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AIN Blog: Welcome to Aviation, Apple Watch

The new Apple Watch is going to lead to interesting and compelling new aviation applications for Apple device users.

The new Apple Watch will almost certainly find plenty of aviation adopters.

By Matt Thurber

March 9, 2015

Apple is at it again: today is Apple Watch day, sure to be a thrill for legions of fan-boys and -girls who can’t wait to plunk down more money for the one Apple device that they don’t already own.

Just for fun, my friend and former colleague John McCarthy, who is retired but still geeked about technology, suggested that I speculate today on ways that the Apple Watch might serve aviators. After all, the iPad is nearly ubiquitous in light aircraft, business aircraft, airline and even military cockpits. Sure, there are alternatives such as the Android platform, and some airlines have selected Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet running Windows 8.1, but the iPad is overwhelmingly the low-cost electronic flight bag of choice among pilots.

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