X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 09:04:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3632429 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 May 2009 08:27:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.65; envelope-from=douglasbrunner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=rvAeMGl+orplv1eExBWk9M6kuIdqm4pzkJuSjFCe8pbBAbQXZ1S1BeWPoZKWDuzV; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [74.93.196.177] (helo=DougsLaptop) by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1M1JjQ-00013A-Or; Tue, 05 May 2009 08:26:44 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <0F143D777D844E23B4493D0268C545FA@DougsLaptop> From: "Douglas Brunner" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Reader Plates X-Original-Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 08:26:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C9CD5B.26924D10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-ELNK-Trace: ad85a799c4f5de37c2eb1477c196d22294f5150ab1c16ac00c3604e638927e74b29629e9cc9b2f439830974b8ac2181d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 74.93.196.177 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C9CD5B.26924D10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been searching for a while for a good solution for approach = plates. I think I have found it. My wife and I travel cross country quite a bit. We used to purchase all = the paper plates for all the states we were going to fly over. This gave = us a big stack of paper at a not insignificant cost. It was not = convenient to store the plates in the back of a Legacy and to reach = around to find the proper book at the proper time. And sometimes there = was a mad dash to rush order the proper plates just days before our = trip. I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq and although the software was good, I = didn't like the screen size. I was contemplating getting a tablet PC, = but with a solid state drive and a daylight readable screen these are = not cheap. They are also fairly bulky. I came across ReaderPlates (http://www.readerplates.com/) which seemed = like a good idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at Sun n = Fun. I ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for $270 and the = software for $9.99 per month. John gave me considerable help setting up my system (needed because of a = strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had put in it) and it is now running = well. The reader is small, light and daylight viewable. I am going to = try to put my checklists on it and as a bonus, I can always use it as a = book reader. D. Brunner ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C9CD5B.26924D10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have been searching for a while for a = good=20 solution for approach plates. I think I have found = it.

My wife and I travel cross country = quite a=20 bit. We used to purchase all the paper plates for all the states = we were=20 going to fly over. This gave us a big stack of paper at a not=20 insignificant cost. It was not convenient to store the = plates in=20 the back of a Legacy and to reach around to find the proper book at = the=20 proper time. And sometimes there was a mad dash to rush order = the=20 proper plates just days before our trip.

I tried Pocket Plates on an iPaq and = although the=20 software was good, I didn't like the screen size. I was = contemplating=20 getting a tablet PC, but with a solid state drive and a daylight = readable screen=20 these are not cheap. They are also fairly bulky.

I came across ReaderPlates (http://www.readerplates.com/) = which=20 seemed like a good idea and got a demo from the owner, John Lemberger at = Sun n=20 Fun. I ended up purchasing the Sony Reader (PRS-505) for = $270 and the=20 software for $9.99 per month.

John gave me considerable help setting = up my system=20 (needed because of a strangely formatted 8 GB SD card I had put in it) = and it is=20 now running well. The reader is small, light and daylight = viewable. =20 I am going to try to put my checklists on it and as a bonus, I can = always use it=20 as a book reader.

D. = Brunner

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