On Mar 27, 8:48*am, Delta007bhd wrote:
On Mar 26, 6:16*pm, Varactor wrote:



On Mar 27, 3:04*am, Delta007bhd wrote:

Hello all,

I am looking for a PDA that has an aviation GPS to fly in Europe. I
have the impression the US is way ahead of us on these matters but is
there a similar tool out here in the far east (Europe)?? I am new to
PDA technology and until now I learned on the net that you can have a
PDA with Palm OS or a PDA with windows Mobile OS aka a Pocket PC. What
is best, Palm or Pocket PC? Can I buy ANY PDA and install aviation
software afterwards or are aviation PDA's very type specific? For
instance, I have been reading about Apple's iPhone (and similar
devices referred to as "iPhone killers") but would I be able to
install an aviation gps onto it?
Other functions that I would find very useful:
- organiser/calendar
- e-mail
- digital camera
- scientific calculator
- maybe even a phone function???

Handheld GPS's are very useful in the aircraft but once on ground they
become useless. That's why I prefer an all-in-one pocket pc. I just
don't know where to start.

Thanks in advance all for your valuable input!

I looked at pocket FMS but I think it is too exprensive -so much so I
would rather buy a dedicated handhelp GPS.

Cheers

Thanks very much, I just checked the PocketFMS site. It's exactly what
I need although I agree it's rather expensive. Good thing is you can
install the software on any pocket pc that runs on windows mobile so I
won't have to go to a specialised pilot shop for the hardware. You're
mentioned handheld GPS as a cheaper alternative but is it really that
much of a difference in price? I thought these things cost around
500EUR and then you can't even use it as a cell phone neither it has a
calendar,email,surfing,etc functions such as with pda or pocket pc. Do
you need to buy handheld gps updates too?

If anyone has other alternatives to PocketFMS, please drop in a line.
Do pilot shops actually sell PDA/PocketPC's with aviation GPS software
installed? I looked on transair.co.uk and flightstore.co.uk but I only
found handheld GPS's but nothing like a PDA that has all the other
office functions.

I didn't say it's cheaper, but you can find bargain GPS's esp. if they
are last years model... I addd the price of pocket fms to the price of
a suitable PDA the added the GPS antenna and the total came to the
almost the same price as a new $600 Garmin.

Cheers