Aviation Apps

The leading iOS app, ForeFlight, continues to get cool new features, and the latest ones up the ante considerably, making ForeFlight the most dynamic app available on any platform. In this case, “dynamic” means an app that is not only hard hitting but also constantly updating as you go. The first new feature, called Flight […]

If you’re interested in getting a great used widebody bizjet, we’ve got just the ticket. Gulfstream this week launched an iPad app that highlights pre-owned Gulfstream aircraft available for sale. The app, available at the Apple App Store for free, features a wealth of information about the planes for sale as well as great photos. […]

Pilots and flight instructors may soon have a whole new way to evaluate their flights or those of their students. Hilton Software, the creator of the WingX Pro aviation app, has announced that it will soon offer what it calls WingX Rewind, a feature that allows the user to record flight parameters and later replay […]

SocialFlight has expanded its database of features beyond just aviation events. Through the free mobile app and web-based service you can now get access to more information and also connect with aviation friends and businesses. Adding to the database of more than 15,000 aviation events, such as fly-ins, airshows, conventions, seminars and more, new features […]

The Garmin Pilot app for the iPad and iPhone now offers global coverage, providing users with worldwide charts and maps, weather information and flight plan capabilities. Garmin said it has also added radar and satellite imagery coverage for Western Europe, Canada, Australia and the U.S. along with European VFR charts from Deutsche Flugicherung (DFS) and […]

When I set out to write a roundup of the Android apps available for aviation, I was ready for a quick assignment, as the words “Android” and “aviation” have not, up to now, been closely associated. Happily, this is changing. Today, there are several aviation apps with individual features that approach or, in some cases, […]

The Garmin Pilot mobile app just got a whole lot better with the rollout yesterday of a portable Garmin ADS-B and WAAS GPS receiver with an integrated attitude sensor that greatly expands the application’s capabilities. Garmin says the new GDL 39 3D portable unit brings ADS-B traffic and weather information to the Garmin Pilot app […]

ForeFlight, Jeppesen Mobile FlightDeck and WingX should have no issues running on the newly released iPad products, including the iPad Air. In fact, the developers of three of the most popular iPad aviation apps are enthusiastic about the new hardware. “The Air screams,” said WingX developer Hilton Goldstein, adding, “the best evidence of this is […]

In the age of the smartphone we’ve pretty much stopped asking, “What will they think of next?” because somebody is always thinking of something novel. Here’s a fascinating new gadget from Sporty’s that’s as much a conversation starter as a handy tool for when you need to know what the wind’s doing. It’s a hemispherical […]

Piper said it will unveil its new iPad-based Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) app at AOPA Summit later this month. The project, which will start with Piper’s M-class and twin-engine models, uses Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) HubConnect app. Piper vice president of sales and marketing Drew McEwen said, “Our collaboration with ATP gives the owners and […]