Aviation app developer ForeFlight has unveiled a companion app for passengers with the release of ForeFlight 11.2 that allows them to track the progress of their flight, the company announced this week. Use of the ForeFlight Passenger app, which is available for free on the App Store, requires connectivity between a pilot’s ForeFlight Mobile subscription and the app.
According to ForeFlight, the Passenger app features a map showing the position of a flight—which requires a GPS source—route of the flight, estimated remaining time, estimated time of arrival, speed, altitude in feet, and magnetic heading. The default speed is measured in knots but can be changed in the app’s settings to mph or kph.
If the pilot changes the flight’s route, ForeFlight will automatically transmit it to the Passenger app. ForeFlight Passenger also allows travelers to pan and zoom around the map, as well as supports split view and slide over on the iPad for users who are multitasking.
In testing, ForeFlight has successfully connected up to eight Passenger apps to one Pilot app, but added, “the actual limit is probably higher.”
Aviation app developer ForeFlight has unveiled a companion app for passengers with the release of ForeFlight 11.2 that allows them to track the progress of their flight. Use of the ForeFlight Passenger app, which is available for free on the App Store, requires connectivity between a pilot’s ForeFlight Mobile subscription and the app.
According to ForeFlight, the Passenger app features a map showing the position of a flight—which requires a GPS source—route of the flight, estimated remaining time, estimated time of arrival, speed, altitude in feet, and magnetic heading.
If the pilot changes the flight’s route, ForeFlight will automatically transmit it to the Passenger app.