Gyropilots 3D Flight Recorder

Tom Felici

About this app

Gyropilots is the free flight tracking app built specifically for gyrocopter and autogyro pilots. Log every flight with precision GPS, share your journey live with friends and family, and monitor your aircraft's attitude in real time - all from your phone, with no subscriptions and zero ads.

🆓 FREE. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Every feature, forever, at no cost. No in-app purchases, no premium tier, no advertising.

🌍 LIVE PUBLIC FLIGHT TRACKING
Anyone can follow your flight in real time on gyropilots.org/livetrack. Share the link before take-off and let your family watch you fly from any device, anywhere in the world.

🕵️ PUBLIC OR PRIVATE - YOUR CHOICE
Set each flight to Public, Invisible (viewable only via a direct link) or Private (visible only to you). Change visibility at any time, even mid-flight.

📧 TAKEOFF AND LANDING EMAIL ALERTS
Configure the app to automatically email friends and family the moment you start or end your flight - no manual messages needed.

⚠️ SAFETY WATCHDOG
Set a timeout interval and the system automatically sends a warning email if no GPS updates arrive within that window, giving peace of mind to loved ones back home.

🗺️ LIVE GPS MAP
Watch your flight path draw itself in real time on a full-screen interactive map. Zoom, pan and review your complete route after landing.

🧭 ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
A live attitude indicator driven directly by your phone's motion sensors - pitch, roll and heading displayed graphically in real time, just like a real cockpit instrument. One-tap calibration lets you level it from any mounting position.

📹 LIVE ONBOARD CAMERA STREAMING
Watch your onboard camera feed live, right inside the app. Works with any RTMP or SRT capable camera or encoder, or with our turn-key RPI Streamer hardware - a compact device with its own battery backup, built for unstable aircraft power, that streams video and radio audio over your phone's hotspot. Streaming starts and stops automatically with your flight and can be controlled remotely from within the app, including power and reboot.

⏱️ FLIGHT TIMER AND STATS
Track airtime and Hobbs meter readings, and get a sunset countdown so you always know how much daylight you have left.

🔗 FULL GYROPEDIA INTEGRATION
Seamlessly connected to Gyropedia, the flight management system used by gyrocopter pilots. Create a flight on Gyropedia directly from the app, automatically start and stop your Gyropedia flight log as you fly, and upload your Hobbs readings the instant you land.

👥 WHO IT'S FOR
Gyropilots is built for gyrocopter and autogyro pilots of any experience level - student pilots, instructors and seasoned aviators alike - who want a simple, reliable way to log flights, stay connected with the people who care about their safety, and share the joy of flying.

✈️ FLY GENERAL AVIATION INSTEAD?
Check out our sister app GApilots - the same live tracking, sharing and safety alerts, built for fixed-wing GA pilots. Search for "GApilots" on Google Play or visit gapilots.org.

🚀 HOW IT WORKS

Sign in with your free Gyropilots account.
Select your aircraft registration and, if available, your streaming camera.
Tap Start before take-off - your live position, timer and optional video feed begin immediately.
Tap Stop when you land. Your flight is saved and, if connected, your Gyropedia logbook is updated automatically.
🔒 PRIVACY AND DATA
You are always in control of who can see your flights. Choose Public, Invisible or Private visibility for every flight, and manage email notification recipients at any time from the app's menu.

Download Gyropilots today and bring modern flight tracking, safety alerts and logbook automation to your cockpit - completely free.

What’s new

New Traffic Awareness: View nearby ADS-B aircraft live on the map with altitude filtering and visual warnings.

Collision Alerts: Receive spoken and on-screen warnings based on closing speed, vertical separation and estimated time to impact.

SkyDemon Integration: Broadcast your position and nearby traffic via GDL90 to SkyDemon and compatible EFB apps, now at 4 Hz for improved reliability on slower devices.

Also includes improved altitude accuracy and reliability fixes.