Store all your GA PDFs in one place

While I'm the first to admit that the sensual pleasure of hardback and paperback books is one that no amount of electronic media will ever replace there are times when gadgets come in very handy for storing information that can be retrieved and read in just about any location.

Take for example the Sony Portable Reader System (or PRS-505 for short). I was given one of these for Christmas a couple of years ago and I've made very good use of it. The screen is clear and glare-free in bright sunlight, it's light in weight, and it has plenty of storage space without any additional memory cards.  So it's an excellent addition to the suitcase while on holiday and saves several pounds in weight which otherwise would have been generated by half a dozen books.

As well as ebooks it can display PDF files, images, and store music. You can charge it from your notebook or laptop so there's not need for an additional mains charger (but you might want to buy one anyway for added convenience). If you run out of books while on holiday you can buy a couple more online and load them onto your reader. The only other add-on I bought was a cover, and they come in a variety of colours.

For the aviator there's the added bonus that you can download all those CAA General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflets (or any other publication available online from the CAA's website), store them on your Sony PRS-505 and read them whenever you've got a few minutes to spare or just to refer to them whenever you need them.

I've added the entire collection of 27 leaflets to my Reader along with the other miscellaneous ones.  In this way they are to hand and less likely to be lost in the constantly growing mound of paper that surrounds my PC.  Even when the desk is tidied they are likely to be filed away and therefore forgotten about, but by being on my Reader they are so much easier to retrieve.

Developing good airmanship and safe flying habits is something we all (should) aspire to.  There's plenty of information freely available on the net but it's often widely dispersed and easy to forget even when you bookmark sites and download files.  Once you've got the hang of downloading and adding PDF files to the Reader you'll find all kinds of useful guides that you can add to it and by having it all stored in the one portable device means there's more chance that you'll actually read it and make use of it.

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