ForeFlight Pack — more than just charts
Most pilots know how to use ForeFlight’s Pack feature to verify chart downloads before a flight, but it can do much more.
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iOS Update Green Light program: iOS and iPadOS 18.3
Apple released iOS and iPadOS 18.3 for iPhone and iPad, which includes new Apple Intelligence features. Like any software update, we recommend waiting until your app or accessory developer has time to test it out and verify there are no compatibility issues.
The top 20 apps for pilots – 2024 edition
There are thousands of apps that are useful for pilots, from flight training and weather briefings to calculators and games. With that in mind, compiling a list of the top apps may seem foolish, but once again we’re going to try—after all, a brand new iPad pilot needs to start somewhere. This list isn’t necessarily our 20 favorite apps, but rather the ones we see in use most often.
How to set up Stolen Device Protection in iOS 17.3
Apple added a new security feature called Stolen Device Protection for your iPhone in the most recent iOS 17.3 update. When this feature is enabled, some features and actions require additional security steps beyond entering the numeric passcode when your iPhone is away from familiar locations such as home or work.
Using your iPad on a Caribbean flying trip
Today you can confidently navigate the islands with everything you need right on your iPad, including geo-referenced VFR and IFR en route charts, airport and airspace databases, synthetic vision and even ADS-B weather in certain spots. Here we’re going to take a closer look at ForeFlight Mobile and Garmin Pilot, since they offer the most comprehensive resources for Caribbean-bound pilots.
MyRadar adds weather maps to CarPlay app
MyRadar recently added Apple CarPlay support, allowing you to view a weather radar overlay on interactive driving maps in the car.
Quiz: ForeFlight badges, labels and alerts
ForeFlight is much more than just an airport directory and moving map on your iPad. It’s smart, always analyzing each piece of data you input and calling out errors or abnormalities you may have overlooked. Our latest quiz takes a look at some of these to help you better understand what is going on under the hood.
App troubleshooting: how to close, delete and restart
Everyone knows how to open an app on the iPad–just tap the icon and it’s off to the races. But what about closing apps–do you know the difference between sleeping an app, shutting down an app and deleting an app? It’s an important distinction that comes into play when an app starts misbehaving.
View an interactive map of your 2023 flying in ForeFlight
ForeFlight’s 2023 Recap feature allows pilots to view all the airports they visited last year on a map and a summary of key flight stats.
How to share your location from an iPhone via satellite
We’re entering an exciting new era of communications thanks to recent developments in satellite connectivity. Here we’ll take a look at the satellite connectivity feature included with iPhone 14 and 15 models and how you can share your location on a cross-country flight from any altitude.
How to set up aircraft profiles and equipment codes to file VFR/IFR flight plans
Filing a VFR or IFR flight plan today is a breeze with today’s aviation iPad apps, but entering all the required aircraft data to meet the ICAO requirements of the form can be a bit confusing. Here we’ll break it down in plain English to help you understand each requirement.
Top 10 articles of 2023 at iPad Pilot News
Today, pilots are flying with portable supercomputers, datalink weather receivers, and maybe even satellite communicators. To track these trends in electronic flight bags, we published over 100 articles this year, many in response to reader questions. Here were the ten most popular in 2023.
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