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Year: 2016

  • Bulletin: February 23 Database Updates

    A new Airport and Navigation Database is available to download for the February 4, 2016 – March 3, 2016 period. This Feb 23 Update removes the cancelled VOR RWY 28 […]

  • 6 Great Reasons to File in ForeFlight

    When was the last time you filed a flight plan using ForeFlight? For some of you the answer may be “10 minutes ago”, and for others it may be “You […]

  • Winds Aloft Forecasts in Graphical Briefing

    The ForeFlight Graphical Briefing has a new section under the Forecasts heading: Winds Aloft. This section was added to provide pilots with information about the forecasted winds aloft along their […]

  • Brief Easy with ForeFlight Graphical Briefing

    ForeFlight Graphical Briefing is a comprehensive briefing with content derived from approved government sources. It includes all the elements of a standard preflight briefing prescribed by the FAA—adverse conditions, synopsis, current […]

  • Four Things You May Not Know About ForeFlight Lightning

    The lightning layer now in ForeFlight has been switched to use a much improved lightning source called the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN). This is the world’s largest lightning detection network with […]

  • FAA to Begin Decommissioning VORs This Year

    As part of the NextGen initiative to adopt a Performance Based Navigation (PBN) airway structure supported by GPS, the FAA is moving forward with plans to decommission approximately 30% of […]

  • Garmin Unveils New ForeFlight-Compatible ADS-B Transponders

    Garmin announced today the release of two new options to help you meet the 2020 ADS-B Out mandate. The GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one transponders are compatible with ForeFlight […]

  • Domestic Flight Plan Form to be Discontinued This Year

    Last year the FAA announced plans to remove support for the familiar domestic flight plan form that most pilots use for filing within the US. The move will require all […]

  • Filing ICAO Flight Plans in ForeFlight

    With the removal of the FAA domestic flight plan format coming soon, all pilots currently filing both VFR and IFR domestic flights will need to switch to the ICAO format. […]

  • Bulletin: February 4 Database Updates

    A new Airport and Navigation Database is available to download for the February 4, 2016 – March 3, 2016 period. This Feb 4 Update removes the cancelled VOR RWY 17 at Kalamazoo […]