http://www.airportview.net/ News from AirportView.net includes press releases and helpful articles on topics like avionics, general aviation, mountain flying, navigation, weather and more. en-us Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:30:17 UT AVTweets delivers real-time aviation weather in METAR format directly to smart phones and other internet devices via Twitter. Follow any US AWOS by clicking the Twitter icon on an AirportView.net briefing page, or on an AWOS directory page. http://www.airportview.net/blog/AirportViewnet-News/AVTweets-16.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:30:17 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/AirportViewnet-News/AVTweets-16.php If you love driving with your Garmin nuvi, you will also love hiking with it. All you need to do is upload topo maps to your nuvi and you will be ready for back country hiking and camping. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/nuvi-topo-15.php Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:18:45 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/nuvi-topo-15.php Lenticular clouds are common sites to the northwest and directly over the Fort Collins-Loveland airport, KFNL. Today there is a large bank of clouds with highly visible streaming flow, as seen in the time lapse sequences. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/kfnl-lenticular-14.php Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:03:51 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/kfnl-lenticular-14.php Why settle for the default car when your nuvi can fly instead? It is easy to install the airplane of your choice so you can fly your ride as you navigate around town with your nuvi. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/nuvi-fly-13.php Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:57:26 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/nuvi-fly-13.php Flying in Colorado requires the latest weather information. Don't fly without checking current conditions along the planned flight path. Get current METARs from Colorado AWOS, including mountain pass AWOS. Three choices exist to deliver current reports directly to any smart phone in the US. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Colorado-METAR-12.php Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:23:23 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Colorado-METAR-12.php Airport View weather cameras are very popular with Colorado pilots. At five sites spread across Colorado, pilots consult the camera images before deciding whether to fly that day. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/colorado-pilots-11.php Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:06:48 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/colorado-pilots-11.php Weather cameras provide pilots with a real-time view of current weather conditions on the ground and in the sky. Airport View is expanding its network of weather cameras by incorporating existing cameras on the web into a single location for a comprehensive view of current weather in the region. Camera owners can submit weather cameras in Colorado and the US Rocky Mountain region for listing on the AirportView.net website. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Weather-Cameras-10.php Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:16:19 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Weather-Cameras-10.php A special purchase of Garmin avionics is now for sale in AvShack by Avionics Specialists LLC. The items include GPS/Nav/Com, transponders and audio panels in several models. Most units are serviceable, in excellent condition, and priced for quick sale. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/garmin-gps-9.php Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:54:54 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/garmin-gps-9.php Airport View has added a weather cam located at the Owl Canyon Gliderport. The camera points northeast across the glider runways. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Owl-Canyon-8.php Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:10:22 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/Owl-Canyon-8.php The latest airport facility directory release by the FAA is effective 12-17-2009. Included are 3 airport ID changes, 5 frequency changes, 2 landing fee change, 30 changes in magnetic variation and 168 new airport managers. http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/AFD-Changes-7.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:26:44 UT http://www.airportview.net/blog/Airport-View-News/AFD-Changes-7.php