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    • rittelsR
      rittels Code contributor | Premium
      last edited by rittels

      New version: 0.3.3

      Many improvements:

      • Input ranges are marked.
      • You can choose between AGL or above MSL. (todo FL/QNE altitude).
      • Improved interaction with the airport plugin: Clicking an airport, will display the ICAO name in the Picker. You can then either add the airport to the flightplan, or click on the airport name to open the left pane with the airport info.
      • Smoother interaction with the route planner.
      • You can toggle between zulu or local time. The local time with offset is displayed in the flight plan. Daylight saving time correction is also done.
      • In the settings menu: You can select to display the timezone name in the info marker, and the timezone polygon will be highlighted, this is off by default.
      • Let me know what you think and report bugs here.
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      • peterevansP
        peterevans @rittels
        last edited by

        Hi @rittels

        This is a fantastic tool. Thanks for your excellent work.

        I am now using this to optimise FAI triangles for maximum length using Winds aloft predictions ... my longest foot launched PPG FAI triangle is 313 km.

        Can I suggest you output the GPX file as a GPX ROUTE rather than a GPX TRACK or allow the user to select this as an option. A GPX ROUTE can be imported into most flight instruments to be used during the flight ... I use LK8000. GPX files can encode 3 types of data...

        • wptType are individual WAYPOINTS
        • rteType are a ordered set of waypoints (lat and long) generally used to represent a planned ROUTE
        • trkType are a ordered set of waypoints (lat, long and time) generally used to represent an achieved TRACK

        The only changes need to convert a GPX TRACK to a GPX ROUTE are:

        • replace "trkpt" by "rtept"
        • replace "trk" by "rte"
        • remove
        • remove

        Link to GPX TRACK exported by FLIGHT PLANNER
        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzPfHx94b2blnixeeS32CnD5W4Rcf25C/view?usp=sharing

        Link to file that has been converted to a GPX ROUTE using the above translations
        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RMvlgZ_SStGXN0_AOtFhEZdQeb3RGEMz/view?usp=sharing

        I would be VERY HAPPY to provide you with detailed feedback on any of your developments.

        Once again, thanks for your excellent work.
        Peter Evans

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        • Pokediger1P
          Pokediger1
          last edited by

          Umm Cool

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          • rittelsR
            rittels Code contributor @peterevans | Premium
            last edited by

            @peterevans

            Done!

            Thanks for the feedback. You're welcome to make suggestions.

            I am busy trying to coordinate interaction between the plugins.

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            • idefix37I
              idefix37 Sailor Moderator @rittels
              last edited by idefix37

              @rittels
              I have done a small test with your flight planner... for a boat trip. I’m not an aviation specialist :)
              I have tried it on iPad mini 4 using Chrome.
              It works but I have noted some remarks and issues:

              • When scrolling the time/distance slider, the wind map does not change and is frozen.
              • The small pop-up window (a) is not so useful at sea. After closing it, it appears again each time the time/distance slider is moved. It would be better to have this window closed or simplified when Boat is selected.

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              • The keyboard hides the route planner. So it’s difficult to change some parameters.

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              • Changing from landscape mode to portrait mode and vice versa, Boat is automatically switched to IFR.

              I’ll continue to test it.

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              • rittelsR
                rittels Code contributor @idefix37 | Premium
                last edited by rittels

                @idefix37

                Thanks for testing it.

                Scrolling the route planner will have no effect on the map. You have to drag the vertical slider line, the map is then supposed to correlate.

                Yes. I agree. I have been planning on either detaching the info window or have an option to hide it.

                Keyboard: My idea is that no editing is done with the route planner open. You set the route and departure time and speed with the plugin, and then open the route planner, which is then superimposed on your route. (Actually you should not really need the keyboard at all). I don't know why the keyboard obscures the route planner.

                Changing to IFR on resize: Should be fixed now.

                (I must admit that I have not tested it for boat at all yet. I have been thinking of making a planner for sailing, one day maybe.)

                As Marek said, mobile is very tricky. I am just playing with it, for fun and as a challenge, and really jumping the gun.

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                • idefix37I
                  idefix37 Sailor Moderator @rittels
                  last edited by idefix37

                  @rittels said in How to use a route planner:

                  You have to drag the vertical slider line,

                  What line do you mean? I don’t see a vertical slider line. My first screenshot does not show any vertical line or I miss something.

                  The use of keyboard is just needed to change the speed in route planner. I see in plugin that it’s possible to set an airspeed but not below 10 kt, which quite fast for a normal sail boat. If I set 7 kt in route planner (it is possible even with the keyboard overlapping), the ground speed in flight plan and in the window does not update. However the duration of travel is correct with 7 kt.
                  5E34A087-37EC-44DA-A8FF-4B1DF9DA4558.jpeg

                  On tablet with Chrome it’s quite easy to use it. I’ve tried too on smartphone, but it does not works.

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                  • rittelsR
                    rittels Code contributor @idefix37 | Premium
                    last edited by

                    @idefix37

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                    • idefix37I
                      idefix37 Sailor Moderator @rittels
                      last edited by idefix37

                      @rittels
                      OK it’s what I was calling the time&distance slider. But it does not make the map changing?
                      EDIT: right now it works. The map changes when moving this slider.

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                      • rittelsR
                        rittels Code contributor @idefix37 | Premium
                        last edited by

                        @idefix37

                        Yes, I see. The info box uses the speed set in the plugin, and also uses this speed to calculate the timestamp. Unfortunately the lowest speed is 10 kt.

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                        • rittelsR
                          rittels Code contributor @idefix37 | Premium
                          last edited by

                          @idefix37

                          I have added an option under Settings to select slow speed for the slider.

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                          • idefix37I
                            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @rittels
                            last edited by

                            @rittels
                            OK I have got it, by now I am not able to open the route planner. It seems to be blocked.

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                            • idefix37I
                              idefix37 Sailor Moderator @rittels
                              last edited by

                              @rittels
                              OK sorry I did not do in the right way, I must create the route first !

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                              • pplanteP
                                pplante | Premium
                                last edited by pplante

                                Hello I have a bug today (yesterday October 8 was fine)
                                @rittels
                                on 2 differents computers, same error:

                                Message that appear :

                                Elevation did not load:
                                TypeError: Failed to fetch

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                                  chuckhlm | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  Flight Plan is great. Thanks.

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                                  • rittelsR
                                    rittels Code contributor @chuckhlm | Premium
                                    last edited by

                                    @chuckhlm

                                    Thank you!!! Let me know if you think of any improvements.

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                                      igor 320
                                      last edited by igor 320

                                      Can you add native support of Skydemon route files? It saves a route in 6 different file formats including GPX, but it uses a slightly different strings compared to the way your plugin creates a GPX. Also, Skydemon's *.flightplan file has the most proprietary data available.

                                      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l6nkQDsZbYSEaBa-XWhSkI1H_f2-tdgA/view?usp=sharing

                                      Thanks!

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                                      • rittelsR
                                        rittels Code contributor @igor 320 | Premium
                                        last edited by rittels

                                        @igor-320

                                        Try loading a skydemon .flightplan file now.

                                        Still not able to save in their format.

                                        I also added the mobile sliding-close style. (Dark theme not right yet)

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                                          igor 320 @rittels
                                          last edited by igor 320

                                          @rittels great! Thank you very much! Saving is not a big deal, because I only use loading function to check weather along my route.

                                          Can you re-check it one more time, please? For some reason, Flight Planner doesn't pick up the first (starting) point from *.flightplan route file.

                                          PS: I re-uploaded my RAR-file, because url was broken.

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                                          • rittelsR
                                            rittels Code contributor @igor 320 | Premium
                                            last edited by

                                            @igor-320 try now

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