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Jeppesen continues to leverage the investment it made in data-driven technology to improve its apps and chart coverage areas. At AirVenture this week, the company announced that it’s streamlining digital chart coverage choices down to just 10 globally. “Over the past couple of years, we’ve been making significant investment in our mobile platform. Last year, […]

AOPA says it remains opposed to “any proposal that would add costs for GA users” after President Mark Baker, senior AOPA staff and members of the board of directors went on a fact-finding trip to Ottawa, Canada, to learn how the country’s privatized user-fee based system works. In an email response to AVweb’s inquiry (PDF), […]

This week, AVwebs review of whats new in aviation revealed new, worldwide coverage of a popular app, an airport advocacy program from a major aviation insurer, a pilot proficiency program at EAA Oshkosh and a new app that finds nearest airports at an unfamiliar destination. Garmin International announced worldwide coverage of the Garmin Pilot application […]

OLATHE, Kan. /July 17, 2014/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced worldwide coverage of the Garmin Pilot application for iPad and iPhone, which provides flight planning capabilities, comprehensive weather information and full-featured navigation. Pilots also have access to expanded coverage of […]

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations will host free Pilot Proficiency Program(TM) (PPP) sessions at AirVenture 2014 from Monday, May 28 through Saturday, August 2. The sessions will focus solely on eleven challenging VFR and IFR scenarios in an advanced Redbird MCX motion simulator, which is a full-motion feature-rich […]

Given that aviation isnt the broadest topic in the world, publications that cover it have to repeat certain topics from time to time. These articles are sometimes called evergreens, because they can be revisited with a fresh perspective. One of these is the notion of personal minimums for aeronautical decision making. The theory is that […]

DENVER, July 2, 2014 -Today the National Association of Flight Instructors and MyGoFlight announced that NAFI has become a sponsor of the iPad Takes Flight! EFB Challenge Edition. – A seminar/contest series designed to advance the use of iPads and other tablet devices in-flight by pilots. This seminar series builds on the iPad Takes Flight! […]

Judgment is the cornerstone of the air traffic control profession. This basic trait, common among thousands of successful air traffic controllers worldwide, allows controllers to face a variety of situations-including unusual pilot requests-and act appropriately. As with the folks in the cockpits, a controller relies on situational awareness. She takes a multitude of things into […]

AVweb’s weekly review of the news in aviation revealed a weather research project looking for pilot volunteers, new sunglasses from Scheyden Precision Eyewear, the schedule for the first ICAO Global Aviation Cooperation Symposium and new dates for the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. Researchers at Purdue, Western Michigan, and Kent State Universities are conducting FAA-sponsored research […]

The love-hate relationship between pilots/aircraft owners and mechanics/shops seems to wax and wane, depending on the person you spoke with last. The good news is that most of the time mechanics and pilots recognize that they depend on each other for their livelihood and existence. The bad news is that there are times that certain […]