Best portable map to help when doing IFR flight

I use Anywhere Map on an IPAQ PDA and can recommend it. I, too, have a
character-based IFR Approach-certified GPS (Northstar M3), and
appreciate the extra situational awareness provided by a color moving
map.

I've used Lowrance Airmap GPS's and much prefer the display and upgrade
ability inherent in a software-only solution.

Anywhere Map is available for PDA's and for tablet or laptop (Windows
XP) devices. It isn't perfect but they are working on it continuously.
It offers terrain warning, vertical navigation and, at the moment, very
rudimentary approach capability. They've indicated that full approaches
will be available in a future upgrade.

On 22 Feb 2005 06:15:14 -0800, "Cheetah236"
wrote:

Anywhere Map is available for PDA's and for tablet or laptop (Windows
XP) devices. It isn't perfect but they are working on it continuously.
It offers terrain warning, vertical navigation and, at the moment, very
rudimentary approach capability. They've indicated that full approaches
will be available in a future upgrade.


Which they have been indicating for about three years now, perhaps
more.

I'm not knocking the product, I use it and I like it, especially
having the multifunction of the PDA. I use it with a bluetooth GPS,
which eliminates a lot of wiring.

But they really ought to pull the "beta release" crap from their
website. After three or so years of "beta", it's time to call it
something else.

Cheetah236 wrote:

They've indicated that full
approaches will be available in a future upgrade.

I doubt they'll be updating AnywhereMap with that feature since they've
released PocketPlates.

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John T
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