Apple is at it again: today is Apple Watch day, sure to be a thrill for legions of fan-boys and -girls who can’t wait to plunk down more money for the one Apple device that they don’t already own.
Just for fun, my friend and former colleague John McCarthy, who is retired but still geeked about technology, suggested that I speculate today on ways that the Apple Watch might serve aviators. After all, the iPad is nearly ubiquitous in light aircraft, business aircraft, airline and even military cockpits. Sure, there are alternatives such as the Android platform, and some airlines have selected Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet running Windows 8.1, but the iPad is overwhelmingly the low-cost electronic flight bag of choice among pilots.
Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.
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