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Boeing (ForeFlight) purchasing OzRunways

Today we received news that Boeing (via ForeFlight) is acquiring OzRunways. This is an interesting move and one which will certainly […]

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AvPlan EFB 9.5

AvPlan EFB 9.5 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all users. In this release […]

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AirVenture 2023

The Greatest Show On Earth Each year, one lucky AvPlan crew member gets to join Bevan on a trip to […]

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AvPlan EFB 9.4

AvPlan EFB 9.4 is now available in the Apple App Store. In this release we have added New airport weather […]

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AvPlan EFB 9.3

AvPlan EFB 9.3 is now available for all subscribers in the Apple App Store. This release adds support for a […]

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Avalon 2023

It was a long time coming, but it certainly didn’t under-deliver: Avalon 2023 was the busiest ever for the team […]

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iOS 16

On the 24th of October Apple released iPadOS16, their latest operating system for iOS devices (iPad, iPhone). We’ve completed extensive […]

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AvPlan EFB Out and About Again

It’s been a tough few years for general aviation pilots. Between lockdowns and weather events, fire, flood and pestilence have […]

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AvPlan EFB 9.0

There are some big changes that have come to AvPlan EFB. Our latest major release, AvPlan EFB 9.0 for iOS […]

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iOS15

On the 20th of September Apple released iOS15, their latest operating system for iOS devices (iPad, iPhone). We’ve completed extensive […]

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NAIPS survival equipment changing

On the 9th of September 2021 the method of specifying survival equipment in a flight plan is changing. Currently, when […]

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AvPlan EFB 8.0

AvPlan EFB 8.0 is now available for install from the Apple App Store. In this release we have; Made extensive […]

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Updated Weather Radar Overlay

The Australian weather radar has had a significant update. Users will now note that it has a much higher resolution […]

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iOS 14 Good to go

  Update 8/10/20: Users can consider upgrading all devices to iOS14.  

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MSFS 2020 FAQ

Recently Microsoft released a new version of their flight simulator, MSFS2020 and we’ve fielded quite a few questions about its […]

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AvPlan EFB for iOS 7.10.4

AvPlan EFB 7.10.4 for iOS is now available in the App Store. In this release we have completely updated the […]

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AvPlan EFB for Android 1.2.18

AvPlan EFB for Android 1.2.18 is now available for download in the Google Play Store. In this release we have […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.10

AvPlan EFB 7.10 for iOS is now available from the App Store. This release adds a number of new features […]

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See and be seen – Portable ADSB-out is here

Late last week CASA have approved the uAvionix SkyEcho2 as an ADSB-out device for VFR use (See AIP-SUP H65/20). These […]

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uAvionix SkyEcho 2

uAvionix Australia have just started shipping the SkyEcho 2 portable ADSB-in and ADSB-out devices to customers. AvPlan EFB has been […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.9.7

AvPlan EFB for iOS version 7.9.7 is now available from the App Store. In this release we have improved the […]

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AvSoft Australia Introduces Ok2fly

Moorabbin, Vic March 2020 – AvSoft Australia, the developers of AvPlan EFB, have today announced the launch of ok2fly. Ok2fly […]

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Traffic Displays

Recent events have sparked a debate about the usefulness and capabilities of EFBs and traffic displays. At AvPlan EFB we […]

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Take AvPlan Flying in the Right Hand Seat

Since AvPlan EFB was launched in 2011, we have helped thousands of pilots transition from paper maps to electronic flight […]

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Take AvPlan Flying in the Right Hand Seat

Since AvPlan EFB was launched in 2011, we have helped thousands of pilots transition from paper maps to electronic flight […]

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Announcing AvPlan EFB for Android

AvPlan EFB for Android (version 1.0) is now available for download from the Play Store. The Android app has received a […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.9.3

AvPlan EFB 7.9.3 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all users. In this release […]

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iOS 13

Today Apple have released iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 into the wild. We’ve completed extensive testing against our latest release, […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.9.2

AvPlan EFB 7.9.2 for iOS is now available from the App Store as a free update for all users. In […]

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Additional graphical NOTAMs

We’ve rolled out changes to our NOTAM processing system to visualise a much greater number of NOTAMs. These now include […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.9 & Garmin Flight Stream

AvPlan EFB 7.9 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all users. In this release […]

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Airspace changes in New Zealand

We have rolled out some database changes which affect pilots flying in New Zealand. Airspace which is restricted and continually […]

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AvPlan Live Updates

AvPlan Live has had some significant improvements which have rolled out into our back end systems. After continued rapid growth […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.8.3

Today we released AvPlan EFB 7.8.3 with some minor feature improvements and fixes. In this release The LSALT calculator also […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.8.2

AvPlan EFB 7.8.2 is now available in the App Store as a free update for all users. In this release […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.8

We’re excited to announce that AvPlan EFB 7.8 is now available in the Apple app store. In this release we […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.9

AvPlan EFB 7.7.9 is now available in the App Store. In this release we have added a new IR satellite […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.8

AvPlan EFB 7.7.8 is now available in the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. In this […]

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Urgent chart changes for the Melbourne VTC

Yesterday AIP SUP H132/18 went into effect which amends the recommended altitudes when transiting airspace south of Melbourne Airport, and when […]

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Australian AIP Changes

The Australian AIP has now been split into individual sections (where before it was in three large documents; General, Enroute […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.6

We’ve released AvPlan EFB 7.7.6 as a free update for all users. This is our first release with the iOS […]

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The Unknown Unknowns

The unknown unknowns. These are the things which can bite us as pilots. We see our task at AvPlan EFB […]

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NZ Weather Charts

New Zealand GRAFOR, SIGWX and SIGMET charts are now available on the Weather pane within AvPlan EFB. These charts will […]

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iOS 12

Today Apple have released iOS 12 into the wild. We’ve completed extensive testing against our latest release, AvPlan EFB 7.7.5 […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.5 & New User Manual

AvPlan EFB 7.7.5 is now available as a few update for all users. In this release we have integrated the […]

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AIRMETs

Did you know AvPlan EFB is still the only EFB in Australia which graphically depicts AIRMETs? AIRMETs are now issued […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.3

AvPlan EFB 7.7.3. is now available in the App Store. This release adds support for the Appareo Stratus 3 and […]

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Weather alerting

Today the AvPlan EFB team have rolled out a bunch of new weather alerting options. Now when you enter a […]

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Happy 7th Birthday, AvPlan EFB

Today AvPlan EFB turns seven! On the 10th of August 2011 we had our first release approved by Apple and […]

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AirVenture 2018 Stratus 3 Giveaway!

AirVenture 2018 Giveaway! AirVenture at Oshkosh is almost upon us again. Come visit the AvPlan EFB team in Hangar D, […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.2

AvPlan EFB 7.7.2 is now available as a free update for all users. In this release; We have integrated the […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7.1

AvPlan EFB 7.7.1 is now available in the App Store as a free update for all users. In this release we […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.7

AvPlan EFB 7.7 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all subscribers. In this release […]

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Flight Plan Filing Changes

Tap on the element to change or view a list of available options Use the stage button to change the […]

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South Pacific

We’ve recently added support for various island in the South West Pacific (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cook Islands etc). We have […]

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Sun n Fun 2018

Last week we attended the Sun n Fun fly-in in Lakeland Florida. This is the first major fly-in of the […]

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NZ Met Issues

Our monitoring systems have detected issues with our NZ Met data feed. There are issues with obtaining current ARFOR and […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.6.2

AvPlan EFB 7.6.2 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all users. AvPlan Live has had […]

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There are more to winds that meets the eye

In November 2017 Australian aviation went through the first major change in forecasting in many years with the introduction of […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.6.1

AvPlan EFB 7.6.1 is now available for update via the Apple App Store. In this release we have added support […]

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Star your STARs!

Have you wished you can have particular plates or taxi diagrams handy, regardless of what airport you’re viewing in the […]

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Satellite Map – AvPlan EFB 7.6

AvPlan EFB 7.6 AvPlan EFB 7.6 is now available in the App Store as a free update for all users. […]

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Full Screen Flight Log

The interactive electronic flight log has always been one of the core features of AvPlan EFB.  An option recently added to […]

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Is Your Airspace Active?

As well as the usual active airspace regions (military airspace, etc) pilots are used to seeing around their region that have […]

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Australian GAF Updates

AvPlan EFB 7.5.3 is now available from the Apple App Store. This maintenance release adds the following new capabilities; Graphical […]

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Military CTRs

AvPlan EFB now displays the active status of Military CTRs in Australia. Our systems now interpret active NOTAMs and highlight […]

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At-a-glance METARs

The METAR Overlay on the EnRoute map has been available in AvPlan EFB for a few years now, however what […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.5.2

AvPlan EFB 7.5.2 is now available from the App Store. This maintenance release corrects the following issues and enhancements; Better […]

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Chart NOTAM: Melbourne TAC

Airservices Australia have notified that there is an issue with the Melbourne TAC which was valid from the 9th of […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.5.1

AvPlan EFB 7.5.1 with the new Graphical Area Forecasts tab under Weather is now available. This has been a long […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.5

AvPlan EFB 7.5 is now available in the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. The highlights […]

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Australian Graphical Area Forecasts

On the 9th of November 2017 Australia will transition from the old text based area forecasts to the new Graphical […]

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iOS 11 and AvPlan EFB

Today Apple released the latest edition of their mobile operating system, iOS 11. We’ve done extensive testing and there are […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.4.4

AvPlan EFB 7.4.4 is now available as a free update for all users. In this release we have added support […]

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AvPlan EFB Chart NOTAM

We’ve been made aware there are errors in the L2 Enroute Low chart which was supplied to us by AirServices […]

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AirVenture Australia

Come visit the AvPlan EFB team at AirVenture Australia at Narromine Airport, October 19 to 21. The AvPlan EFB team […]

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Win a Dual XGPS170D Dual Band Bluetooth GPS/ADSB-in Receiver

At the conclusion of AirVenture 2017 we will give away one bluetooth Dual XGPS 170D ADSB-in/GPS receiver. To enter the […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.4.3

AvPlan EFB 7.4.3 is now available from the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. This release […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.4.2

AvPlan EFB 7.4.2 is now available from the App Store as a free update for all subscribers. In this maintenance […]

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Data updates valid from 22 June 2017

Data updates valid from the 22nd of June 2017 are now available for download. For Australian pilots there are updated […]

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New Zealand Weather

AvPlan EFB 7.4 brings support for weather in New Zealand. We have added METARs, TAFs, ATIS, ARFOR and NOTAMs which update […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.4

We’re pleased to announce that AvPlan EFB 7.4 is now available in the App Store as a free update for […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.3.10

AvPlan EFB 7.3.10 is now available from the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. In this […]

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Command Flight Planner with Flight Plan Beaming

We’re pleased to announce that Command Flight Planner 8.5.1 is now available. This release adds the ability to wirelessly beam flight […]

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Data updates valid 27th April 2017

Data updates valid from the 27th of April are now available for download. For US pilots there are updated Sectional, […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.3.9

AvPlan EFB 7.3.9 is now available in the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. This release […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.3.8

AvPlan EFB 7.3.8 is now available from the Apple App Store. This release adds; Better support for the Dual XGPS190 […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.3.7

AvPlan EFB 7.3.7 is now in the App Store. This bug fix release resolved; Printing issues with iPhone 7, iPad […]

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Command Software

We’re excited to announce that AvSoft Australia (the makers of AvPlan EFB) have acquired the Command Software suite of products. Command’s products […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.3

We’re pleased to announce that AvPlan EFB 7.3 is now available in the Apple App Store as a free update […]

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Referral Programme 2016

We’re happy to announce our new referral programme for 2016 for Australian and US subscribers*. Refer someone to AvPlan EFB […]

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Global Airspace

AvPlan EFB now includes a global database of controlled and special use airspace. No matter where you fly you can […]

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Infrastructure upgrades

This weekend the AvPlan EFB devops team completed a major upgrade to the supporting computing infrastructure that powers AvPlan EFB. Over […]

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Australian ARFOR changes

Today, 10th November 2016, there are some changes going live to Australian ARFOR. The winds aloft in the ARFOR now […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.2

AvPlan EFB 7.2 is now available in the Apple App Store. This update brings live AIP-SUP for Australian users. Within […]

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iOS 10.1

AvPlan EFB testing against iOS 10.1 has been completed and now has the all clear. Please feel free to upgrade […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.1.1

AvPlan EFB 7.1.1 is now available from the Apple App Store. This is a bug fix release fixing; Live traffic […]

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PIREPs

AvPlan EFB 7.1 brings pilot in-flight reports (PIREPs) to our customers. PIREPs are updated via the internet, ADSB (USA Only) […]

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AvPlan EFB 7.1

AvPlan EFB 7.1 is now available from the Apple App Store as a free update for all users. This release […]

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iOS 10

Today Apple released iOS 10, the next major update to their mobile operating system. All our tests indicate there is […]

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