TMetzinger
Final Approach
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2006
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- Location
- Northern Virginia
- Display Name
- Tim
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- KJYO/KHEF
My tablet (which I use for office automation, flight planning, and approach plates in the cockpit <as needed>) is due for replacement.
A new tablet pc (with touchscreen and fold-flat feature) would cost more than a comparable notebook and a Kindle DX. So...
I'm thinking of buying a new notebook for my "computer" stuff - flight planning and filing, office automation, and then buying the Kindle DX for my "flight deck" stuff - approach plates, AFMs and other aviation documents in PDF format. The advantage of a Kindle is that it's solid state (no disk crash worries), and the DX form factor looks like it should be quite good for NACO plates.
Since I normally print the plates I "expect" to use, the Kindle would only be used for abnormal situations like a diversion. But I expect that I might find it good enough for "all the time" usage. A lot of the airplanes I fly have G1000 with plates anyway.
Anybody tried the Kindle DX for approach plates? I'd be interested in your impressions.
A new tablet pc (with touchscreen and fold-flat feature) would cost more than a comparable notebook and a Kindle DX. So...
I'm thinking of buying a new notebook for my "computer" stuff - flight planning and filing, office automation, and then buying the Kindle DX for my "flight deck" stuff - approach plates, AFMs and other aviation documents in PDF format. The advantage of a Kindle is that it's solid state (no disk crash worries), and the DX form factor looks like it should be quite good for NACO plates.
Since I normally print the plates I "expect" to use, the Kindle would only be used for abnormal situations like a diversion. But I expect that I might find it good enough for "all the time" usage. A lot of the airplanes I fly have G1000 with plates anyway.
Anybody tried the Kindle DX for approach plates? I'd be interested in your impressions.
