#FLTPLAN GO ANDROID ANDROID#

#FLTPLAN GO ANDROID ANDROID#

Both companies offer iOS and Android versions of their apps. Garmin’s apps, by contrast, require an annual subscription. Their apps and website are free, supported by a combination of ads and premium services (the eAPIS service, for example, costs $249/year). ’s business model is quite different from Garmin’s. The deal raises some important questions, too. The feature gap between the two companies is much smaller now. These higher end features will be especially valuable when competing against ForeFlight, which has been pushing into the turbine market aggressively over the last year. is also know for extremely accurate performance models, which can predict flight times and fuel burns within one or two percent. The acquisition instantly adds a huge new list of pilots to the Garmin ecosystem, which has been growing but still trails ForeFlight by a significant margin in the app world.īeyond the new customers, also gives Garmin a much more complete suite of tools, including pre-departure clearances (PDCs), eAPIS services, runway analysis, and Safety Management Systems (SMS). Do the math and you find that customers are filing an average of 36 flight plans per year, meaning they are an active group. The company claims they have 165,000 registered users who create more than 6 million flight plans per year – over 50% of all N-registered flight plans. For one, has a large user base, especially among turbine pilots and charter/fractional companies. The motivation for such a deal is fairly obvious, but it’s worth considering how many complementary parts there are. Fltplan Go already works with many Garmin avionics expect more.

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