a weather briefing, send it to the ATC Notepad, or jump into a checklist for your aircraft
Routes - coming back from another tool no longer reshuffles your routes, you land right where you left off with the same route open

Airports - search any airport by ICAO code or name for live METAR and TAF, runway length, elevation, sunrise and sunset times, and VATSIM activity
Open any airport on the VATSIM Map to jump straight to its location
Calculators - top of descent, top of climb, crosswind, and density altitude, now in the new Tools menu
Reference - squawk codes and the phonetic alphabet, now in the new Tools menu

VATSIM Map - precipitation radar overlay with a weather toggle
ATC Notepad - quick-fill templates for CRAFT, ATIS, TOLD, holding, PIREP, and block times
ATC Notepad - Clear button on the text scratchpad to wipe it with a confirmation step

Routes - share any route as a link with live weather, map, and SimBrief integration
Weather - complete page revamp with TAF forecasts, runway crosswind analysis, trend sparklines, bad weather finder, and decoded METAR annotations
VATSIM Map - quickly import from SimBrief or clear your flight directly from the map
VATSIM Map - runway numbers now visible when zoomed in on major airports

Route detail modal - click View on any route to see an interactive map, airport info, weather, and save it
VATSIM Map tooltips now show pilot name, heading, and controller name with ATC rating

VATSIM Map - live traffic map with filters to see all pilots or just traffic relevant to your flight
Keyboard shortcuts (1-6) to quickly switch between FlightBag tools

Custom checklists - create your own or copy from any official checklist
Drag-and-drop checklist editor with inline editing for phases, items, name, and aircraft type
Share custom checklists with a link - anyone can view and copy them
Edit your display name in Settings
CTAF frequencies now shown in ATC Notepad when no controller is online (US, Canada, Caribbean)

Weather now shows both pressure units (inHg and hPa) side by side on the weather page and ATC Notepad airport cards

Drawing mode in the ATC Notepad scratchpad - sketch approach plates, jot visual notes with Apple Pencil, touch, or mouse
Drawings are saved with your flight and can be viewed in the Dashboard flight detail modal
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages

VATSIM integration: auto-populate ATC frequencies and live ATIS for your departure and arrival airports
Enroute (CTR) controller matching when you import a SimBrief flight plan
Enhanced approach matching detects nearby APP controllers covering your airport
Weather page now shows VATSIM ATIS alongside METAR when available
Briefing route map - interactive map showing your flight route with TOC/TOD markers, FIR crossings, and waypoint details
22 new aircraft checklists added - now 32 total, covering airliners, business jets, regional jets, turboprops, and GA aircraft
Search and filter on the checklist page - quickly find aircraft by name or variant
UNICOM quick-add button in notepad frequency list - easily re-add UNICOM (122.800) if deleted
Notepad flight info bar redesigned with color-coded departure/arrival sections and scannable collapsed summary
Footer updated with builder attribution

Longer flight times - select 2h, 3h, 4h, or 5h+ for extended routes
Time options now adapt to your aircraft type (pistons cap at 3h, turboprops 4h, jets 5h+)
Long-haul routes are more relevant - fewer short hops when you select extended times
Cessna C208B Grand Caravan checklist added (10 aircraft total)
Changelog page - see what's new in FlightBag