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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.

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.

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.

while GPS interference—both jamming and spoofing—is becoming more common, for most general aviation flying in the United States, these events are still relatively rare and usually localized. That said, the FAA’s guidance reinforces a familiar aviation principle to not rely on a single source of navigation data. And your iPad can play an important role in that redundancy.