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  • New Stratus 1S and 2S Deliver Solid Features and Better Performance, Shipping Soon

    In partnership with Appareo and Sporty’s, we are happy to announce that the next generation of portable Stratus ADS-B receivers are available and shipping soon. Stratus 1S and 2S offer new features and better performance, with the same pilot-friendly design that has made Stratus the best-selling ADS-B receiver. Even if you haven’t equipped for the…

  • Apple iOS GPS Issue Resolved with 8.4 Update

    UPDATE 7/2/15: We have completed our general ForeFlight Mobile compatibility testing of the public version of Apple iOS 8.4. We recommend caution when it comes to any iOS update, however our testing did not reveal any significant issues. ### We are happy to report that the GPS accessory compatibility issue that resulted from the Apple…

  • ForeFlight is Onboard Historic Air Race Classic

    As a veteran of this and other cross-country air races, I was thrilled to participate in the Air Race Classic starting events in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Air Race Classic has its roots in the first Women’s National Air Derby, held in 1929, when twenty female pilots set out to prove to the world that air…

  • What’s Up With QPF?

    Areas of precipitation that are forecast along your proposed route should get your attention. These should be considered “hot spots” for concern and may add undo risk to the flight. While precipitation isn’t always problematic, even to pilots flying under visual flight rules (VFR), adverse weather elements such as thunderstorms, low IFR conditions, mountain obscuration, reduced visibility,…

  • ForeFlight Mobile Version 7.1.1 Improves App Performance

    ForeFlight Mobile version 7.1.1 is available for download on the App Store. This update contains some important fixes for the Imagery view, user waypoints, route entry, procedure preview, downloading Stratus firmware updates, and ADS-B connection status.

  • PoP Goes The Forecast

    When we make a decision to depart on any round-robin flight, it’s not unusual to also factor in the expected weather on the return trip. If the return leg doesn’t look very good, what’s the sense in making a flight that may put us in a compromising position later on. But if that flight is three or more days in the…

  • New Pilot Scores Sporty’s Sweepstakes Plane with ForeFlight Purchase

    Last month we participated in Sporty’s Annual Fly-In and enjoyed free food, fellowship, flying—and a special surprise. Always a highlight of the event is the announcement of the airplane sweepstakes winner. Sporty’s customers are automatically entered into the sweepstakes each time they make a purchase. This year that winner was Rick Okikawa from Sacramento, California.…

  • Our Weather Imagery Has Blossomed

    Browse the Imagery view in ForeFlight Mobile and you will notice big changes have taken place! In addition to some basic spring cleaning, we nearly doubled the number of collections in the USA Ensembles. What are all these new charts? Like anything else that’s new, it’ll take some time for you to fully benefit from all of the imagery we’ve…

  • Double the Weather Imagery, FreeFlight ADS-B Connectivity, More Flexible Download Manager in ForeFlight Mobile 7.1

    ForeFlight Mobile version 7.1 equips you with more weather briefing and analysis tools in the Imagery view to make better go/no-go decisions, delivers subscription-free weather and ADS-B traffic via FreeFlight Systems’ certified RANGR-series ADS-B products, and gives you more options to manage chart downloads. Enhanced Weather Image Library We are a company of pilots and…

  • Flooding Rains In Texas Courtesy Of An MCS

    Over the last five or more years a drought of historic proportion has plagued much of Texas. In fact, the National Weather Service reported that 2011 was Texas’ driest year on record. Fast forward to 2015 and that’s hardly been the case over the last few weeks as a good portion of Texas has received more rain…