Doggtyred
En-Route
Return to flight... planning software.. E-logbook...
After an 8 year hiatus I plan to return to active flying soon. School is finished, starting a new gig, my debt is resolving. I've got the local flying club lined up, an instructor, a plan for a special issuance medical, and of course I still have all my flight bag goodies.
What has changed dramatically in that time is the options for flight planning. I have an Ipad (wifi only) and Iphone and a Mac Mini at the house.
The last time I was actively flying I had paper Jepps, an electronic copy of the AFD I kept on my phone, did rough planning using some software i dont even remember the name of, and was discarded several computers ago. Once upon a time I even remember using my palm pilot copy of the AFD in a subscription I once had (yea.. long time ago).. So yea, I embrace technology (but would still practice with the whiz wheel and chart to stay proficient)
I plan on doing my own research and homework, but I also see little point to reinventing the wheel.
I am asking for the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding flight planning and mission-relevant software. Wanting recommendations for something that works well on the desktop as well as on an Ipad (and with some limitation, on an Iphone as well).
What have you used? what worked? What didn't?
Edited to add - do you use an electronic logbook to supplement the paper book? What is your preference? I have the paper dumped copy from years ago from a program I no longer have installed...
After an 8 year hiatus I plan to return to active flying soon. School is finished, starting a new gig, my debt is resolving. I've got the local flying club lined up, an instructor, a plan for a special issuance medical, and of course I still have all my flight bag goodies.
What has changed dramatically in that time is the options for flight planning. I have an Ipad (wifi only) and Iphone and a Mac Mini at the house.
The last time I was actively flying I had paper Jepps, an electronic copy of the AFD I kept on my phone, did rough planning using some software i dont even remember the name of, and was discarded several computers ago. Once upon a time I even remember using my palm pilot copy of the AFD in a subscription I once had (yea.. long time ago).. So yea, I embrace technology (but would still practice with the whiz wheel and chart to stay proficient)
I plan on doing my own research and homework, but I also see little point to reinventing the wheel.
I am asking for the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding flight planning and mission-relevant software. Wanting recommendations for something that works well on the desktop as well as on an Ipad (and with some limitation, on an Iphone as well).
What have you used? what worked? What didn't?
Edited to add - do you use an electronic logbook to supplement the paper book? What is your preference? I have the paper dumped copy from years ago from a program I no longer have installed...
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