Noah
Well Known Member
East Coast to Colorado with overnight stops in WV, MN in the 182 rolleyes since the RV ain't gonna be done for awhile. Crossing the Rockies. VFR with some "light" IFR (I know, some of you love that term). GPS396; otherwise VOR nav for IFR. Really just need a legal and usable backup to the 396. Can't stand the thought of spending hundreds of dollars on charts for what amounts to an occasional long flight. I think I've boiled it down to these options:
1. Aeroplanner.com - free to EAA members, haven't tried it yet. Any comments?
2. Jeppesen's Internet Flight Planner - ($20/month, 3 month min) - looks comprehensive with weather, TFRs, etc and will print a tripkit with all charts needed along route. I think it does IFR as well as VFR. Not sure if it can be used from any computer I use along the way (I ain't carrying a printer). Comments?
3. Air Chart Systems. Spiral Bound Eastern / Western US Sectionals, and US WAC scale topos in one book. Thinking maybe just the topo for $100.
Will use Airnav to plan for fuel and a lot of people have been saying good things about Weathermeister.com so I'll check that out when enroute.
What have you found to be effective in a similar situation?
1. Aeroplanner.com - free to EAA members, haven't tried it yet. Any comments?
2. Jeppesen's Internet Flight Planner - ($20/month, 3 month min) - looks comprehensive with weather, TFRs, etc and will print a tripkit with all charts needed along route. I think it does IFR as well as VFR. Not sure if it can be used from any computer I use along the way (I ain't carrying a printer). Comments?
3. Air Chart Systems. Spiral Bound Eastern / Western US Sectionals, and US WAC scale topos in one book. Thinking maybe just the topo for $100.
Will use Airnav to plan for fuel and a lot of people have been saying good things about Weathermeister.com so I'll check that out when enroute.
What have you found to be effective in a similar situation?