Aviation Weather, Flight Planning and Airport Data on Your Cell Phone
Digital CycloneSM, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the
global leader in satellite navigation, announced today it now offers
AOPA Airport Directory data and Canadian radar, METARs and TAFs on Pilot
My-Cast by Garmin, a cell phone based product that provides critical
aviation weather data and flight planning services. This content is in
addition to the U.S. weather and flight filing data already available on
Pilot My-Cast.
Pilot My-Cast is compatible with many popular phone models, such as
BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices, and is available from all major
wireless carriers in the U.S. including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Alltel,
as well as Handmark® and Handango®.
“Pilot My-Cast is an indispensable tool to those who fly regularly,”
said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “It makes it
extremely easy to check the weather, make educated go or no-go
decisions, and file a flight plan, all directly from your cell phone.”
Recognized throughout the industry as one of the most comprehensive
sources of airport information, AOPA’s Airport Directory is now
available on Pilot My-Cast and includes information for over 5,300
public-use airports and more than 7,000 FBOs, such as pilot services,
ground transportation, lodging, restaurants, and local attractions.
Also new to Pilot My-Cast is Canadian weather information from the
Environment Canada weather service that includes radar, METARs and TAFs.
The Canadian weather is in addition to the National Weather Service
(NWS) data that is available for any location in the U.S. such as
NEXRAD, METARs, TAFs, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, PIREPs, visible and infrared
satellite loops, lightning, winds aloft, area forecasts (FA), TFRs, and
more. Weather information is displayed in either text or graphical
format, and some information – METARs, winds aloft, PIREPs, AIRMETs,
SIGMETs, TFRs – is presented in both text and graphical formats for easy
interpretation.
Pilot My-Cast is unique because its data is transmitted directly from
the foremost providers – NWS and Environment Canada, as well as aviation
data from the Federal Aviation Administration. By offering data directly
from prominent sources, pilots can be confident that the weather and
flight planning information they receive is up-to-date and accurate.
Pilot My-Cast was the first to offer the ability to file a flight plan
using the phone’s keypad to type in the flight plan data. This
easy-to-use flight filing feature stores the most recently filed flight
plan, which means pilots only need to alter information that has changed
from the last time they filed. When the pilot is ready to submit the
plan, a few keystrokes will automatically send the information to the
DUATs provider.
Customers can subscribe to Pilot My-Cast by Garmin for $9.95 per month.
To order or to see a list of wireless carriers and phones supported
visit www.garmin.com/aviation
and click on Pilot My-Cast. For a hands-on demonstration, visit the
Pilot My-Cast area within the Garmin booth (Hangar D) during Sun ‘n Fun
in Lakeland, Florida, April 21-26, 2009.
About Garmin Ltd.:
The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its
subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation,
communication and information devices and applications since 1989 – most
of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve
automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and
OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and
its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. In January of 2007, Garmin Ltd. acquired provider
Digital Cyclone, Inc. in an effort to broaden the LBS product offerings
and expand capability in the area of wireless application development,
marketing, and distribution. Digital Cyclone has been an early mover in
the emerging location based services market offering weather solutions
for consumers, outdoor enthusiasts, and pilots on a subscription based
model that are delivered to customers in partnership with top national
wireless carriers as well as regional carriers. For more information,
visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom
or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a
registered trademark, and Digital Cyclone and My-Cast are registered
service marks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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