VFR Sectional Charts, VFR Terminal Area Charts, World Aeronautical Charts
(WAC).

The FAA has decided to start charging companies for use of previously free
NOS chart downloads and remove access for individuals starting April 5,
2012.  It is suspected that this will have a noted impact of smaller
companies that use this information and provides service to the consumer
pilot (i.e. I-Pad/I-Phone navigation, EFIS GPS etc)

If you don't know about this, you may wish to become informed.

http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2011/11/15/petition-launched-to-fight-faa
-decision-to-charge-for-navigation-downloads/

http://tinyurl.com/7bb6axj

and

http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-11-16_charts.asp

There is a petition on the White House website to have the policy reviewed.
25,000 sigs are needed by DECEMBER 14, 2011 (currently only about 1200...I
was 1278).

To sign the petition, click here

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/ask-faa-reversal-charge-g
overnment-approach-data-downloads-and-not-allowing-individuals-access-them/H
g1nqTJy?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl



http://tinyurl.com/cbhrwp4

Chris Barber

Downloads are cheap to provide. It has little to due with lowering cost to
the tax payer.

If you can get a sectional on your tablet that is a great safety advantage.

Paul Lamar

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Hi Paul,   
    Can overseas pilots create a whitehouse account in order to sign
this petition against FAA greed in wanting to charge
Us for nav downloads. This has world wide implications. Here in New Zealand
we have a greedy SOE (state owned enterprise)
Called Airways who are charging us for air traffic control that we don't
need, and guess what they keep dreaming up new charges and raising their
fees !!! We took them to court but didn't get a result, we are appealing.
This proved to us that there is NO JUSTICE for the common man ! I sure hope
that you guys get enough signatures, good luck.
        Chris in NZ


I don't know.

Paul Lamar