Flight Planning

Tower controller at Oshkosh 2013:“Attention, all inbound aircraft: The Oshkosh airport closes in ten minutes. Pedal faster.” Brad Kramervia e-mail

It’s a beautiful day for flying — but where will you go? SocialFlight has an answer or ten at your fingertips. Jeff Simon chatted with AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli at AirVenture this year about SocialFlight’s growth and its new ambassador program. Duration: File Size: download here

OpenAirplane, a network of aircraft rental outlets with a common database of renting pilots, has more than doubled in size in a month. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with OpenAirplane co-founder Rod Rakic. Duration: File Size: download here

Whats ahead for tablet apps? For the short term, look for yet more features, improved operational interfaces and more capability, especially with regard to getting weather. Longer term, however, the big thing will be connectivity with all sorts of devices in the cockpit, including certified panel-mount boxes. That was one conclusion of a wide-ranging discussion […]

Mike Blyth of Airplane Factory flew one leg of 14 hours over open water with his son in the Rotax-powered kitbuilt Sling4 four-seat light airplane to arrive at the showgrounds of AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. view on YouTube

At AirVenture, Jeppesen has introduced a new app that runs a little against the trend in app development in general and frankly, Im happy to see it. As described in this video, the app is called Mobile FliteDeck VFR and its aimed specifically at VFR-only pilots. And given the way flying habits may be changing-less […]

Whilst flying back from Belfast to Blackpool in the U.K. several years ago, I heard a GA pilot behind me cleared for take-off by the tower. The tower then reminded him of the local noise regulations. The pilot replied that he understood and added helpfully that he would only be using one engine in this […]

At AirVenture 2013, Hilton Software introduced the latest version of its popular WingX Pro 7 navigation app. In this AVWeb Product Minute, Hilton Goldstein gives us a tour of the new features. view on YouTube

Garmin brought their new GTR200 communications radio to AirVenture 2013. In this AVweb Product Minute video, Garmin’s Jim Alpiser gives a tour of the product that’s designed for LSA and experimental aircraft. view on YouTube

MyGoFlight brought the new Sight Line remote iPad displays to AirVenture 2013. MyGoFlight’s Charlie Schneider gives an overview of the product to AVweb’s Larry Anglisano. view on YouTube