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Documents on iPhone, Enhanced Documents View, Document Syncing, and More in ForeFlight 11.3
Documents take center stage in this release with support on iPhone, a new, more flexible interface, and syncing of documents, bookmarks, and annotations across all devices. Other new features include support for importing custom geospatial PDF files, improvements to the flight plan filing workflow, and new charts for Greece and Malta. Documents We’ve enhanced the…
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Flight Notifications and NOTAM Advisor Deliver Superior Awareness of Conditions Affecting Your Flight
As you well know, the wall-of-text preflight weather briefing we receive from the FAA has not changed all that much over the last several decades. We believe in a better way to deliver this information that is more targeted, easier to digest, and will help you stay better informed on every flight. With ForeFlight Mobile…
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New Airport Diagrams from ForeFlight
Last week we launched over 400 ForeFlight-generated, geo-referenced airport diagrams as part of a mid-cycle 1404 data update. These new diagrams provide situational awareness at airports that would not otherwise have this type of information available. At unfamiliar destinations, large or small, we find it helpful to have ownship position as a tool for navigating on…
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New Data Cycle, New Improved FAA Digital VFR Charts
The FAA has greatly improved its digital-Visual Chart (d-VC) production process and we are pleased to incorporate the new style of charts into ForeFlight Mobile with data cycle 1404 effective April 3. Previously, the digital raster files were produced by scanning a printed chart. The new style Sectional and Terminal Area Charts are created directly…
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Video of Canada VNC / VTA
We’ve posted a video overview of the new Canada VNC/VTA and chart collar hide and show functionality. Enjoy! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/70605722]
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ForeFlight Mobile 3 Takes Flight on the iPhone
We are proud to announce ForeFlight Mobile 3, the latest edition of our flagship pilot productivity and Preflight Intelligence™ app for iPhone and iPod. ForeFlight Mobile 3 was redesigned from nose to tail. With innovations like HD NEXRAD Slip Maps™, future flight plan filing, and a new and flexible download manager, v3.0 lets you plan and…
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ForeFlight Charts: Now Includes Alaska VFR Sectionals
Last night we launched VFR sectional chart coverage for Alaska for our pilot friends up north. Alaska coverage presented unique challenges: the whole area is about 50% of the size of the contiguous US (thus a lot of disk space and additional processing required), and the mercator projection has interesting effects on geographical areas far…
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ForeFlight Charts 1.0: iPhone Sectionals and Terminal Charts
We’re proud to announce our newest iPhone app: ForeFlight Charts 1.0! ForeFlight Charts makes exploring FAA VFR Sectional Charts and planning simple routes of flight a breeze! Effortlessly zoom through the airspace along a route of flight, compute the estimated time en-route and fuel burn, or calculate total trip distance. Pinch, drag, and zoom FAA…
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