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ForeFlight Brings Airport 3D Views

ForeFlight's Airport 3D View shows a pannable image of the airport environment on portable tablets and smartphones. ForeFlight
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Key Takeaways:

  • ForeFlight has launched "Airport 3D Views," a new feature designed to improve pilot situational awareness by allowing exploration of airport environments in a high-resolution 3D format.
  • This tool provides interactive views, including zooming, rotation from various angles, and quick access to runway final approach perspectives, enhancing both preflight planning and in-flight visualization.
  • Available for all airports in the ForeFlight database (version 11+), the "Airport 3D Views" feature is included with ForeFlight’s Performance Plus subscription.
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Since ForeFlight opened up shop in 2007, it, along with other aviation apps, has revolutionized the way we fly making critical charts, approach plates and navigation tools previously carried in heavy flight bags available in a small portable tablet. Along the way, the app has been updated with all kinds of useful tools. This week, ForeFlight announced its latest feature: Airport 3D Views.

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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