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CHAPTER CHATTER,  EAA Chapter 78                                                     4



               NavMonster Relaunches                              the nearby reporting stations automatically without
                                                                  even having to add the identifier for your current
                                                                  location.
     CEDAR PARK, Texas — NavMonster, a free web-
     based application offering flight planning, weather, and
     airport airspace resources, has relaunched its website,      Should you want to view a route, NavMonster returns
     along with a new, free app in the Apple store.               weather for all reporting stations along the entered
                                                                  route. The returned information depicts not just
                                                                  endpoints or the midpoint, but an ellipse around the
     “As one of the early online general aviation                 complete area route, officials explain.
     weather and flight planning services, the
     NavMonster team is excited to restore this free
     service that lets pilots make the go/no-go decision
     due to weather quick and easy,” said Manager
     Glenn Chiappe. “We had such an outpouring from
     previous users to bring back our product and we
     want to ensure we are consistently delivering
     better than ever.”
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     Within the platform, all weather data is populated from
     FAA sources and is presented in a color-coded, tabular
     form in either the browser or IOS app.

     Flight conditions are presented in standard color-
     coding for straightforward identification, according to        President
     company officials.                                             Beth Signore
                                                                    Bethwhir39@yahoo.com

                                                                    Vice President
                                                                    Tom Russell
                                                                    Russelltc@yahoo.com

                                                                    Treasurer
                                                                    Otto Blavier
                                                                    Ogblavier@gmail.com

                                                                    Secretary
                                                                    Guy Ullman
                                                                    Guypeg@aol.com

                                                                    Editor
                                                                    Bob Ferguson
                                                                    Geronimo.e.kia369@gmail.com


     NavMonster encompasses meteorological terminal                 Webmaster
     aviation routine weather reports (METAR), terminal             Bob Ferguson
     aerodrome forecasts (TAF), winds aloft, pilot reports          https://sites.google.com/view/eaa78/
     (PIREP), area forecasts, prognostic charting, and wind         EAAchapter78@gmail.com
     gust warnings.

     Breaking down information even further, you can
     access prioritized data for a current GPS location or
     route, officials note. Specifically, when accessing the
     IOS app, your GPS location will give you data from all
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