How it works
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What information is sent and retrieved will depend on the customisation set at the Operator level.
Some of this integration will be able to be The configuration can be overridden by the aircraft, to allow for dispatch centers working with different operatorsoperators with aircraft dispatched by multiple centres.
Data sent from NuvolOps to ForeFlight Dispatch
When ForeFlight Dispatch integration is enabled, NuvolOps will instantly create all confirmed flight legs in ForeFlight and update them after any changeschange.
The following data is sent to ForeFlight Dispatch:
NuvolOps trip ID and Flight Leg number (as tags)
Aircraft registration
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Departure and arrival airports
Departure date and time
Crew members
PAX and pets
If we have gender and date of birth they will be sent to the correct category, otherwise as adults.
This data will be sent to ForeFlight as soon as it is updated in NuvolOps.
In NuvolOps, there’s a new Dispatch Check that will be set to review “Review” every time data is automatically updated in ForeFlight:
Data retrieved from ForeFlight Dispatch to NuvolOps
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Once a route has been selected in ForeFlight, the Flight Time will get updated corrected in NuvolOps
Once the flight plan has been filed, we retrieve it and save it as ATC Flight Plan, which then becomes available in the Crew Brief and the Crew App.
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Parameter Name | Type | Description |
ForeFlight Integration Enabled | boolean | Enables/disables integration |
ForeFlight Automatic Update | picklist |
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ForeFlight Automatic FT Corr Update | picklist |
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ForeFlight Send Crew | boolean | Disables sending crew info when set to false |
ForeFlight Send PAX | boolean | Disables sending PAX info when set to false |
ForeFlight Treat OBS and FE as PAX | boolean | When set to true sends OBS and FE as PAX, when set to false sends them as crew |
ForeFlight Infant Age Threshold | integer | PAX age less than this value will be treated as ‘Infant' in ForeFlight |
ForeFlight Child Age Threshold | integer | PAX age between the Infant threshold and this value will be treated as ‘Child' in ForeFlight |
For the Aircraft
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How to activate it
Contact Support by Chatter or through support@nuvolops.com
Provide API Key
Tools > API Console > Generate API Key > Copy
Keep in mind that the API Key will only be shown once.
Provide desired behaviour (desired option for https://nuvolar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NuvolOpsWiki/pages/edit-v2/4156194817#For-the-Operator )
What to do with new aircraft
ForeFlight aircraft checkboxWhen a new aircraft is added to the fleet, the checkbox “ForeFlight Integration Enabled” should be checked.
How to deactivate it
Deactivating the integration for the whole operator, can be done by setting the Account Parameter “Integration Enabled” in the operator → to False
ForeFlight aircraft checkboxTo deactivate it for one aircraft only, the “ForeFlight Integration Enabled” should be changed to unchecked.
If you don’t have access to change Account Parameters, please contact us via Chatter or at support@nuvolops.com