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Bulletin: iOS 6 and External “Made for iPad” GPS Accessories
Posted on March 27, 2013 by foreflight
Since Apple released iOS 6, many pilots have reported difficulty connecting to “Made for iPad” external Bluetooth GPSs (such as the DUAL XGPS150, Bad Elf Pro, GNS and GLO) and getting position updates.
These instructions should resolve the issue:
- Open Apple Settings (the grey icon with the “gears”)
- Tap Privacy, then turn OFF Location Services at the top of the page.
- Tap Bluetooth, then tap the blue-arrow to the right of XGPS150 (or other GPS) and then tap Forget this Device.
- Reboot the iPad/iPhone (see below).
- Open Apple Settings.
- Tap Bluetooth, then reconnect (pair) the XGPS150 (or other GPS).
- Tap Privacy, then Turn Location Services back ON.
If needed, here is how you reboot your device:
- Press-and-hold the button at the top of your device while simultaneously holding the home button. Keep both buttons pressed until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears. The device will now restart
If you are using the original plug-in Bad Elf GPS, suggestions are available on the Bad Elf website at http://bad-elf.com/pages/troubleshooting#ios6.
Apple is aware of the issues and reportedly working on a fix. As always email us at team@foreflight.com if you need help.
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Frontier Airlines and ForeFlight
Posted on March 11, 2013 by foreflight
Frontier Airlines announced today that it has partnered with ForeFlight to provide Frontier pilots with ForeFlight Mobile as part of their Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) program. Upon successful completion of a six month evaluation, Frontier plans to use the iPad as an EFB on all flights. ForeFlight Mobile will provide pilots supplemental weather information and NOTAM information as part of the EFB program.
ForeFlight is very excited to have worked with Frontier Airlines over the past year on this effort. Frontier is the first 121 carrier to announce the use of ForeFlight products for official use!
The full press release is here.
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ForeFlight Documents, Now Available for Everyone!
Posted on January 11, 2013 by foreflight
Last year we launched a cloud documents solution for corporate flight departments. We’re now ready to roll that out to all ForeFlight customers. With a Dropbox account, you can save documents in the cloud and access them within the Documents view in ForeFlight. Enjoy!
About ForeFlight Documents
ForeFlight Documents is the simple, speedy way to store documents in the cloud, access them in ForeFlight Mobile for iPad, and keep them in sync. ForeFlight Documents lets you publish and update documents with a simple drag-and-drop. ForeFlight Documents gives you our your flight department secure mobile device document management via the cloud, integrated right into the easy-to-use Documents view.
How it Works
To keep things fast and simple, we integrate with Dropbox for managing your document files. Dropbox is an inexpensive service that lets you securely manage and share files. The basic free Dropbox service includes 2GB of storage, which is sufficient for individuals, most flight departments, and even some airlines. Additional storage can be purchased directly from Dropbox.
After adding ForeFlight Documents to your subscription, you are prompted to create a Dropbox account for your personal or flight department account (or to link your current Dropbox account if you have one). For easiest access, install the Dropbox desktop client on your personal computer or a designated “management” computer. Then simply drag-and-drop documents (PDFs or images, such as .jpg, .png, .gif) into the ForeFlight folder in your Dropbox. You can also upload documents using the Dropbox website uploader.
Within minutes, our servers securely publish the catalog of your documents to everyone on your ForeFlight subscription. Your pilots can then download the documents directly to ForeFlight Mobile on their iPads.
Updates to existing documents are just as easy. Simply update the document in your Dropbox folder, and all of your pilots will be prompted to download an update on their iPad inside ForeFlight Mobile.
Get Started With Documents Today!
ForeFlight Documents is included with ForeFlight USA Pro or ForeFlight Canada subscriptions.
If you already have a ForeFlight Pro or ForeFlight Canada account, start taking advantage of ForeFlight Documents today by signing intohttps://www.foreflight.com/manage and clicking on the Documents tab.
ForeFlight Basic customers can upgrade their subscription to ForeFlight Pro to add Documents as well as TrueTaxi and TruePlates features by signing into your account athttps://www.foreflight.com/manage, click “Subscribe”, and then “Upgrade my Plan”. Check “Pro” under Features and complete your purchase.
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ForeFlight ‘Office Hours’ at Redbird Skyport Dec. 6
Posted on November 30, 2012 by foreflight
ForeFlight is holding it’s inaugural internal developer “Hack Week” at Redbird Skyport in San Marcos, TX next week, where the team will be putting a bow on some fun new things for ForeFlight Mobile.
We will be holding ‘office hours’ from 1:00 to 5:00 on Thursday, Dec. 6 , so swing on by and meet the team, get help, ask questions. If you’re in the area and can break away from work, head to KHYI and park at the Skyport1
Event information is on Facebook, too: https://www.facebook.com/events/121787714647680/
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Stratus Pic
Posted on October 15, 2012 by foreflight
A pic of en-route weather delivered by Stratus taken by the Sporty’s folks on the way home from AOPA Summit. Even with XM weather on board ForeFlight aircraft, we never fly without Stratus.
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Western Michigan University adopts ForeFlight, iPad
Posted on September 18, 2012 by foreflight
We’re happy to announce that Western Michigan University has joined ForeFlight’s Educational License Program and is integrating both ForeFlight and iPad into its curriculum.
The full text of an article on WMU’s adoption of iPad and use of ForeFlight is available here: http://www.wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1651
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Runway Proximity Advisor Video
Posted on August 27, 2012 by foreflight
Here’s a short video segment covering the new Runway Proximity Advisor in ForeFlight Mobile 4.7. Click on the image below to watch.
Enjoy!
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ForeFlight Earns FAA’s QICP Certification
Posted on July 18, 2012 by foreflight
We are happy to announce that ForeFlight has earned certification as an FAA Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP)! We received the FAA approval letter on Monday of this week. This means that Part 121 and 135 operators may now list ForeFlight as their approved QICP and as an official source for weather information. A small number of companies – most of them substantially larger in size than ForeFlight – hold the QICP designation. We’re thrilled to be on the list.
The FAA’s QICP certification process was established to allow vendors the ability to provide meteorological and NOTAM data to pilots and operators via the public internet. The QICP standards require that ForeFlight’s servers meet a set FAA defined performance criteria. Together, our web team and our weather partner – Weather Decision Technologies – have worked quite hard over the past months to ensure ForeFlight’s services meet these standards, and we couldn’t be happier with the results.
If you are interested in learning more about the QICP criteria, download Advisory Circular 00-62.
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Alert: NWS Experiencing Delays with Observation Data
Posted on July 13, 2012 by foreflight
Per the NWS this morning, they are experiencing issues with a database system leading to delays with observation data:
** NOUS72 KNCF 131128 ***
ADMNCF
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NWSTG HAS INFORMED NCF THAT NWSTG IS EXPERIENCING DATABASE
ISSUES CAUSING DATA DELAYS WITH OBS AND OTHER DATA. NWSTG
IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
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NCF
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