"Pay for itself" might have been a bit of an over statement. You have to
compare it to other technologies to have charts available in the cockpit. If
you only fly in a small, defined region and are willing to spend time for
every flight picking airports, downloading free charts, printing them out
and sticking with your plan, then you can get by pretty cheaply.

If you want flexibility or fly frequently or fly over a large area, then the
eFlyBook is a very nice option. If you want the whole US, the eFlyBook is
cheaper then any Jepp solution and is even cheaper than NOS. If you can get
by with part of the US, then your mileage may vary. For me, trying to cover
the upper midwest for regular flying and occasional flights to the four
corners of the country, the eFlyBook comes out cheaper.

Jepp Paper for the whole country is around $1070/year. JeppView for the
whole country is around $780/year. If you want Jepp FlightDeck on a tablet,
then you are looking at $2500 for the tablet plus the $780/year. eFlyBook is
$1200 (which includes a one year subscription to the whole US) and
$250/year.

I figure that a tablet or the eFlyBook is good for about 3 years. Looking at
the costs over a three-year period.
Jepp Paper: $1070/year
Jepp View: $780/year plus time picking and printing
Tablet + Flight Deck: $1600/year which clearly includes a lot of extra
features
Tablet + just charts: $1080/year
eFlyBook: $567/year

Plus you need to add printed enroute charts to all of those options.

For flexibility and ease, the eFlyBook looks like the best deal. I ordered
one too. Supposed to arrive today. I can hardly wait.

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"Jose" wrote in message
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The unit will pay for itself within a year for the average cross country
flyer.

At over a thousand dollars for the EFlybook, how do you figure it pays for
itself?

Jose
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