10 shortcuts every iPad Pilot should know
It only takes a few minutes to learn how to use an iPad and perform basic functions. Here we’ll show you how to dive a little deeper into its operation by reviewing the top hidden features and shortcuts.
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Use your iPad to help reduce fuel costs
There are a wealth of tools available in all the major aviation apps to help with preflight planning. Here will look at a series of tips to help you take advantage of specific flight planning features that can help reduce fuel costs on your next flight.
Read top aviation news in Apple’s News app
Apple included a new app as part of the iOS 9 update last month that collects all the articles on topics you’re interested in and organizes them in one place for easy reading. Here we’ll show you how to use the app as your primary aviation news feed.
New ForeFlight video tips
To help pilots get the most of ForeFlight and learn how to use the latest features, Sporty’s offers a complete ForeFlight training course. Here are a few essential video tips, pulled from the Flying with ForeFlight course.
New Garmin VIRB camera app available
Garmin recently released a new version of the Garmin VIRB app that adds a wide variety of new features for those flying with the new Garmin VIRB XE camera. We’ll take a look at them here and show you what’s new.
Tips for flying with the iPad at night
Using the iPad at night brings some additional benefits to your flying, but also can introduce new challenges. Here we’ll cover a series of tips to help you maximize your experience when flying with the iPad at night.
An in-depth look at the new Garmin Pilot Logbook
Garmin recently added a new logbook feature to the Garmin Pilot app that automatically logs all your flights. We’ll dive into all the features here and show you how to use it track things like night landing currency, flight reviews and view detailed reports of your flight history.
How to pre-flight your iPad in less than 5 minutes
The iPad has become an essential part of many pilots’ flying, whether as a primary reference for digital charts or as a performance calculator. Something that important demands a quick pre-flight check, just like the airplane and the pilot.
WingX Pro7 now available for Android
Hilton Software recently released an a version of WingX Pro for Android, making the app compatible with hundreds of new phones and tablets. While it doesn’t quite have the full feature set of the iPad version, it’s a nice option for Android pilots.
Build a custom iPad mount with new RAM accessories
The RAM collection of iPad mounting accessories are the most widely-used among pilots thanks to the combination of rugged construction, flexibility, interchangeable parts and price. Here we’ll look at some of the unique RAM accessories you can use when creating a custom mount for your airplane.
Pilot’s Guide to iOS 9
iOS 9 was released earlier this week and brings a nice selection of refinements and new capabilities to your iPhone and iPad. Here we’ll cover everything you need to know about it from a pilot’s perspective—when to update, how to do it and what’s new.
ForeFlight adds Flight Plan transfer with Garmin Avionics
ForeFlight recently released phase 2 of its integration with Garmin panel-mount avionics, enabling 2-way flight plan transfers between the iPad and Garmin GPS navigators.
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