Oddly enough, the night instrument approach into Chicago Midway (KMDW) was easier than the day approach into KCGI.

https://www.foreflight.com/s/track/1672348714-FF3A0753-225E-484B-A940-B7C1218BA6CF/

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@bsm Agreed, Avare isn't the most intuitive. It takes a bit of getting used to, but works fine when you have. Yes #ForeFlight is expensive and I gripe about that every year... but I likely save its purchase price through saved fuel due to its detailed performance calculations at various altitudes and such. It is aware of the performance characterstics of my plane through climb, at various altitudes, etc., and combines with winds aloft forecast to suggest efficient routes.

@jgoerzen #Avare may be a powerful #App with a lot of possibilites but the #GUI is just awful. #FltPlanGo isn‘t available in #Europe.

My primary #App is #Skydemon - but if they improve #Enroute I would consider to change that.
#Foreflight is just really expensive in my opinion.

@bsm I stick with #ForeFlight as primary because it has better aircraft performance calculations than anyone, more detailed weather, integrates with tons of avionics, has an excellent graphical brief, can not just file but also open & close flight plans, etc. But I am always glad to see competition too. 3/3

@bsm Actually there are a lot of alternatives to #ForeFlight. #Avare is the leading Open Source option, and has moving maps, flight planning, flight plan filing, plates, etc. (Looks like more than Enroute even). #FltPlanGo is Garmin freeware. There is also #FlyQ, #GarminPilot, etc., pay-for options. 1/

@jgoerzen For flying in the US I think there is (at the moment) no way to leave #ForeFlight behind.
In Europe we have some really nice options: Skydemon, AirNav Pro, also ForeFlight... and some free Apps, especially the one I mentioned.
There is also this project "open flightmaps" (like "open street map") running. Have a look here: https://www.openflightmaps.org/

@bsm That's really cool! I've been using #Avare as a backup on my Android phone for a number of years. Sadly still #ForeFlight as my primary app but it is fantastic to see so many options!

I miss the US VFR maps in Enroute but still it is a really neat piece of software!