ForeFlight

ForeFlight is a cloud-based flight planning software available on both desktop and mobile.

If you are subscribed to ForeFlight's Dispatch product, you can instantly send your flights to ForeFlight Dispatch or directly to crew.

Usage

With ForeFlight enabled you have the option to choose whether the Flight Plan will be created by Dispatch or the Crew:

• If you select Flight Plan by Dispatch, the flight syncs to ForeFlight Dispatch for further processing. The flight will not be available to pilots unless released in ForeFlight.
• If you select Flight Plan by Crew, the flight syncs to ForeFlight Dispatch and My Flight of the respective crew.

The following flight data is automatically pushed from FL3XX to ForeFlight:

• Aircraft registration (tail)
• Flight number (as a callsign)
• Scheduled departure dates and times
• Departure and arrival airports along with alternate airports
• Flight Rule
• Type of flight (G, M, S...)
• Flight level
• Crew (1 PIC, 1 SIC, cabin attendants; other crew types are displayed as cabin attendants in ForeFlight)
• Number of passengers
• Weight of cargo + pets + passenger baggage (one total number in Kg or lbs)
• The average weight of Crew and PAX (sending individual weights should be available in Q4 2024)

Initially, data syncs every 20 minutes. However, once a flight is being processed in ForeFlight, any further changes to that flight in FL3XX will not sync to ForeFlight. This approach prevents updates to flights that are already in progress. To refresh an already processed flight in ForeFlight, it must first be deleted from ForeFlight before re-syncing.

You can trigger an immediate sync action manually by the “Upload to ForeFlight” button in DISPATCH →  Flight Plan.

NavLog and Briefing 

FL3XX can also download the NavLog and Briefing directly from ForeFlight using the following steps:

1. Enable the 2-way integration setting in ForeFlight settings.
2. Make sure the flight has been submitted (and processed) in ForeFlight.
3. Go to the FPL panel in Dispatch and click "Sync NAV LOG" and/or "Sync ForeFlight Briefing".
4. Documents will be automatically downloaded and attached. You can always update them if necessary by clicking the "Update button".
5. When downloaded, they will be also attached to the Crew Briefing among other attachments.

Get Performance from ForeFlight - (You can Get the below per flight basis)

1. Get Departure Alternate and Landing Alternate(s) airports (in the Dispatch -> Airports)
2. Get Performance (in the FPL panel)

• Flight Rules
• Type of Flight
• Min Fuel Required
• Flight Level
• Routing

3. Get overflight countries (in the Permits panel)
4. Get ETA (in the MVT panel)

To activate -> Go to FL3XX -> Settings -> Integrations -> ForeFlight ->  Activate the 2-way communication

Upload documents from FL3XX to ForeFlight

To determine the documents you wish to send to ForeFlight, go to Settings → Integrations →  ForeFlight →  ForeFlight Upload Documents and select your desired documents.

To send your documents, click the "Upload documents to ForeFlight" button in Dispatch -> Crew panel -> Briefing.

You will find these documents uploaded in the Files section on each leg

Activation

Contact both ForeFlight (or your usual point of contact), and FL3XX Sales to activate this integration.

Configuration

1. Once you confirm with ForeFlight, you can generate the API key by logging into Dispatch, selecting "API Console" in the top right corner, and clicking "Generate API key" (see screenshot).
   
   
2. Go to FL3XX in Settings → Integrations → ForeFlight and activate the Enable ForeFlight Integration checkbox.
3. Insert the API Key that you have received from ForeFlight in the ForeFlight Api Key section.
4. In the ForeFlight Hours Upload section, enter the number of hours you would like to upload the aircraft schedule into ForeFlight Dispatch and/or My Flights. Recommended value: 48
5. Under Aircraft, select the aircraft registrations which you will use in ForeFlight
6. To allow syncing Nav Log and Briefing from ForeFlight in the FPL panel, activate the 2-way communication.
7. Once setup is complete, check the status of the integration using the ForeFlight Sync Status.