iPad navigation app buyer’s guide
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The landscape for full-featured EFB apps continues to evolve rapidly as developers push the limits of the iPad’s capability with exciting new features. This chart represents the latest comparison of the most popular EFB apps available today.
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Bret is a senior vice president at Sporty's and senior flight instructor for Sporty's Academy. In addition to Bret's teaching responsibilities, Bret leads Sporty's video production and app development team and serves as editor of iPad Pilot News. As an airline transport pilot, Bret is a senior captain in Sporty's corporate flight department.
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Great overview, thank you!
Please add SkyDemon too 😉
Feature not listed and compared which is important for bush pilots: Ability to import user waypoints from email and/or computer.
For example, ForeFlight has this feature, Garmin Pilot does not.