ForeFlight Introduces Dynamic Procedures for IFR Flying
ForeFlight demonstrated its new Dynamic Procedures at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in late July and planned to release the streamlined solution for viewing instrument procedures after the event. The new feature will launch with a three-month free preview for all customers in supported regions, and then Dynamic Procedures will require the essential or higher subscription plan.
Officials said this new capability, integrated directly into the familiar Maps view, provides pilots with critical procedural information exactly when and where they need it, while removing non-relevant details to create a highly filtered and clutter-free presentation.
“Dynamic Procedures is a milestone toward a fully interactive, chart-free IFR experience,” Travis Root, ForeFlight vice president of product said in a news release. “Instead of redrawing a traditional chart, we provide pilots just the procedure details they need in concert with our primary data-driven map – filtering the procedure to what is relevant, yet keeping it in context with weather, traffic, terrain and obstacles. It’s the easiest way to brief an approach – and to quickly reference it again as part of your scan.”
Dynamic Procedures relies on foundational IFR capabilities built by ForeFlight over the years, with advancements including Plates on Maps, Procedure Advisor and Augmented Procedures with fix labels displayed along the route and dynamic approach minimum selection.
Streamlined workflow with a procedure sidebar
The new Dynamic Procedures sidebar provides a clean, collapsible information display panel with all the information necessary to brief and fly an instrument approach in one place. Because it is context-aware, it presents just the information you need in a highly structured and streamlined format, and it integrates other existing features like 3D View to provide value above and beyond any pre-composed chart.
Sidebar features include:
- Change Approach and Hide Chart buttons make it easy to view or hide the sidebar and access other approach options with a single tap.
- A consolidated briefing strip pins essential procedure information to the top for easy access.
- Communication frequencies are clearly organized for quick reference.
- Notes are intelligently filtered to show only the information that applies to your current approach.
- The dynamic route display provides heading and distance metrics, per-segment speed and altitude restrictions, as well as additional notes for special segments like course reversals and arcs.
- Integrated 3D Airport view allows the user to preview the runway environment and approach lighting systems from two simulated perspectives. Toggle between Approach Lights and Short Final views, and quickly open the airport in the full 3D view to switch between night and day modes, providing a complete picture of the runway’s approach lighting configuration as well as local terrain and obstacles.
Dynamic Procedures is powered by Jeppesen’s global aviation data. Initial coverage includes all 50 U.S. states, Canada and the Pacific Islands, with expanded support already in the works. Source: foreflight.com
TBO Increase to 3,600 Hours or Six Years for the Silent 7 MT-Propeller Series
In July, MT-Propeller announced an increase to the time between overhaul for 7-blade propellers, including those installed on the Beechcraft King Air 350 series.
The company said several props from the 130 flying Silent 7 propellers were inspected based on the certification requirements after 2,000 hours in service.
“The propellers showed basically no wear or abnormalities,” MT-Propeller said in a news release. “Due to these excellent inspection results, the engineering team at MT-Propeller was able to increase the TBO for the 7-bladed propellers – presently installed on the Pilatus PC-12 series, the King Air 350 series and the Short Skyvan – to 3,600 hours or six years, whichever comes first.”
MT-Propeller is a leading natural composite propeller manufacturer with 30 certified propeller models from 2-blade to 7-blade hydraulically and electrically controlled variable-pitch props as well as 2-blade, fixed-pitch props.
The high performance, light weight and durable propellers fulfill the highest certification requirements; they are also supplemental type certified on Part 25 aircraft. MT-Propeller is holder of more than 230 STCs worldwide, and the company said it is the OEM supplier for more than 90% of the European aircraft industry plus 30% of the U.S. aircraft industry. More than 33,000 propeller systems are in service and have accumulated 180 million fleet hours.
There is a factory certified network of 62 service centers providing service and maintenance across the globe. Source: mt-propeller.com