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PDA GPS software Which one??
Hi,
Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290). The Anywheremap seems the standout bargain, at current exchange rates I'm looking at about an all up cost of AUS$232 for software and GPS. I'm e-mailing both companies with these questions, but I'm pretty darned sure they will recommend their own product. For those that have used either or both (and compared to say a G296): 1. Which of these two would you buy, and why? 2. Functionality compared to Garmin's offering? 3. Ease of use compared to Garmin? 4. Base mapping (Garmin has the intl Pacific Base map for Aus). The Jepp DB has all of the avaiation info including control zones etc etc. Do these systems have at least the same info depicted? 5. Updates - If I don't update the Garmin it still works with the 'old' database. Do these keep functioning without updating the database. I have no real reason to update more than once a year or so? 6. Any other advice much appreciated.... reply to group or kevinblack at bigblue dot net dot au. Thanks, Kevin |
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Kevin Black wrote:
Hi, Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290). The Anywheremap seems the standout bargain, at current exchange rates I'm looking at about an all up cost of AUS$232 for software and GPS. I'm e-mailing both companies with these questions, but I'm pretty darned sure they will recommend their own product. For those that have used either or both (and compared to say a G296): 1. Which of these two would you buy, and why? 2. Functionality compared to Garmin's offering? 3. Ease of use compared to Garmin? 4. Base mapping (Garmin has the intl Pacific Base map for Aus). The Jepp DB has all of the avaiation info including control zones etc etc. Do these systems have at least the same info depicted? 5. Updates - If I don't update the Garmin it still works with the 'old' database. Do these keep functioning without updating the database. I have no real reason to update more than once a year or so? 6. Any other advice much appreciated.... Try PocketFMS. It's donationware and works well on most PDA's. Downside is that it uses NIMA for the base-data which means that Oz is not totally covered/accurate. (a recently introduced system for users to update information in their local area from the ERSA/etc is gradually improving that though) |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:05:46 +1100, MC wrote:
Try PocketFMS. It's donationware and works well on most PDA's. Downside is that it uses NIMA for the base-data which means that Oz is not totally covered/accurate. (a recently introduced system for users to update information in their local area from the ERSA/etc is gradually improving that though) Great prog see: http://www.pocketfms.com/ |
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Anywheremap is a great product, IMO, --- BUT --- , I would not recommend
it for anyone outside of the USofA right now. They don't really have any kind of data, outside of the USofA, and they don't update data (in years) outside of the USofA. "Kevin Black" wrote in message ... Hi, Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290). The Anywheremap seems the standout bargain, at current exchange rates I'm looking at about an all up cost of AUS$232 for software and GPS. I'm e-mailing both companies with these questions, but I'm pretty darned sure they will recommend their own product. For those that have used either or both (and compared to say a G296): 1. Which of these two would you buy, and why? 2. Functionality compared to Garmin's offering? 3. Ease of use compared to Garmin? 4. Base mapping (Garmin has the intl Pacific Base map for Aus). The Jepp DB has all of the avaiation info including control zones etc etc. Do these systems have at least the same info depicted? 5. Updates - If I don't update the Garmin it still works with the 'old' database. Do these keep functioning without updating the database. I have no real reason to update more than once a year or so? 6. Any other advice much appreciated.... reply to group or kevinblack at bigblue dot net dot au. Thanks, Kevin |
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NAV GPS Pro has coverage for Australia.
http://www.flynavgps.com/downloadavdata.shtml I use it in Conjunction with the PC/EFIS in North America and it works fine... Michelle Kevin Black wrote: Hi, Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290). The Anywheremap seems the standout bargain, at current exchange rates I'm looking at about an all up cost of AUS$232 for software and GPS. I'm e-mailing both companies with these questions, but I'm pretty darned sure they will recommend their own product. For those that have used either or both (and compared to say a G296): 1. Which of these two would you buy, and why? 2. Functionality compared to Garmin's offering? 3. Ease of use compared to Garmin? 4. Base mapping (Garmin has the intl Pacific Base map for Aus). The Jepp DB has all of the avaiation info including control zones etc etc. Do these systems have at least the same info depicted? 5. Updates - If I don't update the Garmin it still works with the 'old' database. Do these keep functioning without updating the database. I have no real reason to update more than once a year or so? 6. Any other advice much appreciated.... reply to group or kevinblack at bigblue dot net dot au. Thanks, Kevin |
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In article
, Kevin Black wrote: Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR. I have a Garmin III Pilot, but am also about to purchase an iPaq PDA. Rather than upgrade to a colour GARMIN (296/396) at megabucks I thought I could get similar functionality using the PDA. Costings seem to be PDA nil (it's a sunk cost I'm going to buy it anyway), Bluetooth GPS AUS$100 or so on e-bay, and the software (Anywhere map special US$95 and NavGPS US$290). You may save some bucks with a PDA-based system, but you will give up the reliability and accuracy of a purpose-built unit. As far as I know, most of the PDA-based systems are geared toward the domestic U.S. market, and I'm not aware of any of the PDA software vendors who use the Jepp navigation database. In my experience, even the domestic U.S. data from these companies is fraught with errors and inaccuracies, so I can't imagine that foreign data would be any better. A PDA or TabletPC-based system may be a great way to go for backup, but I wouldn't want to rely on it for anything--ever. JKG |
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"Jonathan Goodish" wrote A PDA or TabletPC-based system may be a great way to go for backup, but I wouldn't want to rely on it for anything--ever. I always thought portable GPS's were for backup, and just another tool in the pilot's bag of tricks! -- Jim in NC |
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"Morgans" wrote: A PDA or TabletPC-based system may be a great way to go for backup, but I wouldn't want to rely on it for anything--ever. I always thought portable GPS's were for backup, and just another tool in the pilot's bag of tricks! It depends on your definition of "backup." If you don't have an IFR certified GPS, you can not file for IFR enroute or approaches. However, I routinely file airways and then ask for direct, effectively using my portable GPS as a primary navigational reference. As long as you are in radar contact, this practice is legal. My point is that the portables from Lowrance and Garmin are more reliable, and use navigation data that is much more reliable, than many of the TabletPC/PDA software vendors. In the case of AnywhereMap, I've found fairly obvious and frequent errors in their navigation data. They are missing low-level obstacles. The software does not compute great-circle routes. The software was otherwise riddled with bugs and quirks that made it impossible to use as any type of reliable IFR reference, in my opinion. It did do well for weather display, though it only displays a fraction of the XM weather information that the Garmin 396 displays. There still exists a bug that makes it impossible to reliably use the PocketPlates product along with AnywhereMap--this was going to be fixed "soon" months ago. If I had a panel-mount GPS with the Jepp database, I probably would have kept the AnywhereMap system. It should be fine for VFR-only use. JKG |
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Jonathan Goodish wrote:
It should be fine for VFR-only use. Which is what the OP said was his case ("Firstly I'm in Australia and VFR."). -- John T http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415 Reduce spam. Use Sender Policy Framework: http://spf.pobox.com ____________________ |
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Is any portable GPS "IFR certified?" I don't believe you can presently
use any portable GPS as a primary instrument for flying enroute or approaches and still be "legal," even if you are in radar contact. I may be incorrect. |
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