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Mon, Jul 18, 2011

Sporty's Introduces Oshkosh App

Official EAA AirVenture App Available For iPad, iPhone, Android

You would think that it wouldn't make sense to devote a bunch of work into developing a smartphone app for a single event, and you'd probably be right - if the event wasn't on the scale of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Sporty's has released the official EAA AirVenture 2011 Fly-In App for both Apple devices (iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch) and Android devices (phones and tablets). Designed for those arriving by ground transportation as well as those flying in, it includes maps, guides, schedules and late-breaking news. The AirVenture app allows the purchase of advance tickets, and can get up-to-the-minute announcements via the live news and Twitter feeds. Helpful Fly-In information includes the complete AirVenture NOTAM for arrival and departure procedures and VFR route planning, aerial images and much more information for Oshkosh-bound pilots.

And, as you might expect, Sporty's Vice President John Zimmerman reminds us, "Of course, if you're flying to Oshkosh, you may need tie downs, batteries, charts andany number of things, so this app will take you right to Sporty's online store so you can stock up." 

Once at the show, the AirVenture app has maps of the entire show grounds, including individual hangar and display areas for precisely locating the exhibit you'd like to see. The master list of forums and presentations allows you to organize events into a favorites list so you don't miss a moment of the action. "You can also review the list of exhibitors with this app and mark those you want to visit in a favorites list," says Zimmerman. "You can plan a route so you can see everything you want to see without wasting time searching for a particular exhibitor."

Sporty's promises the daily schedule of forums, workshops, the daily air show and the evening programs will help make your visit personal and productive. The app is being distributed free of charge. "We created and donated this app as a service to AirVenture attendees," said Zimmerman. "All of us pilots who love our phones and iPads will be able to put them to more good use with this free app from Sporty's." 

FMI: www.sportys.com/apps

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