ForeFlight Dispatch Guide

2.8 Importing CRD Files ............................................................................................58 FLIGHT TRACKING ..............................................................................59 3.1 Flight Tracking Main Page Layout .......................................................................59 3.2 Header.................................................................................................................60 3.2.1 View Settings ..............................................................................................60 3.3 Flight Tracking Status Table ................................................................................60 3.3.1 Flight Status Table Search Bar....................................................................61 3.3.2 Aircraft Tracking Information .......................................................................61 3.3.3 Flight Details View.......................................................................................63 3.3.4 Flight Details View.......................................................................................65 3.4 Flight Tracking Map .............................................................................................66 3.4.1 Map Customization .....................................................................................66 3.4.2 Aircraft Icons ...............................................................................................67 AIRCRAFT ............................................................................................68 4.1 General................................................................................................................69 4.2 Subscriptions.......................................................................................................70 4.3 Performance........................................................................................................70 4.3.1 Climb/Descent Model Adjustments .............................................................71 4.3.2 Aircraft with Multiple Climb or Descent Profiles ..........................................72 4.3.3 Cruise Model Adjustments ..........................................................................72 4.3.4 Custom Performance Profile - Basic Profile................................................73 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 4 CONTENTS 4.3.5 Custom Performance Profile - By-Altitude Profiles .....................................74 4.3.6 Runway Profile............................................................................................75 4.3.7 Runway Analysis.........................................................................................76 4.4 Data Link Provider...............................................................................................77 4.5 Clearance Delivery ..............................................................................................77 4.6 Glide Performance Section .................................................................................78 4.7 ETP Configuration ...............................................................................................78 4.7.1 Depressurization Scenario..........................................................................79 4.7.2 ETP Report Depressurization (Navlog).......................................................81 4.7.3 Medical Scenario ........................................................................................82 4.7.4 Engine Inoperative Scenarios .....................................................................83 4.7.5 General Fuel Parameters............................................................................84 4.8 ETOPS ................................................................................................................85 4.8.1 Adding ETOPS Range Information .............................................................86 4.9 RAIM Configuration .............................................................................................87 4.9.1 Algorithm .....................................................................................................87 4.9.2 Mask Angle .................................................................................................87 4.9.3 Receiver TSO..............................................................................................87 4.9.4 Baro-Aiding .................................................................................................87 4.9.5 Selective Availability....................................................................................88 4.9.6 Required Nav Performance (RNP) .............................................................88 4.10 Altitudes.............................................................................................................89 4.11 Weights..............................................................................................................90 4.12 Weight and Balance ..........................................................................................91 4.12.1 W&B Templates.........................................................................................92 4.12.2 Pre-Built W&B Templates..........................................................................92 4.12.3 Blank W&B Templates...............................................................................93 4.12.4 Completed W&B Profiles ..........................................................................93 4.12.5 W&B General ............................................................................................94 4.12.6 W&B Stations............................................................................................95 4.12.7 Crew Member Stations .............................................................................97 4.12.8 Station Types ............................................................................................98 4.12.9 Passenger Seating Load Priority ............................................................102 4.12.10 Aircraft CG Limits ..................................................................................104 4.12.11 Default Curtailment Options ..................................................................106 4.12.12 W&B Summary Report Options ............................................................106 4.12.13 Envelope Preview .................................................................................107 4.13 Fuel .................................................................................................................108 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 5 CONTENTS 4.14 Filing Section ...................................................................................................111 4.14.1 FAA & ICAO Equipment...........................................................................111 4.14.2 ICAO Surveillance Codes........................................................................112 4.15 Dinghy..............................................................................................................116 4.16 Emergency.......................................................................................................116 FLIGHT EDITOR..................................................................................117 5.1 Layout ................................................................................................................117 5.1.1 Flight Summary .........................................................................................118 5.2 General ..............................................................................................................119 5.2.1 Aircraft .......................................................................................................119 5.2.2 Departure/Destination ...............................................................................120 5.2.3 Date & Time ..............................................................................................120 5.2.4 Call Sign....................................................................................................121 5.2.5 Alternate Airports.......................................................................................122 5.2.6 Alternate Routing ......................................................................................123 5.3 Fuel ...................................................................................................................125 5.3.1 Performance Profiles ................................................................................126 5.3.2 Taxi Fuel....................................................................................................127 5.3.3 Fuel Policy ................................................................................................127 5.3.4 Destination Services: FBO........................................................................129 5.4 Advanced Fuel Options ....................................................................................130 5.4.1 Previewing Fuel Policies ...........................................................................131 5.4.2 CASA Reserve Policies.............................................................................132 5.4.3 EASA Reserve Policies.............................................................................133 5.4.4 FAA Reserve Policies................................................................................134 5.4.5 ICAO Reserve Policy ................................................................................134 5.4.6 Manual Reserve Policies ..........................................................................135 5.4.7 Custom Reserve (Fuel) Policies ...............................................................135 5.4.8 Contingency Fuel ......................................................................................136 5.4.9 Wind Model ...............................................................................................138 5.5 Fuel Advisor.......................................................................................................140 5.5.1 How Fuel Advisor Works ...........................................................................140 5.5.2 Fuel Advisor Design ..................................................................................141 5.5.3 Recommended Tankering .........................................................................145 5.5.4 Savings Summary.....................................................................................147 5.5.5 Reset Scenario .........................................................................................147 5.5.6 Apply Scenario to Flights ..........................................................................148 5.5.7 Fuel Advisor Recommend Use .................................................................148 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 6 CONTENTS 5.5.8 Tankering Report.......................................................................................148 5.6 Advanced Weight Options .................................................................................149 5.6.1 Advanced Weight Options for MFB ...........................................................149 5.7 Crew & Load......................................................................................................150 5.7.1 Ad-hoc Crew Members .............................................................................151 5.7.2 Load ..........................................................................................................153 5.8 Contingency Planning .......................................................................................155 5.8.1 Adequate Airports......................................................................................156 5.8.2 ETOPS ......................................................................................................162 5.8.3 SETOPS....................................................................................................166 5.8.4 Point of Safe Diversion Airport ..................................................................168 5.8.5 Point of Safe Return (PSR).......................................................................169 5.9 Equal Time Point Contingency Planning ...........................................................170 5.9.1 Determining the Equal Time Point (ETP) ..................................................171 5.9.2 Emergency Scenarios...............................................................................172 5.9.3 Viewing ETP Data on Reports ..................................................................179 5.10 Routes .............................................................................................................181 5.10.1 Initial Altitude (Target Altitude).................................................................181 5.10.2 Flight Rules .............................................................................................182 5.10.3 Selected Route .......................................................................................182 5.10.4 Coordinates (Lat/Long) ...........................................................................183 5.10.5 Potential Route List.................................................................................184 ROUTE BUILDER................................................................................188 6.1 Route Section....................................................................................................189 6.1.1 Route Constraints .....................................................................................190 6.1.2 Editing Route Constraints .........................................................................196 6.1.3 Route Options ...........................................................................................197 6.1.4 Current Route and Route Table ................................................................198 6.1.5 Waypoint Adjustments...............................................................................199 6.1.6 MFB Route Builder Adjustments ...............................................................209 6.1.7 Route Tools ...............................................................................................214 6.1.8 EUROCONTROL Validator .......................................................................222 6.2 Route Builder Map.............................................................................................224 6.2.1 Route Builder Map Exclusive Features.....................................................224 6.3 Profile View........................................................................................................227 6.3.1 Profile View Design ...................................................................................228 6.3.2 Profile View Weather Layers.....................................................................230 RUNWAY ANALYSIS ...........................................................................232 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 7 CONTENTS 7.1 Configuring Runway Analysis............................................................................233 7.1.1 Runway Profile..........................................................................................233 7.1.2 Runway Analysis Defaults.........................................................................234 7.2 Runway Analysis Editor.....................................................................................238 7.2.1 Weather.....................................................................................................239 7.2.2 Configuration.............................................................................................241 7.2.3 Runways ...................................................................................................243 7.3 Engine Out Procedures .....................................................................................249 7.3.1 Engine Out Procedures Map.....................................................................249 7.4 Runway Analysis Report ...................................................................................250 WEIGHT AND BALANCE ....................................................................251 8.1 Layout................................................................................................................251 8.2 Autoload W&B ...................................................................................................252 8.2.1 Autoload Function .....................................................................................253 8.2.2 Editing Payload with the W&B Page .........................................................254 8.3 Curtailment Options...........................................................................................255 8.3.1 Curtailment Tools ......................................................................................255 8.3.2 Standard Weights......................................................................................256 8.3.3 Calculating the Curtailed Operational Envelope .......................................257 8.3.4 Passenger Distribution..............................................................................261 8.4 Crew ..................................................................................................................263 8.5 Passengers .......................................................................................................264 8.6 Cargo.................................................................................................................267 8.7 Aircraft Items .....................................................................................................268 8.8 Fuel Stations .....................................................................................................269 8.8.1 Override Fuel Distribution .........................................................................269 8.8.2 Ballast Fuel ...............................................................................................270 8.9 Cautions and Warnings .....................................................................................271 8.9.1 Curtailment Cautions and Warnings .........................................................272 8.10 Weight & Balance CG Summary .....................................................................273 8.11 Weight & Balance Envelope ............................................................................274 8.12 Generating a Load Manifest ............................................................................275 ATC DATA ...........................................................................................276 9.1 ATC Data Fields.................................................................................................276 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 8 CONTENTS 9.2 General..............................................................................................................277 9.2.1 Flight Type.................................................................................................277 9.2.2 Plan Type ..................................................................................................277 9.2.3 Flight Rules ...............................................................................................278 9.2.4 STS Special Handling ...............................................................................279 9.2.5 Remarks....................................................................................................280 9.3 Other Information ..............................................................................................280 9.3.1 Persons On Board (POB) .........................................................................280 9.3.2 Filing Formation Flights.............................................................................281 9.4 Nav Brazil ..........................................................................................................283 9.5 Nav Canada ......................................................................................................284 9.6 Flight Watchers..................................................................................................284 9.6.1 Flight Watchers in ForeFlight Mobile.........................................................285 9.6.2 Removing a Flight Watcher.......................................................................285 9.7 Dispatcher Notes...............................................................................................285 9.8 AFTN Addressing ..............................................................................................285 9.9 Filing Messages ................................................................................................286 9.10 Planned FPL (Flight Plan) ...............................................................................287 9.11 Filing ................................................................................................................288 9.11.1 Expected Departure Clearance Time (EDCT) .........................................289 9.12 Flight Plan Changes ........................................................................................290 9.12.1 Canceling a Filed Flight ..........................................................................290 9.13 Military Filing ...................................................................................................291 FILES..................................................................................................292 10.1 Adding Files.....................................................................................................292 10.1.1 Renaming Files .......................................................................................293 10.1.2 Changing the Category ...........................................................................293 10.1.3 Downloading Files...................................................................................293 10.1.4 Releasing Flights with Attachments ........................................................293 10.2 Deleting Files...................................................................................................294 10.3 Supported File Types.......................................................................................294 EAPIS .................................................................................................295 11.1 Supported Nations ...........................................................................................296 11.1.1 Enabling EAPIS.......................................................................................296 11.2 EAPIS Design ..................................................................................................297 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 9 CONTENTS 11.3 General ............................................................................................................298 11.3.1 Type.........................................................................................................298 11.4 Aircraft Operator ..............................................................................................299 11.4.1 24/7 Contact ............................................................................................300 11.4.2 Aircraft Owner (Private Aircraft)...............................................................300 11.4.3 CBP Decal Number (Private Aircraft) ......................................................300 11.4.4 Additional Foreign Landing Airports (Private Aircraft)..............................300 11.4.5 CBP Carrier Code (Commercial Aircraft).................................................301 11.5 Crew ................................................................................................................301 11.5.1 Adding, Editing, Removing Crew Members.............................................301 11.5.2 Crew Editor..............................................................................................302 11.5.3 Crew Member Fields ...............................................................................303 11.6 Passengers......................................................................................................308 11.6.1 Passenger Fields.....................................................................................309 11.7 Submitting EAPIS ............................................................................................312 11.7.1 General Declaration Form (GenDec) ......................................................313 11.8 Amendments....................................................................................................314 FLIGHT SUMMARY .............................................................................315 12.1 Flight Documents ............................................................................................315 12.1.1 Navlog.....................................................................................................316 12.1.2 Briefing....................................................................................................317 12.1.3 More Documents.....................................................................................318 12.2 Refreshing Flight Data.....................................................................................319 12.3 Operational Rules............................................................................................319 12.4 Warning and Error Messages..........................................................................320 12.5 Performance....................................................................................................321 12.5.1 Performance Definitions..........................................................................322 12.6 Flight Advisories ..............................................................................................324 12.6.1 ForeFlight Trip Support ...........................................................................324 12.7 Briefing NOTAMS ............................................................................................325 12.8 Interactive Route Map .....................................................................................326 12.8.1 Map Layers .............................................................................................327 12.8.2 Map Settings ...........................................................................................328 12.8.3 Map Layer Toggle Buttons ......................................................................329 12.8.4 AIRAC Data Cycle Selector ....................................................................330 12.8.5 Route Editing on the Map .......................................................................331 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 10 CONTENTS 12.9 Flight Status Bar..............................................................................................332 12.9.1 Saving Flights .........................................................................................332 12.9.2 Exporting Flights .....................................................................................334 12.9.3 Tags.........................................................................................................334 12.9.4 Adding Flight Tags...................................................................................336 12.9.5 Tag Customization Options .....................................................................337 12.9.6 Trip ID .....................................................................................................338 12.9.7 Adding a Trip ID ......................................................................................338 AIRPORT INFORMATION ....................................................................339 13.1 Overview .........................................................................................................340 13.2 Customs ..........................................................................................................341 13.3 NOTAMs ..........................................................................................................341 13.4 Runways..........................................................................................................342 13.5 Weather ...........................................................................................................342 13.6 FBOs ...............................................................................................................343 13.7 Procedures ......................................................................................................343 13.8 Operational Info...............................................................................................344 13.9 Contacts ..........................................................................................................345 13.10 Remarks ........................................................................................................345 AUTODISPATCH .................................................................................346 14.1 Tankering Opportunities...................................................................................346 14.1.1 Enabling Tankering Opportunities ...........................................................346 14.1.2 Tankering Opportunities View .................................................................347 14.1.3 Tankering Opportunity Summary.............................................................348 14.2 Savings............................................................................................................352 14.2.1 Viewing Savings......................................................................................352 14.2.2 Exporting CSV (comma-separated values) File......................................352 SETTINGS ..........................................................................................353 15.1 Planning Settings ............................................................................................353 15.1.1 Units/Time Settings .................................................................................353 15.1.2 Email .......................................................................................................354 15.1.3 Weather...................................................................................................354 15.1.4 Briefing Report NOTAMS ........................................................................355 15.1.5 Flight List.................................................................................................357 15.1.6 Attachments ............................................................................................357 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 11 CONTENTS 15.1.7 Other Documents....................................................................................358 15.1.8 FMS ........................................................................................................358 15.1.9 RAIM .......................................................................................................359 15.1.10 Contingency Planning ...........................................................................360 15.1.11 Trip ID & Tags........................................................................................360 15.1.12 Fuel Policies..........................................................................................360 15.1.13 Fuel Price..............................................................................................361 15.1.14 Routes...................................................................................................361 15.1.15 Warnings ...............................................................................................361 15.1.16 Weight & Balance..................................................................................361 15.1.17 Crew Capabilities ..................................................................................362 15.1.18 Scheduling Integration ..........................................................................362 15.1.19 Features................................................................................................363 15.1.20 Flights Export (Download Flight Report) ...............................................363 15.2 AutoDispatch ...................................................................................................364 15.2.1 Auto Refresh Settings .............................................................................364 15.2.2 Auto Release Settings.............................................................................365 15.2.3 Auto Archive Settings ..............................................................................365 15.2.4 Auto Tanker Settings ...............................................................................365 15.2.5 Auto Route Settings ................................................................................366 TOOLS ................................................................................................368 16.1 Operational Rules............................................................................................368 16.1.1 Adding Operational Rules .......................................................................369 16.1.2 Operational Rule Triggers .......................................................................370 16.1.3 Operational Rule Definitions ...................................................................371 16.1.4 Viewing Operational Rules......................................................................375 16.2 Saved Routes..................................................................................................376 16.2.1 Adding a New Route ...............................................................................376 16.2.2 Editing a Saved Route ............................................................................377 16.2.3 Deleting a Saved Route ..........................................................................377 16.2.4 Bulk Importing Saved Routes .................................................................378 16.2.5 Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) Validation ....380 16.3 People Manager ..............................................................................................381 16.3.1 Adding People.........................................................................................382 16.3.2 Adding Documents..................................................................................383 16.3.3 Editing People.........................................................................................383 16.3.4 Deleting People.......................................................................................383 16.3.5 Bulk Importing People.............................................................................383 16.4 Navlog Builder .................................................................................................386 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 12 CONTENTS 16.4.1 Navlog Types ..........................................................................................386 16.4.2 Building Custom Navlogs........................................................................387 16.4.3 Exporting and Importing Custom Navlogs ..............................................388 16.4.4 Turbulence Shear Values ........................................................................389 16.5 Reserve Policy Builder ....................................................................................391 16.5.1 Managing a Custom Reserve Policy.......................................................392 16.5.2 Reserve Policy Builder Sections .............................................................392 16.6 RWA Validation ................................................................................................397 16.6.1 Aircraft.....................................................................................................397 16.6.2 Phase......................................................................................................397 16.6.3 RWA Initial Data ......................................................................................397 16.6.4 RWA Validation........................................................................................399 16.6.5 Saved Validations....................................................................................399 16.7 API CONSOLE ................................................................................................400 16.7.1 Scheduling Integrations ..........................................................................400 16.7.2 Flight Service Integrations ......................................................................401 16.7.3 Other Integrations ...................................................................................401 16.7.4 Generated API Keys ...............................................................................402 16.7.5 Requests and Responses.......................................................................404 16.7.6 WebHooks...............................................................................................406 CUSTOM CONTENT ............................................................................410 17.1 Custom Airports...............................................................................................410 17.1.1 Custom Airport Coordinate Entry Format ................................................411 17.1.2 Editing Custom Airports ..........................................................................412 17.2 User Waypoints ...............................................................................................413 17.2.1 User Waypoint Fields ..............................................................................413 17.2.2 Adding User Waypoints...........................................................................414 17.2.3 Adding User Waypoint Distance Rings ...................................................415 17.2.4 User Waypoint Coordinate Entry Format ................................................416 17.2.5 Adding Coordinates with the Map ...........................................................417 17.2.6 Editing User Waypoints...........................................................................417 17.2.7 Deleting User Waypoints.........................................................................418 17.2.8 User Waypoints Assigned to User Airways .............................................418 17.2.9 Building a Route with User Waypoints ....................................................419 17.2.10 Releasing Flights to ForeFlight Mobile..................................................419 17.2.11 Bulk Importing User Waypoints .............................................................420 17.3 User Airways ...................................................................................................423 17.3.1 Adding a User Airway..............................................................................423 17.3.2 Editing User Airways ...............................................................................424 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 13 CONTENTS 17.3.3 Building a Route with a User Airway .......................................................425 17.4 Airport Categories............................................................................................426 17.4.1 Airport Category Fields ...........................................................................426 17.4.2 Adding Airport Categories .......................................................................427 17.4.3 Editing Airport Categories .......................................................................428 17.4.4 Bulk Importing Airport Categories ...........................................................428 FLIGHT RELEASES ............................................................................431 18.1 Releasing Flights.............................................................................................432 18.1.1 Dispatcher Notes ....................................................................................433 18.2 Read-Only Flights............................................................................................434 18.2.1 Dispatch Exclusive Features...................................................................434 18.2.2 ForeFlight Mobile version 14.10 and earlier............................................435 18.2.3 ForeFlight Mobile version 14.6 and earlier..............................................435 18.2.4 ForeFlight Mobile version 13.7 and earlier..............................................435 18.3 Editable Flights................................................................................................435 18.4 Canceling Released Flights.............................................................................436 18.5 Releasing Flights from the Flight Status Board ...............................................436 18.6 Flights Created by Crew Members..................................................................436 18.7 Releasing to Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro X..........................................................436 18.8 Archived Flights ...............................................................................................439 18.8.1 Manually Archiving Flights ......................................................................439 18.8.2 Automatically Archived Flights ................................................................439 18.8.3 Unarchiving Flights .................................................................................439 JETFUELX ..........................................................................................440 19.1 Participating Fuel Vendors ..............................................................................441 19.2 Fuel Card Setup and Management .................................................................441 19.2.1 Applying for Contract Fuel Accounts .......................................................442 19.2.2 Adding Fuel Cards ..................................................................................443 19.2.3 Automatic Price Updates.........................................................................444 19.2.4 Manual Price Updates.............................................................................445 19.2.5 Fuel Card Status Messages....................................................................447 19.2.6 Editing Fuel Cards ..................................................................................449 19.2.7 Removing Fuel Cards .............................................................................450 19.3 Contract Fuel Prices in ForeFlight Mobile .......................................................451 19.3.1 Vendors on the Maps View .....................................................................451 19.3.2 Vendors on the Airports View ..................................................................451 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 14 CONTENTS 19.3.3 Vendors on the Plates View ....................................................................452 19.3.4 Vendors on the Flights View....................................................................452 CHANGE HISTORY .............................................................................453 ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 15 DEFINITIONS Abbreviation Definition AA Additional Aircrew ACK Indicates the flight plan has been acknowledged by ATC. ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast AEO All Engines Operating AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network AGL Above Ground Level AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control AIRMET Airman's Meteorological Information ALTRV Altitude Reservation API Application Programming Interface APU Auxiliary Power Unit ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ATC Air Traffic Control ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management ATFMX Exempt from Air Traffic Flow Management ASDA Accelerate Stop Distance Available ASHTAM NOTAM for Volcanic Ash Activity ATR Automatic Thrust Reverse AUSOTS Australian Organized Track Structure CA Cabin Additional CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Australia) CBP Customs and Border Protection CDR Coded Departure Routes CDT Central Daylight Time CEST Central European Summer Time Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 16 DEFINITIONS CHG Change (Related to change messages for flight plans) CNL Cancel CONUS Contiguous United States CSV Comma Separated Value CTOT Calculated Take Off Time DEP Departure DES De-suspension DEST Destination DLA Delay EAPIS Electronic Advanced Passenger Information System EASA European Union Aviation Safety Agency EDCT Expect Departure Clearance Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDTO Extended Diversion Time Operations EET Estimated Elapsed Time EOBT Estimated Off-Block Time EOP Engine Out Procedure ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated Time of Departure ETE Estimated Time En Route ETO Estimated Time Over EROPS Extended Range Operations ETOPS Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards ETP Equal Time Point FAA Federal Aviation Administration FBO Fixed-Base Operator FFR Fire Fighting Definition Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 17 DEFINITIONS FICON Field Condition FIR Flight Information Region FL Flight Level FLS Flight Plan Suspension FLTCK Flight Check FMS Flight Management System FPL Flight Plan FSP Flight Service Provider FUA Flexible Use of Airspace GCD Great Circle Distance GenDec General Declarartion GFS Global Forecast System GMT Greenwich Mean Time H Headwind HEAD Head of State HOSP Medical Flight HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HUM Humanitarian Flight IAP Instrument Approach Procedure ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFR Instrument Flight Rules ILS Instrument Landing System ISA International Standard Atmosphere JAM Jeppesen Airway Manual JFX JetFuelX JSON JavaScript Object Notation KM Kilometer Definition Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 18 DEFINITIONS KML Keyhole Markup Language LOC Localizer LW Landing Weight MARSA Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft MEDEVAC Life-Critical Medical Flight METAR Meteorological Terminal Air Report MORA Minimum Off Route Altitude MPH Miles Per Hour MSL Mean Sea Level MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight NAT North Atlantic Tracks NATS National Air Traffic Services NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NM Nautical Mile NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTAM Notice to Air Missions NOTOC Notification to Captain OEI One Engine Inoperative OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PACOTS Pacific Organized Track System PDC Pre-Departure Clearance PDF Portable Document Format POB Persons on Board POE Port of Entry PIC Pilot In Command PSR Point of Safe Return Definition Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 19 DEFINITIONS RAD Eurocontrol Route Availability Document RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RCF Reduced Contingency Fuel REG Registration REJ Rejection RNAV Area Navigation RPT Regular Public Transport RSC Runway Surface Condition RQP Requesting the Flight Plan RQS Requesting Supplementary RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum RWA Runway Analysis RWY Runway RZ Rendezvous (Aerial Refueling) SAM Slot Allocation Message SAR Search and Rescue SETOP Single Engine Turbine Operation SIC Second In Command SID Standard Instrument Departure SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information SITA Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques SLC Slot Cancellation Method SM Staute Mile SPL Supplementary SNOWTAM NOTAM for Snow, Ice, Slush, Frost, or Standing Water SRD Standard Route Document SRM Slot Revision Message Definition Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 20 DEFINITIONS STAR Standard Arrival Route STD Scheduled Time of Departure T Tailwind TAF Terminal Area Forecast TBN To be Notified TEC Tower En Route Control TFR Temporary Flight Restrictions TOD Top of Descent TODA Take Off Distance Available TORA Take Off Run Available TOW Takeoff Weight UI User Interface UIR Upper Information Region UNK Unknown US United States VFR Visual Flight Rules WIFS WAFS (World Area Forecast System) Internet File Service WX Weather YFR A flight that begins IFR, followed by one or more changes of flight rules ZFR A flight that begins VFR, followed by one or more changes of flight rules ZFW Zero Fuel Weight Definition Abbreviation ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 21 INTRODUCTION This guide covers the use and functions of ForeFlight Dispatch. ForeFlight Dispatch is a premium add-on component of ForeFlight Web. Dispatch offers schedule-to-mobile flight planning for flight departments of any size. For additional information, visit www.foreflight.com/products/dispatch. Dispatch keeps your entire operation in sync by providing a centralized Flight Status Board that is visible to everyone. The centralized Flight Status view with integrated ATC messaging provides quick access to File, Delay, and Cancel flights. Pilots using Dispatch can see flights assigned to them both on the web and on their mobile devices. Dispatch integrates crew assignment and mobile flight releases into its flight planning workflow. Flight planners can release flight plans directly to assigned crew members’ iPads and iPhones before departure. Flight plans and documents sync automatically to the assigned crew member’s device. Dispatch’s built-in API allows ForeFlight to integrate with scheduling software, flight service providers, and other systems to enhance your entire operation. Learn more about Dispatch's API by visiting www.foreflight.com/products/ dispatch/integrations/ ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 22 GETTING STARTED To use Dispatch, purchase a Dispatch license for each aircraft of intended use. Interested flight departments not yet set up with Dispatch should visit www.foreflight.com/products/dispatch/ for more information. Once Dispatch is purchased for your account, it will be available at www.dispatch.foreflight.com. Sign in with your ForeFlight username and password to get started. Dispatch can also be accessed from ForeFlight Web by selecting Dispatch from the left sidebar. 1.1 Layout Dispatch is organized into four sections: Side Bar, Toolbar, Status Bar, and the Main View. Dispatch is active when it is selected from the Side Bar. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 23 Toolbar Status Bar Side Bar Main View 1. GETTING STARTED 1.2 Toolbar The toolbar near the top of the screen contains a New flight and Flights button. • The New flight button opens the Flight Editor. • The Flights button opens the Flight Status Board. When signed in to Dispatch with an administrator account, Settings and API Console buttons are added to the Toolbar. • The Settings button opens Dispatch Settings. • The API Console button opens the API Console view. 1.2.1 Flight Editor Toolbar When in the Flight Editor, a Flight Summary is added to the left side of the Toolbar. Next flight, and Copy flight buttons are added to the right of the summary. • The Flight Summary provides a brief overview of the flight’s distance, estimated flight time, fuel to destination, and estimated time of arrival. • The Next flight button allows you to create a new flight automatically populated with details from the current flight. The Next flight button is first shown after your current flight has been saved. • The Copy flight button can be used to duplicate a flight you need to plan again. Copying a flight is the preferred method for planning a flight with the same route, crew, and aircraft instead of editing an old flight. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 24 Flight Planning Toolbar Flight Status Board - Administrator Toolbar 1. GETTING STARTED 1.3 Status Bar The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen displays flight status information. If a status does not apply to a flight (e.g., EAPIS or Recall #), it is removed from the Status Bar. Each potential status update is described in this section. 1.3.1 Release Status The Release Status displays whether or not a flight has been released to the crew. Once a flight is released, the crew and Flight Watchers (if applicable) receive email notifications and the flight becomes available in ForeFlight Mobile. There are three potential release statuses: • Not Released is displayed when a flight is being planned and has not yet been released to the crew. • Auto-Releasing at is displayed when a flight has been saved and the Auto-Release setting is enabled. The flight will be released to the crew at the Release At time. • Released is displayed once a flight has been released to the crew. The time and date that the flight was released is displayed in the status bar along with a lock symbol. The lock symbol indicates whether the flight was released as editable (unlocked) or read-only (locked). 1.3.2 EAPIS Status The status of electronic passenger information is displayed in the EAPIS section. There are three potential EAPIS statuses: • Saved is displayed when the EAPIS manifest has been filled out but is not yet submitted. • Confirmed is displayed when the EAPIS manifest has been submitted and the customs office (responsible for the destination airport) provides an acknowledgment that the manifest was received. • Cancelled is displayed when the customs office (responsible for the destination airport) cancels the electronic passenger manifest. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 25 Flight Status Bar 1. GETTING STARTED 1.3.3 ATC Status The status of the flight plan is displayed in the ATC Status field. • Not Filed is displayed when a flight plan has not yet been submitted. • Filed is displayed when a flight plan has been submitted, but an acknowledgment has not yet been received from ATC. • Filed ACK is displayed when a flight plan has been filed and an acknowledgment has been received from ATC. • Rejected / Error is displayed when a flight plan has been rejected by ATC. • Cancelled is displayed when a flight plan has been cancelled by an account member. 1.3.4 EUROCONTROL Validation When planning a flight in EUROCONTROL airspace, the route and aircraft equipment are analyzed by Dispatch. The EUROCONTROL status of the flight is displayed in the Validated At section of the Status Bar. The following statuses are possible: • EUROCONTROL Valid is displayed when the route and aircraft equipment meet EUROCONTROL requirements for the estimated departure time. • EUROCONTROL Invalid is displayed when the route or aircraft equipment does not meet EUROCONTROL requirements for the estimated departure time. • ETD outside validation window is displayed when the flight’s estimated departure time is outside the EUROCONTROL validation period. 1.3.5 Last Action When the filing status of a filed flight plan changes (e.g., filed to cancelled), the last action performed by ATC is displayed in the Last Action section. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 26 1. GETTING STARTED 1.3.6 Recall Number When FMS uplink is enabled, the recall number is displayed in the Status Bar and in the Navlog. It is generated either when the flight is saved, filed, or filed and released. The FMS Uplink/Recall setting determines when the recall number is generated. If the flight’s tail number, departure, destination, or route are changed after the recall number has been generated, a new recall number is generated and updated in the Status Bar, Flight History, and the Navlog. 1.3.7 Flight History Dispatch records flight history for almost every action performed by an integrated scheduling service, Dispatch user, user of ForeFlight Mobile, or ATC. For example, the following actions are recorded and displayed in Flight History. • A flight is created by a scheduling service. • The Navlog is generated by Dispatch. • A change to the route is entered in ForeFlight Mobile. • Payload is updated in Dispatch. • Filing status is updated by ATC To view a flight’s history, click (view history) in the Status Bar and refer to the Flight History window. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 27 Flight History Window 1. GETTING STARTED Flight History Window The Flight History window displays each change event on a separate row. The entity that performed the action is recorded in the “BY” column. The following entities can appear in the “BY” column. • Scheduling is displayed when an integrated scheduling service performs an action. • Dispatch is displayed when an action is performed by someone using Dispatch. The username of the person that made the change is displayed next to the Dispatch label. • Mobile is displayed when an action is performed by someone using ForeFlight Mobile (e.g., editing the route in ForeFlight Mobile). The username of the person that made the change is displayed next to the Mobile label. • ATC is displayed for actions that come from Air Traffic Control (e.g., Expected route assigned). • AutoDispatch is displayed when Dispatch’s automation generates the action (e.g., Navlog Added). Flight History Details Click Details next to any change in the Flight History window to see what specific changes were made. Click the X button in the upper-right corner of the details to collapse the detailed view. Below is an example of the changes that are recorded by Flight History. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 28 Flight History Details 1. GETTING STARTED 1.3.8 Tags Tags provide additional flight filtering and search capabilities. Refer to Tags for more information. 1.3.9 Delete - Archive - Export - Release - File - Save Buttons The right side of the Status Bar contains a Save button. Edits to flights in Dispatch are not saved automatically. If you attempt to close your browser before saving edits, a prompt warning you that changes will be lost appears. After saving, the Delete, Archive, Export, Release, and File buttons appear. See Saving Flights for more information. 1.3.9.1 Delete Button The Delete button deletes the flight from the account. If a flight is deleted, it is not visible to anyone on the account. 1.3.9.2 Archive Button See Archived Flights for more information. 1.3.9.3 Export Button See Export for more information. 1.3.9.4 Release Button The Release button releases the flight to the crew. Once a flight has been released, emails are sent to the crew (and Flight Watchers) and the flight appears in ForeFlight Mobile on the crew members’ device. Flights created by a crew member on their mobile device will automatically show as Released when they appear in Dispatch. Once a flight is released, the Release button becomes inactive. For more information, see Flight Releases. 1.3.9.5 File Button The File button files a flight plan with the appropriate ATC facilities. To file a flight plan: 1. Click the File button (grayed out if a field is missing a required entry). 2. Click File Flight in the confirmation window. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 29 Military 1. GETTING STARTED 1.3.9.6 Save Button The Save button in the Flight Editor Flight view saves the entered flight data. When all data is saved and up-to-date, the button is grayed out. If changes are made, the button turns blue, indicating that new information can be saved. If required flight data is missing, a tooltip appears describing the missing information. Examples of warning messages include: • Departure airport must be specified • Departure airport must be specified & Destination airport must be specified • Destination must be specified. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 30 Tooltip Warning for Missing Information 1. GETTING STARTED 1.4 Side Bar The side bar is used to navigate to Dispatch and various other ForeFlight web pages. The double arrows near the top of the sidebar expand and collapse it. When expanded, the sidebar depicts icons and labels for each page. When collapsed, only the icons are displayed. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 31 Expanded Side Bar Collapsed Side Bar 1. GETTING STARTED From top to bottom, the navigation buttons include: • Dispatch opens the Dispatch Flight Status Board. • Tracking opens the organization's Aircraft Tracking page. • Aircraft can be used to publish, add, remove, or edit aircraft profiles. • Documents opens the ForeFlight Web Documents view. • Custom Content opens the ForeFlight Web Custom Content view for adding Custom Airports. • Users is only available to account admins and is used to manage users and their devices. • JetFuelX opens the JetFuelX page for managing contract fuel cards. • Settings opens organizational settings for compliance and flight planning settings. • My Flights opens the legacy Flights page. This page should not be used by Dispatch customers. Instead, the Dispatch page should be used to view flights planned with ForeFlight Mobile or Dispatch. • Maps opens the ForeFlight Web Maps view. • Imagery opens the ForeFlight Web Imagery view. • Logbook opens ForeFlight Web Logbook. Logbook is unique to each user and will only depict flights entered by the pilot. • Track Log opens ForeFlight Web Track Logs. Track Logs are unique to each pilot. • Trip Assistant is used for door-to-door flight and ground transport planning. • Account is used to manage ForeFlight Web preferences, integrations, and subscriptions. • Support opens the Dispatch Support view to access the Dispatch Guide or to report an issue to the Pilot Support Team. • Logout logs a user off of the account. NOTE: The sidebar is dynamic and will hide or show navigation tabs based on account privileges. For example, accounts that do not have administrator privileges do not have an Organization tab. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 32 1. GETTING STARTED 1.5 Main View The main view can display either the Flight Status Board (default), the Flight Editor, the Settings page, or the API Console. To view the Flight Editor, select New Flight or Edit from the Flight Status Board. 1.5.1 Flight Status Board The main view depicts the Flight Status Board when Flights is selected from the toolbar. Each flight associated with the Dispatch account is listed on the board in table format. Flights are listed in rows with multiple columns consisting of flight details. NOTE: First-time Dispatch users will see a blank Flight Status Board. Flights must be planned and saved with the Flight Editor or ForeFlight Mobile before they will appear on the board. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 33 Main View - Flight Status Board Main View - Flight Editor 1. GETTING STARTED 1.5.2 Flight Editor The Flight Editor is depicted in the main view when New Flight or Edit is selected from the upper toolbar. The Flight Editor is divided into two sections. The left column displays either the Flight Editor, Runway Analysis, W&B, ATC Data, flight Files, or the EAPIS manifest. The toolbar near the top of the Flight Editor allows for navigation between these pages. The active page is depicted in blue underlined text. NOTE: If planning a domestic flight, the EAPIS option is removed from the toolbar. Additionally, W&B is only depicted when planning a flight with an aircraft that has a configured W&B template. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 34 Toolbar Flight Editor Toolbar with Runway Analysis Selected 1. GETTING STARTED 1.5.3 Flight Summary The right column of the main view depicts a flight summary that consists of performance data, flight advisories, and an interactive route map. The flight summary is available at all times when the Flight Editor is active. The upper right corner of the summary contains buttons to access the flight’s Navlog, Briefing, and additional documents. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 35 Flight Summary 1. GETTING STARTED 1.6 Settings Design The Settings page is used to customize Dispatch to meet the flight department’s needs. There are customizable settings for flight planning, automatically dispatching flights, operational rules, routes, airports, and the Navlog. To access Dispatch settings, select Dispatch from the sidebar and Settings from the upper toolbar. The Settings page is displayed in the main view with tabs to switch between the individual Settings pages. The active page is depicted in blue underlined text (e.g., PLANNING SETTINGS). 1.7 API Console Access the API Console page by selecting Tools > API Console. The API Console integrates Dispatch with third-party scheduling software. Detailed instructions for integrating Dispatch with a scheduling service can be found in the API Console section of this guide. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 36 Main View - API Console Main View - Settings 1. GETTING STARTED 1.8 Getting Help The Support Center button at the bottom of the Dispatch page sidebar provides access to the Dispatch Guide and can also be used to send Dispatch issues directly to the Support Team. To access the Dispatch Guide, click the Dispatch Guide thumbnail (Picture). To report an issue with Dispatch, select “Click here to get help” to proceed to the next step. NOTE: When selecting “Click here to get help,” a screenshot will be taken of the Dispatch page that is currently being viewed. Ensure the issue that is being reported is visible so it can be viewed by the support team. NOTE: This feature is only available when Dispatch is active. Other views, such as Maps or Documents, link to the ForeFlight Support Center website when this option is selected. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 37 Dispatch Support View Click here to view the Dispatch Guide 1. GETTING STARTED 1.8.1 Reporting an Issue After clicking “Click here to get help,” a screenshot of the active page is displayed. The screenshot contains an annotation toolbar in the top left corner to draw attention to the issue. The default annotation setting is the Pencil Tool (Drawing mode). Left-click the mouse button and hold to draw around the field or area with the issue to provide a visual reference to the support team. The color of the pencil tool can be changed by selecting the Color Picker (Eyedrop) button. All annotations can be removed by selecting the Remove all Drawings (Trash can) button. After the annotations are complete, select the Save and Continue button at the bottom of the screen to move to the next step. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 38 Report An Issue Screenshot Annotation Toolbar User Drawn On-Screen Annotation 1. GETTING STARTED After clicking Save and Continue, a form for describing the issue is displayed. The Issue subject, Describe the Issue, What is expected to happen, and Reproduction steps fields are mandatory. Answer each question thoroughly. When complete, select the Submit button to send the information to the Support Team. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 39 Report an Issue Text View FLIGHT STATUS BOARD The Flight Status Board displays flights associated with the flight department. The board is organized into columns that can be filtered and sorted. The columns cannot be reordered or customized. A maximum of 25 flights are displayed per page by default. Change the maximum flights per page to 50 or 100 using the Items per page dropdown below the list of flights. The Flights Status Board automatically refreshes every two minutes. Manually refresh flights at any time by clicking Refresh in the top-right corner of the page. Tags, labels, icons, and highlights are displayed on the Flight Status Board to indicate various weather, filing, and flight statuses. To view the Flight Status board: 1. Select Dispatch from the sidebar. 2. Select Flights from the upper toolbar. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 40 Flight Status Board 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.1 Flight Status Board Layout The Flight Status Board is divided into two sections. The top of the board contains options for searching and filtering flights. The bottom portion contains the Flights Table which is organized into ten columns. 2.1.1 Sorting the Flight Status Board The Flight Status Board is ordered by departure time in descending order by default. Mouse over column headers, and if an arrow icon appears, click to re-order the flights based on that column’s contents. To sort flights: 1. Click once to sort the list in ascending order. 2. Click again to sort it in descending order. 3. Click a third time to return the list to its default order. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 41 Search and Filter Section Flights Table Sorting Arrow 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.2 Filtering the Flight Status Board There are three dropdown menus for filtering the Flight Status Board. Flights can be filtered by any combination of Filing Status, Time, or Origin. Each account member can filter the Flight Status Board. Filter settings are saved via browser cookie and are applied the next time Dispatch is opened on the same computer. To filter the Flight Status Board: 1. Sign in to Dispatch and select Flights from the upper toolbar to display the Flight Status Board. 2. Click one of the three dropdown menus. 3. Select an option from the list. The various filtering options are discussed later in this section. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 42 Flight Status Board - Filter Dropdown Menus Aircraft Field 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.2.1 Filtering by Filing Status The Filing Status menu is used to filter flights based on the current filing status. The following filters exist: • All displays all flights regardless of their filing status. • Filed displays flights that have been filed, including those that will or have received new expected routes and those that are cleared as filed. • Filed - New Expected only shows flights that have been filed and ATC indicates the filed route does not match the expected route. Thus a new route is expected from ATC. • Filed - Cleared only shows flights that have received a Cleared message from ATC. Filed - Cleared indicates the filed route matches the expected route and thus the flight is anticipated to be cleared as filed. • Not Filed filters the list to show flights that have not been filed. • Rejected / Error only shows flights that have been rejected by ATC or encountered an error while filing. • Cancelled only shows flights that have been cancelled by an account member. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 43 Filing Status filter options 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.2.2 Filtering by Time The Filter by time option filters the Flight Status Board to only show flights with certain departure times. The following time-based filters are available: • All future displays flights with an ETD later than 0000z yesterday. • +/- 6 Hours displays flights with ETDs within six hours of the present time. • +/- 24 Hours shows all flights that are 24 hours before and after the current day. This filter displays flights from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. • +/- 1 Week shows flights with ETDs within a week of the present time. • Last 30 days shows flights with ETDs within the past 30 days. • Custom provides a “From” and “To” field with date-pickers that allow users to define a custom date range from which to show flights. The custom date range is limited to a maximum of 30 days. Selecting a From or To date that results in a date range greater than 30 days will cause the other selection to move such that the 30-day limit is maintained. There is no limit to how far back it can look. All flights in Dispatch are permanently saved and available for later viewing. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 44 Filter by time options 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.2.3 Filtering by Origin The Created by option filters the Flight Status Board to only show flights that originated in a certain way. Click the checkmark to deselect a Created by option. Click it again to reselect it. Items that are checked are displayed on the Flight Status Board. The following options are available: • Dispatch shows flights created by account members within Dispatch. • Scheduling shows flights created by a linked scheduling system via the Scheduling API. • Pilot shows flights created by an account member within ForeFlight Mobile using a Dispatch-enabled aircraft. • Service provider shows flights created by integrated service providers (Jeppesen Dispatch and others). ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 45 Origin filter options 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.3 Watch List The Watch list allows filtering flights based on custom keywords in addition to the currently selected filters. The Watch List searches flights for anything matching keywords and filters the Flight Status Board accordingly. Watch List search items include: • Trip ID / Tags • Aircraft tail number/registration • Aircraft callsign • Aircraft ICAO type code • DEP/DEST Airport identifiers (NOT airport or city names) • PIC names (including “N/A” for flights with no PIC selected) • Filing Status (including ATC messages like ACK and REJ). To use Watch List, type a word, number, symbol, or phrase into the search field and hit Enter to add it as a keyword. The Watch List is not case-sensitive and allows spaces so multi-word phrases like names can be added. Watch List also doesn’t require complete keywords to find matches, so entering only a person’s first name or the last three characters of an aircraft tail number will still return matching results. Adding multiple keywords to Watch List will return results matching any of them, not all of them, so entering three aircraft tail numbers will return flights associated with any of them. To search for a specific word, include parentheses before and after the word being searched. There is no limit on how many keywords can be added to the Watch List at a time. Dispatch retains keywords between sessions, so they don’t have to be entered again if the browser is closed or logged out. Click the x next to any individual keyword to delete it, or click the x at the right of the Watch List field to clear the Watch List of all keywords. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 46 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.4 Search Bar The Search Bar allows a quick filter of the Flight Status Board using a single keyword. The Search bar is similar to the Watch List in that it covers the same flight properties and has the same rules for entering keywords. Unlike the Watch List, the Search bar only allows searching for one keyword at a time and begins filtering the Flights List as soon as typing has started. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 47 Searching via Airport Identifier 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.5 Filtering by Tag or Trip ID Tag and Trip IDs can be used to filter the Flight Status Board. Clicking a Trip ID or Tag from the Tags column automatically adds the item to the Watch list and filters the Flight Status Board accordingly. To stop filtering by Tag or Trip ID, remove the item from the Watch list by clicking [x]. Multiple tags and Trip IDs can be added to the Watch list by clicking the items in the Tags column. Flights with multiple tags If a flight has more than one tag or a tag and Trip ID, click the (expand) triangle to the right of the tag to display all of the options. Click the tag or Trip ID to add it to the Watch list and filter the Flight Status Board. Click Edit tags to edit, add, or remove tags from a flight. To add a tag using the Flight Status Board, click More > Add tags. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 48 Filtering by Trip ID Flight with Multiple Tags 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6 Flight Table Data The Flights Table consists of eleven columns. Each column is described in detail below. Double click anywhere on the flight, except the DEP or DEST, to select that flight. 2.6.1 ETD The flight’s estimated date and time of departure, (both Zulu and local time) is displayed in the leftmost column. ETD can be sorted in either ascending or descending order. EDCT/CTOT If the flight’s departure is delayed due to a Traffic Management Initiative or other reason. ATC may issue an Expect Departure Clearance Time (US) or a Calculated Takeoff Time (Europe). The updated departure time is displayed in orange below the flight’s original ETD. Archived (locked) Flights Flights with filed flight plans are automatically archived (locked) 48 hours after the flight plan’s ETD. Archived flights can be viewed, but not edited or deleted. Archived flights display a lock icon left of the ETD. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 49 Updated Departure Times Flight Table 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.2 Aircraft The Aircraft column displays the planned aircraft’s alphanumeric registration, callsign (if applicable), and ICAO type. The Aircraft column cannot be sorted. 2.6.3 DEP/DEST The Departure (DEP) and Destination (DEST) columns show the 3 or 4 letter alphanumeric identifiers for the flight’s departure and destination airports. Clicking on the DEP or DEST airports will display an airport information pop-over with weather and NOTAM information. Identifiers can be sorted alphabetically in either ascending or descending order. Sorting these columns allows flight planners to group flights based on their airports’ ICAO region designator (e.g., “K” for CONUS, “C” for Canada, “E” for Europe). 2.6.3.1 LIFR Weather When low IFR conditions (less than 500 ft ceilings and/or less than 1 statue mile visibility) are expected to exist at the departure airport near the ETD or the destination airport near the ETA, a LIFR flag is displayed to the right of the airport identifier. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 50 X07 - LIFR Flag Airport Weather and NOTAM Pop-Over 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.4 Released The Released column indicates whether or not the flight has been released to the selected crew members. Released flights appear on crew members’ mobile devices and are automatically updated with any changes made to the flight within Dispatch. If a flight has been filed but not yet released, a tooltip will appear with the message, "Filed. Release pending" informing the dispatcher that the flight is still awaiting release. Flights created by a crew member on their mobile device will automatically show as Released when they appear in Dispatch. It cannot be sorted. 2.6.5 Pilot in Command (PIC) The PIC column shows the name of the account member selected as the flight’s Pilot in Command. If no PIC has been selected, “N/A” is displayed. The PIC column can be sorted alphabetically in either ascending or descending order. 2.6.6 Created by The Created by column indicates the source of the flight. This column can be sorted alphabetically in either ascending or descending order. The following potential flight plan originators are: • Dispatch indicates the flight was created by an account member within Dispatch using either the “New Flight” button or the “Next Flight” button in the Flight Edit view of another flight. • Scheduling indicates the flight was created by a linked scheduling system via the Scheduling API. Learn more about Dispatch’s API here. • Pilot indicates the flight was created by an account member within ForeFlight Mobile using a Dispatch-enabled aircraft. • Service Provider are flights created by an integrated service provider such as Jeppesen Dispatch. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 51 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.7 Filing Status The Filing Status column depicts the flight plan’s filing status, ATC messages, and if a flight has an Active Navlog in progress. The Filing Statuses are: • Not Filed - The flight plan has not been filed. • Filed - The flight plan has been filed. • Cancelled - The flight plan was filed and subsequently cancelled by an account member. Cancelled flight plans can still be modified and refiled, at which point the status will change back to Filed. • Active Navlog in progress indicated by: 2.6.7.1 ATC Messages When a message is received from ATC, the message is displayed to the right of the filing status. • ACK indicates the flight plan has been acknowledged by ATC. • ACK - Cleared indicates the filed route matches the expected route and thus the flight is anticipated to be cleared as filed. • ACK - New Expected indicates the filed route does not match the expected route and thus a new route from ATC is expected. • EAPIS is displayed when EAPIS has been submitted and accepted. • EAPIS is displayed when EAPIS has been started but not yet submitted and accepted. • PDC indicates ATC has issued a pre-departure clearance for the flight plan. • Unknown indicates the filing system has received a message related to the flight that could not be automatically interpreted. Flight planners should inspect the messages using the ATC Data tab and look for any “UNK” (unknown) messages. • REJ / Error indicates the flight plan has been rejected by ATC. Rejected flight plans always revert to the Not Filed state, allowing account members to modify and re-file them, at which point the REJ message will disappear. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 52 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD • Partial REJ indicates that the flight plan has been accepted by at least one ATC and rejected by at least one ATC. This indication is more likely to occur on international flights, and the decision to amend is up to the flight planner. 2.6.7.2 Flight Status Board Updates If a flight plan is filed while viewing the Flight Status Board, the flight is highlighted according to its status. Green flights have been successfully filed, yellow flights are pending, and red flights were rejected. NOTE: Cancelled flight plans will still display the ACK message if they were acknowledged by ATC before being canceled. However, if a canceled flight plan is re-filed, then the ACK message will disappear until the flight plan is again acknowledged by ATC. 2.6.8 Tracking The Tracking column shows the progress bar of a live flight with a blue or green bar with “Landed” when complete. Clicking on the progress bar will open the flight in Tracking. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 53 Flight Status Board Updates Tracking Progress 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.9 Tags The Tags column displays Tags and Trip IDs. Clicking a Tag or Trip ID automatically adds the item to the Watch list and filters the Flight Status Board accordingly. 2.6.9.1 Flights with multiple tags If a flight has either more than one tag or a tag and trip ID, a blue triangle is displayed to the right of the tag. Flights with multiple tags can add, edit, and remove tags and trip IDs from the Flight Status Board. Flights without multiple tags or a tag and trip ID cannot. To edit a flight’s tags from the Flight Status Board: 1. Click the (blue) triangle to the right of the tag to expand the menu. 2. Click Edit Tags at the bottom of the tags menu. 3. Manually edit the trip Id or tag. 4. Click Update. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 54 Flight tags menu Flight Tags Single Tag Multiple Tags 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.10 Action Buttons To the right of every flight, there are Edit and More action buttons. The Edit button opens the Flight Editor for the flight that was selected. More gives access to a number of quick actions and documents. • File is visible for flights that have not yet been filed. File submits the flight plan to ATC. • Cancel is depicted after a flight plan has been filed. This option removes the flight from the ATC database or prevents the plan from being filed if it has not yet been transmitted. • Release sends the flight to the assigned crew. • Archive locks the flight from editing. • Delay (only shown if a flight plan has been filed) is equivalent to amending and re-filing a flight plan with a later ETD. • Delete removes the flight from Dispatch. • Navlog shows the flight’s Navlog in a new tab. • Briefing shows the flight’s Briefing in a new tab. • ICAO Document shows the flight’s ICAO PDF document in a new tab. • Overflight Report shows the flight’s Overflight Report in a new tab. • ATC Messages displays a pop-up with ATC messages that have been received for the flight. • Add / Edit Tags allows flight tags to be added or edited. • Fuel Advisor opens Fuel Advisor for the flight. • Select reveals checkboxes allowing multi-flight briefings. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 55 Action Buttons 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.6.11 Warning Icon If a flight generates an error or warning for W&B, RWA, en-route performance, or filing, a message will be displayed on the top of the Flight Summary page, and a warning icon will display on the Flight Status Board page to the left of the Edit button. To view the associated message, hover the cursor over the warning icon. 2.6.11.1 Error & Warning Filter Errors and warnings can be filtered to prevent the warning icon from appearing. The setting can be accessed in Settings > Planning Settings > Flight List. Deselecting a category will hide the warning icon on the Flight Status Board page. However, even if it is deselected in Settings, the warning message will still be shown on the Flight Summary page. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 56 Warning Icon with Message Error & Warning Label Filter 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.7 Generating Multi-Flight Briefings Dispatch can generate a single briefing for up to five flights. Multi-flight briefings are opened in a new browser window and can be downloaded, printed, or shared using the browser’s PDF viewer tools. To generate a multi-flight briefing: 1. Filter the Flight Status Board as desired (optional). 2. Under the Actions column, click More > Select. Once a flight has been selected, checkboxes appear on the left side of the Flight Status Board, allowing multiple flights to be selected. Clicking anywhere on the flight, except the DEP or DEST, will select that flight. A maximum of five flights can be selected when generating a briefing. 3. Check the boxes for each flight to be included in the briefing or check the box at the top of the list to select all displayed flights. 4. Select Generate Briefing near the bottom of the screen. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 57 Actions Column Checkbox 2. FLIGHT STATUS BOARD 2.8 Importing CRD Files CRD is the standard output for military flight planning systems. All Military Flight Bag (MFB) accounts can add flights to Dispatch by importing individual CRD files. To import a CRD file: 1. Select Dispatch > Flights 2. Click the down arrow next to New Flight 3. Select From CRD 4. In the Upload CRD route menu, select an aircraft from the dropdown menu 5. Drag and drop a CRD file into the popup menu or browse the computer’s file system for the appropriate file. 6. Select Create Flight When CRD files are imported, they are displayed at the top of the Flight Status Board in the CRD Upload section. Select Edit to the right of any flight to open it in the Flight Editor. Select Dismiss to hide the CRD Upload section. Flights that are added via CRD import are integrated in the Flight Status Board and can be searched and filtered as with any other flight. Departure times and cruise altitudes which are included in a CRD file are imported. Top of climb and descent points are not imported and are instead determined by Dispatch. Waypoints in a CRD that are not in the Dispatch database are converted to coordinates. CRD files can be imported more than once. Each time a CRD file is imported, a new flight is created. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 58 CRD Import Menu Flight Status Board - CRD Upload Section Military FLIGHT TRACKING Flight Tracking enables fleet operators to monitor the real-time positions and flight statuses of their entire fleet on a single map. This map includes interactive weather overlays to facilitate the assessment of potential flight impacts caused by weather conditions. Operators can see in-depth information for any tracked flight, including current flight status and estimated arrival time, position display sourced from ADS-B and datalink, as well as comparisons between actual and planned speed and altitude on charts. Flight Tracking requires a Dispatch license with a per-tail add-on and is available with regional or global coverage. 3.1 Flight Tracking Main Page Layout The Flight Tracking page is divided into two sections, the Flight Status Table and the Flight Tracking Map. Each is presented in more detail below. The header at the top of the page has access to the View Settings button. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 59 Tracking Main Page Flight Status Table Flight Tracking Map 3. FLIGHT TRACKING 3.2 Header The Header has a View Settings button to select local or Zulu times. 3.2.1 View Settings View Settings includes a toggle for showing local or Zulu timestamps in tracking. If local time is chosen, the departure block times will be converted using the departure airport’s time zone, and the arrival block times will be converted using the arrival airport’s time zone. If either departure or arrival airport is missing, it will default to Zulu time for the block times. 3.3 Flight Tracking Status Table The Flight Status Table provides real-time information on the progress of a tracked flight. The top of the table has a search field and filter options that allow a user to display specific flights and order them according to the defined criteria. If a flight is selected, it becomes highlighted in blue, and the map will center on the aircraft symbol. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 60 Flight Status Table 3. FLIGHT TRACKING 3.3.1 Flight Status Table Search Bar The search bar at the top of the Status Table allows a user to search flights with specific criteria, such as the aircraft call sign, departure airport, and type of aircraft, then sort them using the Filter and Sort buttons. Search field allows a user to enter flight information, such as aircraft callsign, tail number, or departure airport, to narrow the results displayed on the Flight Status Table. Filter determines the field that will be used to order flights on the Flight Status Table. Sort will order the flights on the Flight Status Table based on the selected filter option and can be reversed by selecting the Sort button. 3.3.2 Aircraft Tracking Information Tracked aircraft will display flight information on a flight status bar. An example of a Flight Status Bar is shown below with each field defined. NOTE: Only data received from onboard transmitters will be displayed on a Flight Status Bar. If no information is available for a particular field, it will not be displayed Date - Lists the date of an active flight, or if completed, the date the flight was performed. Callsign - Aircraft callsign. Tail Number - The tail number of the aircraft. Aircraft Type - Lists a four-digit aircraft type. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 61 Search Bar Flight Status Bar 3. FLIGHT TRACKING Departure Time - The actual departure time will be listed in bold. The scheduled time will be listed and crossed through if it is different than the actual departure time. Arrival Time - If a flight is in progress, the estimated arrival time will be displayed. When the aircraft has landed the actual arrival time will be displayed, and if different than the scheduled time, the scheduled time will be crossed through. Departure Airport - The airport the aircraft is scheduled to depart or has departed. Destination Airport - The airport the aircraft is scheduled to arrive at. Enroute changes to the destination will not show on the Flight Status Bar but will be displayed on the route. Estimated Time Remaining - The estimated time remaining will be displayed below the departure/destination airports. Progress Bar - The progress bar is a visual representation of the progress of a flight. The bar will be progressively filled in green until the aircraft has landed. Airspeed - Displays the current airspeed. Altitude - Displayed the current altitude. Hyperlink Symbol - If a flight has been planned in Dispatch, it will show a hyperlink symbol. When selected, it will open the flight in Dispatch. Information Symbol - Hovering the cursor over the information symbol will show flight data that is missing from the Status Board. Status - The aircraft status will change to show the current status of the aircraft. • On-Time - The aircraft is on schedule based on planned departure and arrival times. ForeFlight Dispatch Guide 62 Hyperlink Symbol Information Symbol 3. FLIGHT TRACKING • Landed - An aircraft that landed with a green bubble was on time. An aircraft with an orange bubble was delayed. • Delayed - Is displayed when an a