NavLog and choose “Insert Before.” to insert the route elements one at a time. To insert points after the SAR pattern, tap in the NavLog and type the points as you would when planning any other route. Or, use touch-planning with rubber banding to adjust the route directly on the Maps page. ForeFlight Mobile allows you to import your own collection of user waypoints into the app using a CSV or KML file. CSV is a simple comma-separated format which can be exported from Excel or Google Sheets.
No new doctor reports to share until after February 2nd. Trying to fight off boredom, I dug through some of my files I put together for the Beech Aero Club newsletter detailing some tips and tricks for iPad use with Foreflight.User Waypoints
How easy is creating a user waypoint? On the iPad with Foreflight, it’s easypeasy!
This is the typical VFR flight.Well it's VFR you say, who needs userwaypoints.If you have a Garmin GPS likeI do you can add this point from your iPad with ForeFlight, save it, then transferit with the FlightStream 210 and let your autopilot do its thing. It’s just nice to have a course to followand keep you out of trouble.
Today the flight is a breakfast run across the Delaware Bayto Millville NJ from my home base in Ocean City MD. It’s cold out there today andthe Bay water temps are close to 41° so let’s limit the crossing as short as wecan.
We enter the typical VFR flight direct to KMIV (left).Next with a point and drag I enter a pointjust off Cape Henlopen, DE (middle) and then just off of Cape May, NJ (right).This jog limits our crossing from 27 miles to 10 miles.Do you need to do this, no, just fly point topoint.Do I use these two points on allmy crossings, yes. I save the point and drag by just entering MY user waypointsthat I saved, when I build the route. Another safety note, this route is wherethe ferry crosses all day and there are many tankers at the mouth of the bay. All excellent targets to point to IF you haveto ditch and can’t make shore with no other outs.
Point to the first waypoint and the replace screen will appearselect more. When you select more youhave three choices, direct to – add to route –save, select save.The next screen comes up and you can type ina name, I used CAPEL for Lewes DE and named the other point CAPEM for Cape May,NJ.At the bottom of the Foreflight screenif you select more and then user waypoints you will see the list ofwaypoints you have saved.