No. The web version is enough, and you can install it like an app.

What does it work with?

Only XContest Live, for now: turn it on in your vario. Another source? Write to us.

I don't fly, is it any use?

Yes: you follow your mates and know when they've landed.

Your username and the positions of your flights. Details under “Privacy”.

Use the chat bubble at the bottom right: a real person replies.

Took off. Flying. Landed.
You'll know.

Your mates in the air, live from XContest Live. No extra app to start in flight.

Open in Telegram Get started

Free. On the web or in Telegram.

FlyBuddy Live tab: two pilots in the air with their altitude, two landed pilots with a green dot (fictional pilots)

The bot asks “Landed OK?” with the “OK. All good” and “SOS Need help” buttons

Takeoff
You get a message.
In the air
Position, altitude and place, live.
Landing
A message, then their OK.

Takeoff
You get a message.
In the air
Position, altitude and place, live.
Landing
A message, then their OK.

Landed OK?

FlyBuddy spots your landing on XContest Live and asks “Landed OK?”. You answer with one tap.

OK: your landing turns green for your mates.
SOS: they're alerted right away.
Optional: no answer within your delay (5 to 30 min), you get a reminder, then your mates are alerted.

3 steps

Three minutes. An email, Google or Telegram account.

Open FlyBuddyIn Telegram or on flybuddy.fr.
Link XContestYour username and one authorisation, just once.
Follow your matesThey see your flights, you see theirs.

Step-by-step walkthrough in the Guide

The 3 Getting started screens: XContest username, XContest account, pilots to follow (fictional pilots)

Bot messages: pilots take off from Col des Buses, then land at Atterro des Saules (fictional pilots)

Features

Takeoff, landing, SOS: what matters when your friends fly.

Among pilots

Your club and your outings, in one place.

Clubs

Join your club, see who's flying. Free club Live page to put up in the clubhouse.

Browse clubs

OutingsBeta

Suggest an outing: site, day, time slot, level. Others reply “I'm in”.

Clubs tab: a list of clubs with “See members” and “Join” (fictional clubs)

Premium

The essentials stay free: tracking, alerts, Landed OK? and SOS.

Premium Pilot from €15 for a year, pay what you want, one-off payment. Premium Club for your club.

See Premium

Questions

Is it free?: Yes. Premium is optional.
Do I need Telegram?: No. The web version is enough, and you can install it like an app.
What does it work with?: Only XContest Live, for now: turn it on in your vario. Another source? Write to us.
I don't fly, is it any use?: Yes: you follow your mates and know when they've landed.
My data?: Your username and the positions of your flights. Details under “Privacy”.
Another question?: Use the chat bubble at the bottom right: a real person replies.

All the answers in the Guide

Ready for your next flight?