Arne wrote:
The important part here is that this VRP just happens to have 5 letters, but it’s a coincidence.
Hi @Arne. Absolutely and this is something we will resolve as part of this project as well so that it takes waypoint “type” into account. We are working on the database as we speak and I just provided more feedback on needs after a couple rounds of testing.
More to come,
Josh
Hi all,
Just wanted to share that we had another release on Monday and here are the release notes. As always, you can find more information including videos at https://foreflight.com/releases/
Improved Traffic Alerting Behavior
Specify Approach Minimums
NOTAMs via Jeppesen
Daily/Hourly Weather Improvements
Auto-Center Internet Traffic
We have more planned through out the coming months, but I am here as always for your feedback or to answer questions.
All the best,
Josh
How can I view non-graphical FIR NOTAMs that are relevant to my route in Foreflight?
E.g., NOTAM ES/A0136/21 containing the following text:
“PERSONS TRAVELLING TO SWEDEN FROM DENMARK, NORWAY OR UNITED KINGDOM SHALL BE REFUSED ENTRY INTO SWEDEN.”
is not present anywhere in the briefing pack or elsewhere on a flight planned from EKRK to ESME.
There is a NOTAM named “A0136/21A03” and another one named “A0137/21B03” but they’re both missing this information.
Hi @Dimme,
I’ve sent your example to our briefing team to see why they NOTAM seems to be cut off and only delivers about 1/3 of the total NOTAM. It is available in full in the Airports section under NOTAM > FIR. We will investigate and take a deeper look. Please report issues like this to [email protected] for support in the future if you would so it allows our support team to capture these issues in case I’m not available.
We will look into it further.
All the best,
Josh
Thanks for the reply.
I always write to [email protected], but this time I thought I was doing something wrong.
No worries! You have it right. Just wondering if there is something to do with that NOTAM since it’s quite long and in several parts.
Appreciate you letting me know,
Josh
Hello Josh, I’m a new user of FF and quite pleased but I would propose a small improvement.
When starting an approach (in fact I don’t know what triggers it), FF displays a bubble with atis frequency with an aural help which is good but after this aural message, a window showing twr/gnd/atis freq could be great as well, because when setting up your avionics for approach, you should prepare your radio in advance. This enhanced bubble would help pilots staying ahead on their plane.
Hi @greg_mp,
Appreciate the feedback. We have some ideas around this as well and will add it to our list of considerations. Where it gets a bit messy is those airports which have multiple tower or ground frequencies, but we will figure something out.
Thanks for reaching out!
Josh
Josh_Tahmasebi_ForeFlight wrote:
Where it gets a bit messy is those airports which have multiple tower or ground frequencies, but we will figure something out.
Very often on such places assigning active frequencies are done several times a day depending on load. Although it sounds great at first glance, I wouldn’t go in this direction because it can be complicated to develop and not necessarily accurate. Rather put the effort into long waited fixes in IFR routing for Europe and incorporating actual flight planning data (fuel, persons on board etc.) into W&B and adding this to briefing. As you know, IFR routing misses fly over points, radar coverage misses Italy and Greece, and W&B is totally separate calculation although it could be included into briefing based on fuel and POB entered into flight plan.
Emir wrote:
Very often on such places assigning active frequencies are done several times a day depending on load.
Agree, that can and does vary through the day and the ATIS normally tells you which frequency to use.
As an aside, I wouldn’t want all the frequencies to pop up over the map, they are on the approach plate anyway. The ATIS is useful, though.