Hi all, I've recently launched my new subscription-based soaring forecast service, https://skysight.io/ , featuring:
- 5+ days forecasting range, so you can plan your weekend from early in the week, like you're used to with XCSkies. - Half-hourly time steps through the day, so you can better understand the evolution of the day, similar to RASP. - Highly accurate forecasts, moreso than other providers due to very high resolution forecasting with specialized terrain and land datasets. - Route planning, giving you a cross section of the weather you'll fly through each day. - Clean and fresh user interface, integrating Google Maps overlays and tablet/mobile support. Currently it covers most of QLD, SA, VIC, ACT and NSW, and is expanding further soon to WA, NT and NZ. I've priced it at 12.99$/mo or 99$/yr, with a 14 day trial period during which you can delete your account and receive no charges. I've had it under wraps for a few years and used it to great success at competitions, in particular JWGC and the last few nationals. However the improvements I wished to make were become too expensive at the scale I wished to operate, hence opening it up as a service that we can all benefit from. It is still under active development, feature requests and feedback are welcome. Features already under development include: - Automatic text forecasts - get an email/sms midweek with the weekend forecast for your location. - Forecasting improvements, to better resolve wave or complex weather. - New colour scales - currently familiar as you are likely used to, but changing soon to something more expressive and granular. - Alternative plotting regimes, such as showing speckling for the proportional octas of cumulus. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions, feature requests or complaints. Happy landings, Matthew Scutter
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