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Airborne FM radio trainer for iPad

Master the radio before you fly it.

Airborne FM radios can be hard to program under pressure. FM One gives you a full radio panel to press, program and get wrong on the ground, for as long as it takes.

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The simulated ACME-136B radio in FM One, showing channel 001 NFF on the main line and GUARD on the guard line, with its knobs, switches and keypad.
The simulated ACME-136B, one of four radios in FM One.
3Radios to master
3Ways to train
100%Of controls explained
0Accounts or ads

001 Training

From first look to muscle memory.

Pick a frequency card and work up in three steps. Each one takes away a little more help, until you can program a channel on your own.

Watch

The trainer presses every key itself and explains why, with optional narration.

Guided

Now your hands are on the keypad, with the next key highlighted at every step.

Practice

No highlights. You're timed and scored, then get a debrief on how it went.

A Watch lesson on the ACME-136B, with the PROG key highlighted and a step list beside the radio showing step 3 of 16.

002 Learn

Tap anything. Understand it.

Turn on Learn mode and every key, knob and switch explains what it does, when to use it and how. There's no hunting through a manual to find out what SCAN does at Level 2.

The Learn mode card for the Scan key, explaining what it is, when to use it, how to use it and what else it does.

003 Coach

A coach for whatever's on the screen.

Coach mode watches the radio with you. A callout explains what the display means right now and which keys you can use next, so an unfamiliar screen doesn't stop you.

Coach mode showing a callout above the radio that explains normal operation on channel 001 NFF and which keys to use.

004 Radios

Four panels. Every one hands-on.

Each radio has its own display, keys, menus and lessons, built from published manufacturer operating instructions. Switch between them from the radio menu.

The simulated ACME-136A, with volume knobs, a red squelch button, three toggle switches and a keypad.
ACME-136A. VHF with P25 digital, a squelch button and a knob that switches it on.
The simulated ACME-9000, with a six-line display and side keys for selecting a band.
ACME-9000. Multi-band with P25, side keys and a six-line band display.
The simulated ACME-9100, showing two bands on its display with soft keys and a keypad below.
ACME-9100. Multi-band with P25, zones and soft keys.

005 Field tools

Still useful after the lesson.

Type a frequency, tone or NAC the way it's written on your card, and Frequency Lookup reads it back and tells you what kind of channel it most likely is.

  • Six guided troubleshooting walk-throughs, from "they can't hear me" to garbled digital audio
  • A Library of links to published manuals and guides
  • Your own frequency cards, ready to use in lessons
Frequency Lookup reading a channel written as 151.625 with tone 179.9 and identifying it as likely VHF high band land mobile.

006 Yours

Your channels stay yours.

Saved on your iPad

Channels and cards you add stay put. Lessons run on a scratch copy, so training never changes them.

Easy to share

Send your whole setup to another FM One user with AirDrop, Messages or Mail, or keep a backup in Files.

Private by design

No account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. The app collects no data at all. Read the policy.

Show up knowing your radio.

FM One is coming soon to iPad. Questions or ideas in the meantime? Email fmoneapp@gmail.com.

Coming soon to iPad