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Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2010, 11:02
Replies: 891
Views: 122,115
Posted By Orbifly

Thumbs down May I know why you do not support a campaign...

May I know why you do not support a campaign which :

- is a non profit campaign
- worked hard to make the EASA text not approved in october
- is working hard to make it rejected next december
-...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2010, 16:02
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi ! a) If by "closer", you mean...

Hi !

a)

If by "closer", you mean "declutter", there is a zoom icon on the top left corner of the map.

If you mean "see all NOTAMs in details", just click on the airfield, the page will...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2010, 13:49
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Arrow Dear All, What's up on Orbifly Met'Map ? ...

Dear All,

What's up on Orbifly Met'Map ?

- Some 130 airfields were added
- the NOTAMs coverage was extended to the whole Europe
- source was duplicated with the French METEOFRANCE servers...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2010, 07:40
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Just extended the NOTAMs coverage ! Those...

Just extended the NOTAMs coverage !

Those FIR were added : Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Hungaria, Slovakia, Bosnia, Denmark.

And the synchronizing process...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2010, 14:43
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi, Dear IO540, that is a good idea. I...

Hi,

Dear IO540, that is a good idea. I already wanted to offer the possibility to get a briefing on a route format, but I did not know how to do something new (I mean, not just another service...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2010, 08:20
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Yes that's a pity ! Whatever, thanks for the...

Yes that's a pity !
Whatever, thanks for the airport, if you have any other ICAO code to be added let me know.

Good news today : we finished the self-synchronizing code so NOTAMs should be OK and...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jul 2010, 13:15
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi ! Chivenor was added ! Unfortunately...

Hi !

Chivenor was added !
Unfortunately there seems to be no weather broadcasted for this airport.

If you have any other airfield to be added, let me know.

For the iPhone version, we'll...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jul 2010, 11:42
Replies: 10
Views: 2,278
Posted By Orbifly

Hi guys ! Do not hesitate to post your...

Hi guys !

Do not hesitate to post your experiences with airfields (LFAC, LFAT or other) here :
MET'MAP - ORBIFLY FLIGHT SCHOOL - IFR ET CPL AMERICAIN EN EUROPE - FAA IFR AND CPL IN EUROPE...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2010, 16:55
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi Lister ! You will see the weather map...

Hi Lister !

You will see the weather map centered on Norwich here :
MET'MAP - ORBIFLY FLIGHT SCHOOL - IFR ET CPL AMERICAIN EN EUROPE - FAA IFR AND CPL IN EUROPE...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2010, 13:47
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi, Thank you ! Yes the terminology...

Hi,

Thank you !

Yes the terminology IMC/VMC could be also correct, and even better maybe on a European point of view.

We had to think about this to make a decision. The main problem is that...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2010, 10:13
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi On your online requests, added today : ...

Hi

On your online requests, added today :

- EGHE Scilly Isles
- EGHQ Newquay
- LXGB Gibraltar

and some others yesterday.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2010, 09:30
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Good morning, pulse1 : here is the legend we...

Good morning,

pulse1 : here is the legend we have chosen (visibility / ceiling) :

VFR >= 8 km >= 3000ft
Marginal VFR 5 to 8 km 1000 to 3000 ft
IFR 1500m to 5 km 500 to 1000 ft...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2010, 23:00
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hi ! Thanks for asking. In fact you are...

Hi !

Thanks for asking.

In fact you are right : this is a hot discussion inside the Orbiteam about these NOTAMs.

How we know a NOTAM is linked to a specific airport ? Because this...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2010, 08:25
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Lightbulb Orbifly Met'Map : new free tools being developed

Hi Pilots !

It's a looong time since I wrote about Met'Map, but the website is still being improved, day after day !

As requested on the previous thread, we extended Met'Map to Ukraine and...
Forum: French Forum
24th Jul 2010, 07:59
Replies: 10
Views: 1,314
Posted By Orbifly

Bonjour, Ce message date, mais pour info,...

Bonjour,

Ce message date, mais pour info, oui, chez Orbifly on fait de l'hélico FAA :-)

Le R22 est là depuis plus d'un an, le BEL 206 est dispo en partenariat, et nous venons juste de recevoir...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jan 2008, 17:39
Replies: 17
Views: 1,435
Posted By Orbifly

Dear Sternone, What do you mean by "first...

Dear Sternone,

What do you mean by "first FAA rating" ?

Even your initial PPL can be done in Europe, no problem for that.

Only the license validation process may require a short trip to...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jan 2008, 15:05
Replies: 17
Views: 1,435
Posted By Orbifly

Hello Yes you can, and even the checkride...

Hello

Yes you can, and even the checkride as long as we keep our european DPE, which is a very professional guy.
So you do not need to plan a trip to USA for the final test.

There are...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2008, 14:38
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Thanks LH2 for your advice, we really appreciate...

Thanks LH2 for your advice, we really appreciate all help and ideas.

We are now training students for CPL-IFR-ATP checkrides for some weeks, so I'm not programming very often, and right now I'm...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2008, 20:01
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Hello Phpweather is a good decoder. As I...

Hello

Phpweather is a good decoder. As I was lazy I first checked this tool for Met'Map.

But 2 problems :

1) the code is too heavy when you need a great number of decoded Metars, the page...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2008, 05:18
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Dear all, Thanks again for feedbacks ! ...

Dear all,

Thanks again for feedbacks !

The decoding method is quite dense, because we had to take into account the fact that sometimes there are mistakes in reports.

For example, when no...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2008, 09:11
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

Dear all, I received an answer from the...

Dear all,

I received an answer from the Belgian authorities ( http://www.mobilit.fgov.be/ ). I must say they are very efficient, and quite nice.
I received 2 answers within 24 hours of my...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2008, 06:32
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

about the Belgian pilot => According to him,...

about the Belgian pilot => According to him, their authorities impose that.

And I must say they do have the right to do so (over their own country).

But as I wrote the Belgian authorities to...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 20:38
Replies: 18
Views: 1,111
Posted By Orbifly

Orbifly is an FAA school based in Europe :-) ...

Orbifly is an FAA school based in Europe :-)

But we are specialized in CPL and IFR trainings, and ATPL trainings upon request, we make very few PPL trainings.

Alexandra
ORBIFLY...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 17:04
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

I understand your scepticism :-) But that...

I understand your scepticism :-)

But that Belgian example is not more surprising than the example of Monaco, which is more "free" than usual.

As you want a "fix" reference, I wrote today to...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 14:19
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

Just one question : are you sure about what you...

Just one question : are you sure about what you said at the end of your post, about Spain ?

We have several students in Spain flying N-Reg airplanes with their FAA license, but it seems to be...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 14:14
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

Dear IO540, This was confirmed by one of...

Dear IO540,

This was confirmed by one of our Belgian IFR students. When he bought his brand new Cirrus 22, he had to get a foreign-based FAA PPL in order to fly it in Belgium.

I did not look...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 12:57
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Dear Dave Thanks for your positive...

Dear Dave

Thanks for your positive feedback.

If you click on one airfield (or if you request a specific ICAO code on the left formular) you should get a resized map, centered on the airfield...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 08:46
Replies: 42
Views: 4,160
Posted By Orbifly

Dear all, I do not enjoy the...

Dear all,


I do not enjoy the "piggyback" name so much, so I'll use "restricted PPL" or "Foreign-based PPL" instead if you do not mind. :-)


As already said above, the holder of a...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2008, 07:54
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Dear BEagle, We understand your...

Dear BEagle,


We understand your proposal, and you are absolutely right : why using another system when one already exists ? That makes sense.

In fact, we thought about that classification...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2008, 17:17
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Done ! I added Shoreham, Plymouth and...

Done !
I added Shoreham, Plymouth and Southampton.

Weather data should be available within 15minutes max.
I did my best, but I hope I added them on the exact position !

Tell me if mistakes...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2008, 17:03
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Dear Pilots, For the colors, we spent a...

Dear Pilots,


For the colors, we spent a long time thinking about it.
Was not easy :-)

We considered the Military classification, but we could not use it as it refers also to the airfield...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jan 2008, 00:49
Replies: 63
Views: 16,456
Posted By Orbifly

Thumbs up Met'Map : Your new online tool for METARs & TAFs... Powerful & Free !!!!!!

Dear all,

Some weeks ago, we developped an online tool to display METARs & TAFs on a map on a pleasant way (a kind of weather depiction chart).
This was supposed to be for our students only, on...
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