-- 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 19, 2004
WSI Corporation, the trusted leader in aviation weather, will
be hosting numerous weather briefing outlets for travelers
to EAA AirVenture 2004 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, Membership Tent, and the
FAA’s Oshkosh Temporary Flight Service Station (FSS),
as well as in the daily AirVenture Today newspaper and through
a special WSI hosted website.
Ten WSI Pilotbrief® stations will be active throughout
the event. 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 and the Announcers Stand.
Additionally, WSI’s cockpit weather briefing solution,
WSI InFlight™, will be on display in the EAA’s
Membership Tent.
WSI is also providing the Temporary FSS at Oshkosh eight
WSI FAA Pilotbrief Vector briefing stations for the duration
of the event. FSS specialists will utilize the WSI systems
to brief pilots flying in and out of the Whitman Regional
area. This is the 5th year that WSI has had the honor of
assisting the EAA and FAA in their mission to conduct a successful
and safe fly-in.
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 2004 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. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2004 Show Information:
An additional outlet for WSI weather during AirVenture 2004, July 27th through
August 2nd is the WSI Corporation booth. Located in Hangar D at booth 4075-4076,
WSI will be showcasing fully functional WSI Pilotbrief stations as well
as WSI InFlight, the best of in-flight briefing systems. 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.
Contacts:
Paul Devlin
WSI Corporation
(978) 983-6766
pdevlin@wsi.com
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