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Blue Sky Network Tracks Longest International Flight of a New Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet.


BSN's Portable In-Flight Equipment Will Monitor Flight Across 18,000 Miles and 18 Countries

LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. -- Blue Sky Network, the global logistics solution provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, today announced that it will provide online tracking for the longest known international flight of a new Eclipse 500 jet. Blue Sky Network's portable in-flight D2000A will enable remote flight monitoring visibility via near real-time location updates, sent throughout the journey to Blue Sky Network's online asset management portal, SkyRouter.

The Eclipse 500, a twin-engine very light jet (VLJ VLJ Very Light Jet (aircraft) ), is installed with the D2000A, utilizing an Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4.  Satellite transceiver, a satcom solution that is ideally suited for a flight of this nature. This on-board unit works in conjunction with Blue Sky Network's SkyRouter asset management portal to enable two-way text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length.  between pilot and ground crew, position reporting and telemetry telemetry

Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording.
 data reporting. For all of the scheduled stops across 18 countries, the D2000A and SkyRouter pair will automatically deliver take-off, landing and flight progress details to the Blue Sky Network website.

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, Australian pilot Michael Cooke will ferry and operate the Eclipse 500 for the new owners, Wanless Wastecorp located in Brisbane, Australia. This marks the third time that Blue Sky Network will be accompanying a record-setting international flight. In 2006 and 2007, Blue Sky Network provided online tracking updates for the record-breaking, around-the-globe flights of Steve Fossett's GlobalFlyer and Jennifer Murray Jennifer Murray born June, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island, who in 1997 circumnavigated the world aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter the distance of 36,000 miles in 97 days, earning her the current Guinness World Record for  and Colin Bodil of Polar First.

"Blue Sky Network's voice and tracking solutions make flying the Eclipse 500 VLJ across the globe much safer," said Michael Cooke, pilot of the Eclipse 500. "Blue Sky Network's equipment gives me constant access to ground resources, while on-ground teams are using SkyRouter for automatic flight following and text messaging." Once the aircraft arrives in Australia, it will continue using the equipment on flights in Australia and to Fiji and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. .

"Deploying our products on a VLJ like the Eclipse 500 further demonstrates that our light and very effective solutions are a perfect fit for the VLJ market," said Jon Gilbert, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Blue Sky Network. "We are excited to be a part of this journey with Wanless Wastecorp and Michael, and look forward to following every step of the journey together."

Progress of Michael Cooke's Eclipse 500 flight can be publicly accessed through Blue Sky Network's website, www.blueskynetwork.com, which will provide near real-time GPS tracking See vehicle tracking.  of the flight utilizing Google Maps and Google Earth integration.

About Blue Sky Network

Blue Sky Network is the leading provider of global logistics solutions for two-way linking and managing remote transportation assets via satellite. Using its interactive Web portal, SkyRouter, with detailed mapping and integration with Google Earth, Blue Sky Network links enterprises to personnel and assets anywhere on earth over the Iridium satellite network. FAA-certified data and voice products enable users to customize features including safety and event reporting. Blue Sky Network's exceptional customer service and management team make it the perfect partner for adding true global communication to your transport network. For more information, please visit www.blueskynetwork.com.
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