I was just dropping someone a line on Palm programs. There are a couple of
nice programs for Palm OS that allow you to program aviation formulas.

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I have no relationship with any of the producers of the programs I have
mentioned. I just thought some of you might find this useful or
interesting.

There is a program that IMHO beats all the ones you've mentioned -
it's free and much more feature-rich. It's called CoPilot, developed
by Laurie Davis and the open database for it generated by Paul
Tomblin, our own r.a.* folk.

http://xcski.com/~ptomblin/CoPilot/
BTW, there is an interesting link up on the page, about Plane and
Pilot Magazine readers poll placing CoPilot 2nd on the list. To let
you know, in the said poll copilot wasn't an option, but so many
people mailed it in as an "Other: write the name of your favorite
program" that it made it to the 2nd place!

I'm a very happy user of CoPilot. It is a great aid in preflight
planning, and is also a cool help in the cockpit - unless you're in
turbulence or otherwise having your hands full.

I tried tipping AOPA pilot about it, but in vain. Maybe if enough
folks write them an email about copilot, it will get recognized there
as well.

There is also a "palm pilot for aviators" page,
http://www.zenithair.com/ppilot/index.htm
but it seems outdated a bit - e.g., the copilot link on it no longer
works.

A great program to have on your Palm when flying is also BigClock.
Great backup to your wris****ch/timers, with multiple timezones and
convenient really BIG fonts and BIG buttons, this one is usable in the
cockpit in really rugged conditions.