aviation software question

Posted for a friend of mine who does not have usenet access.

He's looking for software for his laptop that will give him charts,
hook to a gps, and read XM radios weather channel. He would like to
know what others use and if there are any glitches. He knows he can
get in the dash moving map but would rather have it on the laptop.
Aircraft is a Beech twin with full IFR, and the goal is to supplement,
BUT NOT replace paper charts, and maybe see some weather.
cost is a issue.

Suggestions ?

Thanks, Steve Roberts

Chartcase Pro
www.flightprep.com
Works great, great support.

There is also Voyager but it is written for MS dot-net and is an unbelievable
pig for disc and CPU resources.

On 10/12/2006 9:07 AM, wrote the following:
Posted for a friend of mine who does not have usenet access.

He's looking for software for his laptop that will give him charts,
hook to a gps, and read XM radios weather channel. He would like to
know what others use and if there are any glitches. He knows he can
get in the dash moving map but would rather have it on the laptop.
Aircraft is a Beech twin with full IFR, and the goal is to supplement,
BUT NOT replace paper charts, and maybe see some weather.
cost is a issue.

Suggestions ?

Thanks, Steve Roberts

He has all that stuff and NOT an Internet connection?






"Mitty" wrote in message
...
| Chartcase Pro
| www.flightprep.com
| Works great, great support.
|
| There is also Voyager but it is written for MS dot-net and
is an unbelievable
| pig for disc and CPU resources.
|
| On 10/12/2006 9:07 AM, wrote the following:
| Posted for a friend of mine who does not have usenet
access.
|
| He's looking for software for his laptop that will give
him charts,
| hook to a gps, and read XM radios weather channel. He
would like to
| know what others use and if there are any glitches. He
knows he can
| get in the dash moving map but would rather have it on
the laptop.
| Aircraft is a Beech twin with full IFR, and the goal is
to supplement,
| BUT NOT replace paper charts, and maybe see some
weather.
| cost is a issue.
|
| Suggestions ?
|
| Thanks, Steve Roberts
|

Voyager does a great job, but is a little slow. It has the capabilities of
hooking to a GPS as well as Nexrad via XM

Jim Macklin wrote:
He has all that stuff and NOT an Internet connection?

neat thing about getting older, after 35 years of software engineering,
he just wants to be a good private pilot and fly his kids and grand
kids around. No home computer either. Home is rural and west of lake of
the ozarks, not exactly high tech either. Hes also tired of 4 foot by
4 foot sectionals in the cockpit. Is that explanation enough?

Steve

wrote:
Jim Macklin wrote:
He has all that stuff and NOT an Internet connection?

neat thing about getting older, after 35 years of software engineering,
he just wants to be a good private pilot and fly his kids and grand
kids around. No home computer either. Home is rural and west of lake of
the ozarks, not exactly high tech either. Hes also tired of 4 foot by
4 foot sectionals in the cockpit. Is that explanation enough?

Seems reasonable to me! Reminds me of the start of chapter 1 of "Content
Addressable Parallel Processors" by Caxton Foster and published in 1976:

"There is an old New England story about the sailor who decided to retire
from the sea. He said he was going to put an oar over his shoulder and walk
inland until someone asked him what he was carrying. Last winter I was on
the island of Antigua in the West Indies. A taxi driver asked me what I did
and I replied that "I teach about computers." When he said "What are
they?" I knew right away that was were I wanted to settle down. Now, in the
middle seventies, just thirty years later, almost every one has heard of
computers, the majority of the American public has dealt with them in one
fashion or another, and more people are engaged in building, programming,
and operating computers than any other single type of mechanism except
possibly automobiles."

And 30 years after the above was written, I'm sure more people are involved
with computers than any other mechanism ever devised, including
automobiles. Makes it tough to find a place to retire after a lifetime in
computers! ;-)