Jepp's vs.NOS charts

[pilothouston123]

Bump and thanks everyone

 

[acat]

we currently use jepps but are switching to electronic bags. I believe we are looking into the efly book. I think that they only come with nos. Which bags come with jepp charts and how does everyone like them. I have heard a lot of good things about efly book but don't want to go nos.

 

[Galaxy]

After making my previous statement I decided to try to use just NOS on the EFB for a few flights. A few differnces that I liked was the NOS you can use the stylus to pull the chart around like you could on the old Jepp 2 program. Also the NOS has a cool ying/yang symbol that makes night time viewing easier than the JEPP. However due to years and years of Jepp and a year of the new Jepp3 program I am so used to them that I still went back just to review what I have already seen on NOS.

 

[shiznitobam]

I've never had a problem with the NOS plates, althougth I've never flown with Jepps. I did have a familiarization class about Jepps though. Same information, just in different spots for the most part.

 

[hiflyer731]

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[Rick1128]

Updates are not really a problem with Q Service on Jepps. Jepps cost a lot more than NOS, but to me are worth the money. I once worked at a place where the new CP did the same thing. I think these new guys just like to make some changes to show everyone that they are in charge, even if the changes don't make much sense.

Sleepy, it has been my experience that Q Service is not the cure all that it is made out to be. With multiple crewmembers, it has been my experience that they get messed up. Plus there are currency issues with that service that drive Chief Pilots and the Feds right up the wall. Things like improper signoffs, not signing all the signoff sheets, etc. I have used both Jeppesen and NOS and don't have a problem with either. However the NOS tend to be easier to store in the aircraft than Jepps.

 

[Raskal]

Sleepy, it has been my experience that Q Service is not the cure all that it is made out to be. With multiple crewmembers, it has been my experience that they get messed up. Plus there are currency issues with that service that drive Chief Pilots and the Feds right up the wall. Things like improper signoffs, not signing all the signoff sheets, etc. I have used both Jeppesen and NOS and don't have a problem with either. However the NOS tend to be easier to store in the aircraft than Jepps.

That's why we stopped using q service, 20+ pilots and very few did it right, the feds eventually had some issues. In our case though, the storage worked out better with jepps in my opinion.