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AVweb Photo: ForeFlight ForeFlight calls its latest 13.3 update “one of our biggest in years,” with multiple new features. Dynamic Winds and Temperatures displays forecast wind speed, direction and temperatures at multiple altitudes and times from all around the world. Color-coded heat maps represent primary forecast values at the selected altitudes and times. Overlaid particle animations show wind direction and speed to more easily interpret large-scale weather patterns. The Time Slider tracks wind forecasts through a 24+ hour range. The Altitude Slider shows wind data fr...

 - April 29, 2021, 10:39 AM ForeFlight has opened features for user testing in its new ForeFlight Labs, and the first is called Taxi Routing, which lets users chart their course from the ramp to the runway and vice versa. Taxi Routing uses the same bubble editor format as ForeFlight’s regular flight planning but adds some useful conventions to help plot the course to or from various locations on the airport, including a runway (after landing) and FBOs (pre-departure). At present, the feature doesn’t include airline gates or other areas of the airport. A “Taxi Route” button in the fl...