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Instruments

Get to know all the in-flight instruments you can use.

Help ArticleAirspace Widget

Viewing airspaces in flight with the airspace widget.

Help ArticleAltitude

Use the altitude widget and current altitude settings, including QNH, QNE, presets, and takeoff references.

Help ArticleAudio Cues

Configure Gaggle's spoken announcements, interval callouts, and related in-flight audio tools.

Help ArticleContribute Power Lines (OSM)

Map power lines in OpenStreetMap so Gaggle can warn you about lines ahead when flying low.

Help ArticleCustom Recorder Layouts

Create custom recorder layouts, arrange screens and widgets, and use them during a flight.

Help ArticleDefault Layout

Set up the default recorder screen, including orientation, map, font size, glass effect, Lift Assist guidance and which instruments show.

Help ArticleFlight Recorder Controls

Learn the current in-flight control tray, stop flow, and route/time widgets.

Help ArticleFriends

See when the nearby-friends widget appears and what you can do from its in-flight context panel.

Help ArticleFuel Level

Understand when the fuel widget appears and what the current fuel detail view shows.

Help ArticleGround Speed & Compass

Understand the current ground-speed widget, compass direction, and related lower-screen flight information.

Help ArticleMap View

Use the live map, switch terrain styles, and understand the current long-press route and waypoint actions.

Help ArticleRecording Flights

Learn the current recorder start flow, required permissions, sharing controls, and Recorder Settings.

Help ArticleRoutes, Waypoints, and Take-off Location Widget

Use the in-flight route widget, long-press waypoint tools, and the default route back to takeoff.

Help ArticleStopwatch and Calculator

Time laps with the in-flight stopwatch and work out distance, time or speed with the calculator on the competition flight screen.

Help ArticleSystem Warnings, Power Lines Radar and Windsock

Read the System Warnings list during a recording, and set up the Power Lines Radar and Windsock instruments, including muting a cableway for one flight.

Help ArticleThermal Assist

Set up Thermal Assist, read the lift field and rising column, and understand core guidance and thermal history while paragliding.

Help ArticleVariometer

Set up climb and sink tones, early lift cues, binaural directional sound, and climb rate smoothing for paragliding.

Help ArticleWatch Support

Use Gaggle's current Apple Watch and Wear OS companion features during a live recording.

Help ArticleWind Speed & Direction

Read the current wind widget and understand how Gaggle presents direction and speed in flight.