Jepps vs. NOS Terminal Procedures

[pilotman2105]

...but I don't see a benefit of jumping back and forth all the time...

FWIW, you become proficient at reading both styles of charts. No "reviewing" the other method before going flying. That can be handy when you need to make an approach, but only have one type of chart available to you, etc.

 

[minitour]

FWIW, you become proficient at reading both styles of charts. No "reviewing" the other method before going flying. That can be handy when you need to make an approach, but only have one type of chart available to you, etc.

Good point...I guess I never thought about that...

-mini

 

[coolyokeluke]

midlifeflyer thanks for the link to the NACO site. I recently changed 135 companies and the new one uses NOS charts so I had to learn the new format and I'm still learning. I agree that NOS enroute is better. The NOS arrangement is still not intuative to me, different sections for IFR departures (nonstandard), it includes high approaches used by the military, etc. Other than those nuances it hasn't been too traumatic of a transition. I agree with learning both, and studying Jepp stuff if you have an interview.

 

[flytheblue]

I would say it would be to one's advantage to be familiar with BOTH chart styles, and to use what you prefer. It seems that the airlines use Jepps and 135 companies (not all but I'd venture most) like to use NOS charts, so if you are interviewing you should be comfortable with both styles. Personally I've always used Jepp, I just like the layout better and having the info labelled and on one page, as opposed to NOS where you'd have to do alot of flipping to get the info you want.

 

[Tinstaafl]

I suppose I should elaborate slightly. My true preference for currently available plates is for Australia's equivalent of NOS, the Departure & Approach Procedures ('DAPs'). They use a flip over binding & a very easily understood layout with lots of good information on them.

I find their notation is as good or better than Jepps but without the bloody awful Jepp binding system. Plate organisation took a turn for the worse a number of years ago so that now all plates associated with an airport are collated with each other.

Previously SIDs were organised in a separate flip binder, allowing you to taxi with an airport diagram open in flip #1, without interfering with setting up the SID plate in flip #2, then depart using the SID plate while simultaneously having an approach plate ready to use if suddenly needed. After t/o a quick flick to each flip and they were ready to be put away. A boon to single pilot IFR. Jeez I was peeved when they combined the two binder sets.