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I’m student pilot, just wondering what subscription do pilots used for fore flight to be used on iPad during flight, like seeing the map moving and the small plane and many other things, do you need internet connection or gps can you please help. Thanks 

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  1. John D Collins on May 20, 2021

    The Basic Plus subscription is a good fit for a student pilot. Internet is used for planning, but not in flight. In flight you will want a GPS. If you purchase an iPad with cellular capability, a built in GPS is part of the hardware. You don’t need to have a cellular subscription for your iPad, but it is helpful if you want to obtain information when you are away from a wifi that has internet. Also having cellular support is useful for filing, activating, and closing your VFR flight plans, although if you have a iPhone, it can be used for this purpose as well.

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