Tue, Jul 19, 2011
Tool For 6,000 Citation Owners Offers Weather, Routing, Weight
And Balance, More
Operators of Cessna Citation aircraft can now accomplish full
flight planning on Apple iPads using iPreFlight available from
Aircraft Performance Group.
"This development is the very latest improvement in meeting
Citation customer requirements for technology advancements," said
Kelly Reich, vice president of product support for Cessna's
Customer Service organization, announcing the app launch Monday.
"We have been pleased to partner with Aircraft Performance Group
(APG) to make this happen quickly for more than 6,000 Citation
owners who can now use the application to make their daily flight
planning."
The app features real-time METARs and winds aloft, graphical
weather, routing, graphical weight & balance, a worldwide
database, flight planning, Runway Analysis Max Payload Estimator
(MPE) and many other features. iPreFlight will also feature takeoff
and landing performance derived from Cessna's Citation Performance
Calculator (CPCalc), part of the CESNAV package. This will offer
iPreFlight users improved planning capability in the field.
This enhanced capability will be phased in for all Citation
models for which CPCalc is available. Classic aircraft that do not
have CPCalc can still use the application through tabular, AFM
data. APG's central server will process all calculations and upload
PDF releases for flight planning, performance, and weight &
balance, which can be printed, emailed and shared with other
electronic devices.
Flight performance calculations are not performed on the iPad
itself. All calculations are completed on the vendor's server,
which means Internet access is required. The Internet service
network can be either WiFi or 3G. The app is available through the
Apple Store and requires a yearly per-aircraft subscription from
APG. APG is providing a six-month free subscription to existing
CESNAV customers and those taking delivery of new Cessna
Citations.
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