Civil Air Search And
Rescue Association
CASARA
ForeFlight
Creating User Waypoints
User Waypoints
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A user waypoint is
a method of saving
any single point on
the map (marking
NOCL) for future
reference, inclusion
in routes, or directto operations.
User Waypoints-Touch Planning
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While using touchplanning, create
your own custom
waypoint from a
point on the map:
Tap-and-hold the
point until a popup is displayed.
User Waypoints-Touch Planning
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Tap the More
button,
Then the Save
button to create
and name the
waypoint, which
you’ll be able to
use in future
routes.
User Waypoints-Touch Planning
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Create a recognizable
name for the waypoint.
Note: Names must be one
word with no spaces and
must contain at least one
letter.
Once a waypoint has been
named, you’ll be able to
reference it while creating
routes just as you would
any other waypoint.
NOTE: “D” and “CAP” are
reserved and may not be
used as User Waypoint
names.
User Waypoints-Touch Planning
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Description:
Provide a brief
description of the
waypoint.
The description
appears in the
waypoint callout
when you tap that
waypoint in route
in the Maps view.
User Waypoints -Touch Planning
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Lat/Lon: When
creating a user
waypoint via touchplanning, the latitude
and longitude are
determined for you
based on the point on
the map that you
touch.
LAT/LONG can be
edited here
User Waypoints -Lat / Long
Formats
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Latitude/Longitude Formats
4 formats are supported:
DD.dd (degree , decimal degree)
DD MM SS ( degree, minute, second )
DD MM.mm ( degree ,minute ,decimal minute )
DD MM SSs ( degree ,minute ,second ,decimal second )
Examples of these formats using this location
32°44’55.6”N, 80°45’57.6”W are:
DD.dd 32.75N/080.77W
DD MM SS 324456/-0804558
DD MM.mm 3244.93/-08045.96
DD MM SSs 3244556/-08045576
User Waypoints -Lat / Long
Formats
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NOTES:
1) Latitude is always DD,
Longitude is always DDD.
2) Include a minus sign for Longitudes west and Latitudes
south.
3) After *input* into the User Waypoint, these formats are
*stored* in the DD.dd format. Or when tapping File & Brief
from the NavLog, the DUATS filing form stores in the
DDMMSSs (degree ,minute, seconds, decimal second)
format.
For *reading* Airport coordinates and ad-hoc tap-and-add
coordinates ForeFlight allows you to select from 3 formats:
DD.dd – Degrees ,decimal degrees
DD MM.mm – Degrees ,minutes, decimal minutes
DD MM SS – Degree , minutes , second
User Waypoints
Waypoints
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User Waypoints may
also be entered one
at a time
Select More
User Waypoints
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User Waypoints
Waypoints
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Select add +
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User Waypoints
Waypoints
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Enter required info
Lat/long enter as follow using
DDMM.mmm format
Include a minus sign for
Longitudes west and Latitudes
south.
Eg: 4545.500
-06645.000
For latest version of Foreflight
mobile the letter W can be
used when entering longitude
Eg:
4545.500
W06645.000
Tap the save button to finish
creating the user waypoint.
Once the waypoint is created,
it functions just as any other
waypoint in ForeFlight Mobile.
Creating
User Waypoints
Finding Waypoints
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User waypoints can be
Searched by using
the Search box at the
top of the Maps view.
User Waypoint can
be included in a
route By entering the
name of the user
waypoint in the same
way you would use
any other airport
name or navaid when
planning via search.
User Waypoints
Projecting Waypoints
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You can also enter a
user waypoint as a
distance and radial from
an aviation point or a
user waypoint
By entering the
waypoint / radial /
distance information in
Latitude and leaving
Longitude blank.
User Waypoints
Projecting Waypoints
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Eg: entering
YFC/106/10 in
Latitude would
create a user
waypoint 10 NM
away from the YFC
VOR on the 106
Radial
User Waypoints
Projecting Waypoints
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Once the waypoint
is created, it
functions just as
any other waypoint
saved in ForeFlight
Mobile.
User Waypoints
Deleting Waypoints
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To delete a single
user waypoint, use
the swipe-to-delete
gesture: swipe
your finger across
the name of the
waypoint, then tap
the red Delete
button.
User Waypoints
Deleting Waypoints
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To delete ALL User
Waypoints, tap the
“Clear” button
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