Take an in-depth look at aviation’s top app with the editors of iPad Pilot News to learn all the new features introduced over the last few years, and how to use it as an in-flight weather tool when connected to the Stratus ADS-B receiver. Originally presented at the 2016 Sun 'n Fun fly-in.

1. John Zimmerman
Sporty’s Pilot Shop
Advanced iPad Flying
ForeFlight and Stratus tips

2. John Zimmerman
• Active GA Pilot
Comm/Multi/Inst/Heli
• Vice President
Sporty’s Pilot Shop
• Publisher
iPad Pilot News
Advanced iPad Flying

3. • What’s new in ForeFlight
• Advanced ForeFlight tips
• Using Stratus and other accessories
presentation overview
Advanced iPad Flying

4. iPadPilotNews.com
Additional resources
Sit back, relax and learn!
• How-to articles
• iPad Videos
• Email Newsletter

5. ForeFlight
What’s new in the app

6. Revamped Imagery tab
What’s New

7. Long range forecasts
What’s New

8. Visual ceiling and visibility forecasts
What’s New

9. Forecast Discussions, MOS
What’s New

10. New graphical briefing
What’s New
VS.

11. Flight notifications
What’s New

12. Stadium TFR details
What’s New

13. Logbook
What’s New
• Automatic log entries from
track log
• Currency tracking
• Attach photos to flights
• Customize data fields

14. Logbook - is it legal?
What’s New

15. Logbook - getting started
What’s New
One big catch-up entry OR Web import
(plan.foreflight.com)

16. Cloud sync
What’s New
• Recent and favorite routes,
airports and WX imagery
• Aircraft Profiles
• Flight Plans
• Weather Briefings
• Logbook

17. Track logging
What’s New

18. Flight Data Recording – Stratus
What’s New
• Stratus automatically records all
flight data (up to 20 hrs.)
• Records pitch and bank in addition
to GPS position

19. Weight & Balance (requires Basic Plus subscription)
What’s New

20. Synthetic Vision (requires Basic Plus subscription)
What’s New

21. ForeFlight
Top Tips

22. Advisors: Route, Procedure, Altitude
Top Tips

23. Route Advisor
Top Tips

24. Procedure Advisor
Top Tips

25. Procedure Advisor
Top Tips

26. Procedure Advisor
Top Tips

27. Top Tips
Altitude Advisor

28. Activate Leg
Top Tips

29. Track-up centered vs. track-up forward
Top Tips

30. How to use Track-up
Top Tips
Use the compass
button to switch back
and forth between
track up and north up
Shortcut

31. Customize corridor width and alerts
Top Tips

32. Terrain with rubber band flight planning
Top Tips

33. Map Touch Action
Top Tips
• Tap on a chart area to bring
a single chart to the front
• Eliminates seams

34. Map Touch Action
Top Tips

35. Hazard Advisor & Obstacles
Top Tips

38. Chart overlays
Top Tips

39. Chart annotations
Top Tips

40. FBO locations
Top Tips

41. Plate NOTAMs
Top Tips

42. Auto airport diagram display
ForeFlight Mobile
More > Settings > Auto Show Taxi

43. Explore the Settings Page!
ForeFlight Mobile
• Preferences
-Map configurations
-Map Track vector, distance rings
-Hazard advisor
-Default views
-Airway decoding & Navlog options
• Configure audio alerts
• Cockpit sharing & sync
• Adjust much, much more

44. Included Resources in Documents
ForeFlight Mobile
• VFR/IFR Chart Legends & Supplements
• A/FD supplement (VOR checks, etc.)
• Class B supplement and Flyway Charts
• Full versions of FAA Handbooks
• Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
Import your own documents

45. ForeFlight
Stratus tips

46. Accessory Considerations
Backup Power GPS / ADS-BMounting

47. GPS Accessories
Add WAAS GPS navigation and position data to your iPad
Plug-in model for Lightning Wireless Bluetooth Options
Dual XGPS160
Garmin GLO
Bad Elf Pro
Bad Elf

48. Stratus 1S and 2S
ADS-B Receivers
• Subscription-free weather
• ADS-B Traffic
• Built-in WAAS GPS
• Dual-band 978/1090 MHz
• Integrated AHRS
• Eight hour battery life
• Totally wireless (WiFi connection)

49. In-Flight
Weather Radar
5 – 10 minutes old

50. Coverage at 1500 ft. AGL
Stratus Tips

51. Coverage at 5000 ft. AGL
Stratus Tips

52. Stratus Tips
• Make it a habit to check ADS-B status
• Battery life
• Age of weather products
• GPS reception
• LED dimming
Checking status

53. Stratus Tips
Show ADS-B ground stations

54. Stratus Tips
Measure tool

55. Stratus Tips
Rubber band flight planning
• Don’t fly up to the weather,
then deviate 10 degrees here,
20 degrees there
• Change your flight plan and
miss it all
• ATC likes this

56. Stratus Tips
Remember the delay

57. Stratus Traffic Tips
Traffic filter

58. Stratus Traffic Tips
Visual and audio alerts

59. Cockpit route sharing
Bonus Stratus Tip

60. Scenario 1
Animate the radar
• Phew – the storms are
moving out just in time.
• Lines always move from
west to east, right?

61. Scenario 1
Animate the radar
• Wrong!
• Storms were sagging
south, not moving
east as expected
• Animate radar to see
real trends.

62. Scenario 2
“Unable”
• ATC: “I need to vector you
southeast of the ILS for traffic.”
• Me: “Unable due to weather.”
• Information in context:
• Radar
• Approach chart
• Airplane position
• Route

63. Video training program from Sporty’s
Flying with ForeFlight
• 70 Minutes of in-depth video
• Pilot’s Guide
• Review Quiz
• iPad Preflight Checklist
• FAA iPad Guidance
• App or online course
Sportys.com/FFvideo

64. Learn more at iPadPilotNews.com

65. John Zimmerman
zimmerman@sportys.com
Advanced iPad Flying
ForeFlight and Stratus tips
@jtzim