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Old 30th Oct 2017, 09:56
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tistisnot
 
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Embrace technology ...... or not.

The map probably sits on a computer somewhere waiting to be printed. Why not offer the map in digital format so that it can be found on the Ipad - like the approach charts -available clear, crisp and highly zoomable for detail.

If Google can produce street names, why can HMG not overlay their map and quickly discover which islands are missing. The tedious updating system would become much quicker, though the state would no doubt need still to produce AIP style coordinates of heights, obstacles, lighthouses etc. Which makes one immediately question how the EGPWS terrain database might differ from the map. Good old adage ..... Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Oh, and you could place all the company's manuals there as well - saving 30 lbs of paper stuffed in a bag. How nice if the OEM's played ball and produced a decent digital flight manual; speedily accessed using .pdf search function.

Philistines .......
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