Lufthansa nav database??

[gern_blanston]

Anybody using Lufthansa for FMS database instead of Jeppesen?
Advantages? Disadvantages? Thanks.

 

[ultrarunner]

Anybody using Lufthansa for FMS database instead of Jeppesen?
Advantages? Disadvantages? Thanks.

We're not using it, but you might want to also ask over on the LCC board, as I believe Airtran has been using it for a number of years now....

Ultra

 

[Hawker800]

WE have it. Seems to work ok.

 

[gern_blanston]

Thanks for the response. I think we're going to try it.

 

[ultrarunner]

How does the pricing compare to the databases Jepp supplies to our FMS OEM's. I'm on LIdo's site, but cant' seem so find any specifics/compatibility charts, etc...

thanks,

Ultra

 

[gern_blanston]

It was something like 20% less than the Jepp database for the Collins 6000s in our Hawker 800XP.

 

[SCT]

Does Lufthansa offer anything like Jeppview/FlightDeck for Ipads? Or are they strictly a nav database for the FMS?

 

[ultrarunner]

Does Lufthansa offer anything like Jeppview/FlightDeck for Ipads? Or are they strictly a nav database for the FMS?

They offer an EFB hardware/software solution, that you can read about on their website. It is not an iPad solution.

 

[TransMach]

Lido Data Base

We've had it in our GIVs and GVs for about a year now. It is easily 25% less expensive than Honeywell, that's the up side. On the down side, it does not contain ALL the North Canadian Airways (NCAs) nor does it contain any special instrument approachs, SIDs and STARS such as the LOC DME RWY 15 at KASE.

TransMach

 

[gern_blanston]

Thanks for that info. Very interesting. We've got it loaded now and will be flying it for a month to see what we think. I'll post any big problems.