Avidyne And Jeppesen Say Their Partnership Further Enhances
Safety For European Pilots
Avidyne and Jeppesen are pairing up
to announce that Jeppesen's European VFR Charts package is
being certified as an optional subscription for Avidyne's EX500 and
EX5000 Multi-function display (MFD) customers.
"Avidyne and Jeppesen recognize the situational awareness
benefits of electronic charts in the cockpit," said Thomas Wede,
Jeppesen Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aviation.
"We are pleased to continue that relationship by offering our
mutual customers in Europe access to electronic versions of these
safety-enhancing piloting tools."
"Jeppesen is recognized as a world-leading supplier of flight
information," said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne's Chief Operating
Officer. "The ability to add their European VFR Charts package to
our MFDs is another example of our commitment to enhancing safety
and making flying simpler for our customers."
"Avidyne's continues its efforts to enhance safety for new and
existing customers," said Avidyne President and CEO, Dan Schwinn.
"As a result of our longstanding partnership with Jeppesen, we are
pleased to now be able to offer our European customers this
valuable region-specific chart package that makes flying in Europe
easier and safer."
Jeppesen's European VFR Charts package (formerly Bottlang
Charts) is the most comprehensive European VFR flight guide
covering over 2200 airports in 29 European countries. Besides
full-color Visual Approach, Landing and Area Charts, the charts
package contains general and country-related text sections
including Regulations, Communications, Meteorology, Aerodrome
Directory and more for the planning and execution of flights within
Europe under Visual Flight Rules. As with CMax Charts, most
European VFR Charts geo-referenced so that the 'ownship' symbol and
flight plan position can be overlaid right on the chart
display. Charts are easily updated via a monthly subscription
through Jeppesen with multiple options for regional coverage.
Avidyne's CMax Electronic Approach Chart software, including
Jeppesen's worldwide coverage of airport diagrams, is now standard
on all new EX500 and EX5000 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs). Avidyne
will also enable current EX500 and EX5000 MFD customers to upgrade
for a fraction of the previous cost for the CMax option.
All new Avidyne EX500 and EX5000 MFDs now come standard with
CMax Charts capability. The European VFR Charts option for
CMax-equipped EX500 and EX5000 MFDs in Q4 2009.