Push Notifications of Weather Improvements and Color Radar on the Flight Visual are Among Features Driving New User Acquisitions

NavMonster has released version 2 of its iOS app, Android app, and web portal preflight weather planning tools. Users, and advertisers alike, are impressed with the improvements to the platform, as evidenced by the steady stream EAA AirVenture attendees coming by the booth for a demonstration.

Legacy features such as the plain language, tabular format of METARs and TAFs, with flight category color bolding are now paired with “push notifications” of weather improvements or changes along a route or at an airport. The flight visualization map now has high-resolution color radar to compliment the flight category color coded airport locator dots. However, users and show attendees are most impressed that all of this functionality and powerful data is free; in a sea of fee based services, pilots and dispatchers are able to use NavMonster without any subscription fees.

One user commented, “I actually like viewing the advertisements at the bottom of the pages. They are non-obtrusive, and relevant to the products and services that I am in the market for.” Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Marc Alexander says, “we took great care in designing the app for usability, including the placement and functionality of the advertisements. Users can click on the banner, view the ad content and quickly return to the NavMonster app to complete their preflight planning. The ads never interfere with the weather data or the ability to quickly get a weather briefing.”

“We are excited by the response and reaction we have received at this year’s EAA AirVenture showing,” says Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Glenn Chiappe. “We have targeted the end of the 3rd quarter for Leidos integration within the NavMonster app. This functionality will allow NavMonster users to provide confirmation of receipt of an ‘official weather briefing’ to satisfy the FAR requirements for preflight weather planning.” The NavMonster team looks forward to giving many more demonstrations at Booth 1114, in Hangar A during the remainder of AirVenture.

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