4 MB Nav Database Card Now Available to FreeFlight Systems Customers

WACO, Texas, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeFlight Systems, an international supplier of professional-grade avionics systems for commercial and military aircraft, announces the availability of the 4 MB nav database memory upgrade for its TSO-approved Approach and Approach Plus GPS Navigation Management Systems (including the I/O models) and equivalent legacy equipment with the Trimble name. This memory upgrade solution was developed and implemented in collaboration with Jeppesen to continue the support of the TSO-certified approach capable GPS navigation management systems.

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In parallel with the 4 MB data card upgrade, distribution of current NavData(R) (via cards or SkyBound) for the FreeFlight Systems Approach series will continue through December 2008 with NavData(R) cycle 0813. For the FreeFlight Systems Approach Plus series, it will continue six months later, or until June 2009, with cycle 0906. With an emphasis on flying legally under IFR, owners and operators of the affected equipment will need to upgrade their FreeFlight Systems Approach and Approach Plus GPS Navigation Management Systems by these dates to take advantage of the newer Jeppesen data formats.

The change will entail a minor hardware modification, a software upgrade, and a higher capacity 4 MB data card. With the 4 MB upgrade, pilots will have continued access to the Jeppesen NavData(R) which includes a comprehensive, worldwide avionics database of information on airports, approaches, SIDS, STARS, VORs, NDBs, intersections, and airspace boundaries.

"Working together with the Jeppesen team, our systems engineers have designed a solution that will extend the life of our family of IFR capable TSO'd GPS navigation management systems for many years to come," stated Tim Taylor, president and CEO, FreeFlight Systems. "With this 4 MB upgrade our customers will experience at least a doubling of the nav data memory size which will enable them to take advantage of the continued growth of the Jeppesen avionics database."

FreeFlight Systems has established a "4 MB Upgrade Program" where its customers in the United States may contact their avionics dealers or FreeFlight Systems to arrange for their TSO-certified approach capable GPS navigation management systems to be returned to its Factory to receive the necessary hardware and software upgrades, along with the new data card. International customers may return their systems to FreeFlight Systems, or to one of FreeFlight Systems' Factory Authorized Repair Centers identified in the dealer section of the FreeFlight Systems website, http://www.freeflightsystems.com. Due to growing demand, the Factory update will take up to 15 working days. Additional information about the 4 MB Upgrade Program can be obtained by contacting FreeFlight Systems' Technical Support Team at 800.487.4662 or 1+254.662.0000, or visiting http://www.freeflightsystems.com.

About FreeFlight Systems

Founded in 2001 through the acquisition of Trimble Navigation's avionics products division, FreeFlight Systems is an international supplier of professional grade navigation systems for commercial and military aircraft. With a focus on safety, simplicity, and reliability, FreeFlight Systems offers a broad array of GPS navigation systems, GPS/WAAS sensors, and radar altimeters worldwide. Based in Waco, TX, FreeFlight Systems was the first company to certify an airborne Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) receiver. For more information, please visit http://www.freeflightsystems.com.