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Old May 14th 06, 02:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default Printing off approach plates on demand?

Mark Hansen wrote:

On 05/10/06 01:39, Greg Farris wrote:


With the subscription you can reduce the window for potential errors, but
not remove it. After all, there can be a tower frequency change which didn't
make it into the current published charts, so even the subscription may be
out of date.


NACO will continue to print an incorrect chart again and again when a
temporary FDC NOTAM is in effect for the chart.

Jepp may or may not, depending on a judgment call at Jeppesen about the
probable duration of the FDC NOTAM.

Jeppesen got burned bad a few years ago so they will never print a
change in a missed approach procedure that is issued by a temporary FDC
NOTAM.

Permanent FDC NOTAMs are a different matter. Both NACO and Jeppesen
will always chart those, i.e. "amendment 2 changed to 2A."