Everything for pre-flight planning in one place – in the order of a flying day: first our own briefings, then weather, airspace, flight plan and flying abroad.
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1Our own briefings
Built for our home airfield and flights into the Alps. These pages are in German – numbers, maps and METAR/TAF read the same in any language.
Weather briefing Holzkirchen / AlpsUpdated hourly: GO/NO-GO traffic light, GAFOR map, fog warning, foehn and ridge wind for the Alpine crossings, METAR, TAF and DWD forecast.Open (German) →
Destination briefingPick an airfield and an arrival time: traffic light, crosswind per runway, meteogram, daylight and METAR/TAF – 251 airfields within 300 km.Open (German) →
Route briefingRoute with waypoints: flight time and fuel with winds aloft, weather and terrain along the route, Alpine check, overall rating.Open (German) →Weight and BalanceLoading, centre of gravity and density altitude for the D-MRBT.our pageAirfields nearbyAirfield cards with PPR, fuel, food and phone numbers.our pageRadar and trafficWho is flying right now: ADS-B and FLARM/OGN traffic nearby on one map.our pageWebcams on the mapWebcams along the Alpine foothills and at airfields.our page
2Weather
For the big picture before your own briefing – and a look out of the window at your destination.
Flugwetter DWD (pc_met) ↗The official aviation weather of the German Weather Service (DWD): GAFOR, charts, text reports.🔐 LoginWindy ↗Wind at flight level, clouds and precipitation as animations – good for foehn and the Alps.freeBlitzortung (lightning map) ↗Lightning strikes in real time on a map – shows thunderstorms before the radar does.freefoto-webcam.eu ↗High-resolution webcams: Zugspitze, Wank, Wendelstein, Herzogstand, Inn valley.free3Airspace and NOTAM
What applies today: charts, notices, active areas.
AIP VFR Germany ↗The AIP VFR of the German air navigation service DFS, with all airfields and procedures.free🇩🇪NfL – Notices for Airmen ↗The NfL currently in force – free of charge from DFS since March 2026.free🇩🇪DFS WebAUP ↗Restricted areas (ED-R) and temporary reserved areas (TRA) active today.free🇩🇪DFS AIS portal ↗NOTAM, pre-flight information and flight plan filing; registration is free.🔐 Login🇩🇪4Flight plan and PPR
5Neighbouring countries
More on rules and radio: Austria · Italy with an ultralight · Flying abroad: what is different
Austro Control ↗Weather, the Austrian AIP and the ÖNFL notices.🔐 Login🇦🇹
Skybriefing Switzerland ↗Everything for flight planning in Switzerland, including DABS.🔐 Login🇨🇭
eAIP Italia (ENAV) ↗The Italian AIP with airfields and airspace.free🇮🇹
Avioportolano ↗The directory of small Italian airfields and aviosuperfici for ultralights.paid🇮🇹6Navigation and apps
7Associations and flight safety
DULV ↗German Ultralight Association: rules, licensing, technical matters and news about ultralights.free🇩🇪DAeC ↗German Aero Club: umbrella organisation for air sports – ultralight office, information on flying abroad, safety and clubs.free🇩🇪BFU – investigation reports ↗Accident and incident reports of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation – instructive, especially before your first Alpine flight.free🇩🇪AOPA Germany ↗General aviation pilots association: safety training, information, advocacy.free🇩🇪
No substitute for an official weather briefing and your own pre-flight check. Links to other websites open in a new window.