Pilot Brief ZA

SA pilots' cockpit companion — live METAR/TAF, weather links, NOTAMs, UTC clock, squawk codes and unit converter.

Pilot Brief ZA is the essential cockpit companion built specifically for South African pilots. Whether you're a student, PPL, CPL or ATPL, open it before every flight to get everything you need in one click — no searching, no wasted time. ━━━ WHAT IT DOES ━━━ 🛫 LIVE METAR & TAF LOOKUP Type any ICAO code (FAOR, FACT, FAGM, FAWK...) and instantly fetch the latest METAR or TAF. METARs are fully decoded — wind, visibility, cloud layers, temperature, QNH — with a colour-coded flight category badge (VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR) using ICAO thresholds. Dual-source fetch covers even smaller GA airfields. 🌦️ WEATHER LINKS One-click access to SAWS Aviation, SA Radar, SA TAF, SA SIGMET, Windy and Ventusky — all pre-set to South Africa. 📡 LIVE TRAFFIC FlightRadar24, FlightAware, ADS-B Exchange and the FAOR live arrivals board. 📜 REGULATORY & AIP SACAA, ATNS, SA AIP amendments and ATNS NOTAMs — the pages SA pilots actually use. 🕐 UTC / ZULU CLOCK Always-on Zulu time and date in the header — no calculator needed. 🟥 SQUAWK CODES & FREQUENCIES 7700 / 7600 / 7500 emergency codes, VFR defaults (2000 fixed wing, 2600 rotary), 121.5 MHz guard and 406 MHz ELT — at a glance. 🔢 UNIT CONVERTER Speed (kts · km/h · mph · m/s), Distance (nm · km · mi · m), Altitude (ft · m), Temperature (°C · °F · K) and Pressure (hPa · inHg · mmHg). Instant, multi-directional. 📞 EMERGENCY CONTACTS ARCC Search & Rescue, ATNS Operations, SACAA, SAWS Aviation Weather direct line, and 112 — always one tap away. ━━━ WHY PILOT BRIEF ZA? ━━━ • Built for South African airspace — SA-specific links, SA phone numbers, SA regulations • No account, no login, no tracking, no data collection • Works offline for everything except live weather fetch • Minimal permissions — only contacts NOAA and aviationweather.gov for METAR/TAF data • Clean, fast interface — opens in under a second ━━━ PRIVACY ━━━ Pilot Brief ZA does not collect, store or transmit any personal data. The only external connections made are to aviationweather.gov and tgftp.nws.noaa.gov to fetch METAR/TAF data when you request it. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking. Fly safe. 🛩️