Electronic ERSA

[Guest davidh10]

...I guess you need to read the AIP and carefully read the regulation above (I have no knowledge of any exemptions or differences for RAA registered machines).

I have my favourite pages from ERSA on my Nokia E51.

I seem to recall reading something somewhere that went along the lines that each individual pilot was not required to have a full copy of ERSA, however the "Club" or "Flying School" had to have one.

 

That, of course does not provide any exception to the requirement for the pilot to carry the info appropriate to the route and alternate(s) in the aircraft.

 

I extract the needed info from the on-line ERSA and then separate the info into things I need in my in-flight plan and things I may need on the ground at a waypoint or destination. The former is composed into my at-hand info, with maps and the latter goes into my jacket inside pocket.

 

Obviously leafing through books or booklets while flying a trike is somewhat impractical, so in-flight info has to be concise and easily accessed with one hand. My Palm PDA does not lend itself to this purpose, so I use paper inside a clear weatherproof map case, which is then tethered to the trike, so it cannot escape.

 

 

[Thx1137]

Who wants to carry an over sized iPod Touch in their plane? That's just about all it's good for

Some of us really like the extra screen space :-) I can visit real sites without having to pinch and zoom. Software like my VFR flight planner is just a pain on an iPhone screen (so much so it is iPad only atm), I like all my info in one spot and my eyes aren't what they used to be.

 

The VFG and the Jabiru manual PDFs plus the ERSA PDFs are perfect on the iPad too. again, no pinch or zoom required :-)

 

Oh, and the power last for 10 hours with the screen on. My old touch couldn't do that!

 

So, a big iPod Touch, sort of but I love my iPad. I am _really_ looking forward to the Android tablets though.

 

Steven.

 

 

[Thx1137]

Obviously leafing through books or booklets while flying a trike is somewhat impractical, so in-flight info has to be concise and easily accessed with one hand. My Palm PDA does not lend itself to this purpose, so I use paper inside a clear weatherproof map case, which is then tethered to the trike, so it cannot escape.

I agree. I love to use electronics everywhere I can but when flying, the books or the ipad are only for unplanned events. I take the pages out of my ERSA and have them sitting under my flight plan on my kneeboard ordered in flight plan order however, I copy the frequency and airffield elevation onto my flight planning sheet so I don't even have to refer to those ERSA sheets normally.

 

Paper still has its purposes :-)

 

Steven.

 

 

[Steve Donald]

carriage of documents

 

I recall another thread a little while ago which dealt with this. Anyway, start with Reg #233, Responsibility of pilot in command before flight:

I guess you need to read the AIP and carefully read the regulation above (I have no knowledge of any exemptions or differences for RAA registered machines).

 

I have my favourite pages from ERSA on my Nokia E51.

Yep thats right it is compulsory and has been for as long as i can remember maps and ersa data relevant to the flight, this must include alternates WACS OR IF A VTC area OR VNC AREA ERC, i carry the VFR nav on pc THEN YOU HAVE national cover of all maps including ERSA and is approved by CASA, I HAVE OUR OPPS MANUAL ON IT AS WELL saves a lot of room the whole flight planing and documentation in one small pack, i print off an A4 map pack for the trip in case the gps goes bunta, and mark off each ten mile so i can go dead rekoning instantly and play the whiz wheel if needed.