by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 14, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220324, Aviation News, flight planning, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
The interface and functionality are nearly identical to the iPad version of the E6B app, except that interaction is accomplished with the mouse/trackpad and keyboard, officials said, noting many pilots prefer to do their preliminary flight planning working from the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 25, 2022 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, ATC, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flight planning, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
There are two VFR arrival points being used at Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) in Oklahoma called “Turnpike Split” and “Cross Creek Warehouse.” Neither of these arrival points are charted and neither are readily located by any normal level of flight...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 27, 2021 | 20210909, Aviation News, Avionics, flight planning, flying, Garmin, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
Runway closure NOTAMs are now color-coded, with other features added as well. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 6, 2021 | 20210520, Aviation News, faa, flight planning, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
All 12 FAA-licensed spaceports, and other federal and private launch and reentry sites, are represented on the charts by a rocket symbol. These areas are in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 3, 2021 | 20210415, Aviation News, Avionics, flight planning, flying, Garmin, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
Garmin has added new features to the Garmin Pilot app, including the ability to generate a graphical weather briefing from Leidos Flight Service, plus graphical NAVAID NOTAMs to depict when a NAVAID has limitations or is out of service. Read...
by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | flight planning, flight simulation, Flying Tips
I have this theory that pilots have a finite amount of mental resources available to us when we fly, and everything that doesn’t go exactly as we expect it to subtracts from them. Presuming you start every flight at 100 percent — and if you don’t, take a minute and...
