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January 2019

Explore Airports From a New Perspective

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This 3-dimensional preview of the airport environment combines terrain data and aerial imagery to help you get familiar with new airports, whether you’re preparing for your next flight or exploring new places to fly. This feature is available with Performance Plus and Business Performance subscription plans.

You can access any airport’s 3D View by tapping the “3D View” button on Airports or in the airport popup on Maps. ForeFlight combines high-resolution terrain and streamed aerial imagery to create a realistic representation of the airport environment. Rotate and zoom the camera in or out to access every perspective, and watch the metrics in the top-left of the view update as you move the camera. Tap the runway button in the top-right to position the camera along the published glideslope for that runway, or at an angle of 6° if the runway doesn’t have any published approaches. Check the compass and airport diagram in the bottom-left of the view to see the wind direction relative to the selected runway.

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  • Get a 3-dimensional preview of the airport environment combining terrain data and aerial imagery to better prepare for arrival.
  • Selectable runway buttons allow you to visualize straight-in approaches by automatically positioning the camera along the glideslope, with the ability to rotate and zoom the view up to a distance of 15 nautical miles.
  • A data readout provides information about the runway and current camera elevation, and the distance and angle of the camera from the end of the selected runway.
  • Airport 3D View is included in Performance Plus, Business Performance, and MFB Performance subscription plans.

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