On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:25:54 PM UTC+2, son_of_flubber wrote:
Now that folks have experience with both approaches, are Moving Map PNAs in fact a big step forward?



Do the advantages of Moving Map PNAs outweigh the disadvantages?

Yes.

Setup correctly (and they DO take some setting up), a good PNA map will tell you at a glance where you are, which way you need to go, and what landing places are in range all around you. You simply cannot get all that data from a text display.

My setup has an SN10 for the important tactical data, focused on the task or destination ahead. My PNA (Oudie/SYM) gives me a much bigger overview of the task, ground track, landable fields, and some additional data that I can look at when time permits.

Kirk
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