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AOPA App Release Notes

Version: 2.6.4 (9/29/2022)

New Features/Changes:

  • Added Pilot Passport Fall Challenge – Pilot BINGO.
  • Minor change to State Passport Program to allow Terms to be viewed after enrolling.

Version: 2.6.3 (9/12/2022)

New Features/Changes:

  • Added support for State sponsored Passport Programs in My Pilot Passport.
  • Fixed issue on Android devices that prevented the sectional chart from displaying in the Airport Directory.

Version: 2.6.2 (8/16/2022)

New Features/Changes:

  • Video delivery platform changed to YouTube

Version: 2.6.1 (7/13/2022)

New Features/Changes:

  • General performance improvements

Version: 2.6.0 (6/22/2022)

New Features/Changes:

  • Added Pilot Passport Summer '22 Challenge: AOPA Poker Run, National Flight Challenge
  • App Menu now includes a link to Pilot Passport Home page
  • Pilot Passport "Find Places to Fly" now links to the AOPA Airport Directory for a more comprehensive search (database download required for offline use)
  • General performance improvements

Version: 2.5.5 (6/14/2021)

New Features/Changes:

  • Quick Launch bar added to app home page
  • New, dedicated Pilot Passport home page
  • Fixed issue that muted some other apps when the AOPA App was in the foreground
  • Enabled Back button on Android devices to go back to the device home screen
  • Global text color changed to black for easier readability
  • Keyboard “Enter” button now invokes the search in the Airport Directory module
  • Fixed issue in Airport Directory where some TAFs would not be visible when set to RAW

Version: 2.5.4 (3/24/2021)

New Features/Changes:

Airport Directory:

  • Added FBO Fees section to FBO Details pages
  • Terminal Procedures shortcut added to airport cards (list views only)
  • Airport Directory database update notification fix
  • Airport weather status indicator fix in Favorites list
  • Airport and Business review date fix

Version: 2.5.2

New Features/Changes:

  • New Podcast added - Ask the A&Ps
  • Added link to new AOPA Weather app
  • Added link to iFlightPlanner for AOPA
  • Reorganized left nav menu
  • Removed duplicate runway numbers on airport detail pages
  • Updated Forgot Password link on login page
  • Other non-user interface changes

Version 2.5.0 (August 26, 2020)

Integration of the AOPA Airport and Destinations directory.

The Airport Directory in the AOPA App provides:
  • Downloadable airport database for offline access
  • Searchable airport directory (search by ident, name or city)
  • Full airport details from FAA including communications, runway info, operations, remarks and more
  • Runway thumbnails, satellite and sectional views
  • Downloadable instrument procedures, airport diagrams and chart supplements
  • Color-coded METARs and TAFs (color-coded based on severity of the conditions)
  • Complete FBO and Business listings including FBO fees and Fuel prices
  • Flying Club listings
  • Ratings and Reviews including user submitted photos
  • Local food, lodging and activities
  • Home and Favorite airport tagging
  • Destination/Activity Finder (integrates with Google Places)

Version: 2.40 (7/14/2020)

New Pilot Passport Features:

  • New Leaderboards: New leaderboards for Airspace, Region, Runways, Social Sharing and States.
  • Leaderboard Time Filter: Leaderboards can be filtered by Month, Year and All Time.
  • Level Stages: Point ranges now assigned into Levels. Levels range from 1 to 50.
  • Affiliate Program: Ability to earn affiliate points and badges for participating in various events. More information to be released soon.

Miscellaneous app improvements under the hood.

Release 2.3.0 (3/18/2020)

General fixes and improvements:

  • Events restored
  • AOPA Hangar renamed to AOPA PIC
  • Fix to Pilot Passport Badge Info URL
  • Release Notes link on Contact Us Page

Release 2.2 (2/18/2020)

New – What’s New pop-up window

  • New features or fixes in the app will be displayed in a pop-up window on initial launch after install or app update

New – AOPA Credit Card Info in Products Section

  • Information on the AOPA Credit Card is available in the Products and Service section of the app

Fix – Social login functionality restored

  • Login in using social apps (Facebook and LinkedIn) is now working again.

Fix – Fixed issue that required some users to login each time they use the app

  • Some iOS users with less than 10GB of free device storage would need to login each time the app was launched due to the operating system automatically removing information to preserve device storage space.

Fix – Pull to refresh gesture on app home screen restored

  • The pull to refresh gesture on the app home page is now working again.

Other – General app improvements