X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 20:13:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3635346 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 May 2009 16:02:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=bRo+yFo4xstdBlXTLhMntiuNo930rhpW3KLxDi2l0XXIdW22fvY9dyu4p/YXeWaR; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [74.93.196.177] (helo=DougsLaptop) by elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1M29mv-0001EC-Eb for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 May 2009 16:01:49 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <04B40A5E9342467FBD2E1B3555910057@DougsLaptop> From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Reader Plates X-Original-Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 16:01:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C9CF2D.09DE4790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-ELNK-Trace: ad85a799c4f5de37c2eb1477c196d22294f5150ab1c16ac00c3604e638927e743076719f61bff1c764017c80e36c38b6350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 74.93.196.177 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C9CF2D.09DE4790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Currently, I print paper for my intended landing site. I use the = electronic plates as backup for other landing sites. However, if I get my checklist on the Reader, I may get rid of paper all = together. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tony Moradian=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:00 AM Subject: [LML] Re: Reader Plates Do you still carry paper as back up? -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Dan Ballin To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 10:21:10 AM Subject: [LML] Re: Reader Plates Looks pretty cool. I assume it is sort of like the Kindle. It would = be nice if they make the reader with wifi, but I guess you would always = have a laptop as well. Dan On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Douglas Brunner = wrote: I have been searching for a while for a good solution for approach = plates. I think I have found it. My wife and I travel cross country quite a bit. We used to purchase = all the paper plates for all the states we were going to fly over. This = gave us a big stack of paper at a not insignificant cost. It was not = convenient to store the plates in the back of a Legacy and to reach = around to find the proper book at the proper time. And sometimes there = was a mad dash to rush order the proper plates just days before our = trip. I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq and although the software was good, = I didn't like the screen size. I was contemplating getting a tablet PC, = but with a solid state drive and a daylight readable screen these are = not cheap. They are also fairly bulky. I came across ReaderPlates (http://www.readerplates.com/) which = seemed like a good idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at = Sun n Fun. I ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for $270 and = the software for $9.99 per month. John gave me considerable help setting up my system (needed because = of a strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had put in it) and it is now = running well. The reader is small, light and daylight viewable. I am = going to try to put my checklists on it and as a bonus, I can always use = it as a book reader. D. Brunner ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C9CF2D.09DE4790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Currently, I print=20 paper for my intended landing site.  I use the electronic plates as = backup=20 for other landing sites.
 
However, if I get my checklist on the = Reader, I may=20 get rid of paper all together.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tony = Moradian=20
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 = 8:00=20 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Reader = Plates

Do you still carry paper as back up?

From: Dan Ballin = <dballin@gmail.com>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 = 10:21:10=20 AM
Subject: [LML] = Re: Reader=20 Plates

Looks pretty cool.  I assume it is sort of = like the=20 Kindle.  It would be nice if they make the reader with wifi, but = I guess=20 you would always have a laptop as well.

Dan



On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Douglas = Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.= net>=20 wrote:
I have been searching for a while = for a good=20 solution for approach plates.  I think I have found = it.
 
My wife and I travel cross country = quite a=20 bit.  We used to purchase all the paper plates for all the = states we=20 were going to fly over. This gave us a big stack of paper = at a not=20 insignificant cost.  It was not convenient to store = the=20 plates in the back of a Legacy and to reach around to find the = proper=20 book at the proper time.  And sometimes there was a mad = dash to=20 rush order the proper plates just days before our=20 trip.
 
I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq = and although=20 the software was good, I didn't like the screen size.  I = was=20 contemplating getting a tablet PC, but with a solid state drive and = a=20 daylight readable screen these are not cheap.  They are also = fairly=20 bulky.
 
I came across ReaderPlates = (http://www.readerplates.com/) which seemed like = a good=20 idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at Sun n = Fun.  I=20 ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for $270 and the = software=20 for $9.99 per month.
 
John gave me considerable help = setting up my=20 system (needed because of a strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had = put in=20 it) and it is now running well.  The reader is small, light and = daylight viewable.  I am going to try to put my checklists on = it and as=20 a bonus, I can always use it as a book reader.

D.=20 Brunner


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