MSmith said:
Which approach plates do you use?
What part of the country do you buy/subscribe to?
If you choose Jeppesen, do you subscribe through their website or are there other sites that sell the subscriptions (at other prices)?
I started out with Jeppesen's Express subscription for the SouthEast. I forget which website I used. When I renewed, I did it through Jeppesen. As an instrument student, all I needed was a small area. I do wish Jeppesen would allow you to bundle by the state. I would have chosen VA, NC, SC while doing my training.
I didn't neglect NACO's products. Even though I prefer the Jeppesen format, I used NACO enroute & approach plates interchangebly through my checkride. Since then I've been 90% Jeppesen. Like Ben, I like the contrast of the high quality paper that Jeppesen uses.
I've since, migrated to JeppView for the East Coast. I subscribe through Jeppesen. JeppView is very powerful. I don't really like printing, but it beats carrying 40# of unneeded charts for a single trip. I print
all the ILS within 30nm of my route and selected GPS approaches. My selected GPS approaches are at my predetermined "outs" along the route.
What I need to find is a color laser printer that can handle duplex with the Jeppesen paper. My HP 5850 (Photo InkJet) has the duplex, but it can't seem to get the pages lined up after the automated flip. If I manually duplex, it works great.