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Old 8th Aug 2012, 08:45
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Avplan 2.0 - Innovation plus!

Got an email at lunchtime from Avplan saying they just released version 2 - heaps of firsts for an iPad app AFAIK.

My favourite new features:

- Georeferenced (moving map/aircraft) DAP approach plates and airport taxi diagrams - (extra $60pa - normal free 1 month trial)
- Auto IFR shortest route
- lightning strikes in addition to WX,METAR,SIGMET overlays
- PRD airspace highlight/status
- Current/next area freq.
- Terrain display, TAWS warnings
- altitude optimisation
- exports flight plan to my Garmin

Have played with it all arvo and no bugs/crashes.

Time to take it flying

CG
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Thanks for the update Bevan
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Thanks CG! AvPlan turns 1 tomorrow and AvPlan 2.0 is the culmination of 6 months work in the background and its a relief to have it out the door finally.

slam_click, AvPlan is 'Not for use in air navigation' - it is to be used as a situational awareness tool in the cockpit, as is a VFR GPS for example. If you do not want your position displayed on a chart, just turn it off. It is not to be used as a sole means for air navigation.

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Old 8th Aug 2012, 12:25
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with respect you need to do a market review on this.

There are many pilots out there that dont use apple aand never will.

The first supplier to provide an android version will make a killing!!!
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Hi Jock

We are always reviewing this decision ; at the moment our concern would be we would need to double the amount of developers to support the multitude of different Android operating systems (every device manufacturer customises the OS ) and platforms (every device is different)


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Old 8th Aug 2012, 22:50
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Does the Jeppesen App not have georeferenced charts?

Jock, most pilots I know own an iPad or iPhone. I don't quite get why some people hate apple though,

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Jepp at the moment has only geo referenced airport taxi charts
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Old 9th Aug 2012, 00:29
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Jepp at the moment has only geo referenced airport taxi charts
True for the iPad app. Not true for the windows tablet Flite Deck programme.
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Subscribed a month ago, did a 3 1/2 hr round trip 2 weeks ago and couldn't be happier.Never missed a beat, that's before the upgrade. Well done Bevan.
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Old 10th Aug 2012, 22:13
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Taxiing at Essendon the other day. Makes finding your way super easy.

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