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    Class 2 electronic flight bag CMC offers Iridium weather capability

    Oct. 18, 2010
    ATLANTA, 18 Oct. 2010. Esterline CMC Electronics' (CMC) PilotView Class 2 electronic flight bags (EFBs) added a new capability -- real-time weather using Iridium. Users operating in Europe or abroad now have the option of en-route weather displayed on CMC's PilotView 8.4 inch CMA-1100 MkII and 10.4 inch CMA-1410 EFBs. CMC is offering the system with the Avidyne MLX770 for access to real-time graphical weather, text, and datalink radar. The Weather Services International (WSI) products will be accessed from the Avidyne network, which can provide seamless operation for graphical weather and radar in Europe and Australia, as well as in North America.
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    Posted by John McHaleATLANTA, 18 Oct. 2010. Esterline CMC Electronics' (CMC) PilotView Class 2 electronic flight bags (EFBs) added a new capability -- real-time weather using Iridium. Users operating in Europe or abroad now have the option of en-route weather displayed on CMC's PilotView 8.4 inch CMA-1100 MkII and 10.4 inch CMA-1410 EFBs.CMC is offering the system with the Avidyne MLX770 for access to real-time graphical weather, text, and datalink radar. The Weather Services International (WSI) products will be accessed from the Avidyne network, which can provide seamless operation for graphical weather and radar in Europe and Australia, as well as in North America.The WSI weather also provides worldwide winds and temperaturess aloft, lightning, METARS/TAFS, and satellite infrared. The hardware adds approximately 4 pounds to a CMC EFB installation. CMC's PilotView EFB improves productivity by enabling pre-flight planning and efficient access to up-to-date aircraft documentation, checklists, and flight planning information. PilotView increases situational awareness in-flight with approach charts, en-route moving map display and graphical real-time weather information. The EFB system is compact and lightweight, with a display/ processor unit and aircraft interface unit that are easy to install in a variety of cockpits.

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