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About Left Seat

Left Seat is the destination discovery app built for general aviation pilots. Whether you’re looking for a $100 hamburger run, an airshow this weekend, or a bucket-list fly-in, Left Seat puts the best destinations in your cockpit. DISCOVER WHERE TO FLY Browse thousands of pilot-friendly destinations across the US — restaurants within walking distance of the runway, fly-in festivals, airshows, pancake breakfasts, scenic airports, and weekend getaways. Every destination is tied to an airport so you’re always thinking like a pilot. VFR SECTIONAL MAP Explore the US on a live VFR sectional chart overlay with every airport plotted. Filter by distance from your home airport, zoom into any region, and tap any airport to see what’s there. 128 airports in view at a glance. FLY-INS & EVENTS Never miss an airshow or fly-in again. Left Seat tracks aviation events nationwide — EAA fly-ins, Blue Angels shows, pancake breakfasts, airshows, and more — with countdowns, performer lineups, and direct links to plan your trip. Festivals tab covers thousands of ground events near airports in 40+ states. BUCKET LIST Save the airports you want to fly to and track the ones you’ve visited. Sedona, Catalina Island, Oshkosh — build your pilot bucket list and work through it one flight at a time. PILOT PROFILE Log your visited airports, earn achievement badges, and track your cross-country adventures. See your recent flights, home airport, and aircraft on your personal pilot profile. SURPRISE ME Can’t decide where to fly? Hit Surprise Me and Left Seat picks a destination matched to your location, range, and interests. Every Saturday morning just got a lot more interesting. BUILT FOR GA PILOTS Left Seat is designed specifically for general aviation — not airlines, not military, not drone operators. If you fly piston singles, light twins, or anything with an ICAO code, this app was made for you. • 4,700+ US airports • VFR sectional chart overlay • Fly-ins, airshows, pancake breakfasts • Thousands of pilot-friendly festivals in 40+ states • Bucket list with visited airport tracking • Achievement badges and pilot profile • Crew car and amenity info • Distance and flight time from your home airport • Built for iPhone Left Seat. Find your next flight.

Ratings & reviews

4.8

6 ratings

5 ★ 83% 4 ★ 17% 3 ★ 0% 2 ★ 0% 1 ★ 0%

What’s new

Version 1.1.2 · Updated April 21, 2026

Profile Community profile completely redesigned — cleaner layout, open stats, glass surfaces, better spacing Photo posts grid on your own profile Profile photos show in pilot search results (Discover + Hangar) Founding Pilot Badge Redesigned as a small verified-style gold star icon next to the pilot's name Shows everywhere: profiles, feed, search results, follower lists, notifications, post modals Celebration screen when one of the first 100 users signs up Removed the old yellow "FOUNDING PILOT" text pill Notifications Full in-app notification system — new follower, post like, achievement unlocked Notifications screen with unread indicators, actor photos, mark all as read, pull-to-refresh Push notifications via Expo + Supabase Edge Function — works when app is closed Tapping a push deep links to the relevant screen Dedicated notification settings screen with toggles for each type Fly Here This Weekend Personalized weekly destination recommendation every Thursday at 6pm Picks an airport within day-trip range based on your home airport and cruise speed Scores by food, golf, attractions, flight time — skips weak picks Tapping the notification opens the airport detail page Search Discover search auto-switches to Pilots tab when no airports match the query Usernames that match airport codes (KSUS, KJFK, etc.) blocked during registration Map Fixed weather dot colors — MVFR now correctly shows blue, LIFR correctly shows purple Feed Auto-refreshes when returning from creating a post Pull-to-refresh on Pilot Activity feed Cost Control Removed satellite map fallback images from Discover cards Google Places API session cap halved, per-minute cap halved Discover live fetch limit cut from 8 to 4 Hero photo API calls deprioritized

App privacy

The developer, Mitchell Cain, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Location: Precise Location
  • Contact Info: Email Address, Name
  • User Content: Photos or Videos
  • Identifiers: User ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction

Used for: App Functionality

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