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Realism - Added 1 day ago by lemon After some criticism over the general realism of the flight plans located here, I thought I would explain a few things:
1. The route generator that has now generated ~6000 plans has long been in need of an update, mainly due to the significant lack of any credible realism or interest in the flight plans. However, if you head into the 'Categories' section you will find a range of other plans that have not been auto-generated and generally have a much greater quality, all of these are thanks to the uploads and input of users over the time this site has been running.
2. The Flight Canvas project is now back on track for a release at least to initial testing in a month or two, after a 6 month hiatus from any development and a major rewrite. This will allow you to create the plans exactly how you want and should at least be a start to creating realistic plans online.
So in summary, I am aware of the issues surrounding the quality of the current flight plan generation system and I am looking into ways to address this.
Update on the updates - Added 2 weeks ago by lemon I realised it has been a while since I last posted about any updates here, so I thought it best to fill you in with what has been going on. The noticeable lack of any major visible updates recently has been simply due to a lack of time on my behalf, however there have been a few modifications and tweaks made to improve current features and to pave the way for a few of my planned features.
I don't have anything major today to release, as I seem to have a whole stack of things that are half complete and need to be finished; so hopefully, at some point soon, I should have a whole stack of updates to offer.
Server speed - update - Added June 20, 2010 by lemon After these few days of downtime, in which the FPD moved servers, the speed of the site should now be restored fully. Let me know if you come across any issues.
Fixed Route Generator Bug - Added June 7, 2010 by lemon The bug in the route generator that caused an infinite loop of requests should now be fixed. Let me know if you still find any issues with it.
Server speed - Added June 4, 2010 by lemon It has been noted that many searches and queries are taking a significant amount of time to complete at the moment. This is being looked into and I am trying to establish whether the problem lies with the server or the code.
Fixed registration - Added May 3, 2010 by lemon Thanks to one sharp eyed user, the registration page should now function properly. If you have had any problems before, I would recommend giving it another try.
New Design - Added May 1, 2010 by lemon The new update has finally been put live. Besides the new look, there are also a number of new features, which include:
- Proper history and back button support: This also allow linking to searches and pretty much anything. This solves a few problems that arose from being a AJAX site.
- Large plan view: There is now a new 'View' button added to the search results for each plan. Clicking it will take you to a larger view of the flight with a bigger map and the like.
- Adaptive titles: nothing special here, just tells you where you are...vaguely.
If you find any problems or you have some feedback, you can contact me at the bottom of this page.
Finally back - Added April 25, 2010 by lemon After a long period of downtime the Flight Plan Database is now finally back up. I hope that these sorts of problems can be avoided in the future and I apologise for the inconvenience.
Internet Explorer Woes (Update) - Added February 28, 2010 by lemon I posted previously that the Flight Plan Database did not work at all in Internet Explorer. After spending some time looking through the problems I can now announce that almost all functions currently available work just fine in IE.
New Uploader - Added February 26, 2010 by lemon As promised, I have completed a new upload page. I have currently tested it on Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Opera, with Opera throwing some odd errors. The new uploader is significantly more intelligent than the previous one and will extract file info for quicker entry.
If you find any problems, use the contact me link at the bottom of the page.
