Pilot My-Cast Adds Flight Planning Feature
Garmin subsidiary Digital Cyclone this week at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., unveiled a new version of its Pilot My-Cast cellphone application that allows pilots to file a flight plan using a mobile phone. Pilot My-Cast is a subscription-based ($12.95 per month) cellphone service that gives pilots personalized flight planning and weather information in the palm of their hand. “Pilot My-Cast is a wonderful flight planning tool because it offers pilots precise, personalized weather reports,” said Garmin Vice President of Marketing Gary Kelley. “Now that you can also file a flight plan directly from Pilot My-Cast, pilots will be able to use the weather information they see on their phone to make informed route planning decisions before they file.” The first time a pilot uses the Pilot My-Cast service, they are asked to input all required data for the FAA flight plan such as the pilots name, address, aircraft identification, aircraft type, departure point, cruising altitude, route of flight, fuel on board and estimated time en route. When the pilot is ready to submit the plan, a few keystrokes will automatically send the information to the DUATS provider.
Garmin subsidiary Digital Cyclone this week at the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., unveiled a new version of its Pilot My-Cast cellphone application that allows pilots to file a flight plan using a mobile phone. Pilot My-Cast is a subscription-based ($12.95 per month) cellphone service that gives pilots personalized flight planning and weather information in the palm of their hand. "Pilot My-Cast is a wonderful flight planning tool because it offers pilots precise, personalized weather reports," said Garmin Vice President of Marketing Gary Kelley. "Now that you can also file a flight plan directly from Pilot My-Cast, pilots will be able to use the weather information they see on their phone to make informed route planning decisions before they file." The first time a pilot uses the Pilot My-Cast service, they are asked to input all required data for the FAA flight plan such as the pilots name, address, aircraft identification, aircraft type, departure point, cruising altitude, route of flight, fuel on board and estimated time en route. When the pilot is ready to submit the plan, a few keystrokes will automatically send the information to the DUATS provider.
In addition to the new flight plan filing feature, Pilot My-Cast subscribers have access to current and predicted National Weather Service data for the current airport, destination airport or any terminal waypoint in the continental U.S. Weather information includes NEXRAD, METARs and TAFs displayed in text and graphic formats, moving weather maps, satellite loops, lightning data, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, PIREPs, infrared imagery, winds aloft and more.
