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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 introduced a new "Airport 3D Views" feature to help pilots visualize airport environments in 3D for enhanced situational awareness during approach and preflight planning.
  • This tool provides detailed 3D imagery with zoom, rotation, and various perspectives (from final approach to overhead), utilizing high-resolution terrain data from Jeppesen.
  • "Airport 3D Views" is available for all airports in the ForeFlight database (version 11+) and is included as part of the 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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