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Mark,

Good question and feedback. You can usually reduce it down to 4 touches by using this method. If you are zoomed out. It might add a touch as the software will prompt you for "near touch" airports.

1. Touch and Hold the desired airport for the "Possible Action Menu".
2. Touch Plates and Diagrams.
3. Touch Approach Plates
4. Select the desired plate.

This gives me an idea to reduce it to 2-3 touches. We could presume for airports in the Plan, and if accessing Plates and Diagrams from the Low IFR chart, that you want to see a list of Approach Plates. We could also simply list Airport Diagram, a "list" of Approach Plates and then show options to access the list of Departures, Stars, etc as available.

The History shortcut usually resolves this, but it does require you to look at that plate in advance. I've got some more ideas that I'll run over with the team.

My apologies, I though you were talking about the initial Plate viewing as that takes 5 or so touches. Beyond that the History only takes Correct, so that is where the History option comes into play. It is two touches... History -> Approach. You are wanting a toggle from the map mode to an approach, correct.

In that case,I can think of several way to do this. We do have it on our internal development list to improve this accessing of Plates more quickly. Additionally we will be looking at showing the Plate right over the Chart or Vector mode in the future as we move to "Seamless Charts". Stay tuned.