6 weather apps you may not know about

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There are literally thousands of weather apps in the App Store. Here's our list of 6 lesser-known ones to consider, some of them hidden gems.

Gyronimo aircraft performance apps

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The Gyronimo series of aircraft performance apps allow you to graphically compute weight and balance and performance scenarios for various airplanes and helicopters. Here we'll show you the features of the C172S version of the app.

myWingMan app adds new terrain, traffic and airspace features

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Bendix/King, a company traditionally known for panel-mount avionics, released the myWingMan app for iPad one year ago. The latest update adds some useful new alerting tools for airspace, terrain, obstacles and traffic.

Navigation app showdown, round 2 – ForeFlight vs. WingX vs. Garmin

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We update the most popular article ever published on iPad Pilot News. Which aviation app is best? What has changed? Join the debate.

New E6B app available from Sporty’s

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Sporty's Pilot Shop today released an all-new version of its best-selling E6B app, adding a redesigned interface, improved functionality and new weight and balance calculator.

ForeFlight rolls out another big app update

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ForeFlight released another big update to their popular aviation app today, adding some exciting new features. Among these is the ability to view approach charts and taxiway diagrams directly on the moving map.

GoPro app update adds video preview and transfer features

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A new update to the GoPro iPhone and iPad app allows you to wirelessly preview and transfer your videos to your iOS device for easy sharing.

Garmin Pilot 5.1 adds terrain, new route options

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At Oshkosh, Garmin introduced version 5.1 of their Pilot app for iPad. We review what's new, including a change to the subscription levels.

WingX Pro 7.0 adds weather radar to the moving map

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WingX Pro has teamed up with Baron Services to offer a new collection of interactive weather overlays. This allows pilots to view radar imagery, sectionals and a flight plan simultaneously. Check out all the details on the app update here.

Official Oshkosh show apps now available

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The official EAA AirVenture Oshkosh app is now available for the 2013 show, designed for iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire. It features maps, schedules, the fly-in NOTAM, exhibitor information and much more.

ForeFlight 5.2 adds Canadian, Helicopter charts

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The latest version of ForeFlight Mobile adds some major new charting capabilities and should open up the app to more widespread adoption. There are also some upgrades for current users, so let's review what's new.

New ForeFlight seminar video available

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Join ForeFlight founders Jason Miller and Tyson Weihs in this recorded seminar as they cover the popular ForeFlight Mobile aviation application for iPad and iPhone from the Sporty's 2013 Fly-in.