Medicine Hat VOR (YXH) Decommissioning
On October 15, 2015 at 0901 UTC, the Medicine Hat VOR (YXH) in Canada will be decommissioned. This affects routes that include J477 past the US/Canadian border. Flight plans using this airway to fly...
View ArticleCanadian DND Charts Now Available in ForeFlight Mobile
ForeFlight Pro Canada subscribers now have access to the full Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) aeronautical data. This includes 118 new DND aerodrome and heliport charts, departures, and...
View ArticleNew Graphical Preflight Briefing, Track Log and Weather Upgrades in...
For years, pilots have endured a cryptic, wall-of-text preflight briefing. With ForeFlight Mobile 7.4, we are thrilled to introduce ForeFlight Briefing—a graphical, translated, interactive briefing...
View ArticleForeFlight Partners with Gogo on Inflight Connectivity
We are excited to announce our partnership with Gogo to make ForeFlight Mobile available to customers using Gogo’s ATG 1000 inflight connectivity system beginning in December 2015. ForeFlight customers...
View ArticleForeFlight is Ready for iPad Pro
Apple shipped the new iPad Pro this week and our dev team is already logging time with it in the cockpit. So far we are impressed with its performance. We also released ForeFlight 7.4 this week which...
View ArticleNew Firmware Update Available for Stratus 2 Devices
Appareo recently released a new firmware update for Stratus 2 devices, adding some features that were first introduced with the Stratus 2S. To update your Stratus 2: Connect to the Stratus Wi-Fi...
View ArticleForeFlight Logbook, Area Forecast Discussions with 7.5
We are thrilled to deliver ForeFlight Logbook in our final release of the year. In addition, insightful Area Forecast Discussions are now built-in to airport weather views. Simplicity, Utility, and...
View ArticleiOS 9.2 All-Clear for ForeFlight
The ForeFlight quality assurance team has been busy testing ForeFlight on iOS 9.2 since it was released and there are no issues to report. Feel free to upgrade when you are ready and, as always, we are...
View ArticleForeFlight 7.5.1 is Available for Download
ForeFlight 7.5.1 is a minor release to address two bugs that appeared with version 7.5. One fix is for increased battery usage after updating to iOS 9.2 and the other fixes the missing Logbook icon...
View ArticleForeFlight Acquires JetFuelX
We are thrilled to announce this exciting addition to ForeFlight. JetFuelX is a free web-based fuel card management service that makes it easy for owners and operators of turbine aircraft to save...
View ArticleAll Clear for Upgrading to iOS 9.2.1
The recently released iOS 9.2.1 has been tested with ForeFlight and the results are good! The new iOS version performs well with the app and no issues were found. Feel free to upgrade your iOS device...
View ArticleNew ForeFlight Subscriptions Add Value, Basic Plan Options for Canada
Coupled with the introduction of Logbook, we announced new subscription plans for individual pilots that are designed to give you even more value from your ForeFlight experience. Logbook is an...
View ArticleHow to Comply with Part 135 Air Ambulance Obstacle Requirement Using ForeFlight
You may be familiar with some of the regulations governing how FAA Part 135 aircraft operators prepare for and conduct flights, but did you know that helicopter air ambulance operators have a number of...
View ArticleDomestic 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...
View ArticleGarmin 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...
View ArticleFAA to Begin Decommissioning VORs This Year
As part of the NextGen initiative to adopt a Performance Based Navigation (PBN) airway structure supported by GPS, the FAA is moving forward with plans to decommission approximately 30% of currently...
View ArticleBrief Easy with ForeFlight Graphical Briefing
ForeFlight Graphical Briefing is a comprehensive briefing with content derived from approved government sources. It includes all the elements of a standard preflight briefing prescribed by the...
View Article6 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...
View ArticleNew Canadian and International NOTAMs Available in ForeFlight
ForeFlight customers now have access to a wealth of new international NOTAMs in the app. In particular, all Canadian NOTAMs available on the NavCanada website are now available in ForeFlight, saving...
View ArticleApple iOS 9.3 Update
Apple released the final version of iOS 9.3 today. Although we have spent the past weeks testing with the developer previews of iOS 9.3, we want to spend a few more days with the final version of 9.3...
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