Jeppesen JDM Mobile vs Virtual PAPI

Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) Mobile combines the functionality of our desktop platforms with the convenience of a mobile app and enables new capabilities to improve the avionics database update process. Download avionics data wherever you are using a cellular connection then transfer to storage media. JDM Mobile Benefits: • Download and transfer avionics databases wherever you are • JDM Mobile available on iPad and iPhone • Ability to download databases direct to the iPhone/iPad • Ability to transfer databases to removable media via the Bad Elf Wombat • Filter services by phase of update (available to download, transfer to device) • Filter services by aircraft tail and data type • View service information by aircraft tail, including cycle information and charts serial number • Ability to queue up all service downloads to the iPad using the “Download All” feature • Date stamp of last successful transfer to media by service • Links to important Jeppesen web pages and documents • Access to help guide and videos within the app • View account information (customer name and account number) Note 1: This application requires the Wombat device by Bad Elf which is no longer being produced. Note 2: You must have an active Jeppesen subscription in order to log into the application and access data updates. Note 3: Worldwide Charts require approximately 2.5 GB of free space to complete the download. High resolution Terrain needs approximately 10 gigabytes of free space to complete the download.

Pilots love runways with visual descent guidance, such as PAPI or VASI, but unfortunately they don't exist everywhere. This app provides an adjustable visual descent guidance for every runway on the planet. The pilot can select an airport, a runway, adjust the desired descent angle and the aiming point, then Virtual PAPI will create a glide slope indicator style. The glide slope will provide accurate vertical guidance to the aiming point from any direction, 360 degrees, providing a valuable guidance for any type of approach, like base entries, short approaches, straight-ins, etc. The app comes with over 30 thousand runways in its offline database, and more will be added as they are discovered. The app works completely offline and never tries to use the internet. All it needs is access to your location. Virtual PAPI is and free and open source, with all the code available on GitHub.