tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post113207830296192096..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Approach Plate Effective DatesAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132115607798267732005-11-16T04:33:00.000+00:002005-11-16T04:33:00.000+00:00Where on earth did you get the idea that most U.S....Where on earth did you get the idea that most U.S. pilots use Jepp charts? Jepp charts are nice, but the government-issued approach charts have undergone many improvements in recent years.<BR/><BR/>Government charts are cheaper than Jepp and when it comes to updates, you just throw out the old book and buy a new one for about $6US.Avimentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508862704398151334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132102234568349052005-11-16T00:50:00.000+00:002005-11-16T00:50:00.000+00:00I actually find the CAP pretty usable in flight wi...I actually find the CAP pretty usable in flight with its spiral binding, high-quality paper, and clear printing. I like the US NOAA plates much less, with their cheap, smudged newsprint and glue binding (which prevents them from lying open properly).<BR/><BR/>For the CAP, I buy those little post-it-style bookmark tabs from 3M (the ones with different colours) and stick them to the plates I plan to use before a flight. One for each airport is enough -- it's not hard to flip back or forth a couple of pages -- and I find the system pretty usable in a crowded cockpit. I used to photocopy plates as well (it's what my instructor taught me), but I find that that gets difficult to manage, and I don't like to have to share my kneeboard with plates as well as flight log, hobbs sheet, copies of ATC clearances, altimeter, ATIS, etc. etc. I keep all my charts and plates in a little rectangular nylon suitcase that slides under my seat, so that I can reach down and fish things out as needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132083438899661192005-11-15T19:37:00.000+00:002005-11-15T19:37:00.000+00:00Wont they buy you a compluter?Wont they buy you a compluter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132083160530730112005-11-15T19:32:00.000+00:002005-11-15T19:32:00.000+00:00If you have some (photocopied) plates you use ofte...If you have some (photocopied) plates you use often (e.g. RCAP plates), the following works well: You can purchase from Jeppsen this little binder with plastic sleeves that are just the right size for the plates. Actually, you can probably find cheap knockoffs of the binder; I think the Jepp plates have 7 holes, and you can just buy the sheet refills on their own if you look for them. This way you don't even have to used double sided photocopies (if you are using them that is); just stuff two plates back to back in the sheet holder. You can also just use the clear sheets on their own and use one of those ring-clip things (like used in binders, only on their own - I forget the proper name) to hold them together.<BR/><BR/>If you have money and time to waste, you can laminate the copies and secure them somehow, but I'm too lazy and cheap for that.<BR/><BR/>As for potential expiry date, I just jot it down in pencil at the top. If it is still good come "expiry" time, erase the date and write in the next date you might have to switch them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com