Holmbeck coordinates a bit off?

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Holmbeck coordinates a bit off?

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Mike McPherson	Mike McPherson posted 9/4/2013 9:21:30 AM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 141	I've used SkyDemon for the last couple of weeks I'm based at Holmbeck SD always shows the land-away airfields accurately, sufficient to correctly spot when I don't land on the centre-line however each time I take off or land at Holmbeck it shows me 1/2 a mile from the airstrip now I know my landing aren't great, but I suspect the airfield may have moved from under me so a couple of questions a) where can I see the actual lat/long that SD has for my home strip on iPad version (it's shown on PC version) b) where can I adjust it? c) do I just report it as a database update required? d) can I see lat/long for my current location? e) can I see the lat/long for where the mouse is (PC version only) thanks PS bit more information Holmbeck website shows N 51 54.6 W 000 43.7 SD shows N 51 55 00 W 000 44 10 _______________________________ Mike McP G-BHLX SD 3.8.1 iPad retina Edited 9/4/2013 9:30:37 AM by mmcp42
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nje	nje posted 9/4/2013 10:28:08 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 384, Visits: 4.2K	I take you have right clicked the Holmbeck icon in skydemon and click 'view in google to confirm where it is? I've never been there but if Holmbeck is the grass strip with runway 29/11 it is south East of where SD show it. On google it's referenced as 51.910298,-0.729852 but I'm not positive I'm looking at the right airield
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Mike McPherson	Mike McPherson posted 9/4/2013 1:57:56 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 141	yup done that it is indeed where google shows it _______________________________ Mike McP G-BHLX SD 3.8.1 iPad retina
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 9/6/2013 12:16:49 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9.1K	I've asked the person responsible to review our coordinates.
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Mike McPherson	Mike McPherson posted 9/6/2013 2:24:58 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 141	thanks! _______________________________ Mike McP G-BHLX SD 3.8.1 iPad retina
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Mike McPherson	Mike McPherson posted 10/1/2013 9:41:36 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 141	just downloaded the latest release airfield and aircraft now a lot closer cheers! _______________________________ Mike McP G-BHLX SD 3.8.1 iPad retina
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