Charts!! (suck!)

Grabo172

Grabo172

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OK, so since I'm getting back to instructing again, I figured I sit down and get current on charts. I figured no biggie...

Where I'll be (KPMH) is on the southern central tip of OH right around the OH/KY/WV boarder and EVERYTHING splits there!!! (3 Ways) To get the charts I need for just a 100 nm radius, I'm looking at 3 different charts for each type (plates, AFD, Sectional, Low Enroute)!

I added up a total of charts from Avshop (they have the cheapest chart costs I've found) and it'll cost $274.20, not including shipping, for the year!

So now I need an alternate. I'm NOT spending that on crap I'm just going to throw away.

I have an iPhone 4 and can get Foreflight, but that as a sole chart source... I dunno? I'm thinking iPad, but the price is out of my reach right now (although 2 years of charts will pay for it).

Suggestions?

Edit: These are NACO Cheapo charts
 
That's pretty spendy. Are these Jepps? If so, you might consider just going the cheapo route and using NACO. I know that's heresy to some, but I swear they work just fine.
 
Buy a kindle ($138) and get plates on a PDF. Kindle battery lasts a long time. Not legal for 135, obviously, but good to go for pt 91.
 
7700 said:
current charts are your students' responsibility!
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This. Why are you worried about it? If your student want to be a pilot, they need to be willing to buy charts. Buy yourself a set of sectionals/Low en routes(let 'em expire, who cares), and print the approach plates right off the FAA's website.
 
I feel your pain. GSO lies on the edge of Cincy/Charlotte sectionals and L25/26 and L35/36 Low enroute charts. It does get annoying. Also SE-2 Approach plates are good for NC but then you need NE-3 if you want to fly 30 miles to the north and land in VA.
 
I think my problem lies with 2 things.

1) I'm on the boundary of 3 charts... If I go Anywhere I'm changing charts as soon as I'm in the air. And I need 3 charts for any given day.

2) In regards to the students having the current charts: I think if I require them to do so, I shouldn't be tooling around with expired ones.

Also there's the chance that I'd want to go somewhere sans students and I'd need charts anyway.

I'm leaning toward finding an iPad and going the Foreflight route.
 
I have an iPad and use ForeFlight and I have nothing but positive things to say about it. The next generation ipads are coming out in a few months, expect used or refurbished first gen ones to be mad cheap since there are millions and millions out there now.
 
As a CFI you need to learn to play the part; beg and borrow. At least pantomime if you don't know the words.
 
mshunter said:
Buy yourself a set of sectionals/Low en routes(let 'em expire, who cares), and print the approach plates right off the FAA's website.
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:yeahthat: I'm a fairly cheap student and this is what I do. If they're a college student then they should have access to a free printer at their school's library.
 
dasleben said:
That's pretty spendy. Are these Jepps? If so, you might consider just going the cheapo route and using NACO. I know that's heresy to some, but I swear they work just fine.
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X2. Then again, I've never used the Jepps, so I guess I haven't been spoiled.
 
SpiraMirabilis said:
I have an iPad and use ForeFlight and I have nothing but positive things to say about it. The next generation ipads are coming out in a few months, expect used or refurbished first gen ones to be mad cheap since there are millions and millions out there now.
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Yeah, I have to say I was blown away by foreflight. That is a NICE app!
 
The $38.10 every 60 days is part of my complaint (for all the paper charts I'd need), but the inconvenience of all the chart intersections is really rubbing me the wrong way. Having 3 of everything to carry around stinks too.

It'd be really cool if there were a way to pick an airport and have the chart companies be able to center your choice on all the charts and print them out, and be able to mix and match selected states for the AFD and Plates.

I can dream right?
 
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