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The maker of one of the most successful aviation app producers, ForeFlight, has an added feature called Trip Assistant. The new resource adds a whole new layer of support, making general aviation journeys more predictable. ForeFlight’s founder and CEO Tyson Weihs says the feature was developed to help ForeFlight’s employees who needed to know how […]

ForeFlight’s Sentry portable ADS-B receiver was the talk of Oshkosh after the product, developed in partnership with uAvionix, made its debut at AirVenture in July. A sister product to the Scout portable, Sentry adds a whole slew of additional features that can be accessed through the ForeFlight Mobile iPad app while also upping the price. For […]

ForeFlight just introduced a compact portable ADS-B receiver that is a step up in features and price from its Scout product introduced last year. The Sentry is a 2.2-inch by 3.3-inch by 1.4-inch receiver that weighs 119 grams and includes dual ADS-B antennas optimized for 978 MHz and 1090 MHz frequencies. The receiver will give […]

Earlier today at the Aero Friedrichshafen expo in Germany, ForeFlight announced that it is introducing its popular aviation app to the European market. The app will be available in Europe later this summer. “We are combining an array of high-quality European data, our Eurocontrol-integrated flight planning and filing capabilities, and a broad suite of navigation […]

Aviation app creator ForeFlight and portable tech company uAvionix have partnered to introduce a tiny ADS-B In unit, bringing subscription-free weather and traffic to the tablet screen. Named Scout, the unit is so small it can fit in a small pocket, measuring in at only 3.4 x 0.8 x 0.3 inches. Scout incorporates dual antennas, […]

The collaboration between ForeFlight and Jeppesen, announced in May, is now bearing fruit as Jeppesen’s charts have become available as an option for ForeFlight’s mobile app users. The option allows ForeFlight users to view Jeppesen’s departure, arrival and approach charts within the mobile app. Once linked to ForeFlight, Jeppesen’s charts can be viewed in multiple […]

ForeFlight has added subscription plans to accommodate pilots of high-performance piston aircraft, turboprops and jets. The Performance Plus and Business Performance Plus subscription plans provide flight planning tools that quickly compute several route options with time, fuel, route and altitude data based on performance, payload and current weather conditions. Powered by ForeFlight’s AviationCloud technology, the […]

It’s a collaboration between two aviation industry heavyweights that pilots have long been asking for. In an announcement today, Jeppesen and ForeFlight said customers will soon be able to view Jepp navigation data and approach charts in the popular ForeFlight Mobile app as part of a long-term “strategic alliance” to combine the capabilities and content […]

ForeFlight and SiriusXM have unveiled the SXAR1, a portable satellite data receiver that enables display of SiriusXM Aviation weather information inflight on the ForeFlight Mobile app. Pilots using the latest Verison 8.1 of the ForeFlight app with the SXAR1 portable receiver can access SiriusXM’s aviation weather tools, including Nexrad storm imagery, lightning strikes, high-resolution composite […]

ForeFlight has released its latest version — ForeFlight 8 — which includes a few major modifications. The moving map feature has been recreated from the standard Sectional chart imagery to new global data-driven maps. The maps feature rapid-fire Continuous Zoom capabilities, providing a seamless transition as you zoom, and dynamic decluttering, which removes map features […]