Kevin Romey 1154229 Posted January 24, 2011 at 04:40 AM Posted January 24, 2011 at 04:40 AM Good Evening, I am a cadet in the USAF looking for a (cheap) way to apply the lessons learned by my professors and instructors as I work on my instrument rating. I think I've found just that. Thank you all for the wealth of knowledge on this website and forum. Not only were the pages easy to navigate, but the information and instructions to get started were presented clearly and accurately. After a quick Google search I found that there were many sources for free approach plates online. I've got a ton of SE Florida plates already but I would like to get some experience at some different approaches around the U.S. Where do you go to download your plates? Are all websites pretty much the same? Respectfully, C/4C Romey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted January 24, 2011 at 04:52 AM Posted January 24, 2011 at 04:52 AM for the US, plenty of sites. airnav.com flightaware.com myairplane.com fltplan.com faa.gov (they provide free digital charts now) skyvector.com several others. if you have access to an FBO, hit them up, they are always giving old charts away. specifically check them out when theres a new cycle, they need to get rid of their old ones are you an AFROTC Cadet or Civil Air Patrol? CAP provides discounts for pilot supplies altho i cant remember if Cadets can take advantage of that or Seniors only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrol Larrok 1140797 Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:07 AM Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:07 AM FAA provides up-to-date free charts. Link is on their site and chartfinder.vatsim.net. Navigraph sells European style charts for most of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Romey 1154229 Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:21 AM Author Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:21 AM Thanks Darrol and Ernesto for the speedy replies. I am enrolled in the AFROTC program, though I have a lot of buddies who are also in CAP. I'll see what I can do. Thanks again, gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Everette Posted January 24, 2011 at 01:39 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 01:39 PM http://aeronav.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=aeronav/applications/d_tpp Bookmark it. Many more goodies on the left side of that page. Unfortunately if you want the same thing for Jepp charts, it will be slightly more expensive than the above link. -Dan Everette CFI, CFII, MEI Having the runway in sight just at TDZE + 100 is like Mom, Warm cookies and milk, and Christmas morning, all wrapped into one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Kusec 990407 Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:47 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 05:47 PM Airnav is first for me then FAA is a close second source. Davor Kusec Air Traffic Director | Northeast Region VATUSA Supervisor | VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Bartels Posted January 24, 2011 at 08:15 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 08:15 PM Jeppesen... If you are lucky enough to have a way to get them. You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Forever and always "Just the events guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Pavlak 1058071 Posted January 24, 2011 at 08:51 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 08:51 PM I like pdfplates.com since I can download each complete publication, and flip through them page by page like the actual book (except in PDF form). It also lets you download grouped by state. And AFDs are available too. They provide a download utility if you want to queue up multiple files at once. They have different formats for Kindle/Iphone/eReader etc as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Rutila 974112 Posted January 24, 2011 at 09:08 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 09:08 PM Jeppesen... If you are lucky enough to have a way to get them. I honestly can't see why anyone would prefer a Jepp chart over an AeroNav (NACO) chart. Maybe it's because I've been using them in the sim for years, but I like the overall presentation of AeroNav's charts much better. That and the fact that I'm not instrument rated, so maybe I'm missing Jepp's awesomeness . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Bartosz Posted January 24, 2011 at 09:42 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 09:42 PM Jeppesen charts are fantastic... but hey, that's just me New York ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhruv Kalra Posted January 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM Posted January 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM Agreed - Jepps ftw. Couple reasons right away for my own flying: 1. Briefing strip. Much more logically laid out and much easier to brief in a crew environment (there's a reason the airlines use them) 2. Table with required vertical speeds to maintain a constant rate descent on non-precision approaches on each plate Those two things alone make me a loyal Jepp fan. Dhruv Kalra VATUSA ZMP ATM | Instructor | VATSIM Network Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Johnson 1052770 Posted January 25, 2011 at 06:58 AM Posted January 25, 2011 at 06:58 AM Jeppesen... If you are lucky enough to have a way to get them. Kevin, I could possibly make your day along with many more people but according to Matthew they are lucky but in my point of view, they deserve it. You mentioned that you are a cadet in the USAF. Well Jeppesen gives away free worldwide charts to US military members. I'm not sure if its only for Active duty or not but my guess is that its just a matter of time before your active duty. I don't know exactly how it works out but you download that application form and you add in your information such as your command name, rank, etc and they will give you Jeppview for free with worldwide charts. I've heard from people that are in my flight school you have to download airport packs individually. It says "may now access every approach, departure, arrival, terminal airspace, and airport familiarization chart", so I'm guessing ENR charts are not available. Link: http://www.baseops.net/jeppesen/ I'm trying to get in on this because my dad is a recently retired Marine and going to see if it works for him. I also think NACO charts are in a much better format but if I had a free subscription of Jeppesen, I would use them all day. -Rodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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