Pilot Supplies

Rockwell Collins yesterday unveiled a cabin entertainment system called Skybox that is designed to act as an Apple TV device capable of storing up to 1 terabyte of data that can be accessed in the cabin on HD monitors as well as on up to 10 iOS devices, such as the iPad, iPhone and iPod. […]

Apple’s App Store has just released Bendix/King’s new aviation navigator app, myWingMan. The app is very intuitive and has some interesting features that pilots will likely love. The app allows for up to one, two or three split screens to be displayed at one time, and by tapping one of the split-screens with two fingertips, […]

Jeppesen and partner Gael Ltd. of the UK have created an upgraded Apple iOS app for airlines that is designed to automatically track and report crew fatigue. Thanks to the collaboration, Jeppesen’s latest version of its CrewAlert fatigue risk management app is now able to submit crew fatigue reports directly into Gael’s Q-Pulse safety management […]

As pilots and exhibitors prepare to descend on Palm Springs, California, for next week’s AOPA Summit, Sporty’s Pilot Shop has unveiled its free show app with loads of useful info for visitors headed to this year’s event. Typical of event apps put out by Sporty’s, the 2012 AOPA Summit app is easy to navigate and […]

Forget the adapters, the wires, the confusion about which third-party product to buy – ForeFlight and the makers of the X-Plane flight simulator have put their considerable brain power together to enable seamless integration of the ForeFlight Mobile app on an iPad and the latest version of X-Plane 10 using nothing more than your home […]

Flying Eyes, a new company out of Manhattan Beach, California, has launched sunglasses specifically designed with pilots in mind. The design features a strap made of soft, flexible webbing, which fits unnoticeably underneath an aviation headset and doesn’t appear to disturb noise cancellation. The strap is also easily adjustable to keep the glasses in position. […]

When we talked to the folks at SkyVector.com at Oshkosh, they promised big improvements were coming. If you’ve never made a visit, the site supplies digital VFR sectional and IFR enroute charts of the United States that look great, are super easy to use and, best of all, are completely free. Now, SkyVector has expanded […]

ForeFlight has added new functionality to version 4.7 of its ForeFlight Mobile aviation app. The big news is the Runway Proximity Advisor (RPA), which allows the app to provide audio and visual alerts to pilots as they approach, enter or cross a runway. As you approach or enter a runway, a pop-up label that shows […]

If you ever wonder where you should fly next, there’s a new app available for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices that can help. SocialFlight is a free tool developed by Where2 Interactive that displays upcoming air shows, pancake breakfasts, aviation seminars, conventions and other aviation related events. You can view lists of events or […]

The 2012 version of Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co.’s catalog is out. And with 920 pages covering more than 80,000 aviation related products, including a few hundred new ones, the catalog is beginning to look more and more like a phone book. Aircraft Spruce started out as a supplier for experimental aircraft builders and the […]