-- Pilots and the general public will have access to WSI’s award winning weather information through numerous outlets during the EAA’s National Fly-In --
ANDOVER, MA, July 15, 2005 — WSI Corporation, the
trusted leader in aviation weather, will be hosting numerous
weather briefing outlets for travelers to EAA AirVenture 2005
in Oshkosh , WI . Enthusiasts and pilots will be able to access
WSI’s
information at over twelve locations on and around Wittman
Regional Airport including the EAA’s Flight Operations and EAA Membership
Tent, as well as in the daily AirVenture Today newspaper and
through a special WSI hosted website.
Eleven WSI Pilotbrief® stations will be active throughout the fly-in
convention. These systems will allow event coordinators and pilots to
stay abreast of any changes in the weather. Locations include Warbird,
Vintage, Ultralight, and Homebuilt aircraft areas; the Seaplane Base,
Kermit Weeks and South Maintenance Hangars; Convention Headquarters,
Announcers Stand and the EAA’s Membership Tent.
EAA AirVenture Attendees will be able to plan their day weather-wise,
with the WSI AirVenture Forecast published in AirVenture
Today, the official newspaper of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
event. A three day forecast will feature daily high and low temperatures
as well as sky conditions. Readers will find the forecast on the front
page of the paper.
Free Aviation Weather for Pilots Before They Arrive:
A free WSI aviation weather website for the region surrounding Oshkosh
leading up to and during AirVenture 2005 will also be available. The
purpose built site will offer surface prognostics, satellite imagery
and WSI’s industry leading WSI NOWrad ® radar summary. The
site will be available through the event and for a short time thereafter.
Everyone interested in weather conditions for the show can visit WSI
online at http://www.wsi.com/fly/wxeaa
WSI provides the worlds most innovative and trusted briefing solutions
for aviation professionals through every phase flight. WSI’s pre-flight
briefing solutions include WSI Pilotbrief, a satellite delivered service
providing WSI NOWrad national and regional radar, radar summary charts,
high-resolution satellite imagery, plotted SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and more
around the clock. Daily, thousands of aviation professionals trust the
WSI Pilotbrief system, at the nation's top FBOs, corporate flight departments,
and FAA Flight Service Stations, to provide the necessary information
to plan safe flights . WSI also delivers the latest aviation weather
information to the cockpits of general aviation aircraft with WSI InFlight.
WSI Weather Education Outreach at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2005:
During AirVenture 2005, July 25 th through July 31 st WSI will be offering
an educational DVD to all aircraft owners. Understanding Datalink Weather
is a WSI produced video exploring the nature and use of information avialible
on today’s datalink weather services. Attendees interested in registering
for a free copy need to simply visit the WSI booth, number 2123, located
in Hangar B.
On Tuesday, July 26 th at 4:00PM , WSI will conduct a free seminar
on datalink weather systems at AirVenture. Taking place in pavilion GAMA
08, this in depth look at airborne datalink weather systems will feature
a multi-media presentation given by Arlo Gambell, Director, Aviation
Weather Marketing, that focuses on the proper use of this technology.
WSI Official Weather Provider of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Additionally, WSI will be showcasing fully functional WSI Pilotbrief
Online station as well as WSI InFlight, the best of in-flight briefing
systems at the WSI booth during AirVenture. Any questions on these systems
are welcome and a full weather briefing can be obtained there anytime
during exhibit hours.
About WSI Corporation
WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media and energy markets, and multiple federal and state government agencies. WSI is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts with offices in Birmingham, England, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications.
More information about WSI can be found at: http://www.wsi.com
Press Contact and Image/Photo Requests:
Paul Devlin
WSI Corporation
(978) 983-6766
pdevlin@wsi.com
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