Aivlasoft EFB v2 - Released

[vgbaron 3,601]

Ah - thanx Manny!

 

Vic

[HighTowers 1,434]

Just trying the demo. Seems quite feature rich. But unless I am missing something, the PROC procedures charts are rather simplified with information missing relative to Navigraph charts. I saw some STARS missing ALT restrictions on the EFB whereas the Ncharts have them. 

This would certainly be cheaper though compared to the Navigraph ultimate pkg subscription. Would then just need the FMS Data. 

The airport layout is really nice and clear for taxiway info and what not. 

[Patco Lch 1,465]

Do the ground charts show terminals and gate numbers? Looking hard at this product mainly for the taxi charts. Right now I use the freeware Little Nav Map which has most but not all of these features. Would love to here opinions from some users if this product is worth the sixty bones.

Thanks.

[Bobsk8 12,677]

6 minutes ago, PATCO LCH said:

Do the ground charts show terminals and gate numbers? Looking hard at this product mainly for the taxi charts. Right now I use the freeware Little Nav Map which has most but not all of these features. Would love to here opinions from some users if this product is worth the sixty bones.

Thanks.

I would gladly pay $120 for it if that was the price. Here is how I made my decision . I downloaded and installed the demo, which is the entire program, and the price of the demo for 30 days is "FREE", like in zero dollars, which I considered very affordable.  I then flew around for a couple of hours, and at that point I considered it a must have without any doubt, and purchased it. I like to make my own decisions purchasing simming software, and with the free demo, it's a no brainer. 😋

Edited July 6, 2018 by Bobsk8

[Ray Proudfoot 8,946]

16 minutes ago, PATCO LCH said:

Do the ground charts show terminals and gate numbers? Looking hard at this product mainly for the taxi charts. Right now I use the freeware Little Nav Map which has most but not all of these features. Would love to here opinions from some users if this product is worth the sixty bones.

Thanks.

Yes they do. It reads all your AFCADs. When parked at a gate with your departing runway selected use the Taxi button to show the path to the runway. Works at arrival too once you have left the runway.

There is an 'easter egg' which I asked for. If you fly GA and have GSX then using the marshaller guidance is a nice feature. Unfortunately many AFCAD designers pay little attention to parking spots. if you press CTRL+ALT+P when taxiing in the heading of the parking position will be superimposed on it. This help ensure you don't approach the marshaller from behind him instead from the front.

Not really needed for gates with air bridges but indispensable for GA parking on the apron.

Edited July 6, 2018 by Ray Proudfoot

[Patco Lch 1,465]

Thanks Ray. Sounds like something I've wanted for some time.

[brucewtb 249]

Apologies for resurrecting an (oldish) thread but what do folks use EFB v2 for ? It doesn't claim to be a flight planner but has some flight planning features but then having created your flight plan you can only export it to FSX/P3D or the native EFB V2 format no other exporters are supported (they were in v1 - go figure).  So is it just for the charts and moving map?  I have EFB v1 but in recent times have been using the freeware LittleNavmap that seemed to do everything that EFB v1 did except perhaps for more detailed airport layouts which can assist when a taxiing at complex airports.  Unfortunately the translation of the V2 manuals into English leaves a lot to be desired which doesn't help getting to grips with the thing.  What I used to use EFB v1 for (now mostly LittNavmap) is to import a route description from Flightaware, create a clean flightplan without procedures, export to PMDG, and use the EFB charts to help with programming the PMDG FMC Dep/Arr pocedures.  Then go fly and monitor progress on the moving map.  What does EFB v2 add to all that? Thanks.

Bruceb

[Egbert Drenth 250]

2 hours ago, brucewtb said:

So is it just for the charts and moving map?

For me: Yes
Also I have extensively used LittleNavMap, a really great application. Nevertheless I like the charts/map representation of EFB better, it just resembles more Jeppessen charts.
Functionality wise (base functionality) , I don't think both applications differ a lot. Regarding showing approach profiles, SIDs, STARs, I think EFB does a better job.
 

[Michael Moe 495]

Navigraph has moving maps as well and also now soon to be avaiable inside PMDG products with EFB. 

Last i used V1 i had alot of stutter 

Thanks Michael Moe 

[GEKtheReaper 364]

3 hours ago, brucewtb said:

Apologies for resurrecting an (oldish) thread but what do folks use EFB v2 for ? It doesn't claim to be a flight planner but has some flight planning features but then having created your flight plan you can only export it to FSX/P3D or the native EFB V2 format no other exporters are supported (they were in v1 - go figure).  So is it just for the charts and moving map?  I have EFB v1 but in recent times have been using the freeware LittleNavmap that seemed to do everything that EFB v1 did except perhaps for more detailed airport layouts which can assist when a taxiing at complex airports.  Unfortunately the translation of the V2 manuals into English leaves a lot to be desired which doesn't help getting to grips with the thing.  What I used to use EFB v1 for (now mostly LittNavmap) is to import a route description from Flightaware, create a clean flightplan without procedures, export to PMDG, and use the EFB charts to help with programming the PMDG FMC Dep/Arr pocedures.  Then go fly and monitor progress on the moving map.  What does EFB v2 add to all that? Thanks.

Bruceb

Besides the Flightplanning, you can inject your RTE (on the fly) into the SIM. So if you want to fly with the default ATC (yeah...I know that it is braindead) you can perfectly inject it. You can even change STARS in flight and re-inject (on the fly) the new RTE.

Does LittleNavmap do that also?

Edited August 2, 2018 by GEKtheReaper

[GHarrall 494]

17 minutes ago, Michael Moe said:

Navigraph has moving maps as well and also now soon to be avaiable inside PMDG products with EFB. 

Last i used V1 i had alot of stutter 

Thanks Michael Moe 

As I mentioned in another thread, feature wise and money wise, efb offers far better value imho. 

Not seeing any stutters with v2. Cpu usage shown on efb is on average 0.8% and i have seen it peak at 1.6%. I was originally intending to run it networked but now don’t bother and have simply assigned it to last cpu core. No problems. 

[Bobsk8 12,677]

1 hour ago, Michael Moe said:

Navigraph has moving maps as well and also now soon to be avaiable inside PMDG products with EFB. 

Last i used V1 i had alot of stutter 

Thanks Michael Moe 

If you get stutter with EFB2, you have some major issues with your flight sim. 

[orbmis 9]

On 7/1/2018 at 12:13 PM, signmanbob said:

Once Navigraph supports it Aivlasoft EFB v2 will be a great help when flying online too.

Tried to check at the Navigraph site, but which of their products is used to support/work with EFB v2?

thx,

mike

[Bobsk8 12,677]

3 minutes ago, orbmis said:

Tried to check at the Navigraph site, but which of their products is used to support/work with EFB v2?

thx,

mike

EFB uses the Navigraph Airac Data. 

Edited August 3, 2018 by Bobsk8

[brucewtb 249]

17 hours ago, GEKtheReaper said:

Besides the Flightplanning, you can inject your RTE (on the fly) into the SIM. So if you want to fly with the default ATC (yeah...I know that it is braindead) you can perfectly inject it. You can even change STARS in flight and re-inject (on the fly) the new RTE.

Does LittleNavmap do that also?

I don't use default ATC or any default aircraft  - I'm pretty much an exclusive user of the PMDG FMCs and the F1 650/750 GTN - so these features are of no benefit to me. I was am early adopter of EFB v1 but v2 seems to be heading off in new directions that are less useful unless you use the default ATC and default GTN as i can see it provides a leg up if that is where you are at.

Bruceb