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Did you know that with iFlightPlanner.com you can save and quickly recall your favorite routes?  It's as easy as clicking the "Save as Favorite Route" option within the Flight Basics section of the Flight Wizard.

You can easily recall your routes from the "My Account Home" page or from the "Favorite Routes" drop-down box.  This is a very helpful and often overlooked feature of iFlightPlanner.com and we wanted to be sure that you're getting the most out of your flight planning experience with us!

iFlightPlanner.com has teamed up with LiveATC.net to offer live air traffic control feeds directly from our Airport/Facility Directory! LiveATC.net has established itself as the premier source for live air traffic control audio on the web and offers access to over 450 feeds from airports all across the world.

Simply click the "LiveATC.net" logo from within the Airport/Facility Directory where you'll be directed to LiveATC.net and listening within seconds!

If your favorite airport is not yet part of the LiveATC.net network, they're always looking for volunteers to help put new locations on the air! If you have an air-band scanner sitting idle, why not join the network?

We are really excited about putting this fantastic aviation resource at your fingertips! Whether you're a pilot, student pilot, or someone who just loves aviation, you'll really enjoy LiveATC.net!

Did you know that each weather brief that you retrieve through iFlightPlanner.com or mobile.iFlightPlanner.com is certified by the FAA?  Every request for a weather brief is logged with both the FAA and iFlightPlanner so you can be confident that you're fulfilling your pre-flight weather duties as pilot in command. 

We've been working hard on a bunch of cool new features for 2011, so stay tuned! (HINT: Rubberbanding and point-and-click routing!)

Your "My Account Home" page will display "Open Flights".  Open Flights are flights that you have yet to close and log into your iFlightPlanner logbook.  Remember that with iFlightPlanner, you have the ability to electronically close flights that you've filed with the FAA!

How To Close A Flight Plan & Log Your Flight

1. Click "Close & Log" next to the flight you want to close.
2. If you filed with the FAA, let us know whether you closed your flight with the tower or Flight Service, or would like us to close it electronically for you.
3. Fill out the logbook...it's just like your print version.
4. Click "Save Flight Log Info" and you’re done!

Welcome to Flight Planning Friday!  In this new series, we'll highlight iFlightPlanner features we think you'll love!

iFlightPlanner Mobile Aviation Weather

No matter whether you have iFlightPlanner Free or Premium, your account includes access to iFlightPlanner Mobile, a streamlined version of iFlightPlanner available on any web-enabled mobile device (iPhone, BlackBerry, Droid, Palm and more)!  Just visit:

» http://m.iFlightPlanner.com

What You'll See

• RADAR: Animated, real-time
• METAR: Color-coded & translated
  * If available for facility
• TAF: Color-coded & translated
  * If available for facility
• NOTAMs: Translated to plain language
• Text AIRMET, SIGMET, PIREP & Forecast Area

How To Access It

1. Favorite Airports
   From your iFlightPlanner Mobile Home page, click on the Sun/Cloud icon for any of your Favorite Airports
2. Mobile Navigation
   Click "Wx" at the top of any iFlightPlanner Mobile page, then enter your airport code or click on any of your favorites
3. Bookmark It
   Once you click on a favorite, bookmark it to your mobile device for one-click future access!

Happy Friday!