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Cypox
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Hello,
I noticed that in map I can't see all waypoints.
For example I was looking for SARNICO, in Italy. I Can't see it on the map but if I search with hourglass, I can find it and hilight its position on map.
BUT it still remains invisible in map, no yellow dot with its name.

How can I fix this behavior?

Thanks in advance
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I seem to remember that there is an option which allows you to turn off or on the visibility of certain points on the map. Can you check that all the releveant options are turned on?

-- Chris.

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All is turned ON under Mapping menu... 
crtl+F (find) returns waypoints but no markings on the map... strange behavior 




Tim Dawson
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For performance reasons we do not add the smallest towns (in our database) to the map. They are still available for searching though.
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Hi Tim,
I supposed that.
But could be useful a sort of "switch ON visibility" on a searched waypoint.

Often ATC uses to ask report for known cities, smaller than others, but "peculiar" (this is the case of SARNICO, invisible on the map but used by LIME TWR because on the side of the lake, and VILLONGO, visible on the map but totally unuseful)  

Obviously these are only small notes to a beautiful software. 
Thank you
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You can always add a custom reporting point yourself, right where you want it.

Personally, I feel that the running position report (shown in the box near the top center of the map window) often references my current position using too small towns which are completely unknown to ATC. I would much rather prefer those reference points to use only cities, navaids or airports as references.

-- Chris.

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ckurz7000 (10/27/2015)
...the running position report (shown in the box near the top center of the map window) often references my current position using too small towns which are completely unknown to ATC. I would much rather prefer those reference points to use only cities, navaids or airports as references.


You could always reference a waypoint of your choosing by using the Track Waypoint function.

Mike
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We've changed that running position report a couple of times over the years, to make it select larger and larger places. I should no longer be selecting anything insignificant.

In a perfect world, ATC would never ask a pilot to report their position relative to a non-aviation waypoint. It's just stupid. If they want pilots to report their position relative to some small town, make the small town an official VRP for the airfield.
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Ahahaha Tim, You're right!
BUT Italy is the country of nonsense, in aviation  Sad



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