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Cold-air Damming Event East of Appalachians
The new color-enhanced satellite layer in the ForeFlight Mobile app typically provides an excellent representation of the overall cloud cover. This morning, however, it wasn’t telling the whole story as an early December cold-air damming event took control of the airspace east of the Appalachian Mountains. In these events, cool, dense air gets wedged up against the…
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ForeFlight Mobile’s Helper Messages Make Filing Easier
ForeFlight Mobile has two kinds of helper messages to assist with the flight plan filing process. These messages ensure that you file with accuracy and avoid potential issues with ATC down the line. The first type of helper message is a warning. Warnings are new in ForeFlight Mobile version 6.5 and appear when something doesn’t…
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Stadium TFRs
Stadium TFRs are now graphically represented in the Maps view as part of the TFRs layer, both inflight using Stratus and on the ground over Internet. No additional Settings are required to view them. ForeFlight monitors event schedules for Major League Baseball, the National Football League, NCAA Football, Indy Car, NASCAR Sprint Cup, and Formula…
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Managing Your Downloads And Pack
To complement the release of Pack, let’s take a closer look at the Downloads view and how to manage chart and data downloads in the app. The Downloads view (More tab > Downloads) is the primary way to manage the charts, maps, and other information you have on your device. Charts and maps that you…
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Cleared As Filed: A Tip For Amending Flight Plans
One tip to make your flight preparation more efficient is to amend your filed IFR/YFR flight plan based on the expected route clearance sent via ForeFlight’s Flight Alerts (a Pro feature). This will set you up to be cleared as filed when you contact ATC. Here’s how: Once you file your IFR flight plan and…
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Tools To Help You File Smarter
Airspace systems all over the world are evolving every day and becoming more connected with real-time information. At ForeFlight, we believe that if you are connected to the most current data and conditions through mobile technology, then you can be more productive and efficient preparing for, and conducting, every flight. Modernized briefings and flight plan…
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New Video Tip: Plate Swiping
Here is a short video tip showing how to navigate between plates with a three finger swipe gesture. This is helpful when you need to preview a set of approaches or navigate through a binder you previously created. https://vimeo.com/72132993/settings
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New Video Tip: Getting Started with Traffic
This is the first of a two-part series on traffic display within ForeFlight Mobile. This short video shows how to connect to Stratus, enable the traffic layer, and interact with a traffic target.
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New Video Tip: Track Vector
The track vector feature lets you see where your aircraft is headed over a defined period of time or in a certain number of miles. This short video tip demonstrates the new feature.
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Flyway Charts: The Complete Set
The ForeFlight data and charting team is expanding ForeFlight Mobile’s chart coverage at an exciting clip. In October, we released the flyway charts for the LA Basin. Then, we added IFR Area chart coverage that works very similarly to the way the integrated TAC charts work: zoom into an area of coverage on a VFR…
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