All iFlightPlanner.com maps, including the VFR and IFR charts available at iFlightPlanner.com/AviationCharts and those found in the Flight Wizard, now feature vertical airspace profiles and a redesigned mapping interface with full-screen viewing capability. Please share: Continue Reading →
Become a ForeFlight expert with Sporty’s new training course
Posted on May 15th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
If you’ve resisted using the ForeFlight app fearing a steep learning curve, Sporty’s has a new training program that’s full of basic how-to. Continue Reading →
Enhanced Search & Rescue Service for general aviation released
Posted on May 9th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
Lockheed Martin has released new updates to its Flight Services automation system and Pilot Web Portal. The Surveillance-Enhanced Search and Rescue service (SE-SAR) allows Lockheed Martin to automatically monitor flights and determine if aircraft stop moving, stop reporting their position,... Continue Reading →
New features, ADS-B weather for AOPA’s FlyQ iPad Electronic Flight Bag
Posted on May 1st, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has just made the FlyQ EFB (electronic flight bag), an in-cockpit iPad application, smarter with the release of version 1.1. New features include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in-flight weather with support for the... Continue Reading →
Flight Guide adds ADS-B in-flight weather
Posted on March 7th, 2013 by Ben Sclair
The Flight Guide iEFB (v5.0.4) has added ADS-B in-flight weather via Sky Radar single and dual band units from Radenna. Larry Garcia, owner of Airguide Publications said, “Flight Guide iEFB now displays live color coded weather and data such as NEXRAD, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, TFRs and Winds Aloft as... Continue Reading →
IMC Club partners with iFlightPlanner
Posted on February 28th, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff
The IMC Club and iFlightPlanner have formed a new strategic partnership that will result in the availability of “enhanced resources for pilots who are committed to maintaining the highest standards of instrument flying proficiency,” according to officials. Continue Reading →
Garmin expands global aviation charting capabilities
Posted on December 13th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Garmin has released its European VFR and IFR charts for the aera 795/796 aviation portable GPS, with VFR data sourced directly from Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS). Continue Reading →
GA prepares for Super Bowl
Posted on December 2nd, 2012 by Janice Wood
As NFL teams prepare for the final push to the playoffs, pilots, air traffic control officials, and airport operators are making their own Super Bowl XLVII plans. According to a report at AOPA.org, airports in and around New Orleans are... Continue Reading →
TRI-NAV expands line of flight planning atlases
Posted on November 29th, 2012 by Janice Wood
TRI-NAV Aviation Chart Co. has expanded its line of bound flight planning atlases to cover both IFR and VFR flights for the continental U.S. and the Islands of the Bahamas & Caribbean. Continue Reading →
AOPA launches FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag
Posted on November 15th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released the FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for the iPad, the latest addition to its family of digital flight planning products. Continue Reading →
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