A common question we hear from pilots is what size iPad should I buy? Here we’ll show you how much space it takes to store different chart options in ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot and WingX Pro to help you decide.
Bad Elf was the first company to produce portable GPS receivers for iPad, and a new Bad Elf companion app helps you get even more out these high-performance devices.
Sporty’s Academy and iPad Pilot News recently presented a webinar covering a variety of topics on how to effectively use the iPad during flight training. You can watch the complete video recording of the webinar here.
An all new webinar is coming up this Thursday on flight training with the iPad. You’ll learn all about when to start using the iPad during flight training, aviation apps, flight-planning and navigation best-practices, tips for instrument student pilots, checkride techniques and more.
Sometimes you need to do two things at once on your iPad, like look at two charts side by side, or compare your flight plan route against the moving map. The Garmin Pilot app makes it easy to do this, with their powerful split screen feature. While some other apps have split screen, we think Garmin does it best, with great information displays that are not available in any other app.
There are nearly 1.5 million apps available on the app store, most of which are designed for both iPhone and iPad. Here we’ll show you how to install apps on your iPad that were originally designed only for iPhone.
ForeFlight includes many features to help navigate large airports both during approach and on the ground to make sure you don’t end up on the wrong taxiway or runway. We’ll show how to take advantage of them here with these 10 helpful tips.
When planning a trip to a city that you haven’t flown into before there are several variables to consider when choosing both the airport and FBO. A new app helps you identify which ones have courtesy cars available when needed.
Get out your iPad and connect to WiFi – it’s time to update your digital charts. The new cycle starts January 8 and will be valid for 28 – 56 days depending on chart type.
Have you recently upgraded to the latest version of ForeFlight with Synthetic Vision or WingX Pro and can’t wait to fly with the new features? Here we’ll show you how to fly with these apps at home using desktop flight simulator programs.
The ForeFlight Mobile search feature is a powerful tool that can save you a lot of time during preflight planning and while flying with the app. Learn how to take advantage of it to quickly find airports and plan flights in this week’s tip.
While the iPad has delivered excellent reliability since the day it came out, there are still a few issues that can pop up if you’re not careful. Here we’ll review potential problems and how to resolve them.
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