I happen to have the same view 2high2fastagain. Indeed proudly say also that my subscription expires end 2014 (not 2013). Such is the confidence in Tim & Team and SD, that I do not rely on the CAA charts any more, since I began to use SD seriously 2 years ago. I just hope that improvements could be made without jeopardising the real fundamental requirements. Come to think of it the new map, as seen in the sample on page one of this thread, in my humble opinion is almost a hybrid between VFR & IFR maps. Perhaps this sort of map can also be added as an option keeping the original de-cluttered SD map in.

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Runways, I don't think you need worry. Tim and his team are capable of writing quite exceptional software and do listen carefully to feedback. Some of their reticence over new things (which I know irritated one chap at the stand at the LAA rally) I interpret as a strategy under-promising and over-delivering (a rare treat in the IT industry). Skydemon is very good and I believe it will continue to develop without becoming a dog's breakfast. The beta discussion I think is just that.

2high2fastagain, Absolutely.
Whenever the discussion gets heated about adding various instrument options, Tim & Team resort to emphasising that SD is actually a VFR package, as their exit clause.
I wonder if we need to worry now, as the next to go would be the roads & rails, followed by whole villages and cities. We may even end up with a GPS atlas of Geology to navigate with.



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I think the new chart format is more pleasing to look at and gives a better feel for where the high ground is. The green colour is a a little disconcerting. I think the best answer would be to get rid of the green and recolour the lower level hills a sandy or light brown colour and bring back the forests and wooded area. They are very useful things on a chart for VFR flight.

[quote]I think they are a great addition - I honestly can't see why anyone would have a problem with this!{/quote]

I'm not a big fan of the centre points of airfields being depicted with the orientation of their runways at all zoom levels. Some of them now look like starfish. I preferred the plain simple circle

I've been doing a bit of experimenting on my laptop and PC.

After rebooting and then opening SD there is no problem with zooming fully in and then scrolling, but if I put a route in which of course activates the notams then when I fully zoom in it slows the computer and then stops responding if I try to scroll.

When re-opening SD, the 'notam' for operation Greenfinch comes up on screen (even though I haven't put in a route) and when zooming fully in, SD again stops responding.

So, I agree that it looks like it's the 'notam' that's causing a problem.

A quick fix is to just switch off the 'show notams' under the 'mapping tab' and the problem goes away

Tim I have a simplistic query. Why are forests and trees no longer depicted in a VFR package? Having asked that I can still see green areas/patches in the sample map posted in this forum. Any idea what these areas are? Many thanks.

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