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Yes; a part of it is that if you take the normal (e.g. UK) AIP plates and print them out in A5 size, few people over 45 can read them without reading glasses :)

The other part is that the plates do not give the MDA/MDH. This is a bizzare approach (no pun intended) and I cannot see why they do that, other than a deliberate measure to ensure they are not used by anybody flying seriously.

Many of the AIP plates are also unclear or just badly drafted. I cannot think of a good example off hand but have seen a few.

But for most private pilots this is a non discussion because 99% of them cannot afford Jepps - other than a UK-only subscription. IIRC, that one is under £200.

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Originally Posted by IO540

Yes; a part of it is that if you take the normal (e.g. UK) AIP plates and print them out in A5 size, few people over 45 can read them without reading glasses

One can somewhat alleviate this problem by cropping the margins off an A4 plate and fitting the result into an A5. It's only a few percent larger than uncropped, but it makes a noticeable difference.
In a similar manner, I cropped the margins off A5 plates to load them into a bookreader (Nook).