Ready to start flying with Starlink internet? Listen to this podcast first

For decades, cockpit connectivity was mostly reserved for the airlines. Systems like Gogo provided limited bandwidth, required expensive antennas, and were impractical for piston aircraft. That landscape has shifted with the Starlink Mini, a portable satellite dish small enough to fit in a 182 or Cirrus, delivering broadband internet in flight.

Bret Koebbe, editor of iPad Pilot News, recently joined Max Trescott on the Aviation News Talk podcast to discuss how pilots can get started flying with Starlink Mini. Topics include hardware and subscription requirements, mounting, panel and battery power options, and tips for GA pilots based on his experience flying with the system for over a year now in a wide variety of GA airplanes.

Learn more about how to purchase Starlink Mini and mounting/power accessories here: Starlink Mini for GA Airplanes

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John Zimmerman

Coming from an aviation family, John grew up in the back of small airplanes and learned to fly as a teenager. Ever since, he has been hooked on aviation of all kinds and regularly flies a Citabria, a Pilatus PC-12, and a Cirrus SR22. He is a 4000-hour ATP and also holds ratings for multiengine, seaplanes, gliders, and helicopters. He has written for Flying magazine, AOPA Pilot, and Plane & Pilot, and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Air Facts and the host of the Pilot’s Discretion podcast.

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