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Cheap Aviation Fuel on Your iPhone With the AirNav App!

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***Watch in HIGH DEFINITION***

Pros:

  • Easy to use
  • Find cheap aviation fuel
  • Quick reference

Cons:

  • Requires internet connection
  • Slow app startup
  • Constant app reloading
  • Overpriced for the feature set

Simplicity, easy of use, current information, and a readable format are why I use the website airNav.com when I am planning a trip. My favorite features on the website are the user reviews, FBO listings with links to their websites, gas prices, current charts, and a quick route preview for initial flight planning.

AirNav has taken the current useful functionality of the website and translated it into an easy to use and aesthetically pleasing application for finding fuel prices. The icon for AirNav is unique and easily found amongst the many apps on my iPhone. This is important to me because [Read more…]

Episode #6 – Flight Instructor Day Rates, Flight Review Substitutes, and Flying Scholarships

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Thanks for tuning in to the Stuck Mic AvCast for Episode #6!

In this episode, Victoria explains how she hired a flight instructor and aircraft on a daily rate in order to complete her Commercial Certificate flight training, Rick did his very first flight review and shares the full story in detail, Carl tells us how you can avoid doing a flight review ever again by substituting other training and proficiency courses, the FAA Wings Program, Special Use Airspace, our Picks of the Week and much, much, more!

Complete Episode 6 Details:

– Flight Reviews
– About the Garmin G1000 Glass Flight Deck
– Flight Review Substitutes
– The FAA Wings Proficiency program
– Navigating Special Use Airspace

Picks Of The Week

Carl – AirNav.com iPhone App

Victoria – Women in Aviation International Flight Scholarships

Rick – Brightline Flight Bags

Len – iFlightPlanner.com

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Episode #5 – Stuck Mic Tirades, Scenario Based Training, & Stabilized Approaches

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Episode #5 was all about you, an entire episode of answering listener mail. We had some great questions and submissions and really enjoyed taking time to answer them. Please continue to submit your questions and feedback via blog comments, Twitter, and email and we’ll be sure to answer them on the air! And remember we have 2 flight instructors that can answer your flying questions, too.

In this show we chat about:

1. Using MotionX GPS iPad app for uncontrolled airport taxiway reference
 2. Flying with the Anywhere Map GPS & Weather handheld
3. The Southwest Airlines Stuck Mic Tirade
4. All about Scenario Based Training
5. Flying Stabilized Approaches
6. A recommended NOAA weather service
7. Buying and flying turbo charged airplanes

Picks Of The Week – each of the co-hosts shares an aviation related product, service, and/or website that they’ve found useful

Victoria – Adventure Pilot

Rick – Hand E Holder

Carl – AirNav.com

Len – NFlightCam+

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