Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, (Paul Tomblin) said:
In a previous article, " said:
Easy update, your computer does the work v. What a pain
Update through mail & website, available anywhere v. Mail only

Does that mean if you're at an "away" airport and find yourself about to
head off to parts unknown you can download charts? Of course that assumes
you have the electronic flight bag or a printer.

Whoa! I just went looking on the Jeppesen web site, and was disappointed
that there is hardly any price difference - Jeppview for Eastern US and
Eastern Canada is $852, and a Standard Airway Manual Service for the same
coverage is $980, for a mere $128 savings using the Jeppview. Considering
what they must save in printing and shipping and handling costs, I'm
surprised that Jeppview isn't way cheaper.


They still send CDs out every two weeks.

And, you can opt to update the charts on-line, although it takes a long time
unless you have access to broadband.

I was in a remote location last January when the charting cycle expired. It took
about an hour to get it all current via a local Earthlink dialup connection.