> It ain't cheap, however. It also has some other, more serious drawbacks according to many postings I've read over the last few years on the AOPA "Flight Bag" forum. Slowness has been a very major complaint - bloated code. Other complaints have to do with lock-ups and inexplicable behavior (bugs). A number of users have given up on it and gone to other solutions. I never see the program discussed anymore other than that the company provides chart updates for the AV8OR ACE. Between the two high-end packages - Seattle Avionics and Flight Prep - the nod has definitely gone to the latter although the buzz these days doesn't include either one. If you are an AOPA member and can get into the forums (actually, I'm not sure you have to be a member come to think of it), do a search and see if my impressions are accurate. I haven't seen Voyager discussed in months even though EFB's and EFB software are constant hot topics.
If you get it I would sure give it a good workout within your money back period and see if it's worth keeping. I went for a ride in a 337 this afternoon whose owner has a 3G iPad loaded with Skycharts. I've been thinking the iPad was useless in direct sun but I have been wrong. I found it very usable. Another friend has Foreflight on his iPad and took it on a trip in his Glasair from KSEE to Arlington Fly-In and raves about it. He did a demo for me in the hangar and all I can say is "wow". Foreflight is $75/yr and is being enhanced and improved on a daily basis. ******** The company that produces Flight Guides is soon due to release their EFB offering. Their little books have been amazingly good over the years and I'm sure they'll do a good job with their new software. In order to be competitive it will surely do everything the other products do plus some ideas of their own. GA is in the doldrums yet the world of GPS-based navigation and planning packages is blossoming like crazy. And new screen technology - brighter, faster with less power drain, is coming anytime now. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Staples® Weekly Ad Sneak Peek Staples Weekly Ad for fantastic deals & Computer Clearance! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c944fbd14e081bc0f0m04vuc
