Hilton wrote:
Paul,

I'm looking for the ability to just load and read approach plates on my
Ipaq. I know that Control Vision has their Pocket Plates, but with a
Garmin 430 I don't need geo-referencing, etc etc.

Why do you want approach charts on a Pocket PC? During our development of
WingX for the Pocket PC (www.hiltonsoftware.com), I thought about adding
that functionality, but figured it wasn't usable, arguably unsafe, etc...
Is this purely for referencing on the ground, or would you intend to use
this in IMC while flying an approach?

Usable is in the eye of the beholder- as the Pocket PC screens get
bigger (and less pocket-able) I'm starting to find I can actually read
a plate displayed on one. So, instead of hanging the paper plate on the
yoke, you call it up on the PPC, and a little dot shows where you are.
Nice situational awareness gizmo. Primary navigation tool? No way.

-cwk.