Optimize your iPad’s location services settings
The iPad's software settings allow you to customize which apps can use your location to improve the user experience. While this is essential for moving map navigation apps in the airplane, you'll find that it's not necessarily important for all types of apps to be able to access this data. Here we'll show you how to customize these settings to improve your iPad's battery life.
Flying with Stratus 3 and the FltPlan Go app
Stratus 3 was released last month and for the first time offered compatibility with apps like FltPlan Go, WingX Pro and FlyQ, in addition to ForeFlight. Here we'll show the steps required to connect it to FltPlan Go and how to access the ADS-B weather products in the app.
Garmin begins to integrate Fltplan.com features
When Garmin bought Fltplan.com and the companion Fltplan Go apps, it seemed like a complementary pairing - one company has strength in mobile apps and panel avionics, the other has strength in online tools and handling services. At NBAA this week, Garmin announced the first step on its road to integrating the pieces, and as you would expect they are pursuing the most popular features first.
App update roundup: Aerovie, FlyQ, FltPlan Go and iFly
The aviation app updates continue to roll out as we move into the fall flying season, with many adding support for the Stratus 3 ADS-B receiver and new feature enhancements. Here's a quick roundup of what's new in your favorite aviation app.
How to preflight your iPad in less than 5 minutes
You'll want to create a checklist that works for your apps, accessories and your airplane. Customize it so that you'll actually use it before every flight. With that in mind, though, here's a basic checklist to consider that applies to most apps.
Pilot’s guide to iOS 12
Apple released the next major software update for iPad and iPhone this week, called iOS 12. While the update primarily focuses on improving speed and performance, you’ll find hundreds of other new features and improvements for both iPhone and iPad. Here's what to look for.
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Garmin begins to integrate Fltplan.com features
When Garmin bought Fltplan.com and the companion Fltplan Go apps, it seemed like a complementary pairing - one company has strength in mobile apps and panel avionics, the other has strength in online tools and handling services. At NBAA this week, Garmin announced the first step on its road to integrating the pieces, and as you would expect they are pursuing the most popular features first.
App update roundup: Aerovie, FlyQ, FltPlan Go and iFly
The aviation app updates continue to roll out as we move into the fall flying season, with many adding support for the Stratus 3 ADS-B receiver and new feature enhancements. Here's a quick roundup of what's new in your favorite aviation app.
How to use the weight and balance features in ForeFlight
ForeFlight's weight and balance tool allows you to quickly analyze last minute loading changes and will alert you if any parameters are outside your airplane's envelope. To help you get going we'll show you how to use this feature to create a custom aircraft profile and work through a typical weight & balance calculation.
iPad screen protectors – which one is best for pilots?
Screen glare is a persistent problem for pilots flying with the iPad, but an anti-reflective screen protector can cut down on this significantly. To help illustrate its effectiveness, we installed MyGoFlight's ArmorGlas on a new iPad 9.7" on a bright sunny day to see how it did next to a 2nd iPad without a screen protector.
iOS Update Green Light program: iOS 12.0.1
Apple released the first update to the new iOS 12 operating system this week with iOS 12.0.1, addressing several bugs and improving Bluetooth reliability.
FltPlan.com releases new flight tracking app
The developers at FltPlan.com recently released a no-frills flight tracking app for iPhone and iPad called FltTrack. This free app tracks general aviation flights in real time, showing flight time, delays, estimated time of arrival and location on the map.
New X-Naut cooling case introduced for iPad Pro 10.5″
We first reviewed the X-Naut Cooling Case in 2016, finding it to be a thoughtfully-designed solution to a persistent problem: overheating tablets in the cockpit. While the original two models accomodate the iPad Pro 9.7", iPad Air, and iPad Mini, there was no option for our preferred iPad model in the cockpit - the iPad Pro 10.5". Now the company has introduced a solution made just for that.
ForeFlight debuts new ADS-B weather products in version 10.4
Last month ForeFlight quietly released version 10.3, which primarily focused on improving speed, battery life, and overall app performance. This month's release, version 10.4, is all about new features, including the addition of several new ADS-B weather layers to the app.
How to preflight your iPad in less than 5 minutes
You'll want to create a checklist that works for your apps, accessories and your airplane. Customize it so that you'll actually use it before every flight. With that in mind, though, here's a basic checklist to consider that applies to most apps.
Tips for flying with the Garmin D2 Delta and Garmin Pilot
Smartwatches continue to be a big hit with pilots as they've become more and more useful in the cockpit. Here we'll take a look at how to use the new Garmin D2 Delta PX watch, including how to use it with the Garmin Pilot app and take advantage of the new pulse oximeter feature.
