Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Continues To Expand Coverage For Weather, Texting
Capabilities
Avidyne Corporation announced Tuesday graphical weather and
two-way text messaging is now available for Latin America on its
two-way datalink transceiver, the MLX770. The announcement
came during LABACE, the annual gathering of Latin America's
business aviation community, currently being held in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
Avidyne introduced the MLX770 earlier this year at EBACE by
launching graphical weather and text capabilities for Europe. Last
month at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in
Oshkosh, WI, the company announced
it will continue to expand the coverage throughout the
globe, adding specific regions throughout the
remainder of 2008.
Utilizing Avidyne's Network Operations Center (NOC) and the
66-satellite Iridium constellation to deliver strategic datalink
weather services to Entegra- and EX500-equipped aircraft, the
MLX770 makes broadcast weather data and two-way communications
available to international customers who have not previously had
access to it.
"Latin America has a significant number of general aviation and
business aircraft in operation, so we're pleased to be able to
offer operators in the region the added capabilities and enhanced
safety that the MLX770 offers. It's designed to expand the quality
and amount of information pilots can use in making go/no-go
decisions on the ground, and to fly more strategically while en
route," said Bill Schillhammer, Avidyne's Director of International
Sales.
The lightweight (3.6 lb.) MLX770 provides weather data with
satellite signal coverage at all altitudes, even on the ground. Its
datalink service includes graphical and textual METARS, TAFs, Winds
and Temperatures Aloft, and in-flight weather advisories (NOTAMs).
Radar and lightning are also available as premium offerings.
Additionally, the MLX770 provides convenient two-way SMS text
messaging from an airborne MFD to any ground-based SMS-capable
mobile phone or e-mail address... allowing pilots to communicate
with family and friends from their aircraft in flight through the
Iridium network.
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