I was genuinely shocked to see that Runway Finder was the subject of this hostile action. I've flown many 000's of miles under the beneign guidance of this superb site and look forward with dismay to going back to clunky old fashioned alternatives like the AOPA (US) offering.
Runway Finder was a genuine contribution to flight safety, allowing simple, intuitive visualisation of a route and alternates. Last minute modifications to accomodate actual weather, TFR's and other variables could be made with confidence and actual conditions and airport data were always available in an instant.
Runway Finder encapsulated everything that we should strive for in UK flight planning in our vastly more complex and hostile skies. At least the US action won't be directly effective here. A Runway Finder in UK would reduce infringement and all types of weather related accidents, saving lives and waste of public money.
A person can dream, I suppose.
PS the site's still there as I write. If you havn't seen it, do look before it's too late. It takes seconds to learn.
RunwayFinder - Aeronautical Charts - Flight Planning.
PPS. Edited to say that the site now says that preliminary agreement has been made and that it will remain online. I surely hope so!