Charging your iPad—it’s all about the watts - iPad Pilot News
Aug 14, 2024 · One of the standout features of the iPad is its long battery life—a fully charged battery should last you about 9-10 hours for everyday tasks like accessing the internet, and 4 to 5 hours when using it in the airplane to navigate.
The best flight simulator apps for iPad - iPad Pilot News
Oct 22, 2024 · There is still a thriving market in iPad-based flight simulators. Lots of these have flashy videos in the App Store, but most of them are aimed at casual gamers, not pilots. Here are our top picks for flight simulators that work on the iPad and won’t make pilots roll their eyes.
Navigating ForeFlight Subscriptions: Which Plan is Right for Your …
Oct 31, 2024 · Performance Plus, might sound like an offering for jets, but while some of the features found here are definitely most useful for turbine pilots that doesn’t mean Baron or Cirrus owners should ignore it.The core of this plan is detailed, airplane-specific performance profiles (available for hundreds of aircraft), which take into consideration weight, …
The top 20 apps for pilots – 2024 edition - iPad Pilot News
Jan 25, 2024 · 17.Skytimer An easy-to-use app that makes logging trips and tracking fuel burn as easy as tapping a button. The app will track total time, time out, time off, and time on each fuel tank. Using the fuel burn you entered when creating an aircraft profile, SkyTimer offers updated endurance estimates, fuel load in each tank, and total fuel burn.
Top Apple Watch features and apps for pilots - iPad Pilot News
Nov 5, 2024 · The Apple Watch has come a long way since the first version was released over seven years ago. The latest models feature a much faster processor for speedier operation, an always-on screen, an internal GPS, and optional cellular data connectivity so you can use all the features without the need to take your iPhone everywhere you go.
ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide
Mar 9, 2023 · I should be able to put in a Departure Airport a Destination Airplane Souls on board Fuel & IFR or VFR. The Program should then determine if any,1,2,3 Fuel stops Pick out Suitable Fuel stops based on Weather Winds Aloft etc. File Alternate if Needed and file next Flight plans based on Progress.
iPad kneeboard buyer’s guide—2024 edition - iPad Pilot News
Mar 19, 2024 · Every pilot should secure their iPad in the cockpit, for both convenience and safety. The most popular ways to do this involve either a mount or a kneeboard. In this article, we'll review some of the most popular iPad kneeboard options, so you can make an informed decision if you're not a mount person. There are more …
How To Connect ForeFlight To Microsoft Flight Sim
Oct 26, 2021 · If you’re a flight sim enthusiast and a pilot, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will be of great interest to you. We’ve concluded that Microsoft’s latest simulator is a very useful companion and and can serve as a valuable resource throughout your flying career. Being such a new product and still in the early stages of development, many questions remain about how practical this tool ...
Should you buy an iPad with a built-in GPS? - iPad Pilot News
Aug 2, 2024 · There’s one BIG reason to have an external GPS — and that’s data logging. While the iPad/iPhone’s internal GPS performs admirably, the Bad Elf BE and Dual XPS units store large amounts of tracking data within the unit (i.e., xml) …
G1000 simulator apps make glass cockpit transition easier
Feb 19, 2016 · If you fly the G1000, sometimes all you need is a basic simulator on your iPad that allows you to push buttons and turn (simulated) knobs. To fill this need, we've recently been using two apps from Simionic, a small company that's more for simulator pilots than Cirrus or …