# Pilot Briefing

The **Pilot Briefing** page is your pre-flight home for a booked route. It shows your route on a live map, the departure and arrival details, weather, runways, other Walker Air pilots you follow, and your SimBrief flight plan (OFP), all in one place.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/7NLimage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/7NLimage.png)

The page has two parts:

- **The map**, which fills most of the screen and draws your route from departure to arrival.
- **The briefing drawer**, the panel on the right with tabs for Briefing, Weather, Runways, Following, and OFP Options.

The red bar across the top shows:

- **Pilot Briefing**: the page title.
- **Your airline and flight type**: the operating airline logo and an icon for the flight type (Cargo, Charter, Scheduled, etc.).
- **Back to Bids**: the circular arrow on the right returns you to your bids.

<p class="callout info">On a phone, the bar keeps only the **Back to Bids** arrow. The airline logo and flight type move down into the top of the Briefing tab so nothing is lost.</p>

#### **The map and its controls**

The map draws a line from your departure airport to your arrival airport.

In the **bottom-left corner** of the map are the map toggle buttons. Tap one to turn it on (it turns green) and tap again to turn it off:

<table id="bkmrk-button-what-it-does-"><thead><tr><th>Button</th><th>What it does</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>**Sunrise / Sunset**</td><td>Shades the map to show where it is currently day and night.</td></tr><tr><td>**Weather**</td><td>Overlays live weather on the map.</td></tr><tr><td>**VATSIM**</td><td>Shows live VATSIM online traffic and controllers.</td></tr><tr><td>**Following**</td><td>Shows the pilots you follow who are airborne (only appears if you follow anyone).</td></tr></tbody></table>

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/4RDimage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4RDimage.png)

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##### **Following other pilots on the map**

If you follow other Walker Air pilots, turn on the **Following** toggle to see the ones who are currently flying appear on the map.

**Click a flying pilot** and a flight-status panel appears in the bottom-right corner with their live flight details:

- **Follow**: locks the map onto that aircraft so it stays centered as it moves. Tap again to release.
- **Altitude**, **Groundspeed**, and **Time remaining**.
- **Network** (offline / VATSIM / IVAO, etc.) and the current **flight phase** (climb, cruise, descent, and so on).

<p class="callout info">On a narrow window or a phone, this panel stacks its items into a single vertical column so it never overlaps the map buttons.</p>

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/55Limage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/55Limage.png)

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#### **The briefing drawer**

The drawer on the right has five tabs. Click a tab (or its icon) to switch sections.

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##### Briefing

The main tab. At the top is the **flight strip**:

- **Departure** on the left and **Arrival** on the right, each showing the ICAO code, airport name, runway, field elevation, and the scheduled time.
- Between them is a line with a **red aircraft** in the middle and the **route distance** below it.
- Airport ICAO codes are links. Click one to open that airport's page in a new tab.

Below the strip you will find your **load** (passengers or cargo) and the rest of the route details.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/DX1image.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/DX1image.png)

##### **Weather**

Live **METAR** and **TAF** for both your departure and arrival airports. Use the refresh button to pull the latest report, and the **speaker button** to hear the weather read aloud.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/Luuimage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/Luuimage.png)

##### **Runways**

The runways available at your departure and arrival airports: runway identifier, length, surface, ILS availability, and course.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/zY5image.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/zY5image.png)

##### **Following**

A list of the pilots you follow who are **currently flying**, so you can see who is up at a glance. Click one to focus the map on them. This tab only appears if you follow pilots and at least one of them is airborne.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/UvMimage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/UvMimage.png)

##### **OFP Options**

Generate or import your **SimBrief OFP** (Operational Flight Plan) for this route and set its options. This requires your SimBrief account to be linked in your profile.

[![image.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/EUeimage.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/EUeimage.png)

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## Quick tips

- Toggle buttons turn **green** when active, so you can see at a glance what is on.
- Turn on **Weather** and **VATSIM** together to plan around both the weather and live traffic.
- The **airport ICAO codes** in the flight strip are shortcuts to full airport pages.
- Generate your **OFP** early so your load and route are ready before you fly.