Flight Planning with ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, SkyVector.com, FltPlan.com and more + GA News

There are many ways for a pilot to flight plan a trip. Traditionally, it was done with a paper map, pencil, and a plotter. But now there are many new flight planning tools available on the Internet and as smartphone apps for iPhone and Android phones. We first talk about which percentage of listeners use each tool, then describe the most popular tools, and finally describe how user use multiple tools. Some of the tools described include:

• ForeFlight
• Skyvector.com
• Garmin Pilot
• FltPlan.com
• OzRunways
• 1800wxbrief.com
• WingX
• AOPA Flight Planner
• DUATs
• SkyDemon
• NavPlan EFB
• FlyQ EFB AirNav Pro
• Mermoz

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