te real reason NOS are better than jepps

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because updates BLOW
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You're getting mouthy about that little weeney stack of Jepps??? Where are the rest of them?

I just did 9 envelopes of those ##&^#&*@*#&ing Canadian revisions - those things are evil.

Jason
 
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I just did 9 envelopes of those ##&^#&*@*#&ing Canadian revisions - those things are evil.


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you don;t use Q service?

these are my personal plates...
 
We have Q service for the US and Latin America but have the old 'style' revisions for Canada - don't ask me why. I only do Canadian revisions about once every 6 months - I hate them with a passion. In my 2 years on this airplane we've never been to Canada.

Jason
 
I like jepps, but they are too expensive for me (because I dont do updates)....I just use the looseleaf nos plates. When the 56 days are up, I 86 them and get a new set
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I just let my Jepp subscription expire after two years. Two big reasons. One, I hope that someone else will be buying my Jepps for me sometime in the near future.
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Two, they're too heavy! My flight bag has lost several pounds since I started leaving the 2" binder at home!
 
Ahhhh, gotta love JeppView. Updating the entire U.S. takes about 3 minutes with a CD. Then all you've gotta do is hit print, cut 'em out, and staple (or bind) them together. Only thing is, if you're going on a long trip, or the weather is super crappy its a good idea to grab a pack of NOS ones as well...just in case you end up at an airport you didnt print plates for.
 
AT FSI they just issue us a new Jepp "airway manual express" every 56 days, just toss the old one out. Not very practical if your covering the entire country or a large area, but for FL it's great.
 
Anybody know the legal status of the plates you can get off of AOPA? I use them a lot because when I print them out they are nice and large, full screen. I allways check them against my NOAA charts though...just wondering if its legal to use those in case I leave my nos plates at home or somthing.
 
I've never used them(or seen them for that matter) but there are 2 important questions to ask - number 1 is how often are they updated and number 2 does it say anywhere on the chart or anywhere else on the website that they are not to be used for navigation?


Jason
 
I have used them on one of my training flights. As far as I know the database is both current and legal as long as the charts have the revision stamp on the front:


"Effective From 20 Mar 2003 Thru 15 May 2003
Consult NOTAMs for latest information"

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Can either one of you gentlemen post a link to the site?

I love AOPA, but their website is a nightmare to navigate...

Of course this dial-up connection on the ole' laptop doesn't help much either...
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