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FlightPrep Patents Online Flight Planning, Starts Shaking Down Everyone
SkyVector? Handing over a huge percentage of gross. RunwayFinder? Shut down after a $3.2M/mo lawsuit. Who's next? (blog.runwayfinder.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It looks like Flightprep is a failing company that thinks suing free web sites is the solution to their problems. Their patent seems bogus, but I'm sure they can destroy tons of free services before someone proves that. The only way that people like us can help is by spreading the word and voting with our wallets -- not that I think many people are actually paying flightprep to begin with.
Dave isn't allowing any discussion of his agreement w/ FlightPrep in the SkyVector forums, but count me among the disappointed. I can't see this working out well for him in the long run with the precedent he has helped set.
flightprep flightsmep, they are dead to me now, i may make t shirts
This really, really sucks, and I will be incredibly PO'd if this in anyway impacts my service with ForeFlight as I completely love and endorse the product.
..........i didnt even think about ForeFlight! ahhh i have lost all hope in mankind.......sigh
Yeah, doesn't ForeFlight use RunwayFinder somehow or another when generating its maps?? Can I sue FlightPrep for damages since the only reason I decided to purchase the iPad was for ForeFlight??