Short answer: probably! Here's the honest rundown — what works, what you get, and how to get airborne. No watch left behind.
The 50+ supported Garmins (fēnix, epix, D2, MARQ, Enduro, tactix, Descent, top Forerunners…). The complete experience — live AGL altimeter, auto phases, alarms, 25 Hz G, GPS map sync.
Full powerRugged, no-nonsense watches (Instinct & friends) have the altimeter but a simpler screen. A tailored FlightX is in the works — a real taste of the system to grow into.
On the wayNo supported watch — or none at all? The free FlightX phone app is the whole thing in your pocket: logbook, FlightLab debriefs, Canopy School, the lot.
Always free50+ models across the fēnix 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 Plus, epix, D2, MARQ (Gen 1 & 2), Enduro, tactix, quatix, Descent and flagship Forerunner (745 / 945 / 955 / 965 / 970) families.
The full, tap-to-open list lives right on the download section — find your exact model there.
Almost always one reason: a barometric altimeter. Altitude is the heartbeat of FlightX — your AGL, your phases, your alarms all come from it. Watches without that sensor can only guess height from GPS, which lags and drifts — not good enough for a jump, and we'd never ship you something that feels broken.
If your watch does have a barometric altimeter and isn't listed yet, drop us a line at hello@flightxapp.com — there's a good chance we can add it. 🙌
Nope — and that's totally fine. A flagship fēnix has more screen and more power than a rugged Instinct, so it shows more. But every FlightX watch nails the stuff that matters: your altitude, your alarms, and your jump landing in your logbook.
Think of it as a ladder, not a wall: start where you are, evolve when you're ready. Your watch logs the jump either way — the rest is room to grow into. 🚀
FlightX Jump — the full skydiving build: phase detection, pull & swoop alarms, the works. Grab it as a direct download from the watch section.
FlightX Alti — a general altimeter & variometer twin (heading to the Connect IQ Store). Same clean altitude tool, neutral wording.
Skydiver? You want Jump.
About 3 minutes: download the pack, open the README to find your watch's file, copy that one file to the watch over USB (GARMIN › APPS), then pair once with the FlightX app. Full step-by-step is in the "How to sideload" box on the download section.
That's a GPS thing, not a bug. FlightLab and the map need real GPS fixes from the jump. If a jump comes through bare, it usually means the watch hadn't locked GPS yet, or the jump was very short.
The synced jump even tells you its GPS-fix count, so you can see exactly what landed.
Garmin first — it owns the serious-altitude wrist and does it best. Apple Watch is on the radar as a proper future build. Coros / Suunto / Polar don't offer the open app platform we'd need (yet). Either way, the phone app has you covered today.
Not at all. The FlightX phone app is the full platform — logbook, FlightLab debriefs (drop in a FlySight or FIT file), Canopy School and more. The watch is a brilliant add-on, not a requirement.
