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Old 09-27-2018, 10:17 AM
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Hi all,

I am getting ready to take my commercial ride soon and was wondering what others have used as far as a flight plan for the XC and deviation portion of the ride. For my PPL at a different school we did everything with a paper navlog and when I had to deviate it was all paper and pencil based on triangulating my position from two VORs and then doing time distance fuel etc.

What was everyone else’s experience? This new school I am at I believe allows ForeFlight and I’m flying a g1000 Cessna 172. I plan on doing a paper navlog again as well but would be super easy to deviate with ForeFlight or even the g1000.

Thanks for the insight.


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How about a plain old paper chart?

If I know I can travel six inches on the map in an hour, then the airport three inches from my course line is a half hour away.

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Old 09-27-2018, 11:00 AM
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How about a plain old paper chart?



If I know I can travel six inches on the map in an hour, then the airport three inches from my course line is a half hour away.



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Absolutely, I trained that way but the EFBs is what everyone uses now.


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Absolutely, I trained that way but the EFBs is what everyone uses now.
Everyone? Really?
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Everyone? Really?


Not literally. I see this was a waste to come on to this forum for any advice.


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Not literally. I see this was a waste to come on to this forum for any advice.


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I would say use commercial-level aeronautical decision making and resource management. There's an asvanced cockpit display that will do your diversion calculations in less than a minute, but it has limitations.

If you are familiar with the G1000 enough to use NRST, evaluate the different airports and choose best option with a route that doesn't take you through hazards, use it. Don't be surprised if the G1000 gives you a course straight through a mountain, weather or airspace. Be ready to adjust the course to keep safety in mind.

Use paper charts if you only know how to navigate via direct-to-enter-enter. Limit exposing your less proficient skillsets, but make plans to get comfortable with cockpit displays. I would only go to the checkride when familiar with all the equipment in the aircraft, it's all fair game on the practical.

Be ready and able to do either method. Talk to other students or the examiner to get an idea which method is preferred.
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I see this was a waste to come on to this forum for any advice.
For you, yes.

You asked for the experience of others. You got it. You didn't like it. You're whining about it.

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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
How about a plain old paper chart?

If I know I can travel six inches on the map in an hour, then the airport three inches from my course line is a half hour away.

The batteries never quit.
If worse comes to worser a dollar bill is six inches.
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Is there a navigation portion in your CPL? I didn’t think so.
It’s just maneuvers unless I’m really getting old.
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I would say use commercial-level aeronautical decision making and resource management. There's an asvanced cockpit display that will do your diversion calculations in less than a minute, but it has limitations.



If you are familiar with the G1000 enough to use NRST, evaluate the different airports and choose best option with a route that doesn't take you through hazards, use it. Don't be surprised if the G1000 gives you a course straight through a mountain, weather or airspace. Be ready to adjust the course to keep safety in mind.



Use paper charts if you only know how to navigate via direct-to-enter-enter. Limit exposing your less proficient skillsets, but make plans to get comfortable with cockpit displays. I would only go to the checkride when familiar with all the equipment in the aircraft, it's all fair game on the practical.



Be ready and able to do either method. Talk to other students or the examiner to get an idea which method is preferred.


This is helpful. Thank you. I plan on using paper charts and having the g1000 and firefight as backups.


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