Glass vs. Charts

When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up on
your GPS, and why?

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When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up on
your GPS, and why?

I do all that and more before I leave the house because that is what
you are supposed to do.

As to the source, it is a mix of sectional, AF/D, Flight Guide, and
the AOPA airport diagrams.

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I do all that and more before I leave the house because that is what
you are supposed to do.

Then why do GPS units also provide this information?

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I do all that and more before I leave the house because that is what
you are supposed to do.

Then why do GPS units also provide this information?

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Because they can. Another example of overdesign, though sometimes I
admit it's handy to have it in the GPS.

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I do all that and more before I leave the house because that is what
you are supposed to do.

Then why do GPS units also provide this information?

Marketing.

Of the things you mentioned, the only thing I find useful in flight
is airspace boundaries and then only when maneuvering around an
airport that is adjacent to or under some controlled airspace.

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I used to have them all ready when I lived in the midwest... in Florida
under IFR flight plan, my routes get changes everytime I change
controllers. I do keep the arrival/departure freqs handy but the VORs I
look up on an as needed basis usually on the low altitude IFR charts.
I find it faster than on the GPS and I can hold them up in front of my
instruments so I can keep up the scan.



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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:

When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up on
your GPS, and why?


I do all that and more before I leave the house because that is what
you are supposed to do.

As to the source, it is a mix of sectional, AF/D, Flight Guide, and
the AOPA airport diagrams.

On Apr 10, 6:24 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up on
your GPS, and why?

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Certainly not in the G1000 system, it doesn't have any where near
enough information to fly IFR without charts. For VFR you can fly
anything without charts (except through the L.A.. routes).

-Robert

I'm a belt, suspenders, and rope kind of flyer. I figure just by being
prepared, I can help defeat Murphy's law! :-) You don't need batteries for
paper charts... And just in case of the worst, sectionals make great
kindling for starting a signal fire! And Jepp charts would make great TP if
you make an unplanned arrival in the wilderness...

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When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up
on
your GPS, and why?

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When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up
on
your GPS, and why?

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I just got back into flying by buying a Taylorcraft in Wisconsin and flying
it to Houston Texas. I had owned one before and took it cross country a
lot.

This time I had a GPS with VFR database. I compromized on the charts and
bought WACS instead of sectionals. I figured I could get to my destination
with a WAC. I would never use a WAC only in a plane without a VOR or GPS.
I used the GPS exclusively for frequencies (I also had a hand held radio).

I found the GPS a wonderful tool in Houston and Little Rock. At Little Rock
there is only about a 2 mile wide corridor between class D to the north and
class C to the south to get into the uncontrolled North Little Rock airport.
There is also restricted areas a couple of miles to the west. The GPS was
GREAT in getting me in without having to use my very noisy hand held radio.
Apparently I need an external push to talk switch. Even though I had a
headset, it appears that the mic on the handset is activated when the push
to talk switch on the handset is activated. Basically I couldn't talk on
the radio, so I needed to stay out of the class D airspace.

Danny Deger


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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:24:57 +0200, Mxsmanic
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When you are flying (and assuming you have a GPS with electronic chart
databases), do you usually use paper charts for navigation (looking up
frequencies, checking for restricted airspace, etc.) or do you look it up on
your GPS, and why?

I use the GPS and carry a backup in my PDA except for enroute which is
paper.