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  • Use One App to Plan and File Flight Plans – And Get Cleared As Filed

    Build a flight plan in less than a minute, pick up your clearance with the engine running, and get “cleared as filed.” ForeFlight integrates flight plan filing so you can use one app to plan, brief, and file; we’ve streamlined workflows so you can file on mobile or web, and all your devices stay in…

  • 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…

  • Flight Plan Acknowledgment Notifications From ATC

    In our continued integration with Lockheed Martin AFSS services (LMFS), ForeFlight Mobile now sends an acknowledgment notification when ATC accepts your flight plan. The acknowledgment notification is in addition to the existing “Filing succeeded: Your flight plan was filed” message that appears upon filing your flight plan, and is additional assurance that your flight plan…

  • 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…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 6.0 Now Available On The App Store

    ForeFlight Mobile 6 is now available for download from the App Store. This release is full of new features and sets the stage for even more to come. This update brings a refined interface throughout the app, a new Profile view, additions to flight plan filing capabilities, enhancements to Stratus, and more. Please note this update…

  • Sexy(er) Flight Plan Filing Confirmations

    We applied some elbow grease over the weekend and polished up the ForeFlight flight plan filing email confirmations.  Let us know what you think! Now, instead of a boring text email confirmation, you get a sexier confirmation that includes color coded METARs and TAFs for the departure and destination airports and is presented via nicely…

  • Announcing ForeFlight File: iPhone Flight Plan Filing

    Today we’re proud to unveil ForeFlight File, our latest iPhone aviation app. If you haven’t been ready to take the plunge into our more full-featured iPhone aviation application, ForeFlight File is a great way to get an inexpensive peek at one of the many features available in the ForeFlight Mobile suite. ForeFlight File is a…

  • ForeFlight File! – Flight Plan Filing, ForeFlight style!

    The team is pleased – well, we’re doing backflips we’re so excited – to announce the beta release of a feature we have been working on for quite some time now: ForeFlight File! File! is the first flight plan filing application for the iPhone to hit the market and it is integrated with ForeFlight’s AF/D, weather…