Pilot My-Cast℠ Now Available on the iPad
Digital CycloneSM, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the
global leader in satellite navigation, announced that Pilot My-Cast℠ by
Garmin® is available for the iPad. The new iPad app has a distinctive
tile-format user interface designed specifically for the iPad, and will
help pilots visualize the weather along their route so that they can
make informed decisions about their intended flight path prior to
departure.
Pilot My-Cast for the iPad includes VFR aviation sectionals with
animated aviation weather; fuel prices; AOPA airport directory; and
flight planning and filing. The iPad app lets customers overlay multiple
map elements so that they have the best information about the weather.
In addition to customizable maps, pilots can see the weather report in a
text format.
Pilot My-Cast is a premium weather, flight planning and flight filing
application exclusively for customers in the U.S. and Canada. It is the
first aviation weather and flight planning app that visually displays
the pilot’s planned route of flight in conjunction with weather
overlays. Pilots can enter a route using airports, standard terminal
arrival routes (STARs), standard instrument departures (SIDs), and
victor and jet airways, and then see their flight path on a map with an
overlay of the weather. By combining the flight path with a weather
overlay, pilots can immediately see if their desired flight path is near
threatening weather. The weather data overlays includes radar, METARs,
TAFs, lightning data, SIGMETS, AIRMETS, PIREPS, winds aloft, and more.
During AOPA Summit, iPad and iPhone customers who have never subscribed
to Pilot My-Cast can try it for 30-days for free. Throughout the rest of
the year it is available in the app store for a monthly fee of $9.99, or
an annual subscription of $99.99. To order Pilot My-Cast or to see a
list of other supported products, visit www.digitalcyclone.com/pilot.
About Digital Cyclone, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Digital CycloneSM has established itself as a leader in
providing personalized weather intelligence for wireless devices. In
January of 2007, Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) acquired provider Digital
Cyclone, Inc. in an effort to broaden the LBS product offerings and
expands capability in the area of wireless application development,
marketing, and distribution. Digital Cyclone has been an early mover in
the emerging location based services market offering weather solutions
for consumers, outdoor enthusiasts, and pilots on a subscription based
model that are delivered to customers in partnership with top national
wireless carriers as well as regional carriers. The company is
headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and operates as an independent
subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. For more information, visit Garmin’s virtual
pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom
or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a
registered trademark, and Digital Cyclone and My-Cast are registered
service marks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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