Get ready for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with free app

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.

Get the most out of your Dual Bluetooth GPS receiver with free app

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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.

Upgrade your NFlightcam with free apps

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Cockpit video cameras that record high definition video, cockpit audio and GPS data have exploded in popularity over the past few years. The latest models can connect to your iPad/iPhone or Android device and, with a free app, add new features.

Garmin Pilot Android app updated with new features

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Garmin is one of the few app developers to offer a fully functional aviation weather/chart/navigation app for both iPad and Android tablets. Read on to learn about the new features recently added to the Garmin Pilot app for Android.
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WingX update brings track up navigation

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WingX Pro7 is a popular app for pilots, and Hilton Software (the app's developer) is often first to include new features. Version 6.5 of the app has recently been released, and it brings some nice enhancements to the moving map page.

Aviation W&B Calculator – weight and balance calculations made easy

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There are many ways to calculate airplane weight and balance with an an iPad, but the best method we've found yet is with the Aviation WB Calculator app. Learn all about the app in this week's app review.

Video of ForeFlight seminar now available

ForeFlight recently hosted a seminar at Sporty's 2012 Fly-in, where company co-founders Jason Miller and Tyson Weihs updated pilots on the latest company news and shared some pro tips. Now you can watch a recording of this 50-minute seminar, including the slides.
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FltPlan.com app update adds route editing, multi-tasking

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FltPlan.com is a popular website for flight planning and weather briefings, especially among professional pilots. They have offered a free iPhone/iPad app companion for some time, but initially it was a fairly limited app that simply allowed pilots to download their FltPlan.com nav logs to their iPad. Recent updates have made it a more complete and powerful app.

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad

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Apple recently released a free software update for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch containing improvements and bug fixes. Read on to learn how to update your device to the latest version.

Brush up on your weather flying skills with Richard L. Collins’ Advanced WX Flying apps

Aviation weather expert Richard L. Collins has turned his classic video Advanced Weather Flying video series into exciting iPad apps. Each app contains nearly 2 hours of expert weather instruction shot in and around airplanes, and goes beyond the basics to teach how to apply weather theory to real-world situations.
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Garmin Pilot Android – finally a real Android app for pilots

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Android users have been clamoring for a full-featured aviation app to match some of the impressive products available on iPad and iPhone. It's finally here, with the launch of Garmin Pilot. We take it for a spin.

Bad Elf GPS releases update to iPad app, adds new features

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Bad Elf, the company who makes the popular external GPS accessory for iPad, recently released an update to their supplemental GPS app adding several new features - read the details here.