Hi Tim,

I just found another topic which could be related, so posted there too!



Firstly, I would like to thank you for a great job on the software, which was pointed to me by a mutual friend and I am planning on using it once I get back to doing some VFR flying - not seeing where you're flying all the time can get a bit frustrating!



I posted in another topic about disused airfields not appearing to show up, which I find odd seeing as we have them on our CAA charts for navigational purposes and they do often provide very good landmarks. Is there a way to turns these on?

I thought at first it may just be the specific one I was looking for missing but then cross-checked with my VFR chart for ones in the Oxford area and can't find the others either.



Also, Just a small point, would it be possible to get other features such as the chalk carvings displayed such as the giant we have done in Cerne Abbas?



I've also noticed, that even when zoomed in, the road and river detailing seems very sparse.

For example, from Sherborne to Dorchester, the A352 is marked however the C12 is not, even though they are worthy of appearing on our half mil VFR charts (which I know are not the same, but surely the detail required there should also be available for this VFR planning software?).



Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you so I can purchase the software.

Sam

Hello Sam,

Disused airfields are not included in SkyDemon, and neither are chalk characters such as giants and horses, quarries, and other distinctive ground-based landmarks. This is partly because we don't have a decent source of such data and partly because we don't consider it to be particularly useful in a flight-planning tool. I'm personally unclear why roads might be useful in such a tool, but since we have some data for them, we included them.

I know the folks at the CAA think it's necessary or useful to include minor roads on the charts but one of the main reasons people come to SkyDemon is because of the lack of irrelevant information, leading to a big increase in clarity when using a SkyDemon chart. Our charts are not designed to be a replacement to the paper charts, only as an aid.

Having said that, disused airfields and other landmarks that have been notified as being VRPs for airfields ARE included. If you think we're missing any of these, let us know for which airfield and we'll look into it.

Hope this helps.