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Hi Matt, just finished adding to my last post & see you've replied - thanks for the info, I'll have a look.
Re the NZ info, try:
http://www.ifis.airways.co.nz/
You'd need to have a username & run a login script etc but it should be reasonably straight-forward. Login to 'area preflight briefing' & enter the required areas for met info. Also there's:
http://www.airservices.gov.au/brief/aismet.asp
and follow the obvious links.
Cheers, FP.
Re the NZ info, try:
http://www.ifis.airways.co.nz/
You'd need to have a username & run a login script etc but it should be reasonably straight-forward. Login to 'area preflight briefing' & enter the required areas for met info. Also there's:
http://www.airservices.gov.au/brief/aismet.asp
and follow the obvious links.
Cheers, FP.
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Hi All,
Next Version of the vmc map for Australia has been released. You can find it at http://staff.spectrum.com.au/air or just use the old link - There is a re-direct. You will now find A tool bar on the left hand side that will let you zoom into a region. As well as the ability to type an airport name or ICAO designation into the top and see the TAF/METAR for the airport.
Enjoy.
Matt.
Next Version of the vmc map for Australia has been released. You can find it at http://staff.spectrum.com.au/air or just use the old link - There is a re-direct. You will now find A tool bar on the left hand side that will let you zoom into a region. As well as the ability to type an airport name or ICAO designation into the top and see the TAF/METAR for the airport.
Enjoy.
Matt.
Matt I like the idea and along with others find it overly cautious.
Without applying too much grey matter at this stage, i think that indicating extreme IFR due to TS is not practicle.
Maybe some thing like use the body of the TAF for your colour coding and add a symbol that represents TS beside it, maybe with a number inside the TS symbol indicating the probability of TS. e.g if the main part of the TAF/METAR was braken at 2500' then it is VMC. If there was a inter/tempo for TS then a symbol like a TS with 30 or 60 inside that symbol???
In the northern part of Australia TS are forecaste almost every day which means the website would conitually indicate extreme IFR. The reality is, there are only a handful of days that are not VFR.
Without applying too much grey matter at this stage, i think that indicating extreme IFR due to TS is not practicle.
Maybe some thing like use the body of the TAF for your colour coding and add a symbol that represents TS beside it, maybe with a number inside the TS symbol indicating the probability of TS. e.g if the main part of the TAF/METAR was braken at 2500' then it is VMC. If there was a inter/tempo for TS then a symbol like a TS with 30 or 60 inside that symbol???
In the northern part of Australia TS are forecaste almost every day which means the website would conitually indicate extreme IFR. The reality is, there are only a handful of days that are not VFR.
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Yes. I am starting to go with the consensis and agree that TS are not grounds
for IFR. I am thinking the same thing about fog. I have altered the website as such.
I have left Snow and Hail for now.
I will think about how to add your other on the map. I am trying not to make it to busy but i have plans to let you click on an airport for the taf so you dont have to type it in at the top.
Matt.
Yes. I am starting to go with the consensis and agree that TS are not grounds
for IFR. I am thinking the same thing about fog. I have altered the website as such.
I have left Snow and Hail for now.
I will think about how to add your other on the map. I am trying not to make it to busy but i have plans to let you click on an airport for the taf so you dont have to type it in at the top.
Matt.
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Thunder Storm prediction no longer makes it Extreme IFR. Now if you want to see Thunder storm info click on the Predicted Thunderstorms on the left hand side navigation panel and the thunderstorms will be shown in a gray shadow.
Things left to do include
New Zealand.
Adding Pressure points (Like Mt Victoria)
Things left to do include
New Zealand.
Adding Pressure points (Like Mt Victoria)
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Great idea keep working on it, any of these type of tools for new pilots can only make there already difficult job easier.
Change the colours though as they to hard to see.
Change the colours though as they to hard to see.
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ForkTailedDrKiller:
Nothing you access from a web browser should do that. Sounds like your javascript does not work for whatever reason. Are you sure you have the latest Microsoft Updates Under Tools Windows Updates. (you must have a legal copy of windows to do this) If not sounds like your pc needs some TLC.
I have tested on MAC/Windows IE6 and Firefox with no problems like that.
Nothing you access from a web browser should do that. Sounds like your javascript does not work for whatever reason. Are you sure you have the latest Microsoft Updates Under Tools Windows Updates. (you must have a legal copy of windows to do this) If not sounds like your pc needs some TLC.
I have tested on MAC/Windows IE6 and Firefox with no problems like that.
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Hi All,
Two New Featuers. One House keeping the other Nice.
a) The URL has permantly changed to a new home http://vmctracker.com
b) You can now zoom directly to your airport of choice showing a nice sat picture of that airport
At the top bar in the "Forcast For Box" type the airport of your choice. ICAO codes or airport names (or part there of ) are excepted. eg coffs (as i can never rember the new code for coffs) then submit (or just hit enter)
Then when the met window pops up (you need popups turned on for my site) for that airport showing coffs harbour then click the line at the top that says "Zoom to airport" A nice map of your airport will popup.
New Zealand
and other weather stations comming soon.
Enjoy for now
Matt.
Two New Featuers. One House keeping the other Nice.
a) The URL has permantly changed to a new home http://vmctracker.com
b) You can now zoom directly to your airport of choice showing a nice sat picture of that airport
At the top bar in the "Forcast For Box" type the airport of your choice. ICAO codes or airport names (or part there of ) are excepted. eg coffs (as i can never rember the new code for coffs) then submit (or just hit enter)
Then when the met window pops up (you need popups turned on for my site) for that airport showing coffs harbour then click the line at the top that says "Zoom to airport" A nice map of your airport will popup.
New Zealand
and other weather stations comming soon.
Enjoy for now
Matt.
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Works now!
Hopefully something constructive; my personal preference would be to have the information displayed in the main frame rather than in separate popup windows. The back/forward browser buttons can be used for swapping around the screens.
Hopefully something constructive; my personal preference would be to have the information displayed in the main frame rather than in separate popup windows. The back/forward browser buttons can be used for swapping around the screens.
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Yep it was constructive. I have now done some tweeks to make all the pages w3 complaint as verified by w3.org All the pages should now work on all browsers and any computer lockups should be the fault of the computers and not the page.
The Page now carries the http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401-blue tick.
The Page now carries the http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401-blue tick.
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Fantastic work Matt.
Can I ask how long did this take you to develop........ because if it wasn't that long, WTF do we pay airservices for???
Cheers
Can I ask how long did this take you to develop........ because if it wasn't that long, WTF do we pay airservices for???
Cheers