X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:49:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5065100 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:16:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=fOhsRbb1TVt6tufBkyF26EwjxYhvrSLmJC/dztbN1Veq5SkbHX90HCXZbvJq48ju; h=Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:References:To:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [64.223.165.215] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm3yC-0008RI-90 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:16:16 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Jeppesen Sanderson NavData & Obstacle Coverage, Cobham (Chelton) EFIS Non-LVP Americas Highway Robbery From: Colyn Case In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:16:15 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <88BB3A19-5390-41D1-B54F-A38BA4E8562E@earthlink.net> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da94031f14e4671dd708d0764288e7d937dee350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 64.223.165.215 So this gets to the question of exactly what can change in the gps data = base. I assume waypoints can come and go and new procedures show up, or get = enhanced with vnav. How do you deal with that? On Jul 27, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Danny Miller wrote: > Keeping your databases is very expensive. Unfortunately, if you're = going to > use your GPS for IFR flight, approaches, procedures, etc., it must be = kept > current. My alternative is to use my iPad with a $150/yr subscription = to > ForFlight (http://www.foreflight.com/ipad) for all my flights (VFR & = IFR) > and then once a year I update my Garmin 430W databases for $100. It = seems > to work very well and I don't have Jeppesen gouging me. >=20 > Danny Miller > N 38=B0 43' 25.7" > W 77=B0 30' 38.6" >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hafen [mailto:j.hafen@comcast.net]=20 > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 7:48 AM > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: Jeppesen Sanderson NavData & Obstacle Coverage, Cobham = (Chelton) > EFIS Non-LVP Americas Highway Robbery >=20 > I just wrote out a check for $624.45 to keep my Chelton system up to = date > for another year. >=20 > Do any of you know a less expensive option than Jeppesen? Or do they = simply > have a corner on this market place? >=20 > Regards, >=20 > John Hafen > IVP 413AJ 300+ hours > 55 degrees, raining, with heavy icing above Seattle, world's worst = place to > own an airplane =20 >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html