Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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June 2025 Update — Our subscription plan names have changed, but the pricing and included features remain the same:
• Basic Plus is now Starter
• Pro Plus is now Essential
• Performance Plus is now Premium

Join Kendall Stovall and Alex McMillan, both ForeFlight experts and active CFIs, as they explain what every student pilot needs to know about ForeFlight. They will walk you through setting up an aircraft and weight & balance, finding and uploading documents, and other features needed to plan your first flight. Kendall and Alex will also point out helpful features to help users on any subscription plan get the most out of ForeFlight.

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00:00 Introduction
02:43 What is an EFB?
05:44 What kind of iPad should I get?
07:36 ForeFlight Subscriptions
08:42 Downloads
11:54 Documents
16:56 Aircraft setup
23:30 Weight & Balance setup
26:52 Checklist
30:17 Airports
35:28 Maps
47:30 Obtaining a Briefing
50:22 Inflight tools
57:10 Track Logs
58:17 Logbook
1:01:44 Have a backup!
1:02:54 Q&A