Electronic Flight Bag

The app provides pre- and postflight insights, allowing pilots to analyze their flights, compare trends with peers, and improve decision-making.

App developer ForeFlight announced the release of its next-generation procedural charts called Dynamic Procedures. The announcement comes just weeks after Garmin released its own reinvented procedural charts called Smart Charts for the Garmin Pilot cockpit app. However, ForeFlight says the vision for the new procedural charts isn’t an answer to Garmin’s solution.  The new feature […]

With the 2507 cycle, pilots can now load the complete FISK procedure—including all transitions and runway options—directly into Garmin avionics, Garmin Pilot and SmartCharts.

In an email to its members, Seattle Avionics, the company behind the FlyQ electronic flight bag app, announced it would be canceling all lifetime subscriptions to the software. The company explained that it would be investing more into its product development, which necessitated changes to the lifetime subscription program. Seattle Avionics highlighted the recent releases […]

ForeFlight’s latest release features a Reported Turbulence Map—allowing pilots to see where aircraft are encountering turbulence using information sourced from the company’s Sentry ADS-B receivers. “No one enjoys flying through turbulence, whether you’re piloting a single-engine piston or riding in the back of a jet,” said Henrik Hansen, ForeFlight’s chief technology officer. ForeFlight says the […]

Pilots in border regions are wondering why the FAA has deleted much of the aeronautical information from non-U.S. airspace from its latest sectional charts. The late December release of the sectionals omit detailed airspace information in Canadian airspace, and the changes reportedly apply to Caribbean and Mexican regions along the border and off the coast […]

Jeppesen says it has addressed some issues caused by a “cyber incident” that occurred Nov. 2. The company updated its website on Sunday to report that its NOTAM service is up and running and can be trusted. It’s still working on other services. The disruption also affected ForeFlight’s NOTAM service but that was fixed Sunday. […]

Appareo has announced that its Stratus Insight electronic flight bag (EFB) can now be integrated with Avidyne’s Helios and Atlas flight management systems. The systems join the list of Stratus Insight-compatible Avidyne products, which includes the IFD 440, 540 and 550 GPS navigators. According to Appareo, the integration allows users to push flight plans between […]

There I was, all strapped in with the engine running, sitting on the ramp at Class B International. I’d flown in a few minutes earlier for a stop, drop and hop, and my passenger was well on his way to the airline terminal for his human mailing tube home. I was looking forward to getting […]

Dynon Avionics has an STC for installing the Certified SkyView HDX in Cessna 172 Skyhawks (and also for some Beech Bonanza models), which in the end makes for an all-electric, all-glass ultra-modern avionics suite. To see what it really takes to make the transformation, Aviation Consumer magazine Editor Larry Anglisano followed a SkyView project in […]