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May 4th, 2013, 11:51 am
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The best flight tracker apps swoop in to keep your traveling related worries at bay. These software options come in quite handy for checking up on flight timings or gathering vital information pertaining to planes or airports. They are also great trouble savers when it comes to picking up or dropping off friends and relatives at the airport. No need to frantically call up the respective flight companies for acquiring about arrival or departure timings. While some of our picks can be accessed from all i0S- and Android-powered devices, there are few gadget-specific ones as well. Yes, the iPad and other tablets are also covered in our comprehensive list. (source)

NOT ALLOWED (purchase - evaluate - review)
    So you want to view airplane traffic in real time? Well, the NOT ALLOWED Free application flies into our flight tracker apps roster armed with the ability to do just that. Crafted for the iPhone, iPad and Android-powered slates and phones, it claims to cover 90% of Europe and other parts of the globe like Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Japan, India, Russia, Middle East and other parts of Asia. The flights are tracked via little yellow and red planes that are dotted all across the atlas. And as the name suggests, you can enjoy this app absolutely free of cost.

FlightTrack (purchase - evaluate)
    All your flight tracking woes can now be put to rest with the entry of the FlightTrack app. Whether its business or pleasure, you can view zoomable maps, real-time departure information, gate numbers, cancellations and delays, if any. It extends across more than 16,000 airports all around the globe and offers full international flight coverage with 1,400 airlines. In case of a cancellation, alternate flights can be acquired with just one single tap on the device screen. Share your flight status with friends and family via Twitter, Facebook, email or SMS. Wonder what's the climatic condition at your business destination? Simply review the weather radar and forecasts that are present in this app itself. Catering to slate owners, it provides an intuitive flight search experience and map-centric view of flights that are being tracked.

FlightStats (purchase - evaluate)
    Fashioned exclusively for Android-powered handsets and tablets, the FlightStats for Android app comes packed with loads of interesting features that would ease the wanderlust's mind. Noted to be a global flight and trip tracker application, this entrant in our flight tracker apps lineup comes complete with automatic flight status updates and other such gems. It also allows you to share your trip information with loved ones across the world. There is even a desktop FS widget for easy access to all your global flight status data needs. Furthermore, stats based on airport delays and weather as well as airline contacts are also dished out by this app.

Flight Status Pro (purchase - request)
    According to the maker of the Flight Status Pro app, you'll be able to see not just the status of all flights jetting across foreign and local skies but zoornable maps and a trips module for effectively managing your flights. With more than 1,200 airlines and 4,300 airports under its radar, the software also has the ability to portray estimates for takeoff, landing and arrival, information bits on flight delays and cancelations as well as terminal, baggage claim and gate data. The relative statistics and numbers are further laid across the iPhone, iPad and Android gadget's screen in the form of a real boarding pass. For those who like to plan their trips abroad well in advance, the application offers them the liberty to check the flight status for any aircraft 1 year prior to departure. This can be done by simply feeding in the respective flight number.

FlightView (purchase - evaluate)
    Real-time flight tracking from the industry leaders. Track flights with 1 endpoint in N. America live & save them to your My Trips list. Get instant alerts when flight status changes. Send your trip itinerary or flight status to others or your calendar. View a national airport delay map & see weather at airports worldwide. Optimized for phone and tablets!

iFly Pro Airport Guide (purchase - request)
    The iFly Pro Airport Guide app believes in the motto, 'more the merrier.' Besides being just an airport guide, it also offers you a full-featured flight tracker. Available on the iPhone and Android gadgets, it comprises of more than 700 commercial airports strewn all across the globe and GPS-enabled in-terminal maps. This particular inclusion can be perceived as a traveler's best friend especially during an in-airport transit stay. The application helps owners reach their connecting flights on time by safely navigating them through the lengthy labyrinth. Coming back to its flight tracking abilities, it displays live maps, flight delays and cancellations as well as provides the global flight status. Looking to make a quick withdrawal at an ATM or scouting the area for a light snack before departure? Well, the app directs you to various terminal services as well as cafes, lounges and restaurants littered all across the airport.

Traveler (purchase -request)
    FlightStats Traveler provides quick access to flight, airport and airline status for business and leisure travelers. This application has global coverage and is the most feature-rich free Android travel app on the market with features that include: Flight Tracking, Save Trip Details, Global Airport Information and Airline Information.


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May 4th, 2013, 11:51 am

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May 4th, 2013, 2:46 pm
NOT ALLOWED Tracks Flights in Real Time and Puts You in the Cockpit - Review (source)

" The mobile versions include an augmented reality feature"

Flight trackers are nothing new. Most have the useful ability to let you designate a commercial flight and see where it is in the sky. Handy if you need to pick someone up at the airport and want to know if they’ve hit an in-flight slow-down (or caught a good tail wind). A few show you lots of planes, letting you see just how busy the airways are. Then there’s NOT ALLOWED, which goes even further.

When you tune into the web version of NOT ALLOWED, you get to see a busy sky indeed, and as you zoom in, you can start to pick out the flight routes, those roads in the sky airliners follow. Click on any specific plane and you get a pop-up box with a wealth of flight information such as flight number, destination, origin, type of aircraft, altitude, speed, and more.

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But there’s an even cooler element waiting to be discovered. With the click of a button, you can put your self in the cockpit of the plane, courtesy of Google Earth (which means you’ll need the Google Earth plug-in for your browser – you can download it from the NOT ALLOWED site).

The cockpit view shows you what the pilots are seeing along with gauges for direction, altitude and airspeed, and shows a two-dimensional view of your plane moving across the map. Switches let you turn off the map or instruments, and even switch to an exterior view, showing a 3-D model of the plane over the Google Earth view. There’s also a button to rotate the viewing angle around the plane. If you’ve used flight simulators it will all be familiar, but there’s something special about seeing the virtual pilot’s view from a plane actually in flight.

Flight data comes from two sources: real-time ADS-B transponders and, in the US and Canada, that is augmented with FAA data, on a 5-minute delay. The two sources are identified with different colored planes so you can tell them apart.

There are mobile versions of NOT ALLOWED available for iOS or Android, as well as a desktop application for Macs, although the cockpit view is only available on the web. The mobile versions include an augmented reality feature, allowing you to point your device’s camera at a plane in the sky and get flight information about it.
May 4th, 2013, 2:46 pm
May 27th, 2013, 11:33 am
I cant get NOT ALLOWED free or pro to work on my devices even though on google play it says compatible..I will attempt to open and straight away a message says it has stopped working..i emailed them but got no reply any idea?? Also i now have one i like called Flight Hero Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ik.flighthero&hl=en which i like ..but would love to get the flightradar 24 working just to look at it.
May 27th, 2013, 11:33 am