ForeFlight content pack - New York Scenic
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:19 pm
I was intrigued when I read about ForeFlight content packs so I decided to create one. I live near Niagara Falls, so that's where I started. I created a content pack called "New York Scenic" with some of the more notable places to fly over in New York state. It contains waypoints, descriptions, pictures and procedures/guidelines for viewing these spots from the air.
I'm hoping some of you might be interested in reviewing my work and suggesting other interesting places (in NY state for now). Comments are welcome. (my spelling can be pretty bad)
The content pack is about 6MB and too large to post here. You can download my beta-test version at:http://www.mdco.net/MDCO_NY_Scenic_pack.zip. I'm also happy to email the pack directly to anyone. Don't unzip the file. ForeFlight wants it as a .zip! You then have to import it into ForeFlight via hyperlink, airdrop, email, or iTunes. The instructions are at: https://foreflight.com/support/user-content/.
The easiest way to import the pack is by clicking on the "MDCO..." link above while using Safari on your iPad. Then tap "Open in ForeFlight". This will open ForeFlight and you should see that the content pack was installed. Tap “View” to see the contents of the pack.
When viewing the package contents, scroll to the bottom where you should see “New York Scenic.kml”. Tap on the “show on map” icon. New York Scenic is also available at the bottom of the right column of map layers on the map screen.
If you want to delete the content pack from your iPad tap …more > Custom Content > New York Scenic > Delete Content Pack.
Let me know what you think
I'm hoping some of you might be interested in reviewing my work and suggesting other interesting places (in NY state for now). Comments are welcome. (my spelling can be pretty bad)
The content pack is about 6MB and too large to post here. You can download my beta-test version at:http://www.mdco.net/MDCO_NY_Scenic_pack.zip. I'm also happy to email the pack directly to anyone. Don't unzip the file. ForeFlight wants it as a .zip! You then have to import it into ForeFlight via hyperlink, airdrop, email, or iTunes. The instructions are at: https://foreflight.com/support/user-content/.
The easiest way to import the pack is by clicking on the "MDCO..." link above while using Safari on your iPad. Then tap "Open in ForeFlight". This will open ForeFlight and you should see that the content pack was installed. Tap “View” to see the contents of the pack.
When viewing the package contents, scroll to the bottom where you should see “New York Scenic.kml”. Tap on the “show on map” icon. New York Scenic is also available at the bottom of the right column of map layers on the map screen.
If you want to delete the content pack from your iPad tap …more > Custom Content > New York Scenic > Delete Content Pack.
Let me know what you think