Electronic flight bags from Esterline CMC add weather data capability from Iridium satellites
SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec, 5 May 2010. Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, is adding real time weather using the Iridium constellation of satellites for its PilotView class 2 electronic flight bags (EFBs) to enable users to display en-route weather on the EFBs' 8.4- and 10.4-inch screens.
CMC is offering the system with the Avidyne MLX770 for access to real-time graphical weather, text and datalink radar. The WSI products will be accessed from the Avidyne network for graphical weather and radar in Europe, Australia, and North America.
The WSI weather also provides worldwide winds and temperatures aloft, lightning, METARS/TAFS and satellite infrared. The hardware adds about 4 pounds of weight to a CMC EFB installation and provides all-weather capabilities, as well as text messaging and flight tracking abilities.
CMC's PilotView EFB enables pre-flight planning and access to aircraft documentation, checklists, and flight planning information. PilotView increases situational awareness in-flight with approach charts, en-route moving map display, and graphical real-time weather information.
More than 25 supplemental type certificates (STCs) are available for the PilotView EFB on aircraft ranging from the Gulfstream GIV and GV to the Bombardier Global Express/5000/XRS.
For more information contact Esterline CMC Electronics online at www.cmcelectronics.ca.
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