The Claim Map3 min read
Live traffic
Pilots flying with the companion app appear on the Claim Mapas live aircraft. It's the same feed that pays landing and visit income - and it makes the world feel inhabited.
What you see
Each aircraft icon carries the flight's heading, altitude, speed, and aircraft type. Zoom in close and aircraft render as 3D models, matched from the aircraft catalog to what the pilot is actually flying.
The best moment it enables: watching someone on approach to your airport. Their landing pays you visit income - see Flying your airport.
How it works
The companion app sends a position heartbeat roughly every 30 seconds while you fly. Between heartbeats the map dead-reckons each aircraft along its last known heading and speed, so movement looks smooth rather than teleporting twice a minute. This is the same telemetry that powers landing and visit income, so if you show up on the map, you're earning.
What's shared
- Only coarse flight data: position, heading, altitude, speed, and aircraft type.
- It's tied to your public callsign - never your real name or email.
- You appear only while you're flying with the companion app running. Close it and you're off the map.