Which app do pilots use?

ForeFlight is a widely used aviation app for flight planning and navigation, with various features including flight planning, weather information, electronic charts, and aircraft performance calculations.



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ForeFlight Mobile, the company's flagship product, is used by individual pilots and professional flight crews to gather weather and destination information efficiently.

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GPS can occasionally have disruptions, so most pilots keep paper maps handy, and cockpits have a magnetic compass. Pilots should be prepared to navigate with nothing more than a map, compass and stopwatch if the need arises.

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Technical discussion. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) currently prohibits the use of mobile phones aboard any aircraft in flight.

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Yes and yes. On many long-haul flights a pilot will take a nap while a second or third pilot will fly the aircraft. Some airlines have facilities for crew rest in the aircraft.

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Yes, the FAA permits pilots to listen to music as long as it's not distracting. Some headphones have the ability to have two inputs, one for comms and one for music, and can silence the music whenever audio is detected on the comms input.

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Use of visual entertainment such as movies, television programs, video games, etc., is not allowed for a flight crew as they are required to maintain visual scanning outside the aircraft, if able, for situational awareness and collision avoidance.

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Whether traveling internationally or not, pilots and flight attendants always carry their passports. Most airlines require their crews to keep their passports with them at work.

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What do pilots like to do for fun?
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