Anywhere Map's Idea Catching On, Everywhere
Control Vision Corp., makers of PocketPlates™ and the
Anywhere Map line of moving map GPS systems, has added
Aeromedix.com LLC to its family of dealers. Aeromedix.com,
well-known for its line of aviation medical products including
blood oxygen monitoring systems and air-sickness relief bands,
plans to begin reselling the newly-introduced product within a few
days.
PocketPlates was introduced by Control Vision to an enthusiastic
audience at this year's Sun 'n Fun show. The product received an
enthusiastic reception, as it delivers up-to-date FAA-certified
approach plates to the screen of a PDA such as Compaq's iPAQ. (A
PC-based component of the product prints out hard copies of the
plates placing current paper TERPs in the hands of the pilot.)
Version 2 Will Really Knock Socks Off
Version 1 of PocketPlates makes over 11,000 approaches and
airport diagrams available where they can be stored a single
Compact Flash or SecureDigital storage card. Version 2, expected
before Oshkosh, takes the technology a step farther. Pilots can
"calibrate" any plate, transforming the plate into a moving
map reflecting actual GPS position during the course of
the approach.
"Of all the new products introduced at Sun 'n Fun,
PocketPlates was one of the most intriguing," said Dr. Brent Blue,
Managing Member of Aeromedix.com. "Being able to store the entire
US approach library on a computer answers a longstanding need of
IFR pilots for a convenient and practical way of carrying SIAPs.
That alone would make a compelling product. But of course, Control
Vision goes a giant step farther. At Aeromedix.com we're primarily
concerned with safety, and in our opinion, showing an aircraft's
current position on a real approach plate is a true quantum leap
that will make sense to thousands of IFR pilots. What's more," said
Dr. Blue, "it is far less expensive than Jeppesen [plates] while
fulfilling the legal requirements for current charts."
"We're very happy to be working with Aeromedix.com," said
Control Vision CEO and president Jay Humbard. "Their reputation in
offering only the finest products to pilots is well-earned and
we're pleased that they see the importance of PocketPlates."
With PocketPlates, pilots save on the purchase of approach
books, on savings in space and they avoid the semi-monthly ritual
of discarding obsolete approaches. PocketPlates are updated online
every 28 days simply by logging into the plates' site.