Hi all

I am recently trying to update apt.dat airport names (in all flightgear 
relevant data versions, means original xplane 8.10/8.50 and flightgear 
apt.dat). I noticed caps in names, i.e. I am changing this names to 
upper/lower case, and I wrote a small python script to update the names 
from another data source in public domain (ourairports.com).

I wish to submit this changes and updates. But I am asking you to review 
the different changes/possibilities of the script in a code 1 line of 
apt.dat :

a) Same name, but to lower:
Old line: '1    3141 0 1 01MT CRYSTAL LAKES RESORT'
New line: '1    3141 0 1 01MT Crystal Lakes Resort'

b) No shortcuts, but still <= 40 letters
Old line: '1    3020 0 1 04CA GRAY BUTTE FLD'
New line: '1    3020 0 1 04CA Gray Butte Field'
or
Old line: '1     940 0 1 0NY7 Murphys Lndg Strip'
New line: '1     940 0 1 0NY7 Murphys Landing Strip'

c) Same name, but marked as closed in apt.dat when ourairports says 
"closed":
Old line: '1     250 0 1 03VA Whipoorwill Springs'
New line: '1     250 0 1 03VA [X]Whipoorwill Springs'

d) Take "new" names from ourairports
Old line: '1      18 0 1 04W  Keech\n'
New line: '1      18 0 1 04W  Field of Dreams Airport\n'

What changes (0 or a/b/c/d) do you think are useful and will be accepted 
(also by developers working with apt.dat for FlightGear "side projects" 
like Maps, Launchers etc.) ?

Cheers, Yves

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