--Free service now available to pilots using award-winning weather briefing systems --
ANDOVER, MA, September 6, 2005 — WSI Corporation today announced the release of integrated FAA Flight Plan Submission capability from within the award winning WSI Pilotbrief® Pro™ product line. Using a WSI system, pilots will now be able to plot a flight route, evaluate the impact of weather on their flight and, with one click, file their flight plan for approval with the FAA. All current WSI Pilotbrief Pro and Pro Online customers have access to this functionality today through the WSI seamless upgrade system as a no-cost upgrade.
“With the addition of flight plan submission, pilots can quickly turn a route briefing into a filed flight plan – a great convenience and time saver” stated Arlo Gambell, WSI Director of Aviation Services. Pilots using the My Briefing™ interactive route-briefing map on WSI Pilotbrief Pro and WSI Pilotbrief Online can turn their standard pre-flight weather briefings into a pre-populated FAA Flight Plan form. Route information from the briefing is combined with pilots’ stored WSI ProLink profile information in order to minimize time and effort needed. After completing the form, pilots review and submit each flight plan directly from a special form within the system.
The introduction of the flight plan submission service is the latest step in WSI’s vision for aviation briefing services known as WSI ProLink™. “WSI is building a seamless weather briefing experience across all platforms,” explains Lynne Wilson, Executive Vice President of WSI’s Aviation Business Group. “In doing so we remain responsive to our customers as they assist us in creating tools that simplify and enhance operational procedures.” With an active WSI ProLink account, pilots can quickly access route specific briefings throughout their day – whether at home, the hotel or airport to airport. “WSI is committed to increasing the value it delivers to the Aviation Industry through our enhanced products and services,” Wilson summarized.
Recently voted the #1 weather service for the seventh year in a row by Professional Pilot Magazine Reader’s Survey, WSI customers are consistently informed by the highest quality weather information available whether in the dispatch office, FBO or FSS with WSI Pilotbrief®, or in the cockpit with WSI InFlight™. WSI is the only weather service provider that maintains 24/7 systems and product monitoring by staff meteorologists.
About WSI Pilotbrief Pro
WSI Pilotbrief Pro is the latest version of the award-winning WSI Pilotbrief Aviation Weather Briefing kiosks. The system features a graphical ‘My Briefing’ workspace, which combines weather, airspace and navigation information into an easy-to-use interface. This new route-centric briefing system lets pilots quickly evaluate multiple routing options for any airport pair. A friendly control panel interface allows pilots to customize the information display and to navigate geographically with ease. To further improve weather awareness, WSI has incorporated StormCast® predictive graphics into the WSI Pilotbrief Pro service. StormCast includes proprietary algorithms and graphics that indicate the likely future location of severe convective weather in fifteen minute increments out to an hour. In combination with the route of flight and NAVAID graphics now available on WSI Pilotbrief Pro, StormCast provides instantaneous verification of hazardous conditions that could affect a flight.
WSI provides the world’s most innovative and trusted briefing solutions for aviation professionals through every phase flight. WSI’s pre-flight briefing solutions include WSI Pilotbrief which is consistently voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. 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.
About WSI Pilotbrief Online
WSI Pilotbrief Online is the FAA QICP certified part of the award-winning WSI Pilotbrief weather service suite, which is consistently voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. Each day, thousands of aviation professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief systems found at the nation’s top FBOs, corporate flight departments, and FAA Flight Service Stations to provide the highest quality information and to plan safe flights. WSI provides the highest-quality weather information, radar and satellite imagery available today.
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.
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