Chart firms offer Jepp alternative
Pilots who have problems obtaining Jeppesen charts or believe Jeppesen holds a monopoly on the distribution of IFR approach and en route charts might be in
Pilots who have problems obtaining Jeppesen charts or believe Jeppesen holds a monopoly on the distribution of IFR approach and en route charts might be interested to know that there are alternatives. Jeppesen isn’t the only game in town, although the company has made an art of crafting its own approach charts and not simply repurposing government charts. In many cases, pilots have no choice because they need charts for parts of the world that seem to be available only via Jeppesen.
The situation is simpler in the U.S. because the government gives its NACO charts away to anyone who cares to download them. Outside the U.S. that is not always the case, although European AIS Database charts are also free online.
