Web Manuals Reader for iPad now available on App Store
Source: Web Manuals, 30-Apr-13
Web Manuals Sweden AB (www.webmanuals.aero), the leader in digitizing manuals for the aviation industry, is delighted to announce the launch of their Web Manuals Reader for iPad on App Store. Enabling control, compliance and agility for airline operators and maintenance organizations, the Web Manuals Reader provides staff with instant access to all relevant manuals, documents, [...]
Cadorath Aerospace Awards iPads to Heli-Expo 2013 Attendees
Source: Cadorath Aerospace, 28-Mar-13
Cadorath Aerospace announced the three recipients of their “Win an iPad” contest held during Heli-Expo 2013. The three lucky daily winners of the 32GB iPads selected from attendees of over 100 meetings at the show were: 1) Aerocopter International, LLC – Rodolfo Cedeño 2) Highland Helicopters Ltd. – Deen Mahamoor 3) Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd. – [...]
Spidertracks updates Spidertxt app for iPhone/iPad
Source: Spidertracks, 05-Mar-13
You asked for it in the survey and we have listened. Spidertxt for iPhone®, iPod Touch® and the iPad® is here. Adding to applications already available for Android and Blackberry, Spidertxt allows flight personnel to connect their smart phones to the Spider S4 and the newly released Spider S5 via a Bluetooth connection. Once connected, [...]
Helidecks releases cockpit guide/checklist iPad apps for AW109 and R44
Source: Helidecks Software Solutions, 28-Feb-13
Helidecks Software Solutions has released a series of cockpit guide and checklist apps for the AW109 and R44 helicopters. A professional-grade pilots checklist, the app is designed to provide pilots and instructors with an easy-to-follow challenge and response style set of checklists. The app is available to purchase through the Apple iTunes store. for use [...]
Cockpit voice recording smartphone app evolves
Source: Lightspeed Aviation, 13-Feb-13
Lightspeed Aviation, a leading manufacturer of premium aviation headsets, announced today the release of FlightLink 1.2, an upgrade to its free app that turns iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches into cockpit voice recorders. The new version includes a file compression feature that makes audio files both smaller and compatible with a wider variety of audio [...]
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro for iPad earns industry first evaluation report with EASA
Source: Jeppesen, 26-Nov-12
After an extensive cooperative engagement, Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has successfully passed a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Operations Evaluation Board (OEB) review, clearing a major hurdle toward European airline use of Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro and Jeppesen Mobile TC Pro applications for iPad/iOS. This evaluation report is the first that EASA has [...]
Germany – Free iPad for new trainee pilots of the Heli Aviation
Source: Heli Aviation, 22-Oct-12
From now on, new trainee pilots of the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY will receive an Apple iPad with electronic training documents as a gift at the start of training! With its electronic documents, the iPad makes up-to-date learning possible. It facilitates the pilot’s everyday routine throughout the entire training and beyond. In the theoretical training, [...]
Chile – Ecocopter implements iPad across its fleet
Source: Ecocopter, 04-Jul-12
[Electronic translation] Among its applications is a navigation system with aeronautical maps, airport information, radio aids, weight balance, video security briefings, and others. Ecocopter again make a difference in service, through the incorporation of iPad2s in their helicopters with the latest technology that allow these tablets. The tool offers a great application platform utility that allows [...]
Dart launch their 2012 catalogue as an iPad app
Source: DART Helicopter Services, 31-May-12
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce the creation and launch of their New iPad App for our 2012 Accessories Catalog. The 2012 DART Helicopter Services catalog has 3,500 accessories, 2,000 tools and 600 STCs. We have what you need to improve your helicopters performance. Discover a world of innovative helicopter solutions at the touch [...]
Guimbal develops iPad dock for Cabri
Source: HeliHub.com, 25-May-12
Helicopteres Guimbal have developed a new iPad docking station for the Cabri cockpit under the name FlyPad – which they have registered as a trademark. The design allows for the iPad to be landscape or portrait, with a facility to just fold it away against the side of the instrument binnacle if required. While in [...]
Latitude Technologies launches Messenger app for iPhone and iPad
Source: Latitude Technologies, 02-May-12
Latitude Technologies Corporation announces the release of their new Latitude Messenger for iOS App. The Latitude Messenger App improves communications by bringing the ease of using an iOS touch interface to aviation communications. Users can control their Latitude SkyNode® transceiver communication features from anywhere on the aircraft, instead of being tied to messaging display heads mounted [...]
R44/R22 preflight iPhone/iPad app updated
Source: HeliHub.com, 25-Apr-12
Swiss software developers MaxPower have updated their very helpful Robinson preflight app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, now at version 2.0. The app previously covered R22 Beta II and R44 Raven II and has now been expanded to cover the earlier R22 Beta model and the R44 Raven I. The app has also [...]
Appareo announces Stratus – Portable in-flight weather for iPad
Source: Appareo, 28-Mar-12
Appareo has introduced the first completely wire-free weather receiver for the iPad–and it requires no monthly subscription. Stratus combines an ADS-B and GPS receiver into a single unit that wirelessly streams NEXRAD radar, text weather, TFRs and aircraft position to the popular ForeFlight Mobile app for iOS devices. “Stratus delivers exactly what pilots have been [...]
Garmin Pilot™ aviation app launched for iPad and other IOS devices
Source: Garmin, 27-Mar-12
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced Garmin Pilot, a new aviation app for iOS® devices, including the iPad and iPhone®, and Android™-based mobile devices. The app brings Garmin’s industry-leading aviation features to tablets and smart phones, offering pilots complete navigation, trip planning, DUAT(S) [...]
New iPhone/iPad app helps Robinson R22 and R44 preflight
Source: HeliHub.com, 08-Mar-12
Swiss software developers MaxPower have just launched a very helpful app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to help in the preflight calculations for a Robinson R22 Beta II or an R44 Raven II. By entering the actual values of temperature, QNH and elevation, the application calculates the manifold pressure and the never exceed [...]
FlightOffice.com HeliExpo show special: Free iPads for your entire fleet
Source: FlightOffice.com, 10-Feb-12
FlightOffice.com, a pioneer in Operations Management software, is offering helicopter operators free iPads for each aircraft in their fleet. In this exclusive giveaway, operators who sign a 3-year subscription to FlightOffice.com during HeliExpo will receive a free iPad for each aircraft in their fleet “By using our software platform and our iPad app, operators will [...]
Latitude upgrades WebSentinel iOS App for Apple® Products
Source: Latitude Technologies, 24-Jan-12
Latitude Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of satellite-based communication, tracking and on-board aircraft data systems, announced the release of an updated version of their popular Latitude WebSentinel iOS App. Registered users of Latitude’s SkyNode® satcom products who have a WebSentinel service account can now view live and historic flight tracking data, adjust reporting parameters and [...]
Compliance Training includes an iPad for every student
Source: SCB Training Center, 17-Jan-12
SCB Training Center, Inc. (SCBTCI), will debut an innovative “ITAR, ISO and AS9100 Compliance Boot Camp” Feb. 15-16, 2012, at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. The aerospace-focused event is designed to share industry best practices with quality system managers, ISO auditors and compliance officers. Participants will receive an Apple iPad 2 pre-loaded with tools for compliance. The [...]
Blades App – The first iPad magazine for helicopter pilots
Source: Bladeas, 13-Jan-12
LOOP Digital Media, the publishers of other aviation apps LOOP, P1, LOOPIN and FLIGHTTEST have launched a fifth app called BLADES – specifically for pilots, owners, and operators of helicopters. BLADES print magazine has been published for the last four years and now through the iPad it allows the LOOP Digital Media team to make [...]
FAA Mobile – first release of FAA website for smartphones/tablets
Source: FAA, 13-Jan-12
FAA Mobile is an easy-to-use mobile website that provides quick access to popular FAA.gov tasks for aviation enthusiasts on-the-go. You can look up N-numbers, find Advisory Circulars, browse airport delays, and more. You can find FAA Mobile at http://www.faa.gov/mobile (optimized for mobile devices). The FAA Mobile website allows you to stay connected with popular features of FAA.gov [...]
Garmin releases GTN750 trainer app for iPad 2
Source: Garmin, 20-Dec-11
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the release of a new GTN 750 trainer app for the iPad 2. This trainer, downloadable from the iTunes Store, simulates the behavior of the GTN 750 system interface and provides pilots with a safe, on-the-ground environment [...]
FAA to charge $150 per pilot for iPad app data
Source: Flying Magazine, 16-Dec-11
The FAA’s AeroNav division held a meeting in Washington DC this week, and according to sources who asked not to be identified, its aim was to gather industry input on their plan to raise fees for its data (see full story)
Appareo develops Electronic Flight Bag for CHC
Source: Appareo Systems, 13-Dec-11
Appareo Systems is pleased to announce that it has undertaken a significant software development project with CHC Helicopter, providing the world’s largest helicopter services company with an innovative and robust electronic flight bag (EFB) application. The CHC EFB software will run on the Apple iPad, continuing CHC’s commitment to leveraging advanced technology to achieve a [...]
iPad app for AOPA Pilot and Flight Training magazines
Source: AOPA, 06-Dec-11
Pilots who want digital access to all the great information in AOPA Pilot and Flight Training magazines can now download and view each issue on their Apple iPad tablets. Digital-edition subscribers can download the new application from the app store on their iPad devices by searching for “AOPA Mags,” download the app, and then use their membership [...]
Now get Garmin’s popular Panel Page on your iPad
Source: Garmin, 28-Oct-11
For those of you familiar with Garmin’s aviation portable GPS units, you probably get a mental picture when I mention Garmin’s Panel Page. For those of you not familiar with the Panel Page it’s a GPS derived instrument pack that displays an airspeed indicator, altimeter, VSI and HSI. This feature has been a very popular [...]
ARINC launches its flight execution app for iPad
Source: ARINC, 08-Oct-11
ARINC DirectSM, an essential partner to business aviation, will demonstrate its new full-featured cockpit application for the iPadTM at Booth N4421 of NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, October 10-12. Developed at ARINC, the new App gives pilots streamlined access to flight plans, weather information, charts, and NOTAMS through the ARINC Direct portal. It updates [...]
Navtech puts charts on your iPad
Source: Navtech, 16-Sep-11
Navtech, Inc., a leader in flight operations software and services, is announcing the launch of their Apple iPad app Navtech iCharts. This app effectively expands support for viewing electronic aeronautical navigation charts from Windows-based EFBs and tablet devices to the popular iPad platform. The app is free and available via the iTunes App Store. The app [...]
