SkyDemon InFlight Overview

SkyDemon InFlight runs on most devices powered by Windows Mobile 5+ or Windows CE 4.2+. This includes mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and personal navigation devices (PNDs) such as car satnav units.

Although designed for in-flight use, full route-planning facilities are provided meaning you do not have to import routes from SkyDemon Plan or any other dedicated planning tool. Routes can be planned intuitively on the main map or via a dedicated route editor. An alternate destination can be specified for a route, and of course a "route direct" feature allows you to quickly set a new route direct to an airfield of your choice.

Once a route is loaded, briefing facilities for checking NOTAMs, TAFs and METARs can be used to ensure the flight can be conducted safely. If your device has internet connectivity this briefing can be conducted as you are waiting for takeoff or even while airborne.

Once airborne, safety features such as airspace warnings, obstruction warnings and terrain warnings help to look after you while the device continuously logs flight parameters for later analysis. The direction indicator helps guide you towards your next waypoint and instruments monitor the distance to it and your estimated time of arrival. Your current position relative to the nearest well-known waypoint can be obtained at the touch of a button should ATC request it.

When approaching your destination you can plot the extended centreline of the runway on both maps, so you can align yourself on it laterally and even position yourself on the glideslope with the approaching features instrument.

Every pilot wants a different combination of features from a GPS device, and SkyDemon InFlight is designed to offer all the features of market-leading GPS units, leaving the choice of hardware up to you. You may decide that screen size, battery life, sunlight readability or processor speed is most important, but whatever your decision you can be assured that the software you are running is the ultimate for VFR navigation.

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