Out of date charts on Airnav

I was planning a trip, and in addition to the standard Jepp charts, eFlyBook
(another saga), I also print out a few of the FAA charts (larger, easier to
read at night, can scribble on them, etc).

However, on downloading and printing a chart from the Airnav website, I
noticed that they were from the last cycle, so might not be valid or
current(??)

Has anyone else noticed this? Are the FAA or AOPA sites any easier to access
and print?

I don't see how it could be much easier than the FAA site
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp .


"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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I was planning a trip, and in addition to the standard Jepp charts,
eFlyBook (another saga), I also print out a few of the FAA charts (larger,
easier to read at night, can scribble on them, etc).

However, on downloading and printing a chart from the Airnav website, I
noticed that they were from the last cycle, so might not be valid or
current(??)

Has anyone else noticed this? Are the FAA or AOPA sites any easier to
access and print?

Stan Prevost wrote:
I don't see how it could be much easier than the FAA site
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp .


Are there any sites that have current VFR sectionals and/or low enroute
charts to print?

Are there any sites that have current VFR sectionals and/or low enroute
charts to print?

skyvector.com does.

http://skyvector.com/#16-15-3-2886-2532
is the Danbury area.

http://www.flying20club.org/library.html
has a few other interesting sites.

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Are there any sites that have current VFR sectionals and/or low
enroute charts to print?

skyvector.com does.

http://skyvector.com/#16-15-3-2886-2532
is the Danbury area.

While I like SkyVector, pay attention to the print in the top right corner:

quote
Don't go flying with this website! Purchase a real chart, and come back
alive to visit us again.
/quote

I don't know of any official sources for chart downloads. Even if there
were, printing them would be a beast of a task - especially for any
significant XC.

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John T writes:

I don't know of any official sources for chart downloads. Even if there
were, printing them would be a beast of a task - especially for any
significant XC.

You could read them on a laptop, which would have the added advantage
of illumination at night.

However, I think all the sectionals are prepared by hand, and they
depend on physical techniques such as overprinting, so you probably
won't see PDFs any time soon. Still, it would be nice to be able to
download scans, or anything. And I don't see why they wouldn't be
free, since they are government produced and carry no copyright.

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Kingfish writes:

Are there any sites that have current VFR sectionals and/or low enroute
charts to print?

SkyVector is a Google-Map-like service that lets you examine U.S. VFR
charts (sectionals and TACs) online, but it is not intended for use in
real-world navigation (however, the charts are current):

http://www.skyvector.com

I don't know of a source for online IFR charts, but if there is one,
I'd like to hear about it.

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I don't know of a source for online IFR charts, but if there is one,
I'd like to hear about it.


Then you have't looked hard enough.

http://www.myairplane.com.

Consider yourself pwned in this thread. Twice.

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A Guy Called Tyketto writes:

Then you have't looked hard enough.

http://www.myairplane.com.

Consider yourself pwned in this thread. Twice.

I've tried that site before. It doesn't work. And even if it did
work, it would be extraordinarily difficult to use.

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Thanks. I was partial to the Airnav site, since it also gave info on FBO's,
rental cars, nearby restaurants, etc., as well as the charts.

Wasn't too happy with AOPA, since it took too much navigating to get the
charts. Airnav was pretty easy.

Will go to NACO now for the latest.