Charlie, It sounds like a good topic to me. Will you be at the next region 13 get together on the 18th in Urbana?
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], thesu...@... wrote: > > Don't confuse me with someone who knows a lot about such things, but I think > that DUATS is available free to United States pilots and student pilots > regardless of EAA status. > > With regard to Charlie's gracious offer to lead a discussion on flight > planning, if Kevin is able to accommodate it, I think it's a good idea.? > Thanks Charlie and thanks Linda for your contribution to the fly in. > > Cheers, > Bill > > > Bert said: > The very best flight planning for the money is > using your EAA membership to get the DUATS?Golden Eagle program.? It > is the very best 'free'??flight planning package > available.? It is exceptional?software with to many features to > list.? Rubber banding, down loadable to your GPS, muti-chart options, and > strip maps just?to name a very few.? Even if you do not belong to EAA, > you can down load and use the system for $49 a year, as I recall.? There > are more expensive super advanced versions for commercial pilots flying > mostly?IFR.? But the advanced systems?are really not worth all > that much for casual and VFR operation. > > Charlie said: > > I've thought this would be a great topic > to present a session at Middletown, OH National Ercoupe Fly-in this > June. > > > Does it seem like a good topic? I could > do it with my laptop. >
