CHARTS BOOST FOR GA FROM JEPPESEN

30 Jul 2010

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DATA for homebuilt avionics, iPad charts, software to help flight schools keep track of student, planes and instructors, ramp up of its online shop… Jeppesen went overboard today at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 with upgrades to its whole service to light aviation.

From the top: After years of concentrating supplies of Jeppesen chart and enroute info to major manufacturers such as Garmin, Avidyne, Cessna, Cirrus and Piper, Jeppesen is now about to supply the same data to makers of avionics for homebuilt aircraft – Dynon, Advanced Flight Systems, MGL Avionics and.. Garmin, who make avionics units for aircraft such as Cessna’s Light Sport SkyCatcher.

No one can ignore the impact of the Apple iPad and Jeppesen has launched an ‘app’ available free on iTunes which can download terminal charts as required and display on the notebook.

A new version of Jeppesen’s flightplanning software, FliteStar 9.5, has also been launched. As before, it’s available for PCs but Jeppesen confirmed it is developing an iPad version. The latest version can also overlay worldwide weather reports/forecasts onto the flightplan.

Jeppesen is also developing and launching flight training courses online to help PPL students study, and a program to help flight schools manage every aspect of their business. Currently only available for the US, the flight school software will be modified for use in Europe and available next year – it can follow student progress through the PPL course, manage aircraft up and down time and help flight training organisations manage their whole business.

Finally, JeppDirect, the company’s online shop, is being overhauled with many more products and services available.

www.jeppesen.com

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