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Features like luminous terrain, night sky, hands-free declutter, and a brilliant obstacle awareness system make ForeFlight Synthetic Vision a visually stunning and high-performance hazard awareness tool.

Fly with more confidence in all conditions and terrain. Seeing your environment in three dimensions improves situational awareness, especially while on an approach or flying at night.

ForeFlight says it is easy to add Synthetic Vision to your ForeFlight Mobile app subscription. Synthetic Vision is available on the iPad with ForeFlight Mobile version 6.6 as a $25/year add-on to Basic or Pro subscription, and is available for United States and Canada coverages.

Another add-on, the Stratus 2, offers a built-in AHRS which drives a super responsive pitch and bank instrument in the center of the Synthetic Vision view. In an emergency situation, you’ve got a backup glass cockpit on your iPad that can help you stay aware of your position and surroundings. Stratus 2 is not required to run synthetic vision.

Without the Stratus AHRS, the center of the synthetic vision view still displays GPS-derived ground speed, altitude, vertical speed, track, and an HSI display with course deviation indicator. The top menu bar provides navlog information including distance to destination, active leg, and estimated time enroute. Synthetic Vision works in both split screen and a beautiful full-screen mode. Combine Synthetic Vision with a Plates on Map view for great situational awareness during an instrument approach. This is especially helpful for managing the workload during single pilot IFR operations.

The airport markers and runways make it easy to find the airport on a hazy day, at night, or during an instrument approach. Runways are detailed with asphalt, grass, dirt or water texture and are prominently labeled with FAA-styled font. Airport markers, obstacles, and runways automatically fade in and out of view based on aircraft altitude and distance to those objects. It’s built-in declutter that proactively filters the screen for you — no button taps required.

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