Garmin GFC Autopilots: Next Level is a 140-minute video course designed to help pilots get beyond basic autopilot buttonology and better understand how Garmin GFC autopilots behave in real-world flying. The course is taught by Ryan Koch, an instrument flight instructor and the developer behind several PilotWorkshops training programs.
Starlink Mini has exploded in popularity, offering a way to bring high-speed internet to our GA flight decks. But there’s a downside to the portability that Starlink offers becuase now have another piece of equipment to carry, along with cables, power supplies, and accessories.
If you are tired of squinting at walls of obscure, ALL-CAPS NOTAM abbreviations just to figure out if a taxiway is closed or a crane is in the area, relief has finally arrived. ForeFlight just announced ClearNOTAMs—a new feature leveraging AI models to translate dense NOTAM coding into plain-English summaries directly in your preflight workflow.
Sporty’s has upgraded its Flight Gear Smart Battery Pack Kits by replacing the standard charging cables with new Flight Gear Smart Magnetic Charging Cables. The updated kits combine reliable backup power with real-time charging data and better cable organization—two welcome improvements for anyone flying with an iPad.
Since launching ForeFlight Power Users Training earlier this year, the ForeFlight education team has continued expanding the course with new lessons covering many of the app’s latest features and capabilities. As of this week, subscribers now have access to more than three additional hours of training, reinforcing the course’s value as a continually evolving resource for ForeFlight users.
The new Sporty’s PJ2 GPS handheld radio does more than provide backup communications—it can also send GPS position data directly to ForeFlight. That means even if your iPad doesn’t have an internal GPS, or your panel connection or portable receiver is unavailable, the PJ2 GPS can provide a reliable backup position source for moving map navigation.
Like any piece of aviation equipment, the iPad is most dependable when you take a few minutes to verify everything is ready before engine start. It’s much easier to discover a missing chart or low battery while you’re on the ground than after you’ve leveled off at altitude.
Heading to Oshkosh? Download the official EAA Events app and learn how to listen to live AirVenture ATC from your iPad or iPhone.
Today’s aviation apps are incredibly stable. More often than not, if you encounter a problem with your iPad, it probably isn’t the app, it’s an iPad setting that was never configured properly or accidentally changed after an iOS update.
A clean iPad or iPhone isn’t just about appearances. In the cockpit, a smudge-free screen is easier to read in bright sunlight, often lets you run a lower screen brightness to save battery life, and makes it easier to zoom, pan, and enter flight plan changes without leaving fingerprints across the display.
Sporty’s recently refreshed its entire Flight Gear Kneeboard lineup to tackle the real-world issues that exist when flying with your iPad. While the new collection includes updated Bi-Fold and Tri-Fold options, the standout for iPad EFB users is the new Flight Gear iPad Organizer Kneeboard.
Artificial intelligence has arrived in aviation. From route planning and weather briefings to NOTAM summaries and aircraft-specific guidance, a growing number of apps promise to simplify preflight planning. Some of these tools are designed specifically for aviation, while others leverage general-purpose AI models that many pilots already use every day. The question is no longer whether AI can assist pilots—it’s whether it can do so reliably.
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