Reader Plates Offers 13,000+ FAA/NACO Approaches For Sony
Reader
Widespread availability of inexpensive electronic book readers
and high-speed Internet connections have opened the door for a wave
of new electronic charting options for pilots. Austin, TX-based
Reader Plates takes advantage of those technologies, to offer GA
pilots a convenient low-cost solution for carrying and updating
instrument approach charts.
Maintaining current approach charts is an ongoing problem for
general aviation pilots. Until recently, pilots have been forced to
choose between expensive paper subscriptions, expensive electronic
flight bags, or last-minute shopping for current books. And many
have resorted to printing their own limited selection of approaches
from the Internet.
Even with current paper charts, pilots are confronted with
lugging around many pounds of paper books, manually updating pages,
and searching for misplaced loose-leaf pages. And until now, the
least expensive electronic alternative costs thousands of dollars
to purchase and hundreds per year to maintain.
Reader Plates LLC now offers downloadable FAA/NACO terminal
approach procedures formatted for exceptional readability and ease
of use on electronic book readers. Now with Reader Plates an
instrument-rated private pilot can carry every FAA/NACO arrival,
departure, and approach plate for every airport in the US in a
portable electronic book reader for $299.
"Combining a Reader Plates subscription with the Sony Reader
provides an exceptional value to the GA pilot. The value far
exceeds any other solution when you evaluate the low cost, ease of
use, clarity and convenience of Reader Plates on the PRS-505," said
John Lemberger, President of Reader Plates LLC.
Reader Plates are specifically formatted for exceptional
readability and ease of use on the Sony PRS-505. Each procedure is
viewable and readable on a single page, without scrolling, using
the nine-ounce reader.
The Sony PRS-505 provides a high-resolution sunlight-readable
screen in a lightweight and compact package which can easily be
attached to a yoke or kneeboard. It has an exceptionally long
battery life that can be measured in weeks of normal usage. And a
typical GA pilot flying for business and pleasure will likely find
the battery life exceeds the four-week chart update cycle.
Reader Plates are available for download at the company's Web
site, via subscription for $9.99 per month. Subscriptions include
the most recent cycle of all 13,000-plus approach procedures and
can be installed with a single download. Sony PRS-505 electronic
book readers are available on the Reader Plates website and from
many electronics retailers.
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