Flight Planning

The AFD is a vehicle for the forecaster to document technical reasoning behind the forecast they just issued.

Notices to Air Missions, or NOTAMs, are issued to notify pilots of potential hazards at local airports.

Flights are resuming in Newark and Atlanta airports as President Biden announced an investigation into the system failure.

When there’s a discrepancy, an aviation weather forecaster can make an update.

Advisory circulars from the FAA used to be sent to pilots via the U.S. mail. They were printed on blue paper and sometimes arrived with such frequency you felt like you were on Hogan’s Heroes—every message that the characters on that classic TV show got from London came on blue paper. A great many of […]

Through the use of a new app, pilots can access the platform to reduce their fuel consumption and carbon emissions, the company said.

An aviation meteorologist explains why troughs are important enough to depict on prog charts.

The coolest new features on the ForeFlight app are showcased at Oshkosh.

Whether the mechanical version, the electronic version, or the app, it can give you important help when you need it.

Experts share insight on what to expect and how you can try to minimize its effects.