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A lot of pilots are looking for a real world PIREP on the Stratus ADS-B weather receiver to see how it really works in the cockpit. We’ve been flying with Stratus for months now, and can share some helpful tips.
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.
The iPad is a great tool for pilots of all skill levels, from airline captains to student pilots. Read on to see our ten favorite apps for student pilots, providing tools for flight training, organization, navigation and digital charts.
On April 19, Sporty’s hosted a live webinar on ADS-B and new cockpit technology for pilots. The hour-long presentation covered the basics of ADS-B, relevant FAA regulations and the options for both panel and portable ADS-B receivers. The video archive of this webinar is now available–watch it here.
The new Stratus weather receiver generated a lot of interest at the recent Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in in Florida. One of the questions that comes up first is, “when will my area get ADS-B coverage?” The good news is that the FAA is rapidly building out the ADS-B ground network, and 16 ground stations just went live.
New to the iPad? Want to learn all about the latest aviation apps, accessories and tips and tricks? Here you’ll find a recap of the “Flying with the iPad” seminar that was presented last week at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida.
The new iPad (otherwise known as the iPad 3) has become Apple’s fastest selling tablet yet. But do you need one? What if you have an iPad 2–is the upgrade worth it? Our editor weighs in.
Pilots in Europe have, until now, not had the full-featured aviation apps that US pilots have come to love. There simply is no WingX or ForeFlight equivalent. But the latest iPad app from SkyDemon may change that.
Finally, datalink weather is available on the iPad. Baron’s Mobile Link system allows you to view all the XM Weather you need on popular apps like ForeFlight. Is it worth the money? How does it work? We explain it in this article.
Many of the full-featured flight planning apps like ForeFlight and WingX provide excellent resources to help during your preflight weather planning. They provide a full complement of FAA text weather products and graphical imagery – some of which can be displayed right on top of your digital sectionals and IFR en route charts. During thunderstorm […]
It’s been nearly a year and a half now since I’ve had to fumble through an approach chart book, locate an ILS approach chart and secure the book with a clip to hold the page open (and I probably had a flashlight hanging out of my mouth if it was dark out). No, I didn’t […]
What is the difference between the iPad 1 and 2? Pilots will find that both the iPad 1 and iPad 2 work very well with nearly every aviation app available, and the iPad 2 offers no distinct hardware advantage to pilots. The iPad 2 improved on the iPad 1 design by increasing the processor speed, […]
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