ForeFlight Mobile v2.4 Launches in the iPhone App Store

Posted on August 27, 2009 by foreflight

Routes and METARs in ForeFlight Mobile v2.4

We’re proud to announce ForeFlight Mobile v2.4, now available in the iPhone App Store.  This is the latest update to our flagship app, and it’s a big one!

  • Newly designed METAR view that makes viewing encoded, decoded, and nearby METARs easier; METARs are now viewable when offline.
  • Newly designed TAF view that elegantly organizes translations and highlights the current forecast period.  TAFs are now viewable when offline.
  • Newly designed Winds Aloft view that elegantly organizes wind and temperature data and highlights the current forecast.  Winds Aloft are now viewable when offline.
  • New personal preference settings that lets you select units for wind speed, temperature, pressure, and visibility.  Great for international customers or customers that prefer viewing temperature in Fahrenheit.
  • New personal preference setting to hide old TAF translations.
  • New feature that saves the last airport displayed and reloads that airport the next time you restart ForeFlight.
  • Weather for your recently viewed and favorite airports is downloaded and stored on device automatically.
  • New trip estimator that accepts airport identifiers, ground speed, and fuel burn and computes ETE, burn, total distance, leg distance, leg ETE, and leg fuel burn; displays leg and trip details in a flight log view that includes current flight rules for each stop.
  • Enhanced search interface that accepts airport identifiers, ground speed, and fuel burn and estimates trip details.
  • New routes view that provides access to previously estimated trips when offline.
  • Updated recents and favorites views to show the current altimeter setting and temperature/dewpoint for each airport, when available.
  • New TFR imagery collection in the Images catalog
  • New “help bubbles” that show how to use the Search view
  • DUATS account settings (optional) – use your own DUATS account for filing flight plans
  • Greatly improved performance
  • Many bug fixes, including a common flight plan filing form crash bug

Already a user?  Like all v2.x releases, this is a free update.  Learn how to update the app on your iPhone.

Ready to come on board?  ForeFlight Mobile v2.4 is available in the iPhone App Store for $74.99.

We couldn’t be more proud of ForeFlight Mobile!  It took months of development and testing to get every detail right, but we’re confident our users will enjoy the new standard in Preflight Intelligence™.

TAFs and Winds Aloft in ForeFlight Mobile v2.4

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ForeFlight and RunwayFinder Partner for Mobile Aviation Charts

Posted on August 6, 2009 by foreflight

To bring you the highest quality sectional images in ForeFlight Charts, we proudly partnered with RunwayFinder.com. RunwayFinder is a popular web site for viewing seamless sectional and terminal charts.

“As a pilot, I’ve always been a big fan of RunwayFinder” said ForeFlight co-founder Jason Miller. “I couldn’t be more excited to partner with them and bring two of the leading names in aviation innovation together.”

“It’s been great collaborating with ForeFlight” said RunwayFinder founder Dave Parsons. “ForeFlight is the leader in aviation apps on the iPhone, and the new Charts app is hands-down the best way to explore sectional and terminal charts on the iPhone.”

With RunwayFinder at our side, you can be assured that you’re always viewing the most up-to-date sectionals and terminal charts in ForeFlight Charts.

ForeFlight Charts

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ForeFlight Charts 1.0: iPhone Sectionals and Terminal Charts

Posted on August 5, 2009 by foreflight

We’re proud to announce our newest iPhone app: ForeFlight Charts 1.0! ForeFlight Charts makes exploring FAA VFR Sectional Charts and planning simple routes of flight a breeze! Effortlessly zoom through the airspace along a route of flight, compute the estimated time en-route and fuel burn, or calculate total trip distance.

  • Pinch, drag, and zoom FAA Sectional Charts in the continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
  • Zoom into major airports to see FAA Terminal Charts.
  • Draw a route of flight using two or more airport identifiers, ground speed, and fuel burn.
  • Airport elevation and tower/CTAF frequencies displayed within airport markers.
  • ‘Follow Me’ functionality that uses the iPhone’s location support to enable moving map functionality.
  • Display ground speed, true course, and altitude when in Follow Me mode.
  • Rotation support for browsing charts and routes in landscape mode.
  • Default settings for ground speed and fuel burn.

Give your Preflight Intelligence™ toolbox a boost and download Charts 1.0 today!  ForeFlight Charts v1.0 is available in the iPhone App Store for $9.99/year (USD).

ForeFlight Charts Thumbnails

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