http://skyvector.com/?ll=-12.48,13.486666667&chart=302&zoom=3

 

Hi All,

 

just discovered that Skyvector who for a long time have provided a great charting service for the USA have a new beta site for the whole world. You get all HI LO and VFR charts with the ability to plan on the chart and get real weather info. Check out the link above.. Nice one skyvector......

 

All the best, John

Outstanding resource - thanks for sharing it with us!!! :drinks:

Something I like about Skyvector that's not immediately apparent is that when you have a waypoint that is a VOR, the outbound path from the waypoint uses the VOR radial, not the magnetic heading.

 

Hook

Outstanding resource - thanks for sharing it with us!!! :drinks:

 

... and as one with a fondness for maps generally, I have to say it's a beautiful thing in its own right too. High and low altitude, and VFR: it's a wonderful resource-- thanks for bringing it to our attention.

 

More power to SkyVector!

 

Cheers,

D

John, thanks for bringing this up again. I discovered SkyVector many months ago but forgot about it. Back then it provided charts for the US only. Now however there's worldwide maps available, great!!!

 

Bookmarked!

 

Absolutely fantastic and I concur with all that was said above!

 

Thank you,

Rafael

I love it. If I'm doing some olden days stuff like Capt Sim 727-100, or JustFlight Constellation, so no RNAV. I get Vroute to give me the current routing, then plot it out "de-RNAV'd" with SkyVector, following more or less the same route, but sticking to VOR's, NDB's or an intersection on a ground based navaid's track (can't do intersection to intersection of course). Maybe tweak the arrival a bit, but mostly am able to keep it fairly authentic. I can usually find a non-RNAV SID more or less heading the right way, then it's off into the blue, the workload can be pretty high, but there's never a dull moment, even with the autopilot on, it's busy busy busy keeping up with the Navaids. I've never had much luck with the radial tracking from the autopliot (true of real life in those days I believe), so it's mostly HDG select, which needs constant tweaking. But it's a lot more fun than following the Magenta line, or GPSing it, certainly no boredom in the cruise.

I keep a copy of my SkyVector routing minimised so I can keep referring to it as I go along, it gives me more situational awareness than the NavLog. The routes are imputed by simple text, so once you've done it once, just save it as a text file and use it again whenever you want.

It's simply brilliant - and free...

PS I like Magenta lines and GPS too in the right aircraft

Here's an example just to show what I mean, Zurich (LSZH) to Luton (EGGW).

Copy and paste this into the SkyVector planning box.

 

LSZH WIL LUMEL HR LUL RLP CTL IRBAL SOSUN MAY VATON BPK BKY BUSTA LOREL LUT EGGW

 

Pick a suitable Willisau SID to take you to WIL - a runwayy 28 example below, pretty straightforward to fly,

 

WIL 2V 28 (Straight ahead to KLO 2.3 DME, turn LEFT, intercept WIL R-055 inbound to WIL.) Climb to 5000 ft.

 

Then depending on the landing runway EGGW, either fly the procedural apraoch or radar vector yourself as preferred. Charts available for free from the NATS AIS web site.

 

Then you've got a lovely pink line on the map, to follow, just like in the olden days, with tracks/distances/timings all available on the chart, no need for a separate navlog unless you want one....