Best iPad app for Sectional Charts
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UIPilot45X
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I've been using Foreflight. It's real handy and has a ton of features on it. If you get the full version there is a geopositioning feature on the sectionals and approach plates that makes it super simple to give vectors to your student during practice approaches (if you don't want to talk to ATC).
xdashdriver
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Foreflight with georeferencing here.
Zondaracer
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Foreflight
Having said that, lots of apps have a free trial period so you can decide what's best for you.
Try:
WingX
Garmin Pilot
JeppFightDeck VFR (free 30 days. Expensive if you want all the IFR stuff too)
FltPlan Go
FlyQ
There are probably a couple more
Having said that, lots of apps have a free trial period so you can decide what's best for you.
Try:
WingX
Garmin Pilot
JeppFightDeck VFR (free 30 days. Expensive if you want all the IFR stuff too)
FltPlan Go
FlyQ
There are probably a couple more
TwoTwoLeft
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I started out with garmin pilot when I had an android tab. It's much nicer on the iPad. Garmin and Foreflight both have features I really like. The Docs library in Foreflight is the only feature I really miss, but garmin is rumored to be working on something similar. I just wish someone would make an ADSB receiver that worked with all the apps.
ForeFlight is by far the best if you are using it's other features as well. I've used JeppFD VFR which has superior maps to ForeFlight (in my opinion) as they increase/decrease in detail as you zoom, words are readable from any direction you rotate the map, etc. If Jeppesen's app was as clean and feature-full as ForeFlight it'd be the clear winner with those awesome maps.
Below are screenshots of the Houston area in both apps, showing the detail available at the same level. In JeppFD the detail is greater as you zoom in.
Below are screenshots of the Houston area in both apps, showing the detail available at the same level. In JeppFD the detail is greater as you zoom in.
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tmccaghren17
CFI/CFII
Foreflight is great! also cloud ahoy is nice with instrument training.
fiveninerzero
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My Garmin GLO portable Bluetooth GPS came with a 6 month trial subscription to Garmin Pilot. Almost identical in function to Foreflight, plus more international charts.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
I keep trying NOT to use foreflight and focus on my pilotage skills, but I have to admit it comes in very, very handy for a lot of things, including allowing me to double-check where I am when flying around in the DC SFRA. The sky and the airplane are far more forgiving than Potomac TRACON. 
It's a really lovely product. A lot of value for the money. Quite intuitive.
It's a really lovely product. A lot of value for the money. Quite intuitive.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
We are using WingX Pro on our company iPads because it's the best app as far as support for ADSB and the terrain is substantially better. If foreflight would open up to more stuff than their own Stratus we'd jump ship in a heartbeat though. It's just more intuitive.I keep trying NOT to use foreflight and focus on my pilotage skills, but I have to admit it comes in very, very handy for a lot of things, including allowing me to double-check where I am when flying around in the DC SFRA. The sky and the airplane are far more forgiving than Potomac TRACON.
It's a really lovely product. A lot of value for the money. Quite intuitive.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
Interesting. I don't have an ADS-B receiver so I haven't considered that yet, although I have to admit that it would be nice to have at least the traffic information to supplement see-and-avoid out here.
How is the terrain better?
n57flyguy
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+1 for Cloud Ahoy, great way to visualize maneuvers.
Roger Roger
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The nice thing about the ADSB in WingX being more open is that there are 2020 compliant in- out boxes coming on the market now that will interface with a unit so now you'll have ADSB out meeting the 2020 rule and ADSB in displayed on your tablet, even if you don't have any other kind of fancy display. I'll have to see if I can grab some terrain screenshots to compare but at least in Alaska the WingX terrain is way more detailed than the foreflight.
OCK2F
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This isn't exactly the same topic, but are there any thoughts on what the best iPad is for GA flying in general (as well as giving instruction)? ATP suggests the 32GB Mini for their students -- although I'm not going there -- and one of the CFIs that I regularly fly with swears by it, as well. He says that the Air is just too big for already cramped aircraft. Also, with that said, has anyone used any of the Jepp apps on the Mini?