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Share Your Flights - With Realtime Tracking

Written by Nick Barron | Aug 19, 2014 8:56:24 AM

Introduction

Members can now share their flights with clients, family, friends and colleagues!

It takes just 1-click after your flight has been filed to access the new Share Flight page.

If you are flying IFR in Europe, this page will also provide real-time track updates so you can see the progress instantly.

 

How to use Share Flights

Once your flight has been filed. Click on the Flight Detail page. At the bottom on the manage Flights Page is a new button "Track Flight".

Click this button and it will open, displaying the Share Flight page.

 

Share Flights

This page has a unique web address that others can only access if the address is forwarded to them.

To share this page with others, click your Browser URL and copy and paste it into an Email.

You can also post this page straight into your Facebook Page or Twitter Feed if desired.

Here is an example flight (with permission) from Aeris Aviation:

https://fly.rocketroute.com/trackflight/follow?routeid=aYuZiKt8

 

Page Features

Opening the Share Flight page before the flight is airborne and the system will display a message "FLIGHT NOT YET OPEN".

If the Flight is 'off-block' i.e. rolled back from the terminal building or moved from the apron the system will display message "FLIGHT ACTIVE NOT YET AIRBORNE".

Once airport the flight will start to be tracked and ETA and Flight Times updated.

Information is provided in time local to departure airport, arrival airport and in UTC.

Once the flight has landed the page will display "FLIGHT CLOSED".

You will be able to view this page for 90 days after departure.

For feedback using this new feature email support@rocketroute.com