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Seattle Avionics and ForeFlight Bring Geo-referenced Approach Plates and Taxi Diagrams to ForeFlight Mobile for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Seattle, WA – February 20, 2011 – Seattle Avionics announced today that the newest version of ForeFlight Mobile (version 3.9) includes a new optional subscription that uses Seattle Avionics ChartData™ to display aircraft position on approach plates and airport diagrams.
“As ForeFlight developed the geo-referencing capabilities in version 3.9, I watched how their team concentrates on every detail of a new feature to make it as intuitive and useful as possible. It is extremely impressive and I am sure this focus is a key reason for their success in the marketplace,” said Steve Podradchik, CEO of Seattle Avionics. “We share ForeFlight’s commitment to quality and attention to details, which is why we were successful in achieving FAA certification of our ChartDatatm for use in approach certified avionics such as the Aspen Evolution system. The combination of ForeFlight Mobile HD and our ChartData is a great step forward for pilots using iOS devices.”
“When the team decided to implement geo-referenced charts, we demanded nothing less than the best possible implementation for iOS devices,” said Tyson Weihs, co-founder of ForeFlight. “We set out to find a partner that could help us deliver best of breed. We found Seattle Avionics’ quality control and geo-referencing processes was what we wanted. Their team was also up to the challenge of working with us through the many iterations we require to achieve the level of quality, performance, and overall user experience we enjoy creating.”
ForeFlight Mobile HD Pro is priced at $149.95 per year. It includes ForeFlight HD’s standard features and adds the new geo-referenced ChartData from Seattle Avionics. ForeFlight customers with an active ForeFlight HD subscription can easily upgrade by visiting http://www.foreflight.com/buy. Time remaining under any existing subscription will be credited towards the price of the upgraded plan.
About Seattle Avionics
Founded in 2002, Seattle Avionics develops
cutting-edge PC aviation software, ChartDatatm
aviation data, and the popular SkyPad2 complete
EFB solution. The company’s Voyager Flight
Software System is a consistent winner of
Aviation Consumer’s award for Best Flight
Planner. Seattle Avionics provides
state-of-the-art US and European aviation
ChartData to many major aviation companies
including Aspen Avionics, Honeywell
(Bendix/King), and all the leading iPad
applications. The company is working on a range
of aviation software and data products designed
to make general aviation flying easier, safer,
more fun, and more affordable.
About ForeFlight
ForeFlight
builds Intelligent Apps for Pilots. ForeFlight's
critically acclaimed, highly-rated, and
best-selling apps are used by pilots worldwide
to efficiently gather preflight weather
information, plan flights, conduct preflight
research, file flight plans, and keep charts and
terminal procedures up to date. ForeFlight’s
flagship product, ForeFlight Mobile HD, was
ranked iTunes’ best selling weather iPad
application of 2010 by Apple’s 2010 Rewind
Rankings.
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