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  • ForeFlight Documents Deliver FAR More Value To Flight Departments

    ForeFlight’s built-in Documents catalog provides you with our complete library of always-current ForeFlight user guides, as well as an extensive library of up-to-date publications issued by the FAA. Chart supplements and legends, FAA handbooks, and Federal Aviation Regulations are all at your fingertips and included with your ForeFlight subscription. We recently expanded ForeFlight Documents to…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 8.0.2 Available On The App Store

    ForeFlight 8.0.2 is a minor release that delivers a refinement in the Airports view to include more nearby weather stations, as well as some fixes in preparation for iOS 10 compatibility. Apple has announced that it plans to release iOS 10 to the public on Tuesday, September 13th. We continue to conduct thorough testing on…

  • ForeFlight 8: Global Data-Driven Aeronautical Maps, Logbook Enhancements, TFR Alerts

    The wait is over—ForeFlight 8 is here! Download on the App Store today to experience our groundbreaking data-driven Aeronautical Maps. New TFR Alerts help you steer clear of TFRs while inflight and upgrades to Logbook make flight logging even easier and more connected than ever. In addition, major enhancements to ForeFlight on the web make…

  • Apple iOS 9.3.5 and ForeFlight

    UPDATE August 26, 2016: Compatibility testing between ForeFlight Mobile and iOS 9.3.5 is complete and we are issuing the “all-clear” to ForeFlight customers. Feel free to update at your convenience. ORIGINAL POST August 25, 2016: We are performing compatibility testing between ForeFlight and the newly released iOS 9.3.5 to ensure that everything is working smoothly. We…

  • Logbook Flight Sharing, Stratus ESG Support, New Radar Layer in ForeFlight 7.7

    ForeFlight 7.7 introduces the ability to share Logbook draft entries with other pilots, as well as a new radar layer, a new rate of descent instrument, Stratus ESG support, and lots of work under the hood to improve general map performance. Flight Logging Just Got Easier with Flight Sharing The new Flight Sharing feature in…

  • Getting The Lowdown On ForeFlight Radar

    In the pilot world there is a ubiquitous debate that continues to thrive over what ground-based radar product is better to use – NEXRAD composite reflectivity or NEXRAD base reflectivity from the lowest elevation angle. Without question, both of these radar mosaics provide a high glance value to the pilot to highlight the location and movement of…

  • ForeFlight Establishes TFR Desk to Ensure Accurate Depiction of Graphical TFR Information

    We are excited to share that ForeFlight’s development team recently deployed technology that can recognize missing or corrupted graphical TFRs that are delivered via the NOTAM system. The new tool alerts ForeFlight’s TFR Desk team members, who then take immediate action to correct the TFR graphic and distribute it quickly to ForeFlight customers. As a…

  • Four Things You May Not Know About ForeFlight Lightning

    The lightning layer now in ForeFlight has been switched to use a much improved lightning source called the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN). This is the world’s largest lightning detection network with over 1200 sensors worldwide. This is the same lightning network that has been used by the NTSB when investigating aircraft accidents. Here are four facts…

  • Garmin Unveils New ForeFlight-Compatible ADS-B Transponders

    Garmin announced today the release of two new options to help you meet the 2020 ADS-B Out mandate. The GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one transponders are compatible with ForeFlight and, depending on the model you choose, wirelessly deliver (via Bluetooth) FIS-B weather, ADS-B traffic, GPS position, and attitude information to your mobile device. We…

  • 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…