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Gaznel - 3/17/2018 8:20:16 PM

Does anyone else find Sky Demon does not show PilotAware conflicting traffic clearly enough on its charts?  Runway HD shows them as very conspicuous coloured Darts with grey background height info alongside (as per below first image) but Sky Demon (as per below second image) simply shows them as white mini-aircraft with yellow background height info which I don't think stands out nearly as well. Could Sky Demon please add flexibility to users to choose how conflicting traffic appears on the charts in terms of colours and icons?

RUNWAY HD CONFLICTING TRAFFIC
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S‌KY DEMON CONFLICTING TRAFFIC
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I am not sure if one can say that RunwayHD does a better job here in absolute terms. Everybody may have a different taste. Already depending on which SkyDemon map you use may make the 'targets' stand out more or less.
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‌Clearly the 'market' is learning, and trying out different things how to best visualise traffic on the navigation map. Maybe SD can consider offering different symbols and colour settings for 'targets', including blinking or other innovative styles. I see that most vendors still struggle finding the right solution, in particular for the other information besides position (namely speed, delta ATL and climbing/descending). I must say I quite like the way SD shows speed (as a 'speed vector').
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‌Future versions I suppose will come with algorithms that analyse the multitude of traffic, and determine which targets pose an imminent threat. Im your screenshots, you probably don't need to worry too much about the traffic that is 6 to 10,000 feet above, and moving away from you, right? If I see correctly, RHD is taking a stab at it already by showing targets with the same ALT as you in yellow, all others in green.