Anybody tried using this yet?
http://www.skycharts.net/

I've been using skycharts pro for about 3 years and love it. Works well if you're only looking to replace paper charts, definitely not a replacement for apps like foreflight or wingx. Pay once for the app and the charts update with every cycle with no subscription fee.

Vick wrote:I've been using skycharts pro for about 3 years and love it. Works well if you're only looking to replace paper charts, definitely not a replacement for apps like foreflight or wingx. Pay once for the app and the charts update with every cycle with no subscription fee.

1) Do they track you like foreflight?

2) I've heard they cover Mesico? Is that true?

Only thing I have used them for is special use airspace. They seem the only source for that.

dogpilot wrote:Only thing I have used them for is special use airspace. They seem the only source for that.

IE?

Glidergeek wrote:2) I've heard they cover Mesico? Is that true?

You got me all excited, but I don't see anything suggesting that's the case. I use http://www.dixdouze.com/xample/index.php/airnavigation for ipad charts in Mexico. Be aware that the charts are *very* old and untrustworthy on their own. However, the geolocation data is current and overlays on the charts. As an example of what you end up seeing; the airport near my office was shut down because the city was growing rapidly so the government did the standard "shut down the airport that used to be on the edge of the city and build a new one further out" thing. If you look at the charts in airnavpro you will see the old airport at the old location but also a computer generated icon for the new airport at the new location. For airports that haven't moved the generated icon overlays the one printed on the chart.

It's not a perfect system, but it's the best I've found so far.

An example of Special Use would be the Grand Canyon, nothing nefarious.

Glidergeek wrote:1) Do they track you like foreflight?

There is an aircraft icon that shows your position and follows in real time. There's also a rudimentary flight planner that works well enough. When you have a data signal it also overlays TAF/METAR/TFRs etc.

Like I said, it's not foreflight but as an alternative to buying paper charts it's a win at very reasonable cost.