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DTC DUAT and Seattle Avionics Introduce New
Flight Planner
New DUAT Voyager is a powerful, 100% free flight
planner that doesn’t infringe on any patents
December 24, 2010. Seattle, WA. DTC
DUAT and Seattle Avionics, Inc., announce new
DUAT Voyager, a 100% free flight planner that
makes it quick and easy to plan flights, obtain
weather briefings, and file flight plans. While
it downloads weather and TFR information from
the Internet, it is not an Internet-based flight
planner, and is not subject to the recently
publicized FlightPrep patent.
Pilots can immediately download new DUAT
Voyager, free of charge, or find more
information from:
http://www.seattleavionics.com/DUATVoyager.aspx
“The aviation community is on-fire with news and
rumors about FlightPrep’s patent on
Internet-based flight planning. Seattle Avionics
has received many calls and emails asking if
we’re subject to the patent.
As we don’t make an Internet-based flight
planner, we’re clearly not subject to it and
have not received any letter from FlightPrep,”
says Steve Podradchik, CEO of Seattle Avionics.
“But with so many pilots concerned, we
wanted to offer all pilots a free flight
planning alternative that is clear of all patent
issues.
By teaming with DTC DUAT (DUAT.com), we
can offer outstanding weather and flight
planning services and an excellent alternative
to FlightPrep’s Golden Eagle.”
DUAT Voyager is a streamlined version of the
full Voyager Flight Software system that retains
many of the award-winning features of the full
Voyager product but is faster and even easier to
use. These features include both Victor
and GPS Direct autorouting, a profile view that
shows your flight over terrain, automatic
background weather downloads, various weather
overlays including NexRad radar and
altitude-sensitive cloud tops (satellite
images), full DUAT briefings, automatic TFR
download and overlay, kneeboard printouts,
electronic flight plan filing, and much more.
Users can use Voyager’s unique WebSynch
feature to instantly transfer flight plans
between multiple computers.
Flight plans can be exported to Google
Earth for realistic, 3D flight previews.
“New
DUAT Voyager, created in conjunction with
Seattle Avionics, is built from the powerful
Voyager Flight Software System that consistently
wins Best Flight Planner from
Aviation
Consumer,” says William Young, Program
Manager at DTC DUAT.
“With DUAT Voyager, you get a 100% free
product that is both powerful and easy to use.”
Founded in 2002, Seattle Avionics develops
cutting-edge PC aviation software, ChartDatatm
aviation data, and the popular SkyPad2
complete EFB solution. The company’s Voyager
Flight Software System is a consistent
winner of Aviation Consumer’s award for
Best Flight Planner.
Seattle Avionics provides
state-of-the-art US and European aviation
ChartData to many major aviation companies
including Aspen Avionics, Honeywell
(Bendix/King), and the leading iPad
applications. The company is working on a
range of aviation software and data products
designed to make general aviation flying easier,
safer, more fun, and more affordable.
DTC is one of two vendors under contract to the
FAA to provide the Direct User Access Terminal
(DUAT) Service.
DTC is an FAA certified weather briefing
and flight planning provider that has been in
continuous operation since the program’s
inception in 1989.
Voyager™ and Voyager
Flight Software System™ are trademarks of
Seattle Avionics, Inc. in the United States and
other countries.
For more information about Seattle Avionics
Software, please contact John Rutter, President,
at (425) 806-0249 or johnr@seattleavionics.com.
Visit Seattle Avionics on the Web at www.seattleavionics.com
For additional information about DTC DUAT,
please contact Doug Priestley at (800) 243-3828
or
dougp@dtcduat.com.
Our web site can be accessed at
http://www.duat.com.
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