Whether you’re listening to the Fisk arrival at Oshkosh, enjoying the local flavor at Beijing Tower, or just learning proper phraseology from your nearest center frequency, LiveATC.net makes it easy to listen to real pilots and controllers almost anywhere in the world. While the website has been around for many years, the company’s app for iPad and iPhone recently received an overhaul.
GPS position makes an iPad so much more useful in flight – moving maps, terrain alerts, and so much more become available. But how do you add GPS to your iPad? Does it already have one built in? What are the options for external receivers? We answer those questions and offer our two top choices.
2017 brought countless app updates, dozens of new products, and lots of news for pilots. How’s this for progress? ForeFlight turned 10 years old and set its sights on even bigger prizes, while professional pilots finally got approval to use own-ship position on EFBs. Here are seven other trends we followed this year.
The way we move from beginner to expert is by trial and error. Along the way, many of us made some mistakes with the iPad and aviation apps. Here’s our list of the 10 most common ones.
What’s the difference between the Scout and Stratus 2S portable ADS-B receivers for ForeFlight? Both offer subscription-free weather and traffic, but there are major differences in features and price. We go flying with both to explain how they compare.
When ForeFlight first launched over 10 years ago, the app was designed for one device: the iPhone, with its 3.5″ screen. Now the app can be found on a huge variety of Apple devices, from 4″ iPhones to 13″ iPads. Making one app look good on all those devices is a serious challenge, but it’s on that ForeFlight has tackled in a big way with version 9.5.
The Stratus ADS-B receiver has become the most popular weather receiver for the iPad. While the basics of operation are pretty simple, there are a few tips that can help you get the most out of your investment. Let’s review the top 12 most helpful things we’ve learned after a few hundred hours flying with Stratus.
One of the most under-appreciated features of the iPad is its fantastic battery life. But there are a number of things you can do to improve the performance of your iPad battery and keep it in top working condition.
A new option was recently introduced that attempts to bridge this gap between $100,000 connectivity systems and portable Iridium messengers. AirText is FAA-approved and permanently-installed, but is easy to install and has affordable data plans. Here’s our pilot report after 5 months of flying with it.
With Apple’s big iOS 11 update, screenshots have moved from a hack to a fully developed tool. You may have noticed a new look when you took your last screenshot. Here’s what’s new and how to take advantage of the latest features.
We recently visited ForeFlight’s Austin office and sat down with Tim Schuetze, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. We asked Schuetze about the major areas of focus for the company, what comes next, and how they maintain quality as they grow.
Even with all of our modern aviation databases, sometimes you just can’t beat a lat/lon coordinate. Let’s review the basics of latitude and longitude and the different types of coordinates. Which one works on your iPad?
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