Fri, Jun 17, 2011
New Features Add To Functionality Of The Device
An updated version of Cessna's unique flight information and
planning application for the Apple iPad is available for all
single-engine aircraft manufactured by the Wichita planemaker.
Cessna iFlite 3 is an iPad app that allows pilots to instantly
access up-to-the-minute weather images, plan routes and have access
to a dual screen moving maps. iFlite 3 also includes the ability to
view Cessna Pilot Operating Handbooks, calculate aircraft weight
and balance and even calculate take-off and landing performance
numbers.
"The iFlite application for the iPad, which we first introduced
less than a year ago, has proven popular with Cessna single-engine
pilots," said Brad Thress, Cessna's senior vice president of
Customer Service. "This latest upgrade improves the flight planning
tools available for our pilots."
Improvements over the first version of iFlite include:
- Pinch-to-zoom, moving map sectionals
- Sectionals and IFR low/high enroute terrain charts
- Inflight weather (ADS-B) with no monthly subscription
- Route rubber banding
- TFRs on the moving map
Other basic features of Cessna's iFlite include performance
calculations; weight and balance; A/FD and AOPA information; route
planning; weather text: METARs, TAFs, winds aloft, temperatures
aloft; weather images: DUATS animated RADAR, satellite, etc.; DUATS
filing flight plan and weather briefing; NACO approach charts;
FARs; airport status — displays airport delays at major
airports; and GPS moving map with VFR sectional and IFR enroute
charts. For an additional charge, a Pilot Operating Handbook can
also be purchased and included within the iFlite system.
Cost of Cessna iFlite is initially $9.99 with a $139.99 annual
subscription and an additional $39 to add an aircraft POH.
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