As a pilot, I use mine for preflight planning and inflight awareness. I can pull up my location, weather, destination information and more. Heck, if my avionics die, I can connect to my external GPS and get my attitude, terrain, heading and speed information. Getting a new iPad assures that when I use it for…

One thing to keep in mind is that aviation regulations have changed since those years. As an aviator, commercial flights have to follow routes to certain waypoints. Ever wonder why after takeoff, the aircraft does quite a few turns? Because you have to be at a specific location at at a specific altitude, at a certain…