Pro plan for GPS
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From: Just South of the last ice sheet
PA38 it'll be the best value for money you'll get in aviation. Why people with computers still enter waypoints into their GPS's using Lat & Long I have no idea. 
From my experience there are a few caveats however:
1: Don't trust the controlled airspace boundaries, they can be very approximate
2. Some locations are a bit off. The airfield I fly from is 0.5nm away when I'm sitting at the threshold (Mmm, maybe I'll try taxiing to the other end and check it there?
3. I always draw the route on a chart and compare the headings and distances with the computer generated plog. If I'm using user defined waypoints there is sometimes a difference of a couple of degrees.
The above notwithstanding, it's the best money I've spent on my flying
It's also great fun for fantasy flight planning as well!
From my experience there are a few caveats however:
1: Don't trust the controlled airspace boundaries, they can be very approximate
2. Some locations are a bit off. The airfield I fly from is 0.5nm away when I'm sitting at the threshold (Mmm, maybe I'll try taxiing to the other end and check it there?
3. I always draw the route on a chart and compare the headings and distances with the computer generated plog. If I'm using user defined waypoints there is sometimes a difference of a couple of degrees.
The above notwithstanding, it's the best money I've spent on my flying
It's also great fun for fantasy flight planning as well!
