B4UFLY Drone Airspace Safety11.0.1 - App Store

The FAA has approved four new companies to provide airspace awareness to recreational flyers. While Aloft continues to be an approved LAANC USS, they will no longer provide the FAA's B4UFLY service.

Version History This app is no longer in service, but we have more options for you! 11.0.1 02/15/2024 The FAA has approved four new companies to provide airspace awareness to recreational flyers. While Aloft continues to be an approved LAANC USS, they will no longer provide the FAA's B4UFLY service. 11.0.0 02/01/2024 In this update, we’ve made design and feature updates to improve airspace understanding and provide easier access to Notify & Fly.

We’ve also improved landscape design with better access to checklists and preflight safety features.

Finally we made several performance enhancements.

Please reach out any time to support@aloft.ai with technical questions or product feedback, and UASHelp@faa.gov for general drone questions.

Fly safe. 10.5.3 12/16/2022 This update includes performance updates for map and data optimization. 10.5.2 09/26/2022 Improvements and bug fixes for the new checklist and Notify & Fly features. Your feedback and support is always appreciated. Please send ideas or questions to b4ufly@aloft.ai. 10.5.1 05/02/2022 In this update, we've added new preflight checklists and risk assessments, added new Notify & Fly features, and created a compliance checklist to get new pilots started with links to FAA Drone Zone registration and TRUST providers. 10.5 04/20/2022 This update builds on our new Notify & Fly tool for ultimate situational awareness. Post and view flight notifications of active drone flights in your area. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

We're working on more updates and improvements in the coming year. If you have ideas or requests, we'd love to hear them. Send us a note at b4ufly@aloft.ai with your thoughts.

Fly safe. 10.4.3 11/09/2021 Just a quick performance update, after our recent launch of Notify & Fly!

Since we released our crowdsourcing data initiative last year, we've received thousands of submissions from government agencies, but mostly it was fellow pilots sharing where they were going to be operating. With today's release of Notify & Fly, that functionality is more powerful and real-time with dynamic map layers.

Now all users -- recreational, commercial, and government / first responders -- can share your flight activity bringing new levels of safety and situational airspace to fellow pilots and airspace stakeholders. Just tap the new "N&F" button to securely and anonymously share where you'll be flying and we'll create an active flight volume that's immediately accessible for all users to see.

For more, read about the release of Notify & Fly on the Aloft blog -- https://www.aloft.ai/blog/aloft-launches-notify-fly-on-b4ufly/

Your feedback and questions are always welcome at b4ufly@aloft.ai. 10.4.2 09/14/2021 Just a quick performance update, after our launch of Notify & Fly a few days ago!

Since we released our crowdsourcing data initiative last year, we've received thousands of submissions from government agencies, but mostly it was fellow pilots sharing where they were going to be operating. With today's release of Notify & Fly, that functionality is more powerful and real-time with dynamic map layers.

Now all users -- recreational, commercial, and government / first responders -- can share your flight activity bringing new levels of safety and situational airspace to fellow pilots and airspace stakeholders. Just tap the new "N&F" button to securely and anonymously share where you'll be flying and we'll create an active flight volume that's immediately accessible for all users to see.

For more, read about the release of Notify & Fly on the Aloft blog -- https://www.aloft.ai/blog/aloft-launches-notify-fly-on-b4ufly/

Your feedback and questions are always welcome at b4ufly@aloft.ai 10.4.1 09/10/2021 In this update, we're excited to launch Notify & Fly on mobile!

Since we released our crowdsourcing data initiative last year, we've received thousands of submissions from government agencies, but mostly it was fellow pilots sharing where they were going to be operating. With today's release of Notify & Fly, that functionality is more powerful and real-time with dynamic map layers.

Now all users -- recreational, commercial, and government / first responders -- can share your flight activity bringing new levels of safety and situational airspace to fellow pilots and airspace stakeholders. Just tap the new "N&F" button to securely and anonymously share where you'll be flying and we'll create an active flight volume that's immediately accessible for all users to see.

For more, read about the release of Notify & Fly on the Aloft blog -- https://www.aloft.ai/blog/aloft-launches-notify-fly-on-b4ufly/

Your feedback and questions are always welcome at b4ufly@aloft.ai 10.4 09/08/2021 As we just crossed over 10 million airspace safety searches on B4UFLY, including our new web app -- https://b4ufly.aloft.ai/ -- we're excited to bring a new update with performance improvements and features that include more local data sources and crowdsourced situational awareness. If you're a city, state, or country and want to get in touch with us directly, please email b4ufly@aloft.ai.

We appreciate all of the feedback and reviews. We're here to help you fly safely. If you ever have any questions or need support, you can reach out to Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk) directly at support@aloft.ai. 10.3 06/01/2021 Building on B4UFLY's new state and local ground-based advisories, this update adds additional crowdsourcing and data submission capabilities to enable you to learn more about nearby advisories, and also submit new areas and locations for review.

If you're a city, state, or country and want to get in touch with us directly, please email b4ufly@kittyhawk.io.

We appreciate all of the feedback and reviews. We're here to help you fly safely. 10.2.2 11/21/2020 Following our crowdsourcing and local data layers update earlier in Drone Safety Awareness Week, this update adds some additional local data layers and related performance improvements.

If you're a city or state with specific local data, please reach out to us directly -- b4ufly@kittyhawk.io. For all users of B4UFLY, please keep flagging and adding new submissions from within the app. We're reviewing and working through all of the new location data as it comes in.

We’re here to help you fly safely. 10.2.1 11/20/2020 With this update, B4UFLY adds new ways for users to learn more about advisories, flag advisories for review, and even to submit new locations to be included in B4UFLY’s air and ground-based advisories database.

We’ve also made several performance improvements, speed enhancement, and added new features to provide a clearer understanding of your surroundings and ultimately enabling safe and compliant flight.

Please reach out to us directly -- b4ufly@kittyhawk.io -- if you have any questions or ideas to share.

We’re here to help you fly safely. 10.2 11/16/2020 Well hello drone pilots. This update brings you a brand new B4UFLY. Now powered by Kittyhawk.

You simply tap the map or search for a location. The app tells you whether you’re good to go, need to use caution or cannot fly.

Using B4UFLY is the best way to fly safe in the national airspace. Learn more at: https://kittyhawk.io/b4ufly/

If you have feedback, contact us at b4ufly@kittyhawk.io

Enjoy your flying! 10.1 08/02/2019 Well hello drone pilots. This update brings you a brand new B4UFLY. Now powered by Kittyhawk.

You simply tap the map or search for a location. The app tells you whether you’re good to go, need to use caution or cannot fly.

Using B4UFLY is the best way to fly safe in the national airspace. Learn more at: https://kittyhawk.io/b4ufly/

If you have feedback, contact us at b4ufly@kittyhawk.io

Enjoy your flying! 10.0 07/31/2019 This release provides a notification about the NEW B4UFLY application coming to stores soon and about the new drone laws in order to maintain NAS safety in proximity to airports. Authorization is now required from recreational Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) pilots to operate in controlled airspace in accordance with § 44809. Exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft. 4.0.2 05/17/2019 This release provides an updated geolocation search. 4.0.1 11/14/2018 This release provides the ability to display current or planned airspace class by tapping on the map pin. Improved feedback capabilities. Minor bug fixes. 4.0.0 09/13/2017 Notice to drone users about emergency response operations. 3.0.3 08/29/2017 Provides improved restricted alert notifications. 3.0.2 06/09/2017 Version 3.0.1 of B4UFLY incorporates the restrictions prohibiting UAS/drones/model aircraft from flying over certain sensitive locations across the country into the application’s status algorithms and map displays in both regular mode and planner mode. The application also alerts you if you are within two miles of one of these locations. The release includes some bug fixes and updated screenshots. 3.0.1 05/15/2017 Version 3.0.0 of B4UFLY incorporates the restrictions prohibiting UAS/drones/model aircraft from flying over certain sensitive locations across the country into the application’s status algorithms and map displays in both regular mode and planner mode. The application also alerts you if you are within two miles of one of these locations. The release includes some bug fixes as well. 3.0 05/01/2017 Our new Privacy Notification encourages drone operators to follow the National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s Multi-stakeholder Process to protect privacy rights. In addition, the FAA has established restrictions prohibiting UAS/drones/model aircraft from flying over certain sensitive locations across the country. Our new links to these restrictions make you aware of these locations prior to flying your aircraft. 2.1 04/07/2017 Updated graphics, new flight planning features, bug fixes, updates to flight rules in the Washington DC area 2.0 06/30/2016