AeroWeather 1.1.4 Review. AviationReviews.com has recently posted a review of AeroWeather 1.1.4, a freeware iPhone weather application that provides detailed weather information and basic airport data from around the world. The application will show the age of a report in minutes along with a wind direction arrow and a visual flight condition label that shows what airports are VFR or IFR. There is also a link to Google Maps.
Flight Log Case/Organizers. Meanwhile, General Aviation News has noted that Sporty’s has a variety of ways to protect and organize your logbooks with flight log case/organizers that are available in two sizes and in leather or fabric. The small flight log case/organizer is available in fabric for US$12.95 and leather for US$39.95 while the large case is available in fabric for US$17.95 and in leather for US$44.95.
Sporty’s Spots the 2010 Trends in Flying. In addition, General Aviation News has noted that Sporty’s has spotted some of the latest trends in flying that will become more apparent in 2010. These trends include: “Pilots are flying “smarter,” which means less, touch screen GPS are here and for real, pilots are getting picky about their flight bags, flight simulators are no longer just games, personal Locator Beacons are going mainstream, avionics training has never been more important and demand is high for online video.”
Historical Aviation Pictures. Meanwhile, if you are interested in seeing great historical aviation pictures, Rodney, the blogger behind the Rodney’s Aviation Ramblings blog, recommends the Hulton Getty Picture Collection’s Aviation book that was first published in 1997 and put together by Peter Almond. The book has over 450 pictures from the Hulton Getty Picture Collection and is narrated in three languages.
Women Pilot First. And if you want to see videos of women pilot first, a recent post on the Winged Victory Women in Aviation webzine has collected several videos worth watching – including ones about the first female pilots in Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Airlines We Lost in 2009. On an interesting note, the Cranky Flier has listed all of the airlines we lost in 2009. Surprisingly, the list is shorter than the year before when oil prices had gone sky high but nevertheless, its still sad to hear that some historical names in aviation (like 60 year old Zambian Airways) are no more.
Meet Next Years Flying Goals. And if you have a new year’s resolution involving flying, it would be a good idea to check out a recent post by Jason Schappert where he listed some of his favorite aviation articles that will help pilots make clear cut goals and to stick with them.
North Pole Approach Plates. And finally, should you be planning a trip to visit the North Pole soon, we suggest that you take a very close look at these approach plates recently posted on the Airline Command blog:
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