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ATTENTION (04/09/2012): FAR/AIM 2012 will be release soon as an in-app purchase update.   You will be able to purchase the 2012 data for $1.99 to help cover the costs of turning the data into something easy to navigate and search.  Thank you so much for your patience and support!

The long awaited (at least for me) version 2.0 of the FAR/AIM app for Android has been released to the Android Market.  Existing customers will get this update for FREE.  This new version was a complete code re-write, as I wanted to pave the way for new features down the road.  It has a much prettier and easier to use interface as well as fixes many of the bugs that existed with the old database that contained the FAR’s and AIM data.  Hopefully there will be no more (Missing Part ##.## comments).  I tried very hard to get the app to work on as many devices as possible, but that is getting harder and harder to do with all the new devices coming out.  Please let me know if you are having trouble getting it to work on your device.  With this new release I also introduced in-app purchasing for yearly FAR/AIM data updates.  Basically when the 2012 FAR/AIM data becomes available, I’ll push out an update and it will ask you for a small $1.99 to get the data.  Meaning if you decide you’re okay with outdated data, you can decide not to get the update and continue using the application with the old data.

Enjoy and again please forward all bugs to my email and I’ll get them fixed as soon as possible!

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For bug reports please visit: http://myflyingcareer.uservoice.com/forums/138218-far-aim-android-app

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Wanted to let everyone know I am working on a major upgrade to the FAR/AIM app.  This update will add bookmarking FAR’s and AIM chapters, redesign, tablet support, and in-app purchasing for the yearly updates to the FAR/AIM.  Don’t worry, it will be very inexpensive.  I’m thinking $1.99 to upgrade your FAR/AIM app to the latest version every year.  Or you can choose not to update it and keep the older version.  This version will also fix a lot of the bugs I have been getting emailed about.  I’m very sorry about the bugs, I truly try to make the highest quality software and after the release of 2.0, I should be much faster at bug fixes.

Thank you all for your support!  I’ll post screenshots when I have some available.

John

Hey guys,

I’ve started studying for my CFI again and I wanted to start looking things up in the FAR/AIM as I ran across them.  I looked at the Android Market and was shocked and disappointed to find that there were VERY few android applications for pilots.  Not only that there didn’t seem to be a good FAR or AIM application.  This was a problem.  I used to be an iPhone owner and was very pleased with ASA’s FAR/AIM app and thought to myself.  Why don’t I fill the void.  After a lot of hard work, I’m finally pleased to announce that my FAR/AIM application is available on the Android Market.  I do plan to continue the development of the app as I have lots of ideas for it, but I need to know there are more people that just me who would enjoy having that big book we all know in their pocket and SEARCHABLE.  I gotta say, the search functionality alone is worth the app.  How cool is it to say, “I wonder what the VFR weather minimums are in Class C airspace at night?” and be able to search “weather minimums” and jump right to that section of the AIM.  It really is nice.  Let me know how you all like it!

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UPDATE (4/4/2011): I am working on getting the FAR’s updated to 2011 (I had to wait until they made the 2011 FAR data available).  Please keep submitting bug reports and I will get them fixed ASAP and release updates.  And lastly, let me know if there is something about the app you would like improved.  I want to make sure that your money is well spent.  Thanks!

Here are some screenshots of the app:

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