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I use my sectional and TAC charts quite a bit. I've used them since I've been flying, both in my rotorcraft days, and now with my P3P. The one thing that's bothered me when flying the P3P is that I can't totally pinpoint my location on the sectional. I've used paper maps, as well as Skyvector.
I found this web site today:
Aviation Charts on Google Maps | iFlightPlanner
The good thing about it is that it has tabs for Map, Satellite, Sectional, TAC, IFR Low and IFR High. I found that if you locate yourself on the Map, then click Sectional or TAC, it'll show you exactly where you are on those charts. It makes it much easier to confirm your location on the sectional. Since it's web based though, it won't locate you using the GPS, you'll have to search for your location. Maybe they'll come out with an app someday...
I understand there are plenty of apps out there that will overlay airports, such as UAV Forecast, but I wanted someway to overlay the actual sectional/TAC over Google Maps. This is the closest I've found to that.
I found this web site today:
Aviation Charts on Google Maps | iFlightPlanner
The good thing about it is that it has tabs for Map, Satellite, Sectional, TAC, IFR Low and IFR High. I found that if you locate yourself on the Map, then click Sectional or TAC, it'll show you exactly where you are on those charts. It makes it much easier to confirm your location on the sectional. Since it's web based though, it won't locate you using the GPS, you'll have to search for your location. Maybe they'll come out with an app someday...
I understand there are plenty of apps out there that will overlay airports, such as UAV Forecast, but I wanted someway to overlay the actual sectional/TAC over Google Maps. This is the closest I've found to that.