I can vouch for that being in Florida, the only thing that really concerns me is the 2000AGL towers scattered about. (BTW.Foreflight does automatically pop the Taxi Diagram when you start moving on an airport)Īnd since you are in Oklahoma, there isn't too much in terms of terrain to worry about. I appreciate Ron's argument for Airport diagrams, but Standard has those diagrams too and as long as you can see outside the window and keep a good sense of direction, a picture of the airport on your knee is a sufficient. Pro is a VERY powerful tool for a IFR certified pilot. It allows me to keep a perfect picture of where we are, where the student needs to go, and any indicate errors before they get out of hand. I find that my students (70% in their early 20's.since I work for a community college) have a tendency to overuse their iPads and not have a better understanding of what to look for outside or how to correlate what you see outside to what you see inside.Īs a CFII, however, its sometimes scary how useful the tool is to me as an instructor. Posted in All Features, Features, June/July 2017, Products & Services Tagged Adam Houghton, Checklist Pro, Electronic Chart Service, FAR 91. Personally I would suggest going to Foreflight once you hit the Cross Country phase, but really, as a PPL knowing how to use a paper chart (although quickly becoming less relevant with all of the EFBs) is really important. but not at all necessary.īut for training and to hit your question squarely: Go Standard vs Pro. and being able to place the Approach Plate on the Sectional or Low-Route is nice is well. At complicated airports, it's so easy to see exactly where you are, how far to the next turn, etc. Have received many like "turn right Mike 6, to Mike, follow Kilo, hold short Charlie, Bravo to Alpha, hold short 31, taxi to parking." - I write it down, then draw the path on the plate with the mark-up feature of the Pro version. I could take or leave just about all the features except one. 2) Geo-referenced taxi diagrams are also really nice if you go into larger airports. This is a huge safety feature at night or in low visibility, or even on a nice day if you don't notice that 3,000 foot tower at 12 o'clock. I had the Standard for years and only went to the Pro for geo-referenced charts after a massive panel upgrade in a completely different plane - and used the Pro version as an additional cross-check in IMC while I got fully acquainted to all the changed items in a faster plane. 1) Terrain warning is I think available only in the Pro edition. Heck, even if you are doing the IR, Standard is fine. Click to expand.If you are just doing Private, the Standard is fine.
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