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Thu, Sep 27, 2007

NBAA 2007: WSI's InFlight Part Of L-3 Communications' SmartDeck

Brings Graphic Data-Link Weather To Integrated Avionics For GA

WSI Corporation announced this week its WSI InFlight broadcast cockpit weather service was selected by L-3 Communications Avionics Systems to depict North American weather information on the new SmartDeck Integrated Flight Controls and Display System.

SmartDeck integrates navigation and weather along with traffic avoidance, terrain avoidance, communications, flight controls, engine monitoring and enhanced vision into a single 'easy-to-use' system. The WSI system will be offered as standard option to general aviation aircraft OEMs.

"I am pleased that L-3 has selected WSI InFlight for their integrated avionics suite recognizing the value that WSI delivers with high quality, aviation specific weather information, said Jim Menard, General Manager of WSI's Aviation business group. "It is becoming apparent in the marketplace that data-link weather is a must-have for any new aircraft cockpit and with WSI InFlight available on the new SmartDeck platform, pilots will benefit from enhanced situational awareness."

"L-3 has worked with WSI for some time," said Larry Riddle, Vice President of Business Development for L-3 Communications. "It was natural to extend the relationship to our next generation SmartDeck platform based on WSI's performance, quality, and customer feedback. Our joint desire to improve the safety and efficiency of flight operations makes the WSI InFlight service a perfect fit with our suite of avionics safety technologies."

The SmartDeck implementation of WSI InFlight will include WSI NOWrad, depicting precipitation over the United States, Canadian Radar, EchoTops, Lightning, METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs as well as TFRs with more weather products anticipated in the future.

The WSI InFlight weather broadcast will be received on board SmartDeck equipped aircraft by the AV700 system built by the L-3 Aviation Recorders division.

FMI: www.wsi.com, www.l-3avionics.com

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