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When you combine the 3D aerial views with synthetic vision, the pi- lot has a comprehensive situational awareness of the terrain and airport environment. It certainly would have been a useful addition when I flew to Narsarsuaq, Greenland (BGBW), where the approach is along a fjord.
ForeFlight makes it easy to down- load the imagery to your iPad or iPhone. Simply select their “Pack” feature when you plan your flight.
In addition to the 3D imagery fea- ture available in the Performance Plus subscription, ForeFlight offers some new features to all subscribers. I found their implementation of the FAA’s new graphical AIRMETS, or G-AIRMETS, to be very useful. The G-AIRMETS are transmitted as part of the ADS-B data stream, so you would need a compatible ADS-B receiver to take advantage of this feature.
continues to add charts to support aviators flying in those regions.
It is exciting to see new features such as these from one of the leading aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) software providers. I’m sure we will continue to see innovative enhance- ments from ForeFlight and other EFB providers in the coming years.
Other new features include en- hanced f light log tracking with “Breadcrumbs,” enhanced features in their Logbook and for those who want custom map layers, you can now import KMZ data files. For anyone flying to Europe, ForeFlight
After 11,000 hours of piloting over 90 aircraft models, Rich Pickett still has a passion for flying. Rich holds an ATP, CFII SME, SES, glider licenses, and type ratings in the L29, L39, Cita- tion 500/510s/525s, Eclipse 500S and DA10. His company, Per- sonal Wings, provides training, mentoring and aircraft services. You can contact Rich at rich@ personalwings.com.
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