SocialFlight 5.1 has added community chat forums into SocialFlight.com and the SocialFlight Mobile App.

Topics include “Aircraft Ownership, Operation & Maintenance,” “Pilot Training, Safety & Technique,” “Headsets, Cameras & Pilot Products,” as well as “Travel, Clubs, Rentals & Community.”

General aviation companies including Jeppesen, Piper, Lightspeed, Bose, CamGuard, Aspen and FreeFlight will be participating as experts on the SocialFlight-moderated forums to answer questions about technology, training, products and more.

Recreational travel advice is also included, with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism participating to help pilots learn more about island flying adventures.

Pilots and organizations can also share their own advice and experience in the forums on any number of topics.

“At Lightspeed, we value innovative partners such as SocialFlight,” said Teresa De Mers, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support for Lightspeed Aviation. “SocialFlight’s new Expert Forums offer a much needed, mobile-friendly platform that we can use to connect with pilots, answer their questions and learn from them as well. It’s another great reason that SocialFlight should be on every pilot’s list of must-have apps.”

In addition to the new forums, SocialFlight.com and the SocialFlight mobile app provide pilots with an interactive map that includes more than 20,000 aviation events, destinations, aerial tours, points of interest and more. SocialFlight members also receive a personalized Weekly Event Planner email that alerts them to upcoming aviation events in their local area so that they can plan ahead for their next flying adventure.

SocialFlight is a free App available on the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad. It is also available on the Google Play Store for Android Phones and Tablets, as well as on the web at www.SocialFlight.com.