X-Plane CD, GPS Trainer

[TangoWhiskey]

I have X-Plane listed on eBay, it ENDS TODAY, so if you want a good deal on this simulator, bid now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5809012165&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

I also have a copy of ASA's GPS Trainer V1.0, which includes multi-media based training on three different gps units (Garmin 430, Apollo GX, and Bendix/King KLN89B). This cd is NOT listed on eBay (YET), and I'll give it to the weekend to offer it to a Board member... do I hear $20?

The FAA does not mandate design, labeling, function, and operation of GPS receivers. With this lack of standardization, pilots are left to their own devices to learn each unit. Applicable to both VFR and IFR operations, all the tasks GPS can help you with are covered. Exercises are included throughout. Intuitive software is as easy to use as reading a book. Movie clips, animations, original figures and diagrams accelerate the learning process. Emulators integrate with the tutorial for hands-on practice of each task. PC and Mac compatible.

For renters who may face one brand of GPS one day and another the next...for the instructor teaching in multiple aircraft...for aircraft owners trying to master the nuances of their favorite navigational tool.
GPS Trainer includes a complete orientation on the GPS receivers: what each knob and button does, what information can be gleaned from each screen, how the GPS "pages" work together, etc.

The tutorial is organized into 5 sections to reflect each phase of flight: theory, preflight, enroute, terminal, and approach. All the navigation tasks are covered, including data entry, flight plans, nearest and direct-to operations, IFR departures and arrivals, GPS and overlay approaches, and more! The program features an intuitive program interface, animations, movie clips, original diagrams and figures to support the textual descriptions. Emulators are an intricate part of the tutorial, providing for interactivity and hands-on experience for each task. Read the focused step-by-step instructions for a task, watch a movie clip of the instructor performing the task, then practice it yourself, using the built-in emulators.

The manufacturers' operating manuals and simulators are included on the CD, along with FAA documents pertinent to GPS operations. GPS Trainer is a tutorial that picks up where these materials leave off and focuses on the tasks GPS can perform.

 

[SCCutler]

Hey, Troy, if you thnk that GPS trainer CD is worthwhile (especially on training for use in approaches), I'll pop for the $20.00; maybe I can turn it into a $120.00 CD by flying over to 52F to pick it up?

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Hey, Troy, if you thnk that GPS trainer CD is worthwhile (especially on training for use in approaches), I'll pop for the $20.00; maybe I can turn it into a $120.00 CD by flying over to 52F to pick it up?

What do you fly, Skip? You pop over to 52F or T67 and give me a ride somewhere I can buy you a burger, and I'll GIVE you the CD.... Besides, it would be nice to meet you.

 

[SCCutler]

Well Troy, I fly whatever the schedule supports (the flying club schedule, that is). For trips of length, it's usually a Bonanza (F33, C33 or A36); for local hops, its almost always a Cherokee (really sweet C-model 180), and the 'tweeners call for a Cardinal RG.

Would have planned for this weekend, but it looks now as if we are likely to have Rita romping all over us. May also have a family of Rita refugees (sorry, "evacuees") from Houston staying at the casa.

Subject only to logistics, however, call it a date-in-planning. IM w/ phone number, and I'll look forward to meeting you.

By the way, I had assumed for some twisted reason (I think you met Dave T there) that you were 52F based; but I have never been to Hicks, and I am always up for something new, so tell me which is easiest (FTW's ok too, but somehow, big airports are less... interesting).

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Well Troy, I fly whatever the schedule supports (the flying club schedule, that is). For trips of length, it's usually a Bonanza (F33, C33 or A36); for local hops, its almost always a Cherokee (really sweet C-model 180), and the 'tweeners call for a Cardinal RG.

Would have planned for this weekend, but it looks now as if we are likely to have Rita romping all over us. May also have a family of Rita refugees (sorry, "evacuees") from Houston staying at the casa.

Subject only to logistics, however, call it a date-in-planning. IM w/ phone number, and I'll look forward to meeting you.

By the way, I had assumed for some twisted reason (I think you met Dave T there) that you were 52F based; but I have never been to Hicks, and I am always up for something new, so tell me which is easiest (FTW's ok too, but somehow, big airports are less... interesting).

I'll P/M you...