Re: Jeppesen- no more Express Packs?

"Colin Kingsbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Just stopped by my friendly local chart agent and they told me that
Jeppesen
> isn't offering dealer pricing anymore, so the only way I can get Jepp
plates
> is through a subscription.
>
> AFAICT from their site, my only option (I'm based at BED near BOS) is to
buy
> a subscription that covers the Eastern half of the country at an annual
cost
> of $500ish. Or of course switch to NOAA plates, which i don't like nearly
as
> much.
>
> Am I the only one who's hearing this?

Nope.  I've just switched to the NOS plates for that reason.  They're much
better than they used to be, now that they have a Jepp-like briefing strip.

--Gary

>
> Best,
> -cwk.
>
>