Aeronatical Maps

Which aeronautical maps are you looking for, the sectionals? The default map display is the Dynon created map with the information based on the NAV and OBS databases, these all are free. I you want to switch to sectionals, the low or high routes or the airport maps then you will have to get an external subscription to get access to these maps.
 
maartenversteeg said:
Which aeronautical maps are you looking for, the sectionals? The default map display is the Dynon created map with the information based on the NAV and OBS databases, these all are free. I you want to switch to sectionals, the low or high routes or the airport maps then you will have to get an external subscription to get access to these maps.
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I have Airmate for my database
 
Go to SETUP MENU > SYSTEM SOFTWARE > (the name of your data provider), and it should show the data types available for display. The data provider name shows SEATTLE AVIONICS if you use them, but I don't know what it says for Airmate. I presume it just says AIRMATE.
 
huntaero said:
Looking at Airmate it looks like there is no VFR charts in Canada!!!
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I think that this is because of NavCanada policies. NavCanada has a different set of policies which makes me glad we don't have that here in the US. Right now, Airmate doesn't have CAPe approach plates, I think because of NavCanada limitations. The paper plates are available, welcome to privatized ATC prices below. I'm not sure about VFR charts. I think when I first looked they were available for an extra price, but my trips to Canada then were limited, so I didn't look into it further.

Airmate, right now has a North/Central America DB

I talked to Airmate when I first installed the Dynon 3 years ago. NavCanada wants to charge 16.50 for single issue VFR charts. I recently calculated the chart cost alone for a trip to NWT from the Sault Sainte Marie area at a cost of CDN$165.00 (US$121.11) plus the GST. The IFR enroutes are paper as well, at about $6 each but unlike US ENR-LO, they cover expansive areas so you need few of them. The CAPe charts are another expense (app plates) and I don't recall what they are but they do cover larger territories than the US charts.

Airmate didn't include them in its current subscription base when I started with them because of NavCanada's policies. I just sent a message asking what, if anything has changed and report back what they say.

As for using Airmate, it has been pretty straightforward. I bought a 2 dual USB-A/C chips, 64 Mb was the smallest I could find. I used the original very petite SanDisk chips. Be aware that they all brag about read speeds, but say nearly nothing about write speeds. The write speeds are the limiting factor with these files. This is important because the files are all individual, and the chips are limited by the amount of write heat dissipation they can handle. As the chip heats up, it throttles back to keep itself cool. I load through either a MAC OSX using airmate's instruction or download on a FreeBSD unix system and have it program the chip through a basic python or SH script. If you do go that route (and I think it's the best option) and run into a problem shoot me a message and I'll try to help.
 
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