trip calculators

[bobski]

i used wildtexas.gov trip calculator for decades.
then, just like the majority of internet websites...poof, 401. gone.

it was great. you typed in where from and where to....
then it showed the route and gave mileage time, and secondary routes.

any others set up like that?
simple. fast. working.

any leads?
thanks.

 

[blume357]

I use google maps all the Time....

 

[dweis]

I use the Apple Maps app in my iPhone and iPad. Works great.

 

[Kevin]

Google maps is by far the best

 

[Kevin]

In fact, the great thing about Google Maps, is if you use it on Apple car play in your car, it will re-route you depending upon traffic conditions.

For example I use it driving to the beach. I know the way, but as I get closer to Houston, it will sometimes tell me a faster route if there’s a crash or anything.

Very nice feature.

 

[Mobuck]

"Google maps is by far the best"
USUALLY but not always. GOOGLE has lead me to numerous roads that have been closed for YEARS due to things like bridge repair or flood damage. Granted, these aren't high traffic areas but still an issue. GOOGLE just updated maps that were 7-8 years old with 2022 sat maps. How do I know? All I have to do is look at our crop fields and compare.
At times either BING or MAPQUEST had better or more current maps and road updates.
I use GOGGLE maps more often than the others since it's easier to access and it's the one installed on my work iPAD. It does OK on most of the areas as long as it's main roads or highways. I also use the mapping program to monitor employee travel time and mileage.

 

[Bob Wright]

I use the maps that I got from my Pan Am dealer. I've had to draw in the Interstate Highways, and correct those that showed future highways under construction. Also update unpaved highways. These work fine as long as one stays out of the wind.



Bob Wright

 

[Kevin]

"Google maps is by far the best"
USUALLY but not always. GOOGLE has lead me to numerous roads that have been closed for YEARS due to things like bridge repair or flood damage. Granted, these aren't high traffic areas but still an issue. GOOGLE just updated maps that were 7-8 years old with 2022 sat maps. How do I know? All I have to do is look at our crop fields and compare.
At times either BING or MAPQUEST had better or more current maps and road updates.
I use GOGGLE maps more often than the others since it's easier to access and it's the one installed on my work iPAD. It does OK on most of the areas as long as it's main roads or highways. I also use the mapping program to monitor employee travel time and mileage.

Ok, yes, you make a good point. I wouldn't trust Google on backroads where there are fewer cars. I was thinking major interstates and highways, around cities etc. If I were to travel to the back of beyond, it would be with something else.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

I use the maps that I got from my Pan Am dealer. I've had to draw in the Interstate Highways, and correct those that showed future highways under construction. Also update unpaved highways. These work fine as long as one stays out of the wind.



Bob Wright

Hey,
I use the same maps when I fly. Towns RR tracks and roads tend to stay in place. Only Wimps and Girly Men need a GPS In an open cockpit you want to hold on realllllllllll tight to the map.
Wifie has gotten us all over the country with her Gas Station map.
Last time I checked the big mileage distance between towns was in red and small distances were in black

 

[Bob Wright]

Your post reminded me of the scene in the movie "The Spirit of St. Louis" where Jimmy Stewart is out over the ocean and flying over a fishing boat. He banks, sticks his head out the window and shouts, "Which way is Ireland?"

Great movie, by the way.

Bob Wright

 

[Bob Wright]

And..............

In 1989 Nita and I were heading South on I-55 out of St; Louis when I saw a flock of Canada geese, maybe two dozen birds, approaching . Two dropped down and appeared to read the highway sign, then rejoined the flock. I commented to Nita, "So that's how they navigate!"

Bob Wright

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Yep,
One of the rules taught in your early navigation training is. If you are lost and not to sure of the name of the town/airport you landed in. Just ask for their phone book and the town name will be on it. Problem solved.

 

[dreamer]

The old “I fly roads and read water towers”

 

[Dave P.]

Hey,
I use the same maps when I fly. Towns RR tracks and roads tend to stay in place. Only Wimps and Girly Men need a GPS

Show us that picture of the Carbon Cub's panel again.....

 

[Johnny-Baseball]

It's so bad today. My son relies exclusively on Google Maps. I once trotted out an old Road Atlas to plan a 900+ mile (one way) "vagabond" motorcycle trip from DFW to the Four Corners area in SW Colorado. He looked at me and said, "What's that?" I told him that, on vacation trips, I always liked to review the most direct routes, then look for "off the beaten path" places to visit that might require frequent re-routing. The Road Atlas allowed me to do this all along the trip, especially when lying on a Motel 6 bed at night. The tiny Google Maps - portrayed on the cell phone - would not, at least for my old eyes.

Besides, what to do in areas where the cellphone-dependant GPS system works only intermittently or at all? Yes, there are still a few such places - like the ranch roads in West Texas, hilly areas in NE New Mexico and mountainous Colorado. Monument Valley, Ouray, Mesa Verde, Red River - all great place to tour.

Our 6-day, 4,000 mile (round trip, including lots of mountain rides) trip was truly memorable.

I got the feeling he didn't trust paper maps. But I do.

 

[WAYNO]

i used wildtexas.gov trip calculator for decades.
then, just like the majority of internet websites...poof, 401. gone.

it was great. you typed in where from and where to....
then it showed the route and gave mileage time, and secondary routes.

any others set up like that?
simple. fast. working.

any leads?
thanks.

I very much lament the passing of the Wild Texas Trip Calculator. It was by far the best, easiest, and most complete. Switching between streets and satellites was easy, and the satellite maps were the most in-focus. Anybody says anything else is the best has never used Wild Texas.

In the meantime, I use...

https://www.mapquest.com/directions

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Show us that picture of the Carbon Cub's panel again.....

Dave,
That panel is for the modern pilot that can't follow a whiskey compass and a black line on a sectional. Also has to be like that for the resale.
Here is the original panel in my Starduster. Also notice the front seat panel. in 1973 my buddy did the navigation on our way to Oshkosh for the Fly-In. So I installed a suction cup car compass and taped a car altimeter, like used for driving in the mountains, to the front panel for him. What more do you need?????
I covered quite a bit ground with nothing but a compass and no nav-comm. That $25.00 used elect. turn and bank kept me upright in a few clouds. Flying needle ball and airspeed isn't as hard as some make it out to be.

 

[Watertender]

A few years ago I was doing vehicle transfers for a dealership with my friend Roy who is now sadly deceased. Roy pulls out this old road map that had been folded and unfolded so many times that it had holes in the creases. I told him that his map was so old that it had blacksmith shops and stage coach stops on it. We both had a good laugh from it and anyone who heard the story got a laugh out of it too.

 

[Colonialgirl]

I've got "WAZE" on my iPhone; Other users can report problems on the road.

 

[Fox Mike]

I either use Google or a paper map. One of my 'other jobs' when in uniform was teaching map reading. One episode with GPS turned me off of that forever. Sectionals also work great.

 

[Fox Mike]

This is also a great trip calculator

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh yea the Weems/Dalton E6B never leave home without one. I gave mine of 55 years usage to my Grandson.
Now days most all of the pilots just follow the Magenta line on the GPS.