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January 10, 2013

Flying with music

[sc:Top-of-Post ] Flying with music Oh the guilty pleasure of rocking out to your favorite tune while you are piloting an aircraft through the void. Is there anything more gratifying? I remember as a young man trying to rig up my Sony Walkman (cassette tape) to my portable intercom in the ole -152; those where…

January 5, 2013

HGS Flight: an iPad app review

[sc:Top-of-Post ] HGS Flight: an iPad app review Rockwell Collins produced this FREE app for iPads to showcase their Head-up Guidance technology. See below: From the Rockwell Collins website: Rockwell Collins has unveiled HGS™ Flight, a new app that lets users experience the company’s Head-up Guidance (HGS) with synthetic vision on an iPad®. The free app is available…

October 19, 2012

Cloudahoy: A Review

[sc:Top-of-Post ] I had an opportunity to use a new iOS aviation app last week called Cloudahoy. I have to say, it’s pretty slick. The idea behind the app came from instrument student and app developer, who wanted a way to track and debrief an instrument flight using the tools that are available, namely the…