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About Bret Koebbe

Bret is vice president 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 the popular iPad Pilot News online journal. As an airline transport pilot, Bret is a senior captain in Sporty's corporate flight department.

Entries by Bret Koebbe

Split screen setup on WingX

January 16, 2012/4 Comments/in Advanced Tips/by Bret Koebbe

One of the standout features in WingX Pro7 is the ability to use the iPad’s large 10” screen to display 2 different view options side by side. This can be very helpful to display both terrain data and an instrument approach chart at the same time, for example. Here’s how to set it up.

Advanced navigation tips for ForeFlight

January 13, 2012/11 Comments/in Advanced Tips/by Bret Koebbe

Want to go beyond the basic “direct-to” navigation? Here’s everything you need to know to enter SIDs and STARs, plus VOR/DME fixes into ForeFlight’s nav log. It’s easier than you may think.