Explore

The Explore tab is where you browse flying sites, routes, points of interest, and airspaces.

It combines quick navigation, global search, map browsing, and nearby results in one place.

What you can do from Explore

The top section of Explore gives you direct access to:

1. Flying Sites
2. Routes
3. Points of Interest
4. Airspaces

Use these shortcuts when you want to open a full list instead of browsing the nearby map first.

Some rows depend on your plan or sign-in:

1. If you are signed out, tapping any row takes you to sign in.
2. Points of Interest opens the upgrade sheet on the Wingman plan. You need Frequent Flyer or higher. See Points of Interest.
3. Airspaces shows an Unlock chip when your plan does not include airspaces. Tap the chip to see the plan that does.

Search for places to fly

Explore includes a floating search bar that lets you search across explore items from the same screen.

Use search when you want to quickly find:

1. a flying site
2. a route
3. a point of interest
4. another saved or shared explore item

Tap a search result to open its details page directly. Your private items are listed above public ones.

Browse nearby results

Below the navigation shortcuts, Explore shows a Near you section.

This section combines:

1. filter chips
2. a nearby map
3. a list of nearby results

The map card is a small preview of the area around you. You cannot pan or zoom it. Tap it to open the full Explore map at the same area, where you can move around, switch layers and see flying conditions by day. Scroll the list below it for a quick overview of nearby places.

Use the filters

Explore includes two main filters:

1. Public
2. Shared with me

Use these filters to control which kinds of items appear in your nearby results.

When a filter is enabled, Explore includes those items in the map and list. Turn a filter off if you want to narrow the results.

Open map and list results

Tap any result on the map or in the nearby list to open the relevant details page.

Depending on the result, that can take you to:

1. a flying site
2. a route
3. a point of interest
4. another supported explore item

Explore access notes

Some Explore areas depend on your plan or feature access.

For example:

1. managing points of interest needs the Frequent Flyer plan or higher
2. airspaces show an Unlock chip when your plan does not include them

If a section is locked, Gaggle shows that before you enter the full feature.

Next steps

If you want to browse a specific type of item in more detail, open one of the Explore shortcuts at the top of the page.

If you want a full-screen view, open the Explore map. If you want forecast-driven site details, start with Flying Sites or tap a site from the nearby map.