Jeppesen update adds Fltplan.com and AvPlan connections

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Jeppesen charts have long been a favorite among professional pilots, many of whom prefer their more detailed charts. And while the company's flagship app, Mobile FliteDeck, has found some success it is not full-featured enough to be an all-in-one Electronic Flight Bag app. That criticism may be less valid after the latest update, version 2.7.

ForeFlight 7.4 adds new briefing tool, track log improvements

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One of the reasons electronic flight bag apps have become so popular is that they eliminate common pain points for pilots. ForeFlight's latest update, version 7.4, continues this trend with a whole new approach to weather briefings.

FlightRadar24: The ultimate airline flight tracking app

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There are a lot of flight tracking apps and websites currently available to help you keep tabs on airline and general aviation flights. An app called FlightRadar24 takes this concept further by incorporating a worldwide ADS-B traffic feed to provide real-time flight position data and some unique viewing options.

Read top aviation news in Apple’s News app

Apple included a new app as part of the iOS 9 update last month that collects all the articles on topics you're interested in and organizes them in one place for easy reading. Here we'll show you how to use the app as your primary aviation news feed.

New Garmin VIRB camera app available

Garmin recently released a new version of the Garmin VIRB app that adds a wide variety of new features for those flying with the new Garmin VIRB XE camera. We'll take a look at them here and show you what's new.

WingX Pro7 now available for Android

Hilton Software recently released an a version of WingX Pro for Android, making the app compatible with hundreds of new phones and tablets. While it doesn't quite have the full feature set of the iPad version, it's a nice option for Android pilots.

ForeFlight adds Flight Plan transfer with Garmin Avionics

ForeFlight recently released phase 2 of its integration with Garmin panel-mount avionics, enabling 2-way flight plan transfers between the iPad and Garmin GPS navigators.

FlyQ version 2.0 now available

A new version of Seattle Avionics FlyQ aviation app hit the app store recently and focuses on speeding up the app's performance and improving the user interface by reconfiguring the main moving map screen.

Latest Aviation Tutorials app demystifies avionics and navigation

Aviation Tutorials has been creating pilot training courses for years, originally on CD-ROM and now as dedicated iPad apps. The company recently released an all-new training app, called Navigation and Advanced Avionics. Here's a preview.

AOPA releases all-new pre-flight app

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has a somewhat rocky history with aviation apps. But now the organization is back, with a new app called AOPA GO. Is it worth downloading?

FuelBurn app monitors your fuel status

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The FuelBurn app tracks your fuel status in flight and alerts you when it's time to switch tanks or when reaching a critical fuel state. We'll show you how it works here.

Garmin Pilot adds automated logbook and Nearest airport feature

Garmin was busy this week with lots of new iPad-related product updates, including new releases of the iPad and Android versions of the app, and a preview of an all new Piper-specific version of the Garmin Pilot app.