FlightDecide

Free Pilot Tools & Preflight Planning Calculators

An online E6B flight computer and preflight planning suite: the calculators and worksheets for the numbers every flight-planning and go/no-go decision runs on. No sign-up, no download. They work right in your browser.

14 free tools Runs in your browser No sign-up Free

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Calculators

Crosswind Calculator

Headwind and crosswind components, gusts included.

Density Altitude Calculator

Pressure and density altitude for your conditions.

Cloud Base Calculator

Estimated cumulus base from the temp/dew point spread.

True Airspeed Calculator

CAS to TAS and Mach at altitude and temperature.

Time-Speed-Distance Calculator

Solve time, groundspeed, or distance, plus an ETA.

Fuel Burn & Endurance Calculator

Burn, endurance, and your reserve margin at landing.

Heading & Groundspeed Calculator

The wind triangle: heading, WCA, and groundspeed.

VFR Nav Log Generator

The checkride sheet: every column computed, printed with Actual rows.

Weight & Balance Calculator

Gross weight, moment, and CG against your limits.

Descent & Glide Calculator

When to start down, and your still-air glide range.

Climb Gradient Calculator

Feet per NM to the fpm your VSI has to show.

Holding Pattern Entry

Direct, teardrop, or parallel, with the AIM sectors.

IFR Alternate Checker

The 1-2-3 rule and 600-2 / 800-2 minimums, checked.

Personal Minimums Worksheet

A printable worksheet for your own limits.

Guides

The Go/No-Go Decision Framework

A repeatable structure for the decision every tool here feeds into.

Personal Minimums

Where the numbers come from, and how to keep them honest.

How to Read a TAF

Decode the forecast groups that decide if your window is flyable.

What NOTAMs to Check

The NOTAMs that actually change a GA flight, and how to not miss them.

Comparisons

Best Preflight Briefing & Go/No-Go Apps (2026)

An honest, use-case-ranked comparison, including where the competition wins.

One tool that checks all of it

FlightDecide runs winds, ceilings, visibility, NOTAMs, fuel, performance, and W&B for your specific flight window and aircraft, then scores it GO, CAUTION, or NO GO and shows the raw data behind every call.

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Every calculator runs in your browser with nothing uploaded, and each comes with the formula, a worked example, and the judgment to use the number. They're built by the FlightDecide team, and built into the app's Tools tab too, where they work offline and stay free on every plan.

These tools are educational aids for flight-planning practice. They are advisory only and not a substitute for your POH, an official weather briefing, or your own judgment as pilot in command (14 CFR 91.3). Sources are cited on each tool's page. Last reviewed: August 26, 2026.