February 2019

Filed Flight Plans Create Draft Logbook Entries

• ForeFlight can now automatically create new draft Logbook entries when you file flight plans, giving you a headstart on logging the flight.
• Draft entries from filed flight plans include the departure and destination airports, filed route, date and time, aircraft, total time based on expected ETE, and one takeoff and full-stop landing. Easily modify or add information to the draft entry before approving it and adding it to your Logbook.
• Enable the new setting in Logbook > Settings > Draft Entry Creation, where you can also enable or disable draft entries from recorded Track Logs.

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Expanded Coverage for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway

• All European subscribers can now download AIPs for the U.K., Ireland, and Norway, which include airport diagrams, IFR and VFR procedure charts, IFR enroute charts for Norway, and documents. Jeppesen’s IFR and VFR aeronautical data is also included for all three countries.
• New optional VFR add-ons are also available to enhance your visual flying:
  
  • United Kingdom NATS VFR ICAO Chart (1:500k)
  • United Kingdom Pooleys VFR Trip Kit
  • Ireland Pooleys VFR Trip Kit
  • Norway Avinor VFR ICAO Chart
• ForeFlight already provides advanced flight planning capabilities in all three countries, including fast autorouting and EUROCONTROL route validation, IFR and VFR flight plan filing, and helpful flight plan notifications like EUROCONTROL slot allocation messages, flight suspension and de-suspension notices, and calculated takeoff time (CTOT) messages caused by flight plan delays.

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Flight Planning Enhancements

• When you plan a new flight that is too short for your aircraft’s default cruise altitude, ForeFlight will automatically suggest a lower altitude and allow you to adopt it with a tap.
• ForeFlight now shows your filed and expected routes on the Flights view alongside the currently-planned route, allowing you to easily adopt one of them as the planned route.
• The Airspeed Units selector on the Flights View filing form now includes options for Mach units and KPH.
• When viewing an FBO’s details, three new buttons near the top of the window allow you to call the FBO, locate the FBO on Apple Maps, or email the FBO.
• Quickly remove a waypoint or airport from your route by tapping on it on the Maps view and tapping “Remove from Route” at the top of the popup.
• You can expect more “cleared as filed” flight plans when using the Recommended Route (available with Performance Plus) thanks to a number of tweaks to our routing logic, including the incorporation of recently-cleared routes that differ from the normally preferred route due to weather or other reasons.

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