200 Safer Pilots Milestone

200 Safer Pilots Milestone

Today we’re celebrating a milestone that means more to us than any award could: 200 pilots are using GA Kneeboard to enhance their situational awareness in the cockpit.

Why This Number Matters

Two hundred might sound modest in an industry of hundreds of thousands of pilots. But consider this: each of these 200 pilots represents hundreds of flights where critical information was organized, accessible, and reliable when it mattered most.

That’s thousands of departures where clearances were copied accurately. Thousands of approaches where weather minimums were immediately visible. Thousands of cross-countries where frequencies were organized and ready.

Better organization isn’t just about convenience—it’s about safety. When information is scattered, buried in menus, or scribbled illegibly, pilots make mistakes. They miss details. They increase their workload during high-stress phases of flight.

Two Years of Iteration, Driven by Pilots

We launched GA Kneeboard with a simple premise: Better Kneeboard, Safer Pilots. Tools built by pilots, for pilots solve real problems we all face in actual cockpits.

Over these two years, we’ve released updates every single week. Each one shaped by feedback from pilots like you:

  • When you told us ATIS strips wasted space, we redesigned them to stack efficiently

  • When CFIs requested personal minimums pages for checkrides, we built them

  • When instrument pilots needed lost comms procedures at their fingertips, we added them

  • When you asked for regulation citations, we linked every reference directly to the FAA source

We didn’t build this in isolation. We built it through conversations with student pilots learning the basics, instrument pilots managing complex approaches, and CFIs teaching the next generation.

How Better Kneeboards Make Safer Pilots

Situational awareness is the foundation of safe flying. But situational awareness requires information. The right information, at the right time, in the right format.

When your kneeboard is organized:

  • You spend less time searching and more time flying

  • Critical details are visible at a glance during high-workload phases

  • You have reliable backup when electronic systems fail

  • You build better habits through consistent, professional organization

This isn’t theoretical. Our users report:

  • Faster clearance copying with fewer errors

  • Better weather decision-making with organized ATIS notes

  • More confident IFR operations with procedures immediately accessible

  • Reduced stress during training flights through better organization

Every organized kneeboard represents a pilot with better situational awareness. And better situational awareness means safer flights.

The Community Effect

Here’s what really excites us: these 200 pilots aren’t just using GA Kneeboard—they’re sharing it. CFIs are introducing it to their students. Experienced pilots are recommending it to peers. Flight schools are exploring it as a standardization tool.

When one pilot improves their organization, they become a better example to others. When a CFI demonstrates professional kneeboards, students learn proper habits from day one. When experienced pilots share their templates, they’re passing on hard-won knowledge.

Safety in aviation is a community effort. We’re honored to be part of it.

Thank You

To the 200 pilots using GA Kneeboard: you’re not just users—you’re partners in this mission. Your feedback drives every feature. Your suggestions shape our roadmap. Your support keeps this project alive and growing.

You’ve helped us identify bugs we’d never have found. You’ve proposed features we’d never have imagined. You’ve shared use cases that opened our eyes to new possibilities.

Most importantly, you’ve validated something we believed from day one: pilots want and deserve better tools for flight planning. Tools that respect their time, support their safety, and adapt to their needs.

Join Us

If you’re one of our 200 pilots: thank you. Keep the feedback coming. Keep sharing your ideas. Keep flying safely.

If you’re reading this and haven’t tried GA Kneeboard yet: give it a try. See if better organization makes a difference in your flying. We think it will.

Here’s to the next 200 pilots. Here’s to safer cockpits. Here’s to the continuous pursuit of better tools and better habits.

Blue skies and organized kneeboards,
JC and the GA Kneeboard Team

Have a GA Kneeboard story to share? Reach out at support@kneeboard.ga - we’d love to hear how better organization has helped your flying.