Pretty Good
Was a stellar app, until the last two versions. Love the magazine and content, just has a bug that switches between loading catalog, and loading magazines. So I have to hit the menu tab really fast to get to the magazines. Otherwise, I love it. App support goes to error 404, so how to report the bug??
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One glaring issue
If you only want to read the normal Pilot publication, it's not a bad app. But I prefer the Turbine Pilot version which it seems like I can only access if I log out and then log back in every single time.
Also, forget trying to use this app if you're outside the US. For some reason, accessing the database from a non-US ISP causes the app to lose its mind and give up.
Lots of potential here if they could only iron out the wrinkles.
Also, forget trying to use this app if you're outside the US. For some reason, accessing the database from a non-US ISP causes the app to lose its mind and give up.
Lots of potential here if they could only iron out the wrinkles.
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Poor app
The app has always been sluggish with odd behaviors while downloading a magazine. Lately it has become essentially useless where even a "downloaded" magazine is slow to appear from page to page. The app is now deleted in favor of downloading PDFs.
Developers need to be educated
The app is awesome when it decides to download the magazines and deserves a five star rating for content alone, but there are some glaring faults that are major detractors causing the app to be average at best. Too often (every time I try) I will download a magazine and then try to update a back issue and when I do, all magazines, past and present cease working. So, I log off and back on and settle forwarding whatever was previously downloaded. In a world where there are hundreds (thousands?) of magazines and they mostly work flawlessly, I don't see what the issue is. Perhaps AOPA isn't willing to put the money into an app that represents the same quality and precision that is required of the pilots they represent; or, perhaps the developers of the app are pulling the wool over their eyes and simply need to be replaced.
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Great App
Love being able to read past issues and the video programs that are included with the online magazine that supplements the written articles.
Frustrating
I like the idea of being able to read on the iPad but.... I can't do it off line despite "downloading" the magazines. They seem to have missed the point of downloading them if you can't read them offline.
Bugs
Closes out unexpectedly, Can't read your downloaded magazines off line!! that's when you really want to, for example on a commercial flight and you want to read your downloaded magazines. Please fix this App!!
I have no problem...
I have no issues with the app...I have, iPad 2 and works perfect.
Not working anymore
This app used to work on my iPad Air. Now it crashes numerous time while downloading and read the magazines. With this poor service you should be sending us the paper magazines or fix you App. I pay a membership fee and expect that I should be able to read the magazine.
Doesn't work on iPad air 2
I installed this on a brand-new iPad air 2 that is a week old and completely up-to-date on maintenance as of December 2015. I do have A digital subscription. I called AOPA and their support was no help whatsoever. Another company develops and maintains the app and there is no way to get in touch with them. AOPA said they would forward my issue on to the developers but cannot promise that this issue will be addressed at all. They declined my request to be put in touch with the developers directly.
I'm updating this a few days later and I've increased my rating. The problem I was having was because I was using my default password is the same as my AOPA password. The problem is the AOPA a site allows special characters and the app does not in the password. I changed my AOPA password to not have special characters and everything was fine.
I'm updating this a few days later and I've increased my rating. The problem I was having was because I was using my default password is the same as my AOPA password. The problem is the AOPA a site allows special characters and the app does not in the password. I changed my AOPA password to not have special characters and everything was fine.
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