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Can you tell me roughly what it costs to maintain Flitestar/ Jeppview for the nearby Europe area, enroute lower airspace and terminal charts along with the IFR flight planning software?
I currently plan manually which is a bit long winded and borrow charts as required from the operation I sometimes work for.
Also what is needed to display this info in flight? Current setup is GNS430 plus paper charts/plates and paper plog.
You appear to be a regular distance traveller and should know the best compromise between cost and safety. My problem is that although I fly hundreds of airline hours a year, when I travel privately I don't fly enough on longer trips (say 300nm+) to warrant large expense just to make life easy. As a result I tend to avoid airways which I believe is a common issue.