Foreflight being acquired by Boeing - Page 3

JonJay · #21 03-06-2019, 07:18 PM

I will continue to use Foreflight unless I see changes in the product I don?t like, out of line pricing, or poor service.
I am not impressed in SA?s self serving Blog intended to cast doubt, or their offer, intended to take advantage of a situation that hasn?t even happened. But that?s just me. If something does happen, I won?t look to SA for a solution.

Boeing is my States largest employer. An American owned and operated company, and hasn?t done a thing to Foreflight yet. Who knows, they might make it all better, cheaper, and faster. That guess is as good as anybody else?s.

Let?s see how it plays out before we bury Foreflight.

N941WR · #22 03-06-2019, 07:39 PM

With the SkyView in my RV, I have found no reason to purchase Foreflight.

What am I missing?

That and I simply don't trust my life on PC's, be they Windows or Apple based. I deal with them in my day job and have never seen that I would want in the cockpit with me.

JonJay · #23 03-06-2019, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by N941WR

With the SkyView in my RV, I have found no reason to purchase Foreflight.

What am I missing?

That and I simply don't trust my life on PC's, be they Windows or Apple based. I deal with them in my day job and have never seen that I would want in the cockpit with me.

It?s a great preflight tool and gives me a secondary display in flight. I under utilize it I am sure.

ksdflying · #24 03-06-2019, 07:56 PM

Ohhh noooo. Crud! This sucks. Yup, Boeing will absolutely steam roll Foreflight and ruin it. This is horrible news. Such an amazing development that has helped us GA guys. Thanks corporate America. One more amazing life achievement down the drain. Sucks. This tool has been a God send for me and others. Way to go Foreflight...shame on you for allowing this. Good luck Boeing...go ahead and ruin it. Your'e just going to add more cost to GA pilots and further the saddening decline of aviators. Sad.

ColoRv · #25 03-06-2019, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by N941WR

With the SkyView in my RV, I have found no reason to purchase Foreflight.

What am I missing?

That and I simply don't trust my life on PC's, be they Windows or Apple based. I deal with them in my day job and have never seen that I would want in the cockpit with me.

It’s a fantastic IFR tool. I have Garmin touch, coupled GTN650 and autopilot....and foreflight is always running when I’m IFR. I file and brief on foreflight as well. It’s pretty handy.

RV8iator · #26 03-06-2019, 08:21 PM

Just maybe Boeing will make Foreflight as good as their jets! Lets wait and see if all this moaning and whinning is justified.
I never flew a bad Boeing.

Ironflight · #27 03-06-2019, 10:37 PM

Ya’ know, it is extremely fashionable to bash “the huge coorporate giants” of any industry...but wait, Van’s is so much bigger than all the rest of the kit companies that they are our Boeing and Airbus combined...so shouldn’t we be worried about what they are doing to the kit industry.....? Perspective.

I’m with JonJay - nothing has happened to ForeFlight yet, I’ll keep an eye on it, and keep using it until something bad DOES happen to it. If Boeing is goign to destroy it, then nothing anyone says here will stop it - and if they don’t then predictions of doom aren’t accurate.

BMC_Dave · #28 03-06-2019, 11:10 PM

Vans is in the business of making homebuilt kit airplanes for general aviation pilots. Boeing is not in the business of general aviation, and there are examples of products becoming less useful to GA once acquired by them. It's not bashing a corporate giant to acknowledge developing and innovating features for GA pilots is probably not going to be a major focus for them. It's even easier to understand if you've worked for them or been a supplier to them.

rocketbob · #29 03-07-2019, 05:31 AM

I don't get the attachment to FF pilots have. FF has a lot of features most people don't use, and I'm in that camp. For $20 a year with the CFI discount I get all I need with FlyQ. WingX is free for CFI's but its got some clunkiness to the UI. Avare is free and open-source and will run on a $50 Amazon fire tablet.

The problem with Garmin Pilot as others have mentioned is it only works with Garmin ADS-B products.

DanBaier · #30 03-07-2019, 05:46 AM

I looked at WingX a couple of years ago and stayed with FF. Just looked at it again, and it has improved a lot (or I have slowed down), but it is definitely a contender if FF heads south. In fact, as I look it over up to the renewal date, I could see just switching over to it.