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Open the controls
Press and hold the screen, or double-tap if you have chosen that gesture.
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Set it on the screen
On-screen controls.
Set FlightAbove from the display.
Press and hold the screen, or double-tap if you prefer that, and the controls open on top of what is already showing. No phone, no laptop, no extra app. Change something and it saves on its own. Mini, Altitude and Horizon all work this way. Connect, on a television or monitor, now takes a mouse.
On the screen · Now
Web dashboard · Now
iOS and Android · Coming soon
How it works
Open it, change it, walk away.
The face stays on screen. The controls sit on top, so you can see the result as you go.
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Make a change
Drag brightness or volume, flip a switch, or open Faces, Flights, Alerts or Device. Every change saves on its own.
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Leave it
Tap Back, or leave it alone. After a minute of quiet the main screen comes back by itself.
The first screen
Brightness and volume are the first things you meet.
Drag them until the room feels right. Around them are the switches you will actually use day to day.
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Brightness and volume
Drag them until the room feels right.
FIRST
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Screen off
Turn the screen off, then tap it to wake it again.
WAKE
bedtime
Sleep hours
Rest overnight fully off, dimmed, or still showing the time.
NIGHT
map
Map and photos
Switch the flight map and aircraft photos on or off.
FACE
schedule
12 or 24 hour
Flip between 12-hour and 24-hour time.
CLOCK
headphones
Live ATC
Listen to live air traffic control at supported airports. UK airports are not included, because of dated UK law.
RADIO
No menu needed
A few things do not even need the menu.
There is also a short gestures page under Device, so you can remind yourself what a swipe or a tap does.
Press and hold
Opens the controls. Prefer double-tap? Switch to that instead.
Swipe left or right
Changes the face.
Swipe in from the right edge
Changes how far away flights are picked up.
Tap an alert
Follows that aircraft.
Tap the tracker bar
Opens the flight tracker.
Offline notice
Opens Wi-Fi settings when the connection drops.
Faces
This is the look of the screen.
Time, flight, and art faces sit in three groups, and you can flick through them until one feels like yours. Analogue, digital, word, nixie, radar, boarding pass, poster, arcade: pick one and it is on the screen straight away.
- Most faces have their own options, colours and small details, so two devices with the same face still do not have to look the same.
- Add a slim HUD info bar across the top with the time, date, weather, wind, a nearby airport, humidity, the moon, or how many aircraft are in range.
- Dark or light, small or large, as bold or as quiet as you like.
Flights
Tell it what you want to see overhead.
- Choose airliners, private aircraft, military, helicopters, or any mix.
- Set the range, from a tight 2 km circle around the house to a much wider 250 km.
- Hide anything still on the ground. Only show aircraft above or below a height you choose.
- Decide how close counts as overhead, and how long to wait before the same flight is shown again.
- The space station can pop up when it passes.
The flight card
The screen that appears when something interesting is nearby. Pick a style, show or hide airline logos and photos, turn the little map on (night, day, or high contrast), and let the airline's own colours take over the screen if you want.
Follow specific flights, anywhere
Not only the ones passing your window. Add up to three by flight number, callsign, or registration and each one stays on every face until you take it off. A small Tracker HUD can sit on the screen and show all of them at once. After landing, it can drop off the list after a few minutes, or stay until you say so.
HUD and Tracker HUD
Keep the face. Add what you want to know.
Both bars sit over whichever face you have chosen, so you do not have to give up the look you like to see the weather or your flights. On Altitude they curve with the round screen.
HUD
A slim info bar across the top. Pick what goes in it: the time, date, weather, wind, a nearby airport, humidity, the moon, or how many aircraft are in range. Dark or light, small or large. Set it under Faces.
Tracker HUD
The flights you follow, along the bottom. Each one shows its flight number, time left, and a progress line from origin to destination, so you can see BA689 is ten minutes from Heathrow without leaving the face. Add up to three flights under Flights. Tap the bar to open the full tracker.
Alerts
This is the "tell me when" page.
Switch on the ones you care about: emergencies, emergency services (police, air ambulance, coastguard), military aircraft, and high-profile flights. A watchlist is there for the registrations, flights, or aircraft types you want to keep an eye on.
- Sound is optional. Turn it on and pick a different chime for each kind of alert, with a quick listen before you choose.
- At night you can keep it silent, only sound for emergencies, or let everything through.
- Sleep hours live under Device, so the quiet hours and the alerts stay in step.
- Live flight alerts light the edge of the screen, then follow the aircraft on the map.
Device
The practical stuff lives here.
- Location and time zone, so the time and the flights match where you actually are.
- Wi-Fi. If the connection drops, an Offline notice on the screen opens this page. You can join a network from the device, password and all.
- A Bluetooth speaker, if you want alerts and chimes somewhere other than the device itself.
- Sleep hours, an hourly chime, and an alarm, with the days and the sound you want.
- Units: kilometres or miles, feet or metres, Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- A software update, when one is ready.
- Reload or restart, if you ever need a fresh start.
Three ways to set it
Use whichever is closest.
The screen, the web dashboard and the apps all set the same device. Change something in one and the others keep up.
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On the screen
Press and hold Mini, Altitude or Horizon. On Connect, use a mouse. The everyday things are one click away, and you see each change as you make it.
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Web dashboard
Every setting in any browser, including themes, data bays and Active Hours. Handy when you are away from home.
Open the dashboardComing soon
iOS and Android
FlightAbove apps for iPhone and Android phones are on the way. Until then, the web dashboard works in your phone's browser.
Who it is for
For the person who watches the sky, and the person you are buying it for.
Nothing here asks you to be technical. Big buttons, plain labels, and a change you can see the moment you make it.
Aviation
The traffic you actually care about
- Airliners, private aircraft, military, helicopters, or a mix. Hide anything still on the ground.
- Range from a 2 km circle around the house out to 250 km.
- The space station can pop up when it passes.
- Follow up to three flights anywhere, by number, callsign or registration, on every face.
- Alerts for emergencies, police, air ambulance, coastguard, military, high-profile flights, and a watchlist.
- Live ATC at supported airports. UK airports are not included, because of dated UK law.
A gift
They can change it without a manual
- Press and hold the screen. There is no phone app to install first.
- Brightness, the face, and what counts as nearby are one touch away.
- Each menu is a short list. The everyday things are in front. The rest stays out of the way.
- You can set the same device from the web dashboard before you hand it over, including themes, data bays and Active Hours.
- Hardware is paid for once. iOS and Android apps are coming later. The phone browser works until then.
Before you touch it
On-screen controls, answered
How do I open the controls on the screen?
Press and hold the screen, or double-tap if you prefer that. The controls open on top of what is already showing. No phone, laptop or extra app needed.
Do I need to press save?
No. Change something and it saves on its own. Tap Back when you are done, or just leave it. After a minute of quiet the main screen comes back by itself.
What can I change without opening the menu?
Swipe left or right to change the face. Swipe in from the right edge to change how far away flights are picked up. Tap an alert to follow that aircraft. Tap the flight tracker bar to open the tracker.
Can I use a mouse with Connect?
Yes. Software 2 adds mouse input on Connect. Click the screen to open the same controls as a press and hold on Mini, Altitude or Horizon. The web dashboard still sets Connect as well.
Can I still use the web dashboard?
Yes. The screen and the FlightAbove web dashboard set the same device, so use whichever is closer. iOS and Android apps are coming soon.
Can I turn the screen off at night?
Yes. Turn the screen off and tap it to wake it again, or set sleep hours so it rests overnight fully off, dimmed, or still showing the time.
Can I join WiFi from the device?
Yes. Under Device you can join a network, password and all. If the connection drops, an Offline notice on the screen opens that page for you.
Can alerts play through a Bluetooth speaker?
Yes. Pair a Bluetooth speaker under Device if you want alerts and chimes somewhere other than the device itself.
Can I follow a flight that is not near me?
Yes. Add up to three flights by flight number, callsign or registration under Flights, and each one stays on every face until you take it off. After landing it can drop off after a few minutes, or stay until you say so.
What are the HUD and Tracker HUD?
Two slim bars that sit over any face. The HUD runs across the top with the time, date, weather, wind, a nearby airport, humidity, the moon or aircraft in range. The Tracker HUD runs along the bottom with up to three followed flights, their route and time left.
Do I need to be technical?
No. Big buttons, plain labels, and a change you can see the moment you make it. Each menu is a short list, not a maze.
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Press and hold
Set it where you can see it.
Faces, flights, alerts and device settings on the screen itself. The web dashboard for everything else. Hardware paid for once.
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