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Old 02-13-2015 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cal555
Just curious what the current thoughts on the Lido charts are? As I understand it currently everyone is using Jepps, but the Lido charts will start to be used soon? They seem to have a lot of information which is confusing and seems to be overkill.
The Lido's aren't too bad, just take some getting used to.

The way departures are presented is a bit of a pain, with multiple departures depicted on the same chart, plus a separate text description, but they're doable.

I miss the briefing strip on approach plates, but again, it's just a matter of getting used to 'em.

I agree that there's some information that could be omitted to reduce clutter, but you sort of filter it all out pretty quickly. There's some information that's missing (taxi spots in SEA, ramp frequencies, that sort of stuff) from the regular airport diagrams but is presented elsewhere so it's all part of the learning curve.

All that being said, I haven't flown a trip using the Lido's as a primary source. No mounts for the iPad installed yet.

The Lido apps themselves have been nicely responsive and stable and I've seen outstanding battery life, but again I haven't used the thing full bore yet.