Online Approach Plates
Peter Gibbons
thought the AOPA website might, but I couldn't find anything in there,
even in the 'Members' section that mentioned online plates.
Anyone know?
Greg Goodknight
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The absolute best user interface for online NOS plates is at
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/index.php
and it is free
-Greg
John Clonts
Stan Prevost
can only get them to print full page size. The AOPA plates will print at
original size.
Stan
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"Stan Prevost" <spre...@knology.net> wrote in message
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> Have you been able to get the plates to print at normal (original) size?
I
> can only get them to print full page size. The AOPA plates will print at
> original size.
>
> Stan
If I want original size I specify smaller paper (without changing the paper
loaded) and the image shrinks...
The AOPA user interface is still clunky.
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/index.php
-Greg
Stan Prevost
put approach plates that I expect to use in plastic sleeves that are made
for "standard" size of NACO plates, so the printed size needs to be right.
So to get them to print at their original size, I would print one out on 8
1/2 X 11 inch paper, measure the size of the image, ratio that size to the
desired size, then calculate the size of paper required to make the image
scale down properly, and enter that into the print dialog as a custom paper
size? Talk about clunky.... :-)
I don't understand your characterization of the AOPA interface as clunky.
You enter the airport designator into the box, then select the desired
approach, and you have it. Same as the other sources. Except you have the
option of simply selecting the print size.
Stan
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Greg Goodknight
> That technique did not occur to me. In my system of cockpit organization,
I
> put approach plates that I expect to use in plastic sleeves that are made
> for "standard" size of NACO plates, so the printed size needs to be
right.
> So to get them to print at their original size, I would print one out on 8
> 1/2 X 11 inch paper, measure the size of the image, ratio that size to the
> desired size, then calculate the size of paper required to make the image
> scale down properly, and enter that into the print dialog as a custom
paper
> size? Talk about clunky.... :-)
One needs do this only once (6" by 9" in my case), and sorry to break this
to you, but printing is apparently not part of the AOPA interface. Both
MyAirplane and AOPA plates print exactly the same way on my Win2k/IE/HP
deskjet combination. That a different pdf print routine is called for your
system for the MyAirplane pdf and the AOPA pdf is interesting.
I only bother with sleeves when using the flimsy NOS paper. Normal office
paper printouts, I just clip in directly to my clipboard or yoke clip.
>
> I don't understand your characterization of the AOPA interface as clunky.
> You enter the airport designator into the box, then select the desired
> approach, and you have it. Same as the other sources. Except you have
the
> option of simply selecting the print size.
Try using the ICAO designation, complete with the K, on the AOPA site.
Where does the valid dates get shown in the AOPA interface? Or how about
logging in to the AOPA site when the machine you need to use doesn't have
the right flavor cookie? Or even just navigating to it starting from
www.aopa.org?
Like I mentioned, print size is not the AOPA interface, and I find using the
MyAirplane presentation of all relevant charts and other relevant
information, and the browsing by state, means less work to plan flights and
get the plates outside my normal NOS subscription area.
-Greg
Casey
>
> Like I mentioned, print size is not the AOPA interface, and I find using
the
> MyAirplane presentation of all relevant charts and other relevant
> information, and the browsing by state, means less work to plan flights
and
> get the plates outside my normal NOS subscription area.
>
Go to the printer setup (Ctrl-P), click on properties and you should find
options for the number of plots per page. Select two. Then, go back and
print.
Greg Goodknight
As I said, that is NOT part of the AOPA interface.
-Greg
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Stan Prevost
>
>
> One needs do this only once (6" by 9" in my case), and sorry to break this
> to you, but printing is apparently not part of the AOPA interface.
I never thought it was part of the AOPA interface, I think it comes from how
the documents are created. I don't really know the details of the .pdf
format and what options are available in creation of a .pdf document, but I
do see a difference in how my computer responds to the two sources. In
creation of a .pdf, one can disable the readers' ability to select and copy
text or graphics, and I think the ability to print. Can the .pdf creator
control how a document can be printed? The AOPA plates allow me to choose
(in my computer's print dialog) to print the document in normal size or to
expand or shrink to fit a page. In myairplane.com plates, those options are
greyed out. Seems like my computer must be responding to something
different in the .pdf files.
> Both
> MyAirplane and AOPA plates print exactly the same way on my Win2k/IE/HP
> deskjet combination. That a different pdf print routine is called for your
> system for the MyAirplane pdf and the AOPA pdf is interesting.
>
They both print the same on my machine also, and that is much larger than
original size, unless I opt to use the options available on the print dialog
only for the AOPA plates to print in normal size.
Stan