Plates for PDA?

Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including
PocketPlates?

Kelly

"Kelly Bakst" wrote in news:9OOYc.16675$Bt5.5294
@twister.socal.rr.com:

Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including
PocketPlates?

All PDAs I know of can view .jpg files........

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Regards,

Stan

Yes - but I'm thinking about a package that lets you view a bunch of charts
(and send updates) and possibly geo-reference charts so you can "fly on
them".

"Stan Gosnell" wrote in message
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"Kelly Bakst" wrote in news:9OOYc.16675$Bt5.5294
@twister.socal.rr.com:

Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including
PocketPlates?

All PDAs I know of can view .jpg files........

--
Regards,

Stan

"Kelly Bakst" wrote in message


Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including
PocketPlates?

I've been contemplating something similar, myself. Any reason you didn't
want to hear about PocketPlates? Or is that just the one you already know
about?

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
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"Kelly Bakst" writes:

Yes - but I'm thinking about a package that lets you view a bunch of charts
(and send updates)

I expect most PDAs to be capable of displaying the existing Terminal
Procedures Publications (TPPs). They're distributed as PDFs so you
can easily convert them to whatever you need. Adobe even provides a
PDF viewer for Palm Pilots.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acroba...erforpalm.html
(Yes, I realize that something more aviation-specific is probably
desired.)

and possibly geo-reference charts so you can "fly on
them".

I'm curious how you even imagine these plates could be georeferenced.
They're often not close depictions of reality.

--kyler

Kyler Laird wrote:

I'm curious how you even imagine these plates could be georeferenced.
They're often not close depictions of reality.

Doesn't the UPS/Garmin MX20 display your position on approach charts? Is that
just a poor approximation?

Look he www.myairplane.com

"Kelly Bakst" wrote in message .. .
Any recommendations for plates to be viewed on a PDA, NOT including
PocketPlates?

Kelly

Dave Butler writes:

I'm curious how you even imagine these plates could be georeferenced.
They're often not close depictions of reality.

Doesn't the UPS/Garmin MX20 display your position on approach charts? Is that
just a poor approximation?

If so, I'd guess that it uses Jepp plates. The FAA ones have lots of
the squiggly "we'll just skip a few miles here" lines.

--kyler

"Kelly Bakst" wrote in news1VYc.16725$Bt5.901
@twister.socal.rr.com:

Yes - but I'm thinking about a package that lets you view a bunch of charts
(and send updates) and possibly geo-reference charts so you can "fly on
them".

Georeference? The paper charts aren't georeferenced, so how would you do
that with the same thing on a PDA? I'm not sure I understand what you're
getting at by "fly on them", either. Maybe I'm missing something.

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Regards,

Stan

First off, everything inside the 10nm circle on NOAA plates is to scale -
meaning you can indeed georeference them. By "Fly on them" on mean a system
that will use your GPS location and plot your position on top of the plate.

"Stan Gosnell" wrote in message
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"Kelly Bakst" wrote in news1VYc.16725$Bt5.901
@twister.socal.rr.com:

Yes - but I'm thinking about a package that lets you view a bunch of
charts
(and send updates) and possibly geo-reference charts so you can "fly on
them".

Georeference? The paper charts aren't georeferenced, so how would you do
that with the same thing on a PDA? I'm not sure I understand what you're
getting at by "fly on them", either. Maybe I'm missing something.

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Regards,

Stan