What's New
• All new HD video and graphics in the training segments
• Video segments stream now on demand from the internet, significantly reducing the app file size
• Video playback now supports picture in picture playback on compatible devices
• Added ability to save videos for offline viewing
• Bug fixes
App Description
Every pilot worries about communications. Now you can sound like a seasoned pro with Sporty’s interactive iPhone/iPad app!
Using a visual menu system, VFR Communications is broken down into 8 subject areas and 23 individual HD video segments. Based on Sporty’s 50 years of aviation education experience, the VFR Communications app contains over 60 minutes of engaging 3D animations, in-flight video and real-world communication scenarios.
• Covers all types of communications, including Air Traffic Control, non-tower fields, and emergency situations
• Detailed scenarios cover every aspect of both arriving and departing Class B, C and D airspace
• Learn all about en route communications, including how to get Flight Following with ATC
• Hear pilots making real communications, enhanced with detailed graphics and audio transcriptions
• Special section covers non-standard communications that you’ll hear in the real world--know what to expect after your checkride
Included is a review quiz based on content from the videos. After finishing the questions you’ll receive instant feedback on your score and be able to review missed questions. There’s even a way to quickly review the video segment from which the question is based!
Also included is a useful VFR Communications Quick Reference Guide. This practical guide provides pertinent info for VFR pilots, including step-by-step instructions on how to arrive and depart from tower-controlled airports, FSS communications, lost communication procedures, ATC light gun signals and an overview of the phonetic alphabet.
The VFR Communications video segments cover the following topics:
• Intro / General Information
-- Introduction
-- Radio Phraseology
-- Tips for Good Communication
• Non-Tower Field Communications
-- Arriving at a Non-Tower Field
-- Departing a Non-Tower Field
• En Route Communications
-- VFR Flight Plans
-- En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS)
-- Hazardous In-Flight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
-- ATC Flight Following
• Non-Standard Communications
-- Radio Phraseology Variations
-- Understanding IFR Pilots
-- Communication Shorthands
• Class D Airport Operations
-- Understanding ATIS
-- Arriving at a Class D Airport
-- Departing a Class D Airport
• Class C Airport Operations
-- Class C Airspace Overview
-- Arriving at a Class C Airport
-- Departing a Class C Airport
• Class B Airport Operations
-- Class B Airspace Overview
-- Arriving at a Class B Airport
-- Departing a Class B Airport
• Communications Failure
-- Lost Communications Procedures
-- Handheld Backup Radio
Sporty’s Pilot Shop is the world’s leading provider of aviation training material, having trained thousands of pilots for over 50 years.
App Changes
- December 10, 2011 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $25.99
- December 13, 2011 Price increase: $25.99 -> $34.99
- December 22, 2011 New version 1.2
- May 19, 2012 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $25.99
- May 21, 2012 Price increase: $25.99 -> $34.99
- September 05, 2012 New version 1.3
- December 01, 2012 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $17.99
- December 03, 2012 Price increase: $17.99 -> $34.99
- March 01, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $24.99
- May 04, 2013 Price increase: $24.99 -> $34.99
- December 13, 2013 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $25.99
- December 16, 2013 Price increase: $25.99 -> $34.99
- May 06, 2014 New version 2.0
- September 21, 2014 New version 2.1
- September 26, 2014 New version 2.1.1
- October 10, 2014 New version 2.1.2
- December 13, 2014 Price decrease: $34.99 -> $25.99
- December 16, 2014 Price increase: $25.99 -> $34.99
- January 25, 2015 New version 2.1.3
- September 19, 2015 New version 2.2
- October 19, 2015 New version 2.3
- August 15, 2016 New version 2.4