ForeFlight has added 3D flight planning tools for top-tier subscribers to its mobile flight-planning app that allow a pilot to see a digitized map of any airport and virtually fly any route before a flight or afterward as a debrief tool.
ForeFlight Adds New 3D Flight-Planning Tools
Key Takeaways:
- ForeFlight has introduced new 3D flight planning tools for its mobile app, allowing top-tier subscribers to virtually plan or review flights and explore airports using integrated aerial imagery and high-resolution terrain data.
- These 3D capabilities are available to ForeFlight Mobile app's Performance Plus subscribers, which costs $299 per year and includes other features like predeparture clearances and detailed aircraft performance profiles.
- The release reflects an accelerated pace of innovation at ForeFlight following its acquisition by Boeing and subsequent closer collaboration with sister company Jeppesen.
- ForeFlight also recently updated its takeoff and landing performance tools to conform to new FAA guidance, which recommends longer runway lengths for aging piston aircraft.
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