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ForeFlight Adds Runway Proximity Advisor

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Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • ForeFlight Mobile app version 4.7 introduces the Runway Proximity Advisor (RPA) to help reduce runway incursions, a significant aviation safety concern.
  • The RPA provides both audio (requiring a compatible headset) and visual alerts to pilots as they approach, enter, or cross a runway.
  • Additional updates in version 4.7 include compatibility with the XPlane simulator software and an enhanced scratchpad feature.
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ForeFlight has added new functionality to version 4.7 of its ForeFlight Mobile aviation app. The big news is the Runway Proximity Advisor (RPA), which allows the app to provide audio and visual alerts to pilots as they approach, enter or cross a runway.

As you approach or enter a runway, a pop-up label that shows which runway you’re approaching or entering appears on the screen. To receive the audio alerts in your headsets, you’ll need either a Bluetooth aviation headset that can link to an iOS device or a headset with an audio-in port.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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