Waypoint identifier in Garmin FPL format

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Waypoint identifier in Garmin FPL format

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Francois Dumont	Francois Dumont posted 2/15/2023 12:08:48 PM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 11	Hello ! To match identifier format restriction to 5 characters max, this field is derived in FPL file from first 4 characters of waypoint name + an incremental number rather than ident. Typically waypoint name is a full description eg. for a VFR one in VAC Chart (here LFPT) : « Château d’eau de Bercagny » and ident is usually short eg « NW ». Currently waypoint in FPL will be named CHÂT4 It would be more interesting to use ident (eg NW) in FPL for waypoint identifier rather than full name.
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Francois Dumont	Francois Dumont posted 10/3/2023 2:31:23 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 11	+x ffdumont - 2/15/2023 12:08:48 PM Hello !To match identifier format restriction to 5 characters max, this field is derived in FPL file from first 4 characters of waypoint name + an incremental number rather than ident. Typically waypoint name is a full description eg. for a VFR one in VAC Chart (here LFPT) : « Château d’eau de Bercagny » and ident is usually short eg « NW ». Currently waypoint in FPL will be named CHÂT4It would be more interesting to use ident (eg NW) in FPL for waypoint identifier rather than full name. I would like to reactivate this post : I recently uploaded a FPL file in Garmin from SD containing special characters in names, and this finally skipped the waypoint in flight plan ! Again, using identifier when exists instead of waypoint name for FPL export would allow to secure and simplify FPL export. Thanks ! Edited 10/3/2023 2:56:03 PM by ffdumont
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 10/4/2023 9:23:43 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.4K	The FPL format requires us to specify the type of waypoint alongside its identifier or name. What type of waypoints are you using? Where do they come from?
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