Correction from previous message: SimplatesX was upgraded to version 2 for free on my Ipad. I find its IFR plates pretty complete. For instance, if you have flown the PMDG 737 NGX tutorial, you can find the EGKK Clakton SID and the EHAM transitions and SID used in the tutorial on this app. You click on the country and there is a search function for airports. There is airport information, approach plates, procedures SIDs and STARs, but you don't get any terminal charts or sectionals.

 

Premiere charts is a bit more pricey, since you have to buy the whole terminal chart package every 28 days. You can buy other charts too, but this can get expensive. For example the Montreal sectional costs $4.99. The Itunes site gives a very detailed description of this app, so if you are interested you can go read it.

 

Henri

It's a little pricey but if you want to use a real-world pilot app ForeFlight works with FSX with a $4.99 program.

 

You run FSX Flight -http://www.fsxflight.com/ on your PC and your plane shows up in ForeFlight just like a real plane with GPS.

 

ForeFlight is a free app http://www.foreflight.com and includes 30 days of free data. After that it is about $75 a year for all US charts. A bit pricey, but really just over 6 bucks a month.

 

So it's pretty risk-free to try. Download ForeFlight and see if you like it. Then, if you wanna try it in FSX, buy the $5 program and use it 'til your trial is up. By then you'll know if you wanna spend the $75 for a year of charts.

 

Eddie

 

 

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Eddie this is the second time you have helped me. First time was when you made the graphical edit for the Carenado King Air. I've been using Foreflight for a while but never could find a tool that makes use of FSX. Thanks once again.

 

 

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Question to Word Not Allowed, if I may, regarding your setup: If I understood correctly your post above you run your Aivlasoft display on your laptop, (your FSX PC is in full screen) and your IPad is linked to your laptop displaying the EFB, am I correct? What linkage do you have between your IPad and laptop, just regular house Wifi network or dedicated network, would Bluetooth do the job for example? I am asking this question because I do not run a Wifi at home, I am all "wired" through the electricity network.

 

Answer to OP, My recommendation would go to Aivlasoft EFB, a new version including FS9 is on the way.

Great Rob! Let us know how it works.

 

 

Eddie

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I have ForeFlight for real world flying, and there is actually a free program you can run on your computer to connect it to ForeFlight, FlightSimGPS.

 

I can't recommend ForeFlight enough, it's a great app, but can be pricey. Also, it doesn't have any airway charts outside the USA, unless you pay for Canada on top of it. Other than that, it has all you need- Flight planning, ETA/ETE, fuel burn, weather (METARs, TAF, Winds Aloft, and graphical charts), arrival/approach/departure/taxi charts, everything.

Great Rob! Let us know how it works.

 

 

Eddie

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Works like a charm. Very nice in the USA as the flight planner can process the airways that you enter. But in other areas of the world it's still nice to see your position, speed, alt, etc...

 

The link that ttaylor posted is perhaps more a economical gps solution as it is free, but I'm quite happy with the $5 spent. Thanks again, Eddie!

 

(Just to be clear, ForeFlight is $25 for 3 months, $75 per year, or $150 per year with extra features) I'm just reporting that I'm now able to use FSX with Foreflight, by using either tool previously linked by Eddie or ttaylor; so now it is my EFB of choice

 

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