The Garmin Connext wireless cockpit system is now compatible with ForeFlight and Jeppesen apps, allowing them to receive GPS and ADS-B weather and traffic information from compatible panel-mount Garmin avionics.
The official 2015 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show app is now available for iPhone and iPad, and includes an exciting interactive GPS map and enhanced notification features to help you get the most out of your visit to AirVenture.
There are a lot of myths about iPad battery life and how to maximize it. Since battery life is an important thing for pilots, let’s separate fact from fiction so you can get the most out of your iPad next time you fly.
Sporty’s has been in the E6B flight computer business since the company started in the early 1960s. Today the newest version of Sporty’s E6B is now available, extending the mobile app version beyond the iPhone and iPad version to the Apple Watch.
As expected, Apple released the iOS 8.4 update today for iPhone and iPad. While most of the buzz centers around the new Apple Music service instroduced in this update, pilots will be happy to hear that it also fixes the iOS 8.3 bug that prevented the use of many external GPS receivers with the iPad.
Garmin’s Flight Stream system allows you to wirelessly connect your iPad to the Garmin avionics installed in your panel. We recently went flying with the system to see what all it could do, and wow were we impressed.
The Apple Watch has been out for nearly 2 months now and there are several aviation apps available designed for pilots. We went flying with them recently to see how they worked and get a feel for how the watch fits among other cockpit tech.
In addition to releasing details on the fall release of iOS 9, Apple also informed developers at their annual conference that a fix will be out for the external GPS bug in the upcoming iOS 8.4 update. This should be available by June 30th at the latest.
WingX Pro released version 8.5 last week adding a collection of new features and performance improvements to the app. Pilots will especially appreciate the new Traca feature, which allows you to plan a trip by drawing a route directly on the map.
ForeFlight released version 7.1 last week, which significantly enhances the weather imagery section. To help pilots better understand the new weather charts featured in the app we talked with ForeFlight weather scientist Scott Dennstaedt at the AOPA Fly-In over the weekend. Watch the video of the interview here.
There are a wide variety of iPad apps available designed for pilots flying turbine airplanes, including performance planning, support directories and international trip support. Check them out here in this comprehensive listing.
The iPad is a reliable and easy-to-use addition to the cockpit, perfect for charts, moving maps, in-flight weather and synthetic vision. Over the past several years, we’ve learned a lot through trial and error flying with the iPad in general aviation aircraft, and here are our top 12 tips.
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