pierre smith
Well Known Member
My wife, Jenny, wants to know what you IFR types are using for electronic charts....preferably on a laptop, which she intends to use for our IFR trips to be paperless mostly,
Thanks,
Thanks,
Mehrdad:
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Whatever software you use, SOP with EFBs is to print out a hard copy of IAPs at your destination and alternate for backup. If the computer fails AND you need to divert to something other than flightplan, ATC should be able to give you the necessary info to fly any approach.
Terry, CFI
RV-9A N323TP
I use these on an iphone but should work fine on laptop and they are free. I keep the whole US and AFD's as well as plates.
Good Luck
Steve
...I agree....big, cumbersome maps, even in the -10 cockpit can be a pain. Yesterday, a former Caravan pilot told me he leaves the maps in his bag and the GPS tells him where he is every minute
He says he's legal then and if he needs a map, he'll simply pull it. Personally, I like seeing where I am all the time so the Aircharts look like a good way to go...thanks,
The DUATS Golden Eagle is a free flight planner with terrain, terrain profile, airways, intersections, WX overlays, integrated flight plan filing, etc. For in-cockpit, you can always upgrade to their tablet-based products, too. It's features, user interface and performance, last I looked, were nicer than AOPA's. Of course, AOPA's runs on the internet for when/ if you don't take a computer with you or have a Mac or Linux computer.For cross country mountainous trips, I use the AOPA flight planner with the terrain overlay. This map also has airway overlays if desired. I print it out, and carry on the kneeboard. The cumbersome maps stay in the side pockets usually. Of course the 696 works well too!
L.Adamson -- RV6A
The DUATS Golden Eagle is a free flight planner with terrain, terrain profile, airways, intersections, WX overlays, integrated flight plan filing, etc. For in-cockpit, you can always upgrade to their tablet-based products, too. It's features, user interface and performance, last I looked, were nicer than AOPA's. Of course, AOPA's runs on the internet for when/ if you don't take a computer with you or have a Mac or Linux computer.[/SIZE][/FONT]
Pierre,
Check out the Flight Cheetah. It is small enough to place on my knee in the RV4. ........
Which version of the Flight Cheetah do you have? Sounds like you are happy with it??