May 2024

Wake Turbulence Alerts

• Avoid unexpected wake turbulence with the help of visual and auditory alerts as well as a map-based wake depiction.
• While receiving inflight traffic information from a connected ADS-B or FLARM receiver and flying at or above 500 feet AGL, ForeFlight continuously calculates wake effects from nearby aircraft based on their position, altitude, speed, weight category, and winds aloft information, then compares these with your current flight path.
• If it determines that an intersection is likely, ForeFlight issues a prominent visual and audio alert that includes the wake-producing aircraft’s weight category and call sign, and your current distance from the estimated wake location in nautical miles.
• Additionally, ForeFlight depicts the wake’s estimated position and relative altitude directly on the map as a colored ribbon trailing behind the aircraft. Red portions of the ribbon indicate the position of the wake near your current altitude, while light green portions indicate areas where the wake is either above or below you.
• The point at which you’ll intersect the wake path based on your current flight path is also indicated as a short white strip across the ribbon marked by double chevrons, allowing you to more easily gauge where you’ll cross the wake path relative to the wake itself.
• You can disable Wake Turbulence alerts in Map Settings > Alerts or More > Settings > Alerts.
• Available with ForeFlight Pro subscriptions and above. 

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New VFR Add-On Charts

• Customers in the Middle East and South Africa can now add VFR charts from Rogers Data and DFS to any subscription that includes the corresponding regions.
• New Rogers Data 1:1M Saudi Arabia and 1:1M UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar VFR charts are available for customers with the Middle East & South Asia region as part of their ForeFlight subscription.
• New DFS Special Rules Areas 1:250k for Johannesburg and Cape Town VFR charts are available for customers with the Africa region as part of their ForeFlight subscription.

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