jepp or NOS

[saviboy]

Do you guys working for 135 ops are using Jepp or NOS charts?

 

[Captain4242]

We use Jepps. I think most (not all) 135 companies do. They're a little easier to read, and once taking them out of the binder, are easier to maneuver around. I also feel they have more information when it comes to the airport diagram.

Only downside is the twice-monthly updates that always show up. "The only guarentees in life are death, taxes, and more Jepps".

I think that's why we've hired so many co-pilots this year!

 

[kilroy]

I use both charts.NOS domestic and Jepps internationally. Jepps is about 300$ dollars more a year. Nos has came a long way in the last couple of years. There format is so much easier to read. It seems they take after jepps alot on there new format. I liked having the Jepps disc on international trips all the info without all the paper

 

[User546]

Jeppesen.

We have five flight cases of actual Jepp charts in the rear area of the cabin for backup/diversion reasons, though we normally just use the JeppView program to print out all pertinent charts before departing.

The only time I usually use NOS is for the airport diagrams. I find them much easier and less cluttered to use then Jepp, especially if your going into a larger airport such as ORD/LGA/LAX, etc.

 

[paulsalem]

I've been able to use JeppView for the past few months, and have started to love Jepps, you really do get what you pay for. Both the NACO (formerly NOS) and Jepp approach plates seem to be similar, the Jepp enroutes have a ton more info on them. Jepp also has a bunch of stuff NACO doens't have. Low vis taxi diagrams, gate lat/longs for your FMS/IRS, de ice procedues.

How many sets of Jepps are in the normal airline cockpit? Or are the pilots all given a subscription? I know NetJets has 1 set per airplane.

 

[Rick1128]

Nos

Over the last several year I have used NOS domesticly and Jepps internationally. While the Jepps have the advantage of more information on them, it really does little good if the charts are not current. NOS take about 5 minutes to revise, if you do it absolutely correctly. It is very agrivating to take over an aircraft and see anywhere from 3 to 12 envelopes of Jepp revisions stuffed in the binders. Add the fact that it seems to be almost impossible to get some crewmembers to do the annual inventory.

Plus that fact that the full US coverage of NOS takes much less room that the same Jepp coverage. It is important in a Lear.

 

[paulsalem]

NOS take about 5 minutes to revise, if you do it absolutely correctly.

What revising do you have to do? I didn't think NACO had a revision service. I just throw my old bound or loose leaf ones away and replace them with the new pack.

A defnite advantage over jepps, that Bible type paper makes your fingers feel funny after you revise enough.

 

[PropsForward]

Use JeppView much more convenient. Worth every penny (dollar).

 

[kilroy]

If there is any change of any terminal.airport arrival or anything before the next revision of nos is due you will get a revision which is a smaller book or stick in type revision.

What revising do you have to do? I didn't think NACO had a revision service. I just throw my old bound or loose leaf ones away and replace them with the new pack.

A defnite advantage over jepps, that Bible type paper makes your fingers feel funny after you revise enough.

 

[Rick1128]

revisions

Paul,

Yes you revise NOS. You take the old ones out and put in the new ones. But to do it properly, you must check to make sure that you got all the ones you ordered. From time to time, you will not get one binder or get a duplicate binder instead.