Uploaded January 2025 | 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

This webinar is geared toward pilots relatively new to ForeFlight as well as student pilots who are headed off on their first cross country flights. ForeFlight’s Jeremy Lippart will walk through the basics of VFR Cross Country planning including identifying necessary airport information, calculating weight and balance information for the planned flight, using a Navlog, and an overview of preflight and en route ForeFlight tools to improve situational awareness.

00:00-02:50 – Intro and Housekeeping
02:51-04:10 – Traditional Cross Country Planning
04:11-07:24 – Cross Country Planning with ForeFlight
07:25-11:55 – Flight Plan Drawer
11:56-12:43 – NavLog
12:44-20:33 – Aeronautical Settings
20:43-29:59 – Preparing for the approach & Procedure via the FPL Drawer
30:00-33:44 – Multiple Leg Trips
33:45-41:23 – Additional Situational Awareness Tools
41:24-47:47 Flights tab – Weight & Balance and NavLog
47:48-52:03 – En Route Cross Country Tools
52:04-53:47 – Post-Flight Tools
53:48 – Q&A