Abstract: A pilot's kneepad for use as an aid to navigation by pilots and navigators of aircraft and other vessels consisting of a plate which has means for attaching it to the upper surface of the thigh of a seated pilot, the plate having on its upper surface information for use in navigational calculations and having hingedly attached to it along one edge a second plate the underside of which also carries information for use in navigational calculations and which has on its upper side means for attachment of a writing pad. Preferably, along one edge of the plate is provided a slide rule that can be used for making inflight calculations.