WingX Pro adds flight data recording
WingX Pro is the latest app to add flight data recording capability, allowing you to capture your flight data and play back all the details when back on the ground.
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New Advanced iPad Flying webinar next week
iPad Pilot News will be presenting a new Advanced iPad Flying webinar next week covering a wide variety of iPad topics including new iOS 8 features, ADS-B weather, accessories, preflight tips, ForeFlight Mobile and more.
iPad preflight tip: verify your charts are downloaded
Having up-to-date charts on your iPad is easy with an app like ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot, but there’s a trap if you’re not careful. Because there is no internet connection in the airplane, you must download the chart databases before you go flying. This is not always as obvious as you might think.
There is no such thing as an “official weather briefing”
Does your favorite iPad app count as a “legal briefing?” It doesn’t matter, and here’s why.
How to pre-flight your iPad in less than 5 minutes
The iPad has become an essential part of many pilots’ flying, whether as a primary reference for digital charts or as a performance calculator. Something that important demands a quick pre-flight check, just like the airplane and the pilot.
Pilot report: flying the new Iridium Go satellite hotspot
We’ve been flying with Iridium’s new Go! satellite hotspot for a few months in everything from jets to taildraggers, and we’ve learned a lot about this unique product. It’s no broadband in the cockpit, but it does offer some very useful functions that aren’t available anywhere else.
Flying with Stratus in an ADS-B Out airplane
To get the full benefits of the traffic capabilities when flying with ForeFlight and Stratus you must be equipped with an ADS-B out transponder. We recently went flying in an ADS-B out airplane to show what this looks likes and the additional traffic info available in ForeFlight.
Bad Elf introduces new Pro+ model
The Bad Elf Pro GPS has been one of the most popular iPad accessories in aviation for a few years now, especially with turbine operators. The company recently introduced the new Pro+ model, which is the most full-featured GPS we’ve seen for the iPad.
Flight planning, 2004 vs. 2014
Sometimes we take for granted how fast technology moves, and how beneficial that is. That’s especially true for pilots, who’ve seen incredible advances in panel mount avionics, aviation apps and portable iPad accessories–often at lower prices. Consider this comparison…
Should I upgrade to iOS 8?
iOS 8 will be released soon and pilots often question when the best time is to make the upgrade. To help with this, ForeFlight CEO/founder Tyson Weihs shares his insight on the process and gives his recommendations.
Pilot report: flying the new SiriusXM weather receiver
At Oshkosh this summer, SiriusXM introduced a new portable weather receiver for the iPad, the SXAR1. The product is now shipping, and we’ve had a chance to fly with it on a few longer trips. Here are some of our reactions.
Fltplan.com introduces iPhone app
The free FltPlan Go app, popular for flight planning and airport information, is now available for iPhone. Find out what you can do with this new app.
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