From smart battery packs to essential apps, our 2025 Gift Guide highlights the top tools and accessories that make flying ...

This fast-paced presentation covers a wide range of practical topics on flying with the iPad and the ForeFlight Mobile app. Led by Bret Koebbe, an active pilot and flight instructor at Sporty’s and ...

The original Apple iPad was released nearly 16 years ago on April 3, 2010. Since then, Apple has continuously improved the tablet, upgrading its storage capacity, screen resolution, processor, ...

All pilots can agree on a few absolutes in aviation: tailwinds on a cross-country flight, the beauty of watching a sunrise from the air, and the adrenaline rush of accelerating down the runway during ...

Many pilots choose ForeFlight’s Aeronautical Map as the default map since it offers a detailed and scalable navigation resource that is in many ways superior to the traditional VFR Sectional or IFR en ...

We’ve covered dozens of ways to stay up to date with the latest METARs over the years, with options ranging from favorite airports in your aviation EFB app to dedicated weather apps and even right on ...

Garmin set the standard for the connected cockpit concept and today it’s better than ever, allowing you to wirelessly connect your iPad and favorite aviation app to the avionics in your panel and ...

One of our favorite features in ForeFlight is its ability to continuously monitor your position, altitude and flight profile to provide a number of in-app audio and visual alerts. These are designed ...

In-flight satellite connectivity is more accessible now than ever for pilots flying piston airplanes and light jets. We’ve covered the developments extensively over the past year, starting with the ...

Garmin has spent the last few years working hard to integrate its Pilot app with its industry-dominating line of panel avionics, from simple retrofit GPSs to full glass cockpits. This allows pilots to ...

ForeFlight tends to ramp up their release of new features during the spring and summer flying season and this year is proving to be no exception. The latest update adds a new safety feature that ...

This iPad flight sim app displays the full instrument panel from a Cessna 172, and includes flight, engine and navigation instruments. There are 2 versions available: a free version of the FSi C172 ...