Re: [Flightgear-devel] AWOS/ASOS

2007-10-15 Thread Hans Fugal
> > A couple of approaches have been suggested, and one stopgap (replace > > the ATIS data file with one that includes AWOS/ASOS like the one I > > generated[1]). Are any of these something we could pull into at least > > the plib branch? > > Why push for a stopgap solution? > > Code to do this has

Re: [Flightgear-devel] AWOS/ASOS

2007-10-15 Thread John Denker
On 10/15/2007 03:25 PM, Hans Fugal wrote: > I would like to see AWOS/ASOS in the next release, if nobody objects. Yes, that would be a Good Thing. > A couple of approaches have been suggested, and one stopgap (replace > the ATIS data file with one that includes AWOS/ASOS like the one I > generate

[Flightgear-devel] AWOS/ASOS

2007-10-15 Thread Hans Fugal
I would like to see AWOS/ASOS in the next release, if nobody objects. A couple of approaches have been suggested, and one stopgap (replace the ATIS data file with one that includes AWOS/ASOS like the one I generated[1]). Are any of these something we could pull into at least the plib branch? 1. ht

Re: [Flightgear-devel] AWOS

2007-06-24 Thread Hans Fugal
On 6/23/07, John Denker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the more festival-friendly names for airports that existed in the > > old default.atis. > > Can you say a few words about what "festival-friendly" means? > I've seen some examples that consist merely of spelling out > abbreviations such as Intl

Re: [Flightgear-devel] AWOS

2007-06-23 Thread John Denker
On 06/22/2007 04:14 PM, Hans Fugal wrote: > This is a drop-in replacement for $FG_ROOT/ATC/default.atis > The file is at http://hans.fugal.net/tmp/default.atis 1) That is a big improvement. Thanks. 2) This is important, for the following reasons among others: > I fly a lot of general aviation

[Flightgear-devel] AWOS

2007-06-22 Thread Hans Fugal
This is a drop-in replacement for $FG_ROOT/ATC/default.atis What it is: ATIS, ASOS, AWOS, etc. information from apt.dat, combined with the more festival-friendly names for airports that existed in the old default.atis. Not only the added frequencies, but if my memory serves correct there are relat

[Flightgear-devel] AWOS

2007-06-22 Thread Hans Fugal
I fly a lot of general aviation at small airports without ATIS, and where there is no controlled airport for miles around. There are two frustrations I experience with flightgear in these situations: 1. The ATC/Frequencies box always says there's nothing within 40 nm. But in many cases there *is*