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Jet Journal
ForeFlight Releases
New 3D Features
by Rich Pickett
If you are already a fan of utilizing synthetic vision with ForeFlight Mobile, then you will really enjoy the latest feature released in version 11.0.1. With their top-of-the-line subscription, Performance Plus, Foreflight has included high-resolution 3D aerial views which combine visual imagery with Jeppe- sen terrain data. You can examine virtually any airport – from the ones you frequent to those you hope to visit in the future.
I recently used the feature on a flight in our Eclipse from my home air- port in San Diego (KMYF) to Mammoth Lakes (KMMH). The imagery was phenomenal, offering me multiple views and perspectives that I could easily manipulate. Even though I’ve flown into Mammoth for 15 years, I used the feature to give me an enhanced view of the approach – useful since we had cloud cover between us and the airport. You simply select the runway and it positions the view on the final approach course.
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