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Letters to ForeFlight: Power Loss
From the mail box today: I haven’t flown in 20 years, so when I became current again last year, the first thing I purchased was ForeFlight for my iPad. It is easier to master than the Garmin 430 in the plane. So yesterday, while flying from Long Island Republic (KFRG) to Essex County (KCDW), I…
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ForeFlight Mobile is “Best App” in Aviation Consumer’s 2011 Gear of the Year
The July issue of Aviation Consumer is out, and ForeFlight Mobile was named “Best App” in the magazine’s Gear of the Year wrap-up. We’re thrilled and humbled. Below is some of what the editors had to say about ForeFlight Mobile: This app is as strong for what it does as for what it doesn’t, which is to overreach…
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ForeFlight Sponsors 17 Year Old’s Record-Setting Aviation Walkabout
Taylor De Ley is just your average 17 year-old pilot: he earned his glider’s license on the morning of his sixteenth birthday, soloed an SEL airplane that afternoon; he’s logged more than 230 hours in 35 different aircraft – from the Beech 18 to the DeHavilland Beaver; he helped his father finish construction on an…
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Letters to ForeFlight: “Lifesavers”
Subject: Lifesavers Hi Guys, Once more I want to compliment you guys on your product and your outstanding response time to questions and issues. More importantly I want to thank you for averting a potentially dangerous situation. While departing KTEB yesterday in N***** on the RUUDY TWO (RNAV) SID, in IMC, (5nm from KEWR) we experienced some mild…
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ForeFlight Flies on iPad 2: Performance Tests from Launch Weekend
Apple launched iPad 2 this weekend: a thinner, lighter iPad with 2x the processing power of the original. ForeFlight Mobile HD, the top-selling iPad aviation app, runs like a dream on iPad 2. You’ll appreciate the extra speed when launching the app, loading airports, switching tabs, and installing the monthly data updates. The extra processing…
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External iPad GPS Receivers for ForeFlight HD
ForeFlight is announcing support for external GPS receivers for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. We’ve collected a great deal of data about how the iPad and iPhone built-in GPS receivers work in the cockpit, and quickly came to the conclusion that an external GPS receiver option is sorely needed for these devices. With those needs in…
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ForeFlight Assists Safe Return of Lancair Pilot in Distress
One of the most rewarding aspects of building ForeFlight is reading the continuous stream of supportive and encouraging feedback we get from customers. Over the past three years, we have heard some really amazing things – feedback that motivates us to climb higher, farther, and faster. Some of the most highly rewarding feedback we receive…
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ForeFlight Mobile HD v3.6.1 for iPad and iPhone
A new update to ForeFlight Mobile HD is available in the App Store! v3.6.1 brings performance enhancements and fine tuning that is a direct result of visiting with customers at AirVenture. It was a great show, we’re thrilled to have met so many of you! ✣ Greatly enhanced IFR cleared routes support, including more history…
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Important KLAS Procedure Fixes
The FAA has issued a correction to the Nevada terminal procedures for the 1008 data cycle (Jul 29 2010 – Aug 26 2010). The original procedures contained three incorrect Departure Procedures at McCarran Intl, Las Vegas, Nevada (KLAS). All ForeFlight Mobile users who have downloaded the Nevada terminal procedures in the last week need to…
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iPhone Helps Save a Life
When we first started developing software for the iPhone, we had no idea just how many people would find what we built useful and valuable. Over the past year, we have founds ourselves amazed at the ways the iPhone and mobile aviation software has helped improve situational awareness and safety. Every day we get encouraging…
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