Quiz: ForeFlight badges, labels and alerts

ForeFlight is much more than just an airport directory and moving map on your iPad. It’s smart, always analyzing each piece of data you input and calling out errors or abnormalities you may have overlooked. Our latest quiz takes a look at some of these to help you better understand what is going on under the hood.

What is the meaning of the red badge with an exclamation mark on the FPL button on the home Maps screen?

One of the airports in your active flight plan is NOTAM’d closed.

The forecast for one of the planned airports includes severe weather elements.

There are charts, databases or weather data for the planned route not saved for offline viewing in the air.

Correct! Wrong!

What does the PDC badge next to a Clearance Delivery Frequency indicate?

An alert that the Clearance Delivery frequency may be the same as Ground Control.

This stands for Pilot Demand Clearance, which means ATC will only issue full route clearances from this airport.

The FAA’s electronic Pre-Departure Clearance service is available at the selected airport.

Correct! Wrong!

What does the red badge and number indicate on the ForeFlight home screen icon?

The number of chart and aviation databases that are ready for download.

There are runway closure NOTAMs for the departure or destination airport.

There is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) along your planned route.

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What does a red badge with an exclamation mark indicate on the ID bubble for one of the planned airports in your flight plan?

The air traffic control tower is closed

There is an airport or runway closure for the airport.

A wind shear PIREP was recently reported by an arriving aircraft.

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What does the red badge and number indicate at the top of the logbook screen?

How many days you’re out of landing currency.

The number of flights flown in the current year.

The number of automatic draft logbook entries created which are ready for approval.

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While viewing PIREPs on the map, you notice a red badge on one of the PIREP symbols. What does this mean?

A high-altitude pilot report

An urgent pilot report

A pilot report of a UFO sighting

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What does the "Error" message mean at the bottom left of the Route Editor window?

One of the performance variables, like the planned altitude or planned fuel, is not accurate for the aircraft model selected.

The altitude selected, e.g. odd or even, is incorrect for the direction of flight.

The route selected includes a VOR or NDB which has been decommissioned.

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What does the mountain symbol indicate near the name of certain airports on the Airports page?

There is high terrain within 5 miles of the airport.

One end of the runway is obstructed by rapidly rising terrain.

There is high terrain within 10 miles of the airport.

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What does the red box with the white triangle and exclamation mark mean at the top of the Checklist page?

There are checklists that have not been completed yet.

This is a quick-access button to load the emergency checklists.

This alert indicates that there is new checklist data available to download.

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What does this red banner on the Maps screen mean from a practical standpoint?

The Sectional Chart shown at the current zoom level will be available for offline viewing in the airplane.

This alert can be ignored since ForeFlight automatically downloads charts in the background.

The Sectional Chart shown on the map was temporarily loaded from an internet connection and will not be available in the air when offline.

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