SkyCharts 1.5.8 Review. AviationReviews.com has posted a review of SkyCharts 1.5.8, an iPhone 3G application that uses your built-in GPS to give your positional information overlaid on a sectional chart. In addition, the application has the ability to view approach charts and A/FD information in PDF format and the ability to dial ASOS/AWOS weather directly from the program. SkyCharts 1.5.8 is available for download for US$9.99 or €7.26.
AvConnect Version 1.2. In addition, General Aviation News has noted that AvConnect has just released its updated Version 1.2 iPhone application which now provides GPS flight tracking and confirmation along with information about international airports (more than 33,000 worldwide airports) and aircraft support. In fact and once a GPS flight has been confirmed, the flight path becomes reviewable in 3-D via Google Earth. Other product enhancements include customization of logbook fields and general performance improvements.
Singapore Air Show. Meanwhile, both Jon Ostrower of FlightBlogger and Randy Tinseth, a vice president of marketing for Boeing and the blogger behind Randy’s Journal, are reporting from the Singapore Air Show where the temperature is 82F degrees with 89% humidity. Jon has already posted about 142 photos from the show and mentioned there would be briefings from Boeing, Mitsubishi, Piper, Cessna and Gulfsteam that he would report about. In addition, readers can also catch up with all of the events and briefings on the Singapore Air Show portal page.
The First Episode of Jetpardy. On a different note, if you want to listen to some really smart airline people competing in a Jeopardy-like format, Airline Reporter has noted the first episode of Jetpardy. Contestants include Henry Harteveldt (Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research), Brett Snyder (The Cranky Flier blog) and Phil Derner (NYCAviation). For more information, check out the Airplane Geeks website or just visit the Ustream website.
Hot Engine Starts. If you need tips about hot engine starts, Paul McBride has posted on General Aviation News some useful comments about how one of his readers performs hot engine starts. Paul noted that the reader’s procedure begins like a cold start but he noted that its hard to argue with a procedure that works for him.
LearnToFlyDay.com Launches. Meanwhile and in support of International Learn to Fly Day, Pilot Journey has launched LearnToFlyDay.com, a website that will list all Learn to Fly Day events across the USA.
MusicianAviators.com Launches. On the other hand, if you are already both a pilot and a musician, a free membership website for musician pilots, MusicianAviators.com, has just been launched. This is the second musician/pilot organization to be started in recent months with the Flying Musicians Association having been launched last year. In fact, they held their first Fly-In MusicFest last November in Fort Worth.
New Regulations Regarding Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft. And finally, the FAA has recently made some changes to the Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft rules and these new FAA Federal regulations were published February 1, 2010 and will become effective March 2, 2010. According to this short video by Paul Hamilton, the rules are more or less favorable for sport pilots.
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