Hi everyone,
I’ve noticed that while most Jeppesen charts are nicely sized for cockpit use (A5-ish), some charts—especially certain airport diagrams and SID/STAR procedures, even approaches—come in a much larger format, more like A4. These oversized charts feel pretty unwieldy in the cramped cockpit of a GA aircraft.
I get that some procedures or airport layouts are too complex to fit on a smaller page, but I find the larger format makes in-flight use awkward, especially when space is tight or when I’m trying to avoid losing situational awareness while flipping paper.
So, I’m curious—how do you deal with these larger-format charts?
Thanks in advance
I view charts on an iPad and keep another iPad as backup.
So, I’m curious—how do you deal with these larger-format charts?
I know only one pilot 
who prints charts.
Emir wrote:
I know only one pilot who prints charts
Me? 
But I don’t get the problem with A4 charts. I fold them to A5 on the kneeboard, and prepare them while in cruise and all is easy.
Then for the actual approach I typically have them also on iPad as backup
So I use the paper chart for certain approaches as “ultimate backup” and for preparation during cruise. Both when there’s enough room to unfold it, memorize whatever makes out the specific airfield and then I store them and use the iPad as reference.
I would either fold them or print with smaller scale – UK CAA approach charts are good at ~85%-90%.
arj1 wrote:
UK CAA approach charts are good at ~85%-90%
This is what I do: print the pdf at 80% scale, then trim the edges with a paper cutter to approx A5 / half US letter size. Luckily they don’t get updated very often.
I view charts on an iPad and keep another iPad as backup.
+1 (iPad & iPad or iPhone & iPad, or iPad & iPhone & panel charts).
Thankfully the days of paper charts are long gone. I remember spending hours every month for revisions of my Jepp folders (airline with 80 european destinations).
At some of the bigger airports, printing them would mean hundreds of pages for a flight….
There is a big difference between the A5 terminal charts, and enroute charts which are huge.
I stopped using the latter many years ago, and lost access to them anyway. They come only with the paper terminal chart sub AFAIK. They were great as window sunscreens.
Nowadays I fly with printed terminal charts, and I print the enroute chart on one sheet of A4. The ipad with Foreflight is a backup but a poor one because it frequently shuts down in sunlight (not a problem in a jet or a TBM).
So we found the 2 (!) remaining pilots still killing trees for charts 🤣🤣🤣
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
The ipad with Foreflight is a backup but a poor one because it frequently shuts down in sunlight (not a problem in a jet or a TBM).
Is that common to shutdown? What is the reason for the shutdown? Never happened to me and I don’t fly a TBM nor a jet?
