Tony Wroblewski Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 It seems that SkyVector (http://skyvector.com/) now have worldwide VFR and IFR charts, although they aren't as good quality as the US sectional ones, they are still going to be extremely useful, and this is I'm sure will be a very welcome addition to people flying outside of the US. This definitely beats using the Navigraph application on Windows, which makes it difficult to draw on and print charts. As of yet though, you will still need to find the approach charts elsewhere, but I've heard they are working on getting some of the larger airports onto the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Good news !! Thanks for the HU ..off to check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 WOW! That is a great bit of news... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Fantastic link...Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta9857 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 This is great news! Thanks for the HU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hi, for what purpose do you take Skyvector? It's stated it is not for real navigation. On the other hand, you can't save .pln files (seems you can't save in any commont format at all). Charts sure look nice and graphical planning is fun but in the end I am not quite clear what to do with the result (except, perhaps, making a screenshot). Kind Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wroblewski Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hi Michael I use it for VFR and IFR flight planning, i.e. It will let you construct a flight plan, giving you bearings between each point, time, and of course checkpoints along the way. I use it loads in PNW, and the features you see on the charts, obstacles, etc have mostly all been done accurately by orbx. It's also used by real pilots, but as stated, only for planning. It's a great way to practice navigation, and can be very rewarding if done successfully. As of the worldwide charts, although they are OK, they are lacking in the detail the US ones have. For Europe and NZ, I have various ICAO and other charts. However, I think the IFR charts they've added are brilliant, and I've already used them. I no longer need to fire Navigraph up and use clunky enroute charts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I am not quite clear what to do with the result Print it out and use it to navigate! Of course now I swapped to a laser printer it doesn't work quite as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks for the replies, I have been using Plan G for (VFR) flight planning up to now, which (i) uses the FSX database as is, (ii) allows to save plans as .pln files, (iii) doubles as a moving map, (vi) allows importing ORBX kmz files. I still have to see an advantage of Skyvector, as nice as it may look. Kind Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (PC Aviator) Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Fantastic news... I use skyvector a lot, so this is a welcome addition. Thanks for the alert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflygary Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Sweet!! Now I can really do VFR flights in Australia and New Zeland and feel like I'm not flying blindly!! Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McGee Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Isn't flying blindly part of the adventure? "Hmmm, I wonder were this valley goes?" But seriously, it looks like another nice VFR navigation tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (PC Aviator) Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Isn't flying blindly part of the adventure? "Hmmm, I wonder were this valley goes?" Sure is... until you run out of fuel But yes, a bit of "off the beaten track" flying is always good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Thanks for the info about Skyvector Flying "Blind"? ... I always have a "white cane" hanging out the window of my planes ... VFR of course! (remember that Indian tribe in "F-Troup" ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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