The iPad can do so much more for pilots than just show charts – it’s also an ideal document organizer and reader. Using an app known as GoodReader ($4.99 from the App Store), you can store and organize a wealth of PDFs and other aviation electronic documents. Here are a few recommendations.
A new version of the Garmin Pilot app is now available in the app store for iOS and contains several improvements to the popular iOS app for pilots. Best of all you can get a one year subscription to this app for $49.99 during Garmin’s limited time special.
ForeFlight released version 4.6 of their flagship app today that adds a variety of new features, including improved route selection and editing, and includes a firmware update for the Stratus ADS-B receiver.
Pilots can now turn their iPads or iPhones into cockpit voice recorders with a new app from Lightspeed Aviation when using the Zulu.2 headset.
Sporty’s will once again be hosting a series of seminars at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, the world’s largest airshow. Experts from Sporty’s staff will share tips and advice on popular iPad topics.
Today Garmin introduced a new portable ADS-B receiver compatible with the Garmin Pilot app on iPad and Android. The device provides subscription-free weather, traffic and WAAS GPS navigation data and connects wirelessly via Bluetooth.
The video recording of Bret Koebbe’s Advanced iPad Flying webinar is now available on YouTube. Check it out here.
Sporty’s Pilot Shop will be hosting a free webinar this Thursday, July 12 at 8 PM EDT, covering advanced topics on flying with the iPad & ForeFlight Mobile. Read on to learn more about this presentation and how to sign up.
With the free AirVenture Oshkosh app for iPhone, iPad and Android, you’ll have convenient access to all the information needed to get you ready to enjoy the world’s greatest aviation celebration at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Apple’s free iCloud service is something all iPad users should take advantage of. Learn how to enable the service on your device, and how to use it to track down a lost or stolen iPad.
A free app from Dual Electronics provides GPS satellite & battery status from the Dual Electronics Bluetooth GPS on your iPad. Learn all about it here.
A new screen filter for the iPad allows pilots who wear night vision goggles (NVGs) to still be able to use the iPad during night operations.
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