Press Release
Issued by SkyTrac.
September 21, 2009
SkyTrac Systems would like to announce the launch of the ITRACS, its next generation portable transceiver for flight following and text messaging, at Helitech 2009 in Duxford Cambridge and AFAC Bushfire CRC Conference on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Leveraging on technology from SkyTrac's DSAT, the ITRACS is smaller, lighter, and includes new features and functionalities.
The ITRACS is a fully portable flight following and messaging solution that has two internal batteries for extra long life portable operation or it can operate using aircraft power. With three antenna configuration options, ITRACS is the most flexible portable flight following solution available in the market. Users have the choice of using a GPS/Iridium dual antenna integrated into the hardware, a TSOd GPS/Iridium dual antenna installed on the exterior of the aircraft, or portable velcro or magnet GPS and Iridium antennas. ITRACS is Bluetooth enabled; users wirelessly connect a blackberry to send email messages over the satellite network. ITRACS is configured remotely using SkyWeb, SkyTrac's asset management and mapping tool. The ITRACS is well suited to organizations that require reliable satellite based flight following to comply with government Automatic Fight Following (AFF) requirements.
President and CEO of SkyTrac Systems, Kathleen Wallace commented; "The ITRACS is a flexible, reliable, and affordable option for satellite based flight following. We are thrilled to add the ITRACS to the SkyTrac product portfolio."