Quiz: Flying IFR with ForeFlight

Where can you find the GPS RAIM status for a planned IFR flight?

A message will appear in the Route Editor in the Maps section of the app when a RAIM outage is predicted

In the More tab in the Airports section of the app

In the Navlog view in the Flights section of the app

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Where can you find the takeoff weather minimums for an airport?

In the Departure section of the Procedure tab on the Airports screen.

At the top of any FAA approach chart for that airport.

They are automatically displayed next to the departure airport name when planning a trip in the Flights section of the app.

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Where can you find details on the approach lighting for an airport?

In the Runways tab on the Airports screen

Enable the Approach Lighting overlay from the Settings menu on the Maps screen

They are depicted on the custom ForeFlight Airport Diagram

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What does the Icing (US) layer depict on the Maps screen?

The forecast probability of potential icing

The forecast severity of potential icing

Observations of icing conditions that currently exist in the areas depicted

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Where can you find suggested IFR alternate airports when planning a flight?

In the Weather section of the Airports screen.

In the Route Advisor on the Maps screen.

In the Departure/Destination section on the Flights screen.

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What’s a quick way to view the height of the current freezing level in the U.S.?

It’s included with the Surface Analysis layer on the Maps screen

Turn on the Temperature overlay on the Maps screen

In the Lowest Freezing Level forecast product on the Imagery screen

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Where can you view IFR routes recently issued to other aircraft between two airports?

The Routes button in the Edit tab of the Route Editor on the Maps screen

Enter the flight plan details in the Flights section of the app and press the Performance Profile button

These are available in the Chart Supplement (A/FD) publication in the Documents section of the app

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If ATC clears you to intercept a leg between two waypoints, how do you activate that leg from the Maps screen?

Press and hold down on both waypoints simultaneously and the leg will automatically activate

Press the second of the two waypoints and press the orange Direct To button

Tap the leg on the map and select the option for Fly Leg

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When viewing an approach chart in the Plates section of the app, how can you determine if there is a change to one of the minimum altitudes or visibility requirements?

ForeFlight automatically updates the charts to display the latest approach criteria at the bottom

Look for a red “Tap to view NOTAMs” button at the top of the chart

There is no way to view this info on the chart – it can only be found in the Briefing section on the Flights screen

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After loading a full approach procedure on the Maps screen, ATC advises that you should now expect vectors to intercept the final approach course. How can you quickly update your flight plan from the Maps screen?

Tap the green instrument approach name in the Route Editor, and select Activate Vectors to Final.

Tap the final approach fix waypoint on the chart, and select Vectors to Final

You have to re-enter the approach using the Procedure button, and select Vectors to Final as the transition option.

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