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  • ForeFlight Supports Intra-Canada and Cross-Border VFR Flight Plan Filing

    UPDATE: ForeFlight supports filing VFR flight plans between Canada and the US in either direction. VFR flight plans should be opened in the country of departure and closed in the destination country. For a Canada-to-US flight, close your flight plan by calling 1-800-WXBRIEF or through the Tower. For a US-to-Canada VFR flight, close your flight plan…

  • 6 Great Reasons to File in ForeFlight

    When was the last time you filed a flight plan using ForeFlight? For some of you the answer may be “10 minutes ago”, and for others it may be “You can file in ForeFlight?” Regardless of how many times you’ve tapped the File & Brief tab, or how you currently file, filing in ForeFlight has…

  • Domestic Flight Plan Form to be Discontinued This Year

    Last year the FAA announced plans to remove support for the familiar domestic flight plan form that most pilots use for filing within the US. The move will require all civil aircraft to file both VFR and IFR flight plans using the ICAO format. The transition is currently slated to occur October 1st of this…

  • Filing ICAO Flight Plans in ForeFlight

    With the removal of the FAA domestic flight plan format coming soon, all pilots currently filing both VFR and IFR domestic flights will need to switch to the ICAO format. In this article, I recommend some simple tips that make it easy for someone who currently files with the domestic format to switch to the…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 7.3 Delivers Two-Way Flight Plan Transfer with Garmin Avionics

    The second phase of our ForeFlight Connect integration with Garmin avionics is complete and you can now seamlessly transfer your flight plan between ForeFlight Mobile and Garmin GTN and GNS navigators when connected via the Garmin Flight Stream 210, Garmin’s Bluetooth wireless gateway, making everything from pre-flight planning to inflight re-routing easier and faster. Get…

  • Automated Reports of Blowing Snow in a Blizzard

    In a bona fide blizzard you would certainly expect to see a fair amount of blowing snow, right? Well, take a look at the conditions for these three airports at the height of the nor’easter that recently pummeled the Northeast with a record snowfall. KEWB 270539Z AUTO 03030G46KT 1/4SM R05/1600V2200FT +SN FZFG SQ VV004 M02/M02 A2958 RMK AO2 PK WND 03046/0538…

  • Automatically Pack Weather and NOTAMs in ForeFlight Mobile version 6.6.1

    ForeFlight Mobile’s Pack feature simplifies your pre-flight preparation and enhances your safety by ensuring that you have all of the current charts, data, NOTAMS, fuel prices, and the latest pre-departure weather information stored on your device for inflight access. ForeFlight Mobile 6.6.1 introduces a refinement to Pack which automatically keeps the most current weather, TFRs,…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 5.6: File Smarter, Fly More Places

    ForeFlight Mobile 5.6 is now available for download at App Store. The highlights of this update include enhanced flight plan filing options – including ICAO flight plan form support –  as well as complete worldwide coverage for military pilots and all supplemental DOD/DFLIP/DAFIF data. ForeFlight Mobile 5.6 requires iOS 6 or later. Filing Smarter with…