Gents:
I bought the upgrade and tried it yesterday from KVGT/KGEU. Piece of cake. Great for SA on the approach and complicated departures, especially in a place like Vegas where you get changes and they expect you to be spot on. Contact me directly if you want to discuss, but it works as advertized.
Pretty good marketing on their part too, since the software is basically exactly the same, but now your GPS spot shows up….they probably just unlocked the code for your extra 75 bucks.
Bob Rickard
IV-P
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of marv@lancair.net
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:13 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: ForeFlight has linked up with Seattle Avionics to provide Geo-Referencing on Approach Plates and Airport Diagrams
Posted for John Hafen <j.hafen@comcast.net>:
Gents: I don't work for ForeFlight or Apple, but I was an early user of the
iPad/ForeFlight combination (started on my iPhone). I was especially happy
when the ForeFlight application was upgraded to provide moving map
functionality.
I had buyers blues a little when some of you went out and bought Windows
based HP Slates and other devices to run Seattle Avionics Software, especially
as it provided geo-referenced positioning on approach plates and airport
diagrams.
Apparently, ForeFlight and Seattle Avionics have now teamed up and ForeFlight
is using Seattle Avionics' geo-referencing capabilities via a licensing
agreement.
Disclaimer: I haven't used it and can't guarantee that it works. But I did
buy a GNS 5870 MFI GPS Receiver to enhance the capabilities of my iPad 3G ($99
and free shipping from Amazon), and I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last
night.
The ForeFlight Pro annual subscription that allows approach plate
geo-referencing costs $149.99 per year rather than the normal $74.99. I'll
let you know how it works after I try it!
John Hafen
IVP N413AJ 300 hours