ForeFlight Quiz: Advanced map challenge
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ForeFlight’s moving map screen provides nearly every piece of information a VFR or IFR pilot needs during a flight. Take our latest quiz to see if you know how to access some of its hidden features.
How can you display VFR Flyway Planning Charts on the moving map?
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When the NOTAMs layer is enabled on the map, what is the significance of an area highlighted with yellow shading?
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How can you quickly find the nearest airport in ForeFlight?
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When approaching to land at an airport, how can you display a final approach path aligned with the planned landing runway?
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What do the yellow and red colors indicate for terrain when the Hazard Advisor layer is enabled?
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How can you display the legend and side panel of VFR Sectional or IFR En Route chart on the map?
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When flying with an ADS-B receiver, how can you display ground-based traffic on an airport diagram?
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Where can you find a written description about surface Hot Spots for an airport?
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While briefing an instrument approach, you see a snowflake icon and temperature listed in the briefing strip. What does this mean and where in ForeFlight can you find more information?
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When viewing the Aeronautical map overlay, how can you determine the MEA for an airway?
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ForeFlight Advanced Map Challenge
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I love ForeFlight! There are always new features to learn and going through quizzes of this type can be a great teaching tool for tools that have never been used. To get that education though, you must score poorly on the quiz, which is negative reinforcement. Perhaps a “Did you know Foreflight could do THIS!” type of approach would be better learning tool? Just an opinion from a 40 year instructional designer.
As an education specialist, I strongly concur! Correct answers should be readily available for those who desire them in a venue like this.
With respect to my last comment, perhaps you could change the feedback text for incorrect answers from “Wrong!” to “Let’s take a closer look…” I think that would be an effective change to the existing format you have chosen. Regards, Mike
I agree
NO. Maybe “Correct” and “Incorrect” if you need softer wording, but “Wrong!” sends the right message with the right urgency.
I agree with Mike. I found myself hesitating to continue after I got an answer “WRONG!”. Even though I know the score is meaningless (means I just don’t know about that particular feature in Foreflight), the “WRONG!” reply put me quickly on the defensive. There is nothing urgent about knowing the answers. Just VERY useful information.
These and similar quizzes are often humbling – I agree with Mike – WRONG – puts the reader on the defensive – I try not to ask questions that will put someone on their heels – the should be to get them (me) to lean in….
I love foreflight too! Even though I’ve used it for years, I always learn from taking the quiz. The other thing I notice is that with the frequent changes to the app, I’m hunting and pecking to find the correct button to display the correct info, per the quiz. I guess that’s part of the always learning thing!
I love these quiz’s. There is no way I will ever know everything Foreflight can do, but when I get one wrong I should know, I make it a point to use it.
Why don’t you do a question and answer test/ tutorial for Garmin Pilot? That would be helpful also.
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