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Month: October 2011

  • Join the ForeFlight Pilot Support Team

    Update (November 9): We are no longer accepting applications for this position. We’re looking for a pilot to join our customer support team. You’ll provide fast, friendly support to ForeFlight users around the world. This is a part-time position (~20 hours per week) with a focus on evening hours (~5pm – 9pm CDT) and 1…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 4.2 Has Landed: XM Weather, Interactive TFRs & Airmets, and More

    ForeFlight Mobile 4.2 for iPad and iPhone is now available in the App Store.  This is a big release that revamps our mapping engine, adds more map interactivity than ever before, takes ForeFlight global, and adds support for in-flight weather via XM. Video after the jump: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/30436977] A summary of enhancements is below. ✣…

  • Restricted Canada Air Pilot, Now Available

    For the cycle beginning October 20, ForeFlight Mobile now includes the Canadian RCAP (“Restricted Canada Air Pilot”) procedures. Enjoy!

  • Flying with ForeFlight and iOS 5

    November 30, 2011 Update – ForeFlight Mobile 4.3.1 is available for download and addresses this issue.  Apple added a new flag in iOS 5.0.1 to let apps mark data as “never delete”.  With ForeFlight Mobile 4.3.1 and iOS 5.0.1, chart and plate data cannot be removed from inside the app.  We still recommend that all…

  • iPad Proficiency Video

    With the meteoric rise of the iPad in aviation, we’ve started a program to promote better knowledge about using the iPad in the cockpit.  We call it “iPad Proficiency.” We had the privilege to hold multiple presentations at Oshkosh 2011 focused on this topic.  However, we want to share that knowledge more broadly, so we’ve created a video version of…

  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs passed today. We at ForeFlight are saddened by the news. We are forever grateful for the things he and Apple have created. Their products have been a part of our lives for so long as we remember. As the story was told to us, shortly after the iPad launched a friend of ForeFlight…

  • iOS 5.0 and ForeFlight Mobile 2.4

    ForeFlight Mobile 2.4 is not compatible with iOS 5.0 or greater. Customers that wish to continue using ForeFlight Mobile 2.4 will need to use iOS 4.3 or earlier. ForeFlight Mobile 4, however, is compatible with iOS 5 but requires the purchase of a subscription.