Dean
Pattern Altitude
I just downloaded the new updated AOPA real time flight planner, It has some nice new features. Just wondering how many of you have downloaded it and do you use it that much.
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smigaldi said:Your poll did not have a choice for me. I have it I just do not use it. I prefer the Duats Golden Eagle product.
Betther charts, can work offline, can use it through a firewall, easier to plane a flight with.
smigaldi said:Your poll did not have a choice for me. I have it I just do not use it. I prefer the Duats Golden Eagle product.
Betther charts, can work offline, can use it through a firewall, easier to plane a flight with.
I was one of the beta testers. I never used the final product for this very reason.Ghery said:Like, Scott, needed ports are blocked at work, so I can only use it at home. No good if I'm going flying after work.
flyingcheesehead said:How about "Don't use it because there isn't a Mac version?"
I do have an Intel Mac now so maybe I should give it a shot, but I actually tried it in Virtual PC a while back and thought it was a piece of crap. It made me realize that the Mac experience isn't simply the OS, it's the excellent software that's available...
Dittos here. My desktop is a Mac G4 and I got a couple of Mac laptops. Have a PC with high-speed DSL internet at the hangar, but PCs and Windows frustrate me too much. And when I downloaded the AOPA Flight Planner, I found it really cumbersome to use.flyingcheesehead said:How about "Don't use it because there isn't a Mac version?"
I do have an Intel Mac now so maybe I should give it a shot, but I actually tried it in Virtual PC a while back and thought it was a piece of crap. It made me realize that the Mac experience isn't simply the OS, it's the excellent software that's available. RTFP was painful to use, very windows-y. Seemed like there was too much input required that could have easily been automated.
gibbons said:SPAM alert. You couldn't use the software on your MacPuter because the stupid cursor was always screwed up. Admit it!!!
I just managed to get it yesterday as a result of this thread. Go to http://www.flightprep.com/rootpage.php?page=gefp_dl_pgmdata.SCCutler said:So how the heck can you load Golden Eagle? Their download link is no worky.
Anthony said:I've been using RTFP, but I downloaded Golden Eagle and have been using that, but I still don't know how to use it well. I find it less intuitive than RTFP, so I'll have to play with it more.