The document outlines essential knowledge for iPad pilots, detailing legalities, battery care, and updates for 2016. It covers preflight procedures, new features in aviation apps, and tips for managing iPad usage in the cockpit. Additionally, it highlights various connected cockpit innovations and app recommendations for enhanced flight planning and safety.

1. Bret Koebbe
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3. iPad recurrent training
Legalities, preflight
What’s new for 2016
iOS updates, new app features
Hardware innovations
Connected panel, mounts, ADS-B
iPad power user
ForeFlight tips, gotchas,
hidden features
10 Things Every iPad Pilot Should Know

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5. 1
1. Yes, you are legal…

6. More people are flying with current
charts today than ever before
FAR Part 91 VFR & IFR
Yes, the iPad is legal in the cockpit

7. Charts & Data
Aviation App
Electronic Flight
Bag (EFB)
FAR Part 91 VFR & IFR
Yes, the iPad is legal in the cockpit

8. FAR 91.21 & AC 91-21-1C
Portable Electronic Devices
FAR Part 91 VFR & IFR
Yes, the iPad is legal in the cockpit

9. Advisory Circular 91-78
Applies to part 91 GA piston ops
Advisory Circular 120-76C
Applies to part 91F turbojet ops and
commercial operators (121 & 135)
FAR Part 91 VFR & IFR
Yes, the iPad is legal in the cockpit

10. Advisory Circular 91-78
- Class 1 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
- Functional equivalent of paper reference material
(apps like ForeFlight, Garmin & WingX)
- Backup Source recommended, not required
(Paper or a 2nd EFB)
- Does not cause electronic interference (FAR 91.21 reference)
- Use first during an evaluation period with paper available
FAR Part 91 VFR & IFR
Yes, the iPad is legal in the cockpit

11. 2
2. How to care for your iPad battery

12. Battery Life
How to care for your iPad battery
• Integrated LiPo battery
• No “memory effects”
• 80% capacity after 1000
charge cycles
• Adversely affected by heat

13. Battery Life
Normal Use
10+ Hours
How to care for your iPad battery
Aviation Use (GPS)
4 – 6 Hours

14. iPad Air or Pro
2 Amp (2.1 – 2.4)
Use the correct charger
How to care for your iPad battery
iPad Mini, iPhone
1 Amp
You won’t damage a device by using the other’s charger

15. Charging best practices
How to care for your iPad battery
• OK to leave iPad always on the charger
at home or at the airport
• Plan on it taking 4 - 6 hours to charge
• Perform a complete charge cycle every
few months
• iPad battery % may still go down when
using and charging at same time

16. Get more out of your battery
How to care for your iPad battery
• Lower screen brightness
• Turn off unused wireless features
(bluetooth, wifi, etc.)
• Maintain optimum temperature
• Keep your iOS up to date*

17. Charge your iPad multiple times Meets 2.4a charging spec
Backup power options
How to care for your iPad battery

18. See what is using battery on your iPad
Settings > Battery
How to care for your iPad battery

19. 3
3. What’s New – 2016 Update

20. What’s New with the iPad
New Features in iOS 9

21. Split-view Multitasking
(iPad Air 2 and Pro only)
What’s New with the iPad
New Features in iOS 9
Slide-over Multitasking

22. What’s New with the iPad
New Features in iOS 9
New option to Disconnect
Bluetooth devices

23. Search the
Settings App
What’s New with the iPad
New Features in iOS 9

24. What’s New with the iPad
New hardware
Image courtesy of Jason Miller, ForeFlight
iPad Mini 4
- First substantial upgrade to the
Mini in several years
- Same performance as iPad Air 2
- Anti-reflective screen coating

25. What’s New with the iPad
New hardware
10” iPad Pro
- Successor to the iPad Air 2
- Upgraded processor
- Excellent sunlight readability
13” iPad Pro
- Too big for most cockpits
- Very few mounts available

26. What’s New with the iPad
New hardware
Image courtesy of Jason Miller, ForeFlight

27. What’s New with the iPad
Apple Pencil
Apple Pencil
- Works with iPad Pro (9.7” & 12.9”)
- First writing tool designed for iPad
- Jot down clearances or notes on
charts

28. Apple Watch
What’s New
Apple Watch
- Works with iPhone only
- Useful for checking weather on
the ground
- Slow processor, clunky to use in
the airplane

29. ForeFlight
What’s New
- Logbook enhancements
- All-new map engine
- More weather products

30. Garmin Pilot
What’s New
- Jepp approach plates
- Wireless database updates
- Glide range rings

31. WingX
What’s New
- Stadium TFRs
- FBO locations on airport diagrams
- AOPA Flight Planner integration

32. 4
4. How to preflight your iPad

33. Required part of every flight
iPad Preflight

34. Start every flight with battery at 100%
Preflight – Charge the Battery

35. Preflight – Apps up to date
Verify in the Updates section of App Store

36. After any install or update – Run application at least once
on the ground to verify it works & your aviation data is still there
Preflight – Apps up to date

37. Verify in your aviation app
New data available every 28 days;
available 4 – 5 days in advance
Preflight – Aviation database up to date

38. Preflight – Charts needed for your trip
ForeFlight Pack

39. Preflight – Backup source?
Not required – but consider your iPhone as a backup

40. Preflight – Configure wireless radios
Reduce potential interference and maximize battery life
+
iPad
WiFi or Bluetooth
GPS or ADS-B
Turn off WiFi, Bluetooth
and Cellular Data when
not needed
OFF

41. Preflight – Screen Brightness Set
Maximize battery life
Start with a clean screen
(requires less screen brightness)
Set screen brightness lower
than max if conditions allow
+

42. 5
5. Connected Cockpit

43. Understanding the 2 components
ADS-B 101
ADS-B Out
Required by 2020 to
fly in busier airspace
ADS-B In
Optional weather & traffic

44. Subscription-free weather
Portable ADS-B receivers

45. Coverage
ADS-B Reception
FAA estimate
at 5,000 ft.
Ground-based
system

46. • Radar imagery
• METARs/TAFs
• Winds/Temps aloft
• Pilot Reports (PIREPs)
• AIRMETs/SIGMETs
• NOTAMs
• TFRs
• Special use airspace status
Subscription-free weather products
Portable ADS-B receivers

47. • Subscription-free weather
• ADS-B Traffic display
• Portable Receivers
- battery operated (4 to 8 hours)
- integrated GPS
- wireless: WiFi or Bluetooth
- optional AHRS
Subscription-free weather
Portable ADS-B receivers

48. Additional Features
Attitude / Synthetic Vision Traffic
Portable ADS-B receivers

49. Connected Panel
Options from Garmin
Flight Stream 210
- Remote-mounted Bluetooth
device
- Connects ForeFlight and
Garmin Pilot to GTN, GNS
and GDL88 ADS-B
- Flight plan transfer, GPS,
ADS-B weather/traffic and
backup attitude

50. Connected Panel
Options from Garmin
Garmin GTX345
- New 1090 MHz ADS-B out
transponder
- WAAS capable (optional)
- Includes Bluetooth to send
ADS-B weather and traffic to
Garmin Pilot and ForeFlight

51. Connected Panel
Options from Avidyne
Avidyne IFD440/540
- GPS/NAV/COM
- Includes Bluetooth/WiFi
- Send flight plans and GPS data
to ForeFlight

52. Connected Panel
Options from Dynon
Dynon SkyView
- Experimental panel-mounted
avionics system
- Requires Dynon WiFi Adapter
- Send flight plans, GPS data and
pitch/bank (AHRS) to ForeFlight

53. 6
6. Improve your preflight planning

54. Chart Supplement (Formerly A/FD)
Improve your briefing
Chart Supplement (A/FD)
- Contains important info you
won’t find anywhere else
- Displaced threshold lengths,
night light activation, calm
wind runway, nearby
obstructions

55. ATC Cleared Routing
Improve your briefing

56. Weather Imagery
Improve your briefing
Convection Icing Turbulence

57. Airport NOTAMs
Improve your briefing

58. Stadium TFRs
Improve your briefing

59. ICAO Flight Plan
Improve your briefing
ICAO Flight Plan Form
- Required to be used for all flight
plans within the US starting
October 2016
- Similar layout to FAA/Domestic
form
- Most iPad apps support this now

60. ICAO Flight Plan
Improve your briefing
Step 1: Set up your aircraft
profile in the app
- Identify your communication,
navigation, and transponder
equipment
- If you don’t know what an item is
in the list, don’t select it (a lot of
it is geared towards int’l jet ops)
ipadpilotnews.com/ICAO

61. ICAO Flight Plan
Improve your briefing
Step 2: Select ICAO as the filing type
- Select your airplane N#
- Specify survival equipment on board
- Flight plan is filed the same way
through LMFS; everything else is the
same

62. 7
7. iPad Pilot Gotchas

63. Temperature
iPad Pilot Gotchas
32°- 95° F
IMPORTANT: avoid mounting or storing the
iPad in direct sunlight, as this will cause the
iPad to quickly overheat and temporarily
shutdown to protect the internal battery

64. Temperature
iPad Pilot Gotchas
Agitating factors
• Restrictive case
• Charging
• Screen exposed to direct sunlight
• Limited airflow

65. Temperature
iPad Pilot Gotchas
Don’t leave the iPad in hot airplane on ramp

66. Temperature
iPad Pilot Gotchas
X-Naut Cooling Case
• Built-in fans really work
• Battery or USB powered
• Fits RAM and MyGoFlight mounts
• iPad Mini, Air and Pr

67. Consider turning
automatic app
updates OFF to
avoid surprises
App updates
iPad Pilot Gotchas

68. Screen Glare
iPad Pilot Gotchas
Tip: Consider applying a glare-reducing screen protector
• Use a mount or kneeboard that
allows you to angle screen
away from direct sunlight
• Keep the screen clean
• Upgrade to iPad Pro

69. Chart Downloads
iPad Pilot Gotchas

70. 8
8. iPad Hidden Features

71. Press the power and home buttons together
How to use screenshots
Screen shots
are saved
in the
Photos app

72. Save important information
How to use screenshots
• Fly-in procedures
• Weather briefings (flight service)
• Nav logs (web-based services)

73. Control Center
• Swipe up
• Quick access way to
control WiFi, Bluetooth,
Airplane Mode, etc.
iPad Hidden Features

74. How to search for apps
iPad Hidden Features

75. See what is taking up space on your iPad
Settings > General > Usage
iPad Hidden Features

76. Widgets – swipe down from the top of the screen
iPad Hidden Features

77. Widgets – swipe down from the top of the screen
iPad Hidden Features

78. 99. Securing the iPad in the cockpit

79. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
Airplane MountKneeboard
2 primary methods

80. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
High-wing Cessna
C152, C172, C182, etc.
Yoke Mount
Suction Mount

81. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
Low-wing Piper
Cherokee, Arrow, Seneca, etc.
Yoke Mount
Suction Mount

82. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
Cirrus / Cessna TTX / Diamond
Aircraft with center or side sticks
Suction Mount
Kneeboard

83. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
Beech Bonanza & Baron
Center column yoke Large Claw
Yoke Mount

84. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
Flight Outfitters
iPad kneeboard with writing pad
for iPad Mini and Air

85. Securing the iPad in the Cockpit
MyGoFlight RAM Mounts

86. 110. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
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87. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
Cloud Topper

88. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
NRST

89. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
CloudAhoy

90. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
Aerovie Reports

91. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
FuelBurn
iPhone only

92. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
iAltiVario
iPhone only

93. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
wx24

94. Aviation apps you haven’t heard of
Honeywell Go Direct Flight Preview

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