Control your iPad like a pro
The iPad incorporates four different physical controls in addition to the main touchscreen display. Here we’ll show you all the ways you can use them to take full control of your iPad.
Bret is a senior vice president at Sporty's and senior flight instructor for Sporty's Academy. In addition to Bret's teaching responsibilities, Bret leads Sporty's video production and app development team and serves as editor of iPad Pilot News. As an airline transport pilot, Bret is a senior captain in Sporty's corporate flight department.
The iPad incorporates four different physical controls in addition to the main touchscreen display. Here we’ll show you all the ways you can use them to take full control of your iPad.
The Gyronimo series of aircraft performance apps allow you to graphically compute weight and balance and performance scenarios for various airplanes and helicopters. Here we’ll show you the features of the C172S version of the app.
Bendix/King, a company traditionally known for panel-mount avionics, released the myWingMan app for iPad one year ago. The latest update adds some useful new alerting tools for airspace, terrain, obstacles and traffic.
The latest version of ForeFlight allows the app to connect directly to the Dual XGPS150 receiver, bypassing Apple’s iOS 6 external GPS bug. Here we’ll explain how to use this feature.
Sporty’s Pilot Shop today released an all-new version of its best-selling E6B app, adding a redesigned interface, improved functionality and new weight and balance calculator.
An overlooked feature on the iPad is Multi-Touch Gestures. These allow you to quickly perform routine tasks without relying on the bottom Home button. Learn how to take advantage of them here.
ForeFlight released another big update to their popular aviation app today, adding some exciting new features. Among these is the ability to view approach charts and taxiway diagrams directly on the moving map.
A new update to the GoPro iPhone and iPad app allows you to wirelessly preview and transfer your videos to your iOS device for easy sharing.
WingX Pro has teamed up with Baron Services to offer a new collection of interactive weather overlays. This allows pilots to view radar imagery, sectionals and a flight plan simultaneously. Check out all the details on the app update here.
The official EAA AirVenture Oshkosh app is now available for the 2013 show, designed for iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire. It features maps, schedules, the fly-in NOTAM, exhibitor information and much more.
Using the iPad for digital charts is great, but you need to know where find the supplements and legends that go with the IFR and VFR charts. Here we’ll show you where they are located throughout the ForeFlight app.
A new Stratus firmware update is available in the latest version of ForeFlight Mobile. Read on to learn how to install this update to your device.

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