moving map solutions 2017 ?
 

Just to get a picture for the beginning of the year, what is your preferred moving map solution for 2017 flying?

With so many solutions now, at so many different stages of evolution, from the new kids on the block to the moribund dinosaurs, how long do you typically stay with a product?

Well ChickenHouse,
I`m still using the same product after 47 years.


A 1/4 mill map............ able to move it around the cockpit just fine :)

Me too still using the same product as always - less than 47 years, though. Homebrew! Runs on cheapo hardware! No licenses!


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Pre historic Garmin 296

A Garmin 296 isn't prehistoric surely! I use one all the time and I don't think I'm that old :8

Only traded my 296 so that I could get a 496 - which is still wonderful. The instrument panel page is superb and quicker than on the 296, so you really can use it when the vacuum pump fails. Actually demo'd to my examiner during IMC renewal, and still got passed.

What I love about 296/496 versus panel-mounted Garmin, is that you can take home to do planning and when ready to go just turn on and do it, rather than have to have engine running whilst you punch your plan in.

And I still keep a Pilot 3 on top of the coaming just in case of any failure - which has never happened! And a map, of course ;)

Depending on which of my aircraft I'm flying, Skydemon on tablet & 430W or Skydemon on tablet & Avmap IV

SkyDemon for me.

Skydemon on an iPad mini or an iPhone 7 plus for me, works perfectly and has full set of Pooleys plates too.

Skydemon in the UK and Foreflight in the US

Current 1/2 mill as above then for occasional use or training:


Airspace Avoid on one phone. Totally free and auto updates, what more could you want. Well, actually Air Nav Pro + CAA map (£18 initially + £20 per year for map) on 7inch tablet and another phone. An early Aware is in the flight bag and a Lowrance 2000c in the office which is great once in a while for debriefing circuit shape as well as holds and track accuracy. Airmap in the Arrow, soon to be replaced by a 530W, 750 going in the Archer. Can't afford Sky Demon but not required in the Cirrus!

SkyDemon. Tried some of the others and found them inferior/less user friendly.


Flew with a very experienced air taxi/ferry pilot recently with a Garmin glass cockpit. On his lap was a tablet running SkyDemon. Track Up.:ok:

Aera 500, although I was sad to give up my Lowrance Airmap 1000 due to them stopping map updates. (And the screen failed shortly afterwards.) lovely bit of kit.

But my next gps will be Skydemon, I think, probably on a dedicated cheap Android tablet not my iPad (which is 9.7" and too big). I went for Garmin because of the OBS hold mode but truthfully I don't use it all that often.

Blasphemy!

Luddite! :)

An interesting statement, can you elaborate a bit more?

In my experience Foreflight is maybe undoubtedly by far The Number One for US, but Europe has had quite some frequent changes in the race over the years and most probably will have still.

FEW. (I'm sure any ex Trident pilots will get it)

Is that the same as possibly certainly?


I won't get drawn into a tit for tat over which is best. SD works well for me. Others are welcome to a different view.:) Even if it is upside down.

I can't think of anything better than skydemon, it does everything for both VFR and IFR flying and as a piece of software is really user friendly. I run it on a £120 Galaxy tablet which has a very good GPS/GLONASS, wifi but no cellular, 7+ hours of battery life and just use it for flying, planning and submitting Flight plans and GAR's. It works throughout Europe, and all for £89 a year. The only problem is I forget how to use my GNS 430 because I use that as the backup to skydemon now.