Mark, -- ran across this software a while back when it was Free... but now it has a fee... does have all that you ask for check it out and don't let the name fool you. It has PC, handheld and smartphone interface. They use to have a trial period before you brought. I have not look at the site in a while.
George Kolasinski KVPC On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > Has anybody heard anything about the demise of Approach Systems, maker of > the APIC flight software? I bought the latest version of their "Pro" > software in early August, but only got an automated reply and no license > file to make it work past the evaluation period. I also had trouble loading > the XMLink driver for WX weather due to a missing driver. Four emails and > two phone messages later and I've heard no reply from them. It sure looks > like there's nobody home there. Just be forewarned not to send any money > their way, as you may be left with nothing but a charge to your credit card. > > Having said that, anybody got a recommendation for inexpensive but usable > moving map GPS/XM weather flight software that'll run on a laptop or a > tablet? I've tried FlightPrep, but it was too expensive, cumbersome, and a > tad buggy for my taste. The cumbersome and buggy part is probably fixed > now, but it's still not inexpensive enough for somebody who only needs > weather maybe three times a year. APIC was an improvement in several ways > (and it was free up until recently), but I guess when it's free the company > runs the risk of folding in hard times. Any suggestions would be welcome... > > Thanks, > > Mark Langford > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- George Kolasinski 770 712-0638
