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  • New 0906 data cycle posted

    A new data cycle begins in 2 days and updated ForeFlight databases are available for you to download. ForeFlight Mobile and AOPA Airports users can download these updates using the Download Manager, accessible from the “Downloads” section of the application.  If you don’t see that section, press the “More” button on the bottom of the…

  • Checklist Lite: iPhone Aviation Checklists for Free!

    Today we’re proud to announce ForeFlight Checklist Lite v2.0, our first free iPhone app! We know it’s hard to buy apps without trying them first, so this lets you experience how easy it is to walk through a checklist on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Checklist Lite lets you create checklists from two example templates,…

  • ForeFlight Checklist Pro 2.0: iPhone Aviation Checklists Take Flight

    Today we’re proud to announce ForeFlight Checklist Pro v2.0, Intelligent Checklists for Pilots™.  Checklist Pro 2.0 sets the new standard in iPhone aviation checklists, with a rich web application for editing your checklists online and syncing them to your iPhone or iPod touch.  We worked countless hours to build Checklist Pro to the standard ForeFlight…

  • Updated Databases, Go Get ‘Em!

    A new data cycle begins today and updated ForeFlight databases are available for you to download. ForeFlight Mobile users can download these updates using the Download Manager, accessible from the “AF/D” section of the application.  This cycle primarily includes terminal procedure updates and updated airport diagrams.  The FAA continues to add RNAV approach procedures for…

  • Newest Checklist templates

    We’ve recently added the Cessna 172 G1000 and Socata TBM 700-A to our template collection for ForeFlight Checklist! To download them: Launch ForeFlight Checklist On the main screen, tap the “+” in the top-left corner to add a new checklist Tap “Select Checklist Template” Tap the reload icon in the top-right corner. It will take…

  • New Checklist templates

    We just added the Cessna 182RG and Cessna 172R to our template collection for ForeFlight Checklist! To download them: 1. Launch ForeFlight Checklist 2. On the main screen, tap the “+” in the top-left corner to add a new checklist 3. Tap “Select Checklist Template” 4. Tap the reload icon in the top-right corner.  It…

  • Night Flights & Sunny Runways: Developing iPhone Aviation Apps

    By Adam Houghton, Principal Developer Mobile applications are powerful because they are so portable. Devoted iPhone and Blackberry owners carry their devices everywhere. I’ve been known to forget my keys and I accidentally drove most of September without a license, but I never leave home without my iPhone. The emergence of location-aware, carry-everywhere mobile devices…

  • ForeFlight Checklist v1.0.1 Released

    The latest version of ForeFlight Checklist is now available in the App Store!  New features include: New flip view for abnormal procedures – just tap the orange icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Templates in the checklist library now include abnormal procedures. Shows previously viewed checklist when starting app.  If you are interrupted by…

  • TRON Guy, Powered by ForeFlight Mobile 2.0

    Have you heard of Tron Guy?  You haven’t?  Allow us to introduce you to Jay Maynard, a.k.a. TRON Guy.  You can read about Tron Guy here, here and here.  He made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and is a YouTube celebrity – his commentary on net neutrality has been viewed over 1.6 million times. A search of Google Images…

  • Yankee Alpha Foxtrot Bravo

    Hamish Reid is a photographer, designer, and software engineer living and working in Oakland, California.  He keeps a blog titled Yankee Alpha Foxtrot Bravo and a journal about learning to fly. He recently posted about how ForeFlight helps him make last minute weather checks before he flies.  It’s good to see pilots using their mobile phones…