Also, I wanted to thank all of you that have sent in emails or called.  Its always good to hear from fellow pilots and is very much appreciated.  If you can spare a few moments please share you experiences with others by submitting a review or rating this application.  It really does help others decide.


We plan to have another release sent to Apple by the end of February with more user requested features, so stay tuned.


Sincerely,

William

  1. 2.We were recently informed that the use of the acronym MOTNE (Meteorological Operational Telecommunication Network Europe) was outdated and we should be using the term Runway Report.  We updated the weather menu and the description section of that calculation.  However we did leave ‘MONTE Decoder’ in the title bar for posterity. (Actually, just until the next update.)

  1. 3.We added a new feature that allows for adding and subtracting flight segments that consist of hours and minutes:  i.e. 1:32 + :43 = 2:15 and easy conversion between time, decimal and matrix hours.  The next update, version 2.4, will add the ability to add and subtract flight segments from a fixed time:  i.e. takeoff at 22:50 zulu time + 2:15 leg = land at 01:05 zulu as well as other time related calculations.

  1. 4.Recently, an airline pilot in Switzerland who is regularly confronted with MOCA calculations in the Alps in order to calculate the service ceiling of their aircraft requested two new calculations.  He needed to enter the MOCA, the QNH, and the temperature in variation from standard (for example STD +15) in order to read the resulting pressure altitude.  He uses this information along with the performance tables of his aircraft to determine the amount of correction versus indicated altitude to clear an obstacle.  He provided all the information necessary for us to quickly add these two new calculations.  You’ll find these new calculations on the Altitude Calculations menu.

  1. 5. Many of you have asked us to add a link on the conversions menu to the fuel volume and weight conversion calculations.  You’ll see that new link in this update.