Garmin 480?

In article ,
"John R. Copeland" wrote:

A data package for a palm-top computer? Maybe. It would fit.
Of course, such a package would need refreshing every 28 days,
and that's why Jeppesen gets the big bucks for their data subscriptions.
I'm reasonably sure I can trust the numbers I extract from my CNX80,
but I'd want to cross-check data from a palm-top package.

Frequencies don't change very often, and even when they do, there's just
not a whole lot that can go wrong VFR if you get the wrong freq.

Roy Smith wrote:
John R. Copeland wrote:

Roy, I wouldn't be so 'absolute' about it.
How about this benefit for VFR as well as IFR...?
With the astounding databases in the CNX80/GNS480,
I rarely unfold my enroute charts in the cockpit anymore.
If I'm expecting a visual approach, I might not even break out
my approach plates.
Airport data, frequencies, runways, etc., all are available at my =
fingertips.


It's certainly handy to be able to look comm frequencies up in the
database, VFR or IFR. No question about that. I didn't say it wasn't
useful, just that it was overkill for VFR-only use. Can you really
justify a $10k box just to give you an electronic frequency directory?
If you can, you must have a fatter wallet than I do :-)

I would imagine a list of all ATC frequencies for the whole US would
fit in a Palm Pilot. Surely somebody has made that into a product by
now, havn't they?


Sure, you will find such a product under
http://lauriedavis9.tripod.com/copilot/

Best you can get for the Palm.

Maik