Aviation & Aerospace · head to head
ForeFlight vs CAE Flight Training
ForeFlight
Aviation & Aerospace
Comprehensive flight planning and pilot briefing app
- From
- $130/year
- Rated
- -
CAE Flight Training
Aviation & Aerospace
World leader in professional flight training
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: ForeFlight device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence; CAE Flight Training mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
- They diverge on capability: ForeFlight covers Flight planning, CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ForeFlight and CAE Flight Training actually diverge.
| Attribute | ForeFlight | CAE Flight Training |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $130/year | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Platforms | iPad, iPhone | On-site |
| Founded | 2007 | 1947 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation & Aerospace).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in ForeFlight
- Flight planning
- Aeronautical charts
- Weather briefings
- Navigation
- Weight & balance
- Garmin avionics
- Jeppesen charts
- ADS-B receivers
Only in CAE Flight Training
- Full-flight simulators
- Type rating training
- Crew resource training
- Maintenance training
- Certification
- Airlines
- Regulators
- Learning platforms
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ForeFlight
- Flight planning and navigation for pilotsnot CAE Flight Training
- Aviation weather and digital logbooknot CAE Flight Training
- Airport information and terrain profilingnot CAE Flight Training
CAE Flight Training
- Type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilotsnot ForeFlight
- Cadet to captain airline training programmesnot ForeFlight
- Cabin crew and maintenance technician trainingnot ForeFlight
- Flight data analysis and operations management through Flightscapenot ForeFlight
- Courseware and training records management with CAE Pelesysnot ForeFlight
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ForeFlight
- Device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
- Geographic region limited to one per subscription
- Annual billing only, no monthly option
- Starter plan lacks Synthetic Vision and advanced planning tools
- Essential plan lacks pre-built aircraft profiles and fuel planning
CAE Flight Training
- Mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
- The software pieces, Flightscape, CAE Rise and CAE Pelesys, are sold to airlines and operators rather than to individual pilots
- Pricing is not published
Pricing, plan by plan
ForeFlight
$130/yearNo published plan breakdown. See the ForeFlight review.
CAE Flight Training
On request- Pilot TrainingFree
- Full-flight simulators
- Type ratings
- Crew training
- Maintenance TrainingFree
- Technical training
- Systems training
- Certification
Which should you pick?
Choose ForeFlight if
- You need flight planning.
- You work on iPad, iPhone.
- You also want aeronautical charts.
Choose CAE Flight Training if
- You need full-flight simulators.
- You work on On-site.
- You also want type rating training.
Questions people ask
- Is ForeFlight or CAE Flight Training better?
- Neither clearly leads. ForeFlight starts at $130/year and CAE Flight Training at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ForeFlight or CAE Flight Training?
- ForeFlight starts at $130/year and CAE Flight Training at On request.
- Does ForeFlight or CAE Flight Training run on more platforms?
- ForeFlight runs on iPad, iPhone. CAE Flight Training runs on On-site.
- What is ForeFlight best used for?
- ForeFlight is most often used for flight planning and navigation for pilots, aviation weather and digital logbook, airport information and terrain profiling. Of those, flight planning and navigation for pilots and aviation weather and digital logbook are not what CAE Flight Training is typically brought in for.
- What can ForeFlight do that CAE Flight Training cannot?
- ForeFlight covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather briefings, Navigation. CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Type rating training, Crew resource training, Maintenance training.