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Flightplan. Filing and closing the flightplan.


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Tim Dawson
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Indeed. It's just that almost nobody has asked us for this feature over the years, so we have never written it.
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Tim Dawson - 3/21/2024 10:13:00 AM
I think SkyDemon only offers the option to send a message saying you have arrived at your original planned destination. If you have diverted, you'll need to use another method to advise everyone.

I understand. But why this limitation? As a suggestion: The ARR-Message just needs to transmit the Code of the actual airport in addition.

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I think SkyDemon only offers the option to send a message saying you have arrived at your original planned destination. If you have diverted, you'll need to use another method to advise everyone.
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Tim Dawson - 9/14/2017 10:21:42 AM
You'll get a Close option if the flightplan can be closed (i.e. you have just arrived at your destination).


Just to clarify:  Does this only work if arrived at the planned destination or alternate(s), or also if I diverted to another field?

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You'll get a Close option if the flightplan can be closed (i.e. you have just arrived at your destination).
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Hi Tim. The options available are Delay / Cancel / View. There is no Close function showing, either within the app or on the web. Tks, Mark.
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Hello Tim,It is in the received email link indeed.
What I ment is closing the flightplan directly with the (android)phone (note 2/3) on the same and easy way as creating and filing the flightplan Tim.
A one touch button after landing. The flightplan info is still available so it should be possible I think.
Kind regards
Hendrik
Edited 5/13/2014 9:40:22 AM by Hendrik
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Hello Tim,
Thanks for your reply. I think it is a great value that your users think with you to improve your great software so please be aware about that.
Just like you ask your users on Facebook I think.
The idea came from me and my friend and we just didn't see this option. Perhaps we are not using all the options enough or it's not documented enough?
We are using SD on our android phones.
I'm going to check this and will respond to you.
Thanks.


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I use the close flight plan option quite often works really well

Cheers Mike
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Tim,

I'm pretty sure not having been able to close my one and only FPL I've ever filed thru SD. I only had the options to DLA and CNL the FPL once filed. But that's about a year ago, maybe the options have been completed.

Thanks for that. Keep up the good work!

Eric
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