[SatNews] Satcom Direct, an innovator of satellite voice, fax, datalink, and Internet communications solutions, has added graphical weather to its existing FlightDeck Freedom(tm) (FDF) service for aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21(tm) Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS). Aircraft types that use the Pro Line 21 Integrated Flight Information System include the Bombardier Challenger 300 and 605; the Cessna CJ1+, CJ2+, CJ3, CJ4, Encore+, and XLS+; the Gulfstream G150(r); and the Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP, and 900XP.


Using FlightDeck Freedom, aircraft operators will have access to a variety of graphical weather products, showing actual or forecast weather conditions. Graphical weather selections for Pro Line 21 that are available with FlightDeck Freedom include:

• NEXRAD – available in U.S. only – shows radar summary with position and intensity of precipitation
• NEXRAD with Tops/Movement – available in U.S. only – displays radar data with indication of altitude of echo tops and direction of movement
• Weather Depiction – available worldwide – displays CATMET (categorical METAR), a color-coded weather depiction chart indicating flight rule conditions (IFR or VFR) for a variety of airports
• Winds – available worldwide – displays forecast wind direction, speed, and temperature; winds may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions
• Icing – available worldwide – displays areas where aircraft icing is most likely to occur; icing may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions
• Turbulence – available worldwide – indicates where Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) is most likely to occur; turbulence may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions



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