Product releases and aviation IT articles from FEEL.AERO — EFB, ACARS, FlySmart, A350, and apps for pilots.https://feel.aero/enhttps://feel.aero/news/simlink-efb-ownship-in-the-simulator/https://feel.aero/news/simlink-efb-ownship-in-the-simulator/New product: SIMlink feeds the simulated aircraft position to the crew's own EFB devices — the moving map comes alive in the sim with zero EFB configuration and no simulator modification. For training centres and airlines.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsimlinkefbsimulatortrainingarinc-834https://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-5-winter-2026-27-tables/https://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-5-winter-2026-27-tables/sQRH 4.5 brings the hold-over time module up to the FAA and Transport Canada Winter 2026-27 editions: 56 tables per authority, four newly approved fluids, one withdrawn, and the two data sources finally in structural agreement. Free for existing owners.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsqrhiosde-icinghttps://feel.aero/news/no-ice-1-1-winter-2026-27-tables/https://feel.aero/news/no-ice-1-1-winter-2026-27-tables/No-ICE 1.1 carries the new FAA and Transport Canada hold-over time tables for the 2026-27 season: 56 tables per authority, four newly approved fluids, one withdrawn, and wider weather coverage on the Transport Canada side. Free for existing owners, and ready before the first frost.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-iceiosde-icinghttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-4-high-resolution-globe/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-4-high-resolution-globe/Off 2 2.4 adds an optional high-resolution globe for Pilot Mode — four times the detail as you zoom in, downloaded once from Apple and then entirely offline. On-globe text now grows as you zoom, and the globe no longer gets stuck on blurred imagery.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2iosglobehttps://feel.aero/news/askm-1-2-enhanced-search/https://feel.aero/news/askm-1-2-enhanced-search/askM 1.2 rebuilds the retrieval pipeline end to end: an optional on-device Enhanced Search model lifts top-5 retrieval from 68% to 91% in our MMEL evaluation, citations now exactly match what the model read, and askM never silently answers from another aircraft's manuals.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTaskmipadosmacosaihttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-3/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-3/Off 2 2.3 rebuilds the onboard chat into a single screen — public, private, and crew groups together, in light or dark — and fixes the Apple Watch complication so it keeps counting down to arrival on its own.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2ioschatapple-watchhttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-2/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-2/Off 2 2.2 rebuilds the arrival estimate around a model of the whole flight, calibrated against real flown routes: 29% less average live error over 21 recorded flights, early-descent detection, and short flights that finally count down to zero.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2iosetahttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-0/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v2-0/Off 2 2.0 repaints the world with NASA Blue Marble and Black Marble imagery, reveals airport details as you zoom, clears up local time at the date line, and ships a steadier FMS-style ETA — all still fully offline.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2iosglobehttps://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-4-1-reliable-cockpit-device-sync/https://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-4-1-reliable-cockpit-device-sync/sQRH 4.4.1 rebuilds iPhone–iPad sync to stay connected and recover on its own — persistent pairing, automatic recovery after Wi-Fi drops or backgrounding, heartbeat-based stale detection, and an honest connection status — plus refined FTL augmented-crew limits and procedure navigation.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsqrhiosefbhttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-6/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-6/Off 2 1.6 brings the most substantial Apple Watch update yet: three glanceable pages, full Pilot panel on your wrist, real chat replies, and a new modular face complication.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2apple-watchioshttps://feel.aero/news/askm-launch/https://feel.aero/news/askm-launch/askM is a new iOS app that answers plain-language questions about your FCOM, FCTM, MMEL, and OLB manuals — with source citations, entirely offline, on your iPad.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTaskmiosaiefbhttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-4-aircraft-wifi-integration-apple-watch-smarter-tracking/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-4-aircraft-wifi-integration-apple-watch-smarter-tracking/Off 2 v1.4 brings direct FMS position data via aircraft WiFi for Air France, Viasat, and Panasonic networks — plus an Apple Watch companion app and a sliding-window speed algorithm.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2aircraft-wifiapple-watchioshttps://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-2-boarding-pass-scanner-custom-globe-tiles-in-app-help/https://feel.aero/news/off-2-v1-2-boarding-pass-scanner-custom-globe-tiles-in-app-help/Off 2 v1.2 adds a boarding pass barcode scanner that auto-fills flight details, support for custom .mbtiles globe tiles, and a full in-app help system in 33 languages.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMToff-2ioshttps://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-0-versions-module-track-all-your-efb-apps-in-one-place/https://feel.aero/news/sqrh-4-0-versions-module-track-all-your-efb-apps-in-one-place/sQRH 4.0 introduces the Versions (VER) module for tracking all EFB app versions in one dashboard, plus Cockpit Checklist Sync over encrypted MultipeerConnectivity.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTsqrhiosefbhttps://feel.aero/news/no-ice-deicing-holdover-time-app-pilots/https://feel.aero/news/no-ice-deicing-holdover-time-app-pilots/No-ICE is a new iOS app providing FAA and Transport Canada de-icing hold-over time tables with a precision timer, Live Activity, and Dynamic Island support — designed for the cockpit.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-iceiosdeicingwinter-opshttps://feel.aero/news/the-underestimated-power-of-xml-in-aviation/https://feel.aero/news/the-underestimated-power-of-xml-in-aviation/While airlines cling to PDF readers, XML remains the obvious choice for aircraft manuals — enabling automated patching, customization, and data extraction that PDF simply cannot do.Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTxmlaviationmanualsairbushttps://feel.aero/news/no-self-signed-certs/https://feel.aero/news/no-self-signed-certs/Self-signed certificates in airline EFB infrastructure are an aviation safety issue, not just an IT problem. Here's how to replace them with free Let's Encrypt certificates on FlySmart Gateway.Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTsecurityefbflysmartcyber-securityhttps://feel.aero/news/blinkhub-published-on-github/https://feel.aero/news/blinkhub-published-on-github/blinkHub — our open-source service for handling aviation messages from multiple sources, storing them, and notifying users via direct messages and websockets — is now public on GitHub.Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTblinkhubopen-sourcenotamsweatherhttps://feel.aero/news/visualize-areas-defined-by-coordinates-in-notams/https://feel.aero/news/visualize-areas-defined-by-coordinates-in-notams/The blinkAeroBot Telegram bot now displays a map overlay for NOTAMs that define areas by coordinates — turning cryptic ICAO coordinate strings into an instantly readable geographic view.Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTnotamstelegramblinkaerohttps://feel.aero/news/automatic-generation-of-loads-for-airbus-manuals/https://feel.aero/news/automatic-generation-of-loads-for-airbus-manuals/FEEL.AERO has developed an automated loads generation service for LPC-NG and iPad platforms — now available for external customers.Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTloadsairbusefbautomationhttps://feel.aero/news/web-flight-briefing-now-available/https://feel.aero/news/web-flight-briefing-now-available/FEEL.AERO's web-based flight briefing interface is now available — easy to set up, highly customizable, low cost, and integrated with the Telegram bot.Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTflight-briefingefbweathernotamshttps://feel.aero/news/use-a-dm-bot-to-enhance-communication/https://feel.aero/news/use-a-dm-bot-to-enhance-communication/FEEL.AERO's Telegram DM bot monitors weather, NOTAMs, and notices — and enables direct communication between crew and operations, delivering information to any connected device.Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTblinkaerotelegramnotamsweathercrew-notices