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ForeFlight Mobile and iOS 8
The next version of ForeFlight Mobile will require iOS 8 or later. By making iOS 8 the minimum iOS version supported, we can deliver new features that require iOS 8, deliver smaller application...
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Forecasting for the Terminal Area is Incredibly Difficult
Perhaps the most difficult forecast any meteorologist has to issue is a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast or TAF. The terminal area is quite small; it is officially defined as “the area within five statute...
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Military Flight Bag FLIP script discontinued
We are ending support for the legacy Military Flight Bag (MFB) FLIP script. This script, introduced in January 2013, will no longer be updated and may not be compatible with any future changes to the...
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ForeFlight Lands at 2015 Army Aviation Summit
Team ForeFlight lands in Nashville this week to participate for the first time in the annual Army Aviation Summit. ForeFlight is all about making your flight mission easier, safer, and more...
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Bulletin: April 2 Data Updates
Data updates are now available to download for the April 2, 2015 – April 30, 2015 period: Airport and Navigation Database Documents, including the 2015 SUN ‘n FUN NOTAM ForeFlight Airport Diagrams,...
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Density Altitude: The Secret Killer
Now that the warm season is approaching, pilots need to start planning for the secret killer, namely, density altitude. In fact, density altitude (DA) is perhaps just as hazardous as airframe icing. In...
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Where Are They Now: 2014 EAA ForeFlight Scholarship Winners
After naming our two recipients of the EAA ForeFlight Scholarship back in July, they wasted no time starting their aviation adventure. We caught up with Megan and Jacob recently and asked them a few...
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Expanded Taxi Chart Coverage, Taxi Chart Improvements Land in ForeFlight...
We are pleased to announce that ForeFlight Mobile version 6.8 is now available for download on the App Store! This update focuses on improving airport surface operations with more taxi chart coverage...
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Fooling Around With Convective Wind Shear
Most pilots equate wind shear to turbulence or convection. Certainly some forms of wind shear are indeed turbulent and convection can also induce dangerous wind shear. If the wind shear occurs close to...
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ForeFlight for Apple Watch. Coming Soon.
Apple Watch is the first product Apple has designed to be worn and represents a new chapter in the relationship pilots have with technology. It brings a fresh opportunity for ForeFlight designers and...
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Customer Notice: Issue with Apple iOS 8.3 and External Bluetooth GPS Receivers
We have learned of an issue with Apple iOS 8.3 that affects some early model Bluetooth GPS accessories, such as the Dual GPS 150 and Bad Elf Pro. When used with iOS 8.3, position information from these...
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Bulletin: April 13 Data Updates
Data updates are available for the April 2, 2015 – April 30, 2015 period. New Terminal Procedures downloads are available for Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. These downloads replace the...
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Automated Ceiling Reports
Every day pilots use surface observations to make many routine operational decisions before or during any particular flight. For example, as you approach an airport you have been trained to listen to...
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A Layered Approach In ForeFlight
In addition to all of the other great features introduced in ForeFlight Mobile 6.8, we also enhanced the app to allow more layers to be displayed simultaneously on the Map view. Many of these layers...
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Bulletin: April 30 Data Updates
Data updates are now available to download for the April 30, 2015 – May 28, 2015 and April 30, 2015 – June 28, 2015 periods: Airport and Navigation Database ForeFlight Airport Diagrams North American...
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ForeFlight 7 is Here. Faster Planning, Faster Downloads, and More.
With this release, planning gets even better with a more advanced Procedure Advisor and a dramatically improved navigation database that enables visual preview of SIDs, STARs, approaches, and pattern...
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Webinar: Weather Flying and the iPad
Recently ForeFlight’s own Weather Scientist, Scott Dennstaedt, and Sporty’s John Zimmerman hosted a webinar devoted to Weather Flying and the iPad. In this hour long session, learn about the basics of...
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An Eventful Weekend with AOPA Salinas and Sporty’s Fly-In
Spring is in the air and so are we—this weekend ForeFlight team members are flying to Salinas, California for AOPA’s opening fly-in and Batavia, Ohio for Sporty’s annual event. We’re proud to support...
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Better App Performance, SkyView Connectivity for All in ForeFlight Mobile 7.0.1
ForeFlight Mobile version 7.0.1 is now available for download on the App Store. This release improves performance for the new Procedure Preview feature, the Procedure Advisor tool, and the ForeFlight...
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Bulletin: May 19 Data Updates
Data updates are now available for the April 30, 2015 – May 28, 2015 and April 30, 2015 – June 28, 2015 periods: Updated Terminal Procedures are available for Texas Southeast. The NNCEE One arrival at...
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