David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 4, 2016 at 03:09 AM Posted January 4, 2016 at 03:09 AM (edited) Hi All, Me again. Happy new year! Just wanted to give everyone the opportunity to make suggestions for the upcoming update which should be out by the end of this month at the latest. I'd like to post a tentative deadline for next Monday, 1/11/16 for all preliminary suggestions. I realized that there were some major (and quite necessary) changes that were left off of my previous update. Please go ahead and post here publicly even if you have contacted me by e-mail over the last few months. As of now, the update will incorporate the following: -Australian FIR boundaries, proper FIR names, and UIRs -Updated FSS for Greenland and Iceland above FL245 -Select updated airport names (i.e. Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok and Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas) -New abbreviators for Guayaquil Center positions -Added select few GA airports in United States -Changed ICAO code for Lima JC Intl (SPIM is now SPJC) -Updated a slew of Indonesian airport ICAO codes -Included VATPRC China update (new Wuhan sectors, airports) -Added Turkey Upper Control (LTUP_CTR) -Added all Mongolian Airports -Added airports to Angola Off the table (as in, not possible): -Requests for new VATSPY features -Anything regarding boundaries for London Control positions For any specific airport requests: ICAO|Name|LONG (00.000000)|LAT (00.000000)|[TMA]|[FIR/CTR]|0 Ask/Suggest Away! Edited January 9, 2016 at 01:12 AM by Guest Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted January 4, 2016 at 03:22 AM Posted January 4, 2016 at 03:22 AM Dave, be sure to let me know when this is done and I'll add it to the downloaded version. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 4, 2016 at 04:58 AM Author Posted January 4, 2016 at 04:58 AM Dave, be sure to let me know when this is done and I'll add it to the downloaded version. With pleasure! Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umar Ashraf Posted January 4, 2016 at 05:39 AM Posted January 4, 2016 at 05:39 AM -Bermuda does not show local controllers when they are online. This corrects that from my experience. TXKF|Bermuda Intl|32.364042|-64.678703|BDA|KZNY|0 -The new Doha airport in Qatar is missing OTHH|Hamad Intl|25.274500|51.608333||OBBB|0 Happy holidays and thank you for the update! Umar Ashraf (UA) Vatsim C1 New York ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:32 AM Author Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:32 AM Umar those were both included in the previous update posted just a couple of years ago. If the link is not active, those changes are included in the 2016 version anyhow. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Hamilton 1215492 Posted January 4, 2016 at 01:51 PM Posted January 4, 2016 at 01:51 PM First Vatspy is fantastic (no pun). Can you add EDGG FIR areas to be highlighted when one of the EDGG controllers is online? Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dace Nicmane Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:10 PM Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:10 PM The links to Vataware pages are not working. They redirect to their main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:49 PM Author Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:49 PM First Vatspy is fantastic (no pun). Can you add EDGG FIR areas to be highlighted when one of the EDGG controllers is online? They're showing online for me as EDGG_XX_CTR. Is there a particular designator that needs to be added? Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:50 PM Author Posted January 4, 2016 at 06:50 PM The links to Vataware pages are not working. They redirect to their main page. Vataware itself has a bit of difficulty on my end largely in part because it was completely redone a little while ago, Vatspy is configured for the old version but the Vataware website itself needs a bit of a fix first. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted January 4, 2016 at 07:16 PM Posted January 4, 2016 at 07:16 PM I'll look into fixing the VATAWARE links in VATSpy as well. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Hamilton 1215492 Posted January 4, 2016 at 09:25 PM Posted January 4, 2016 at 09:25 PM First Vatspy is fantastic (no pun). Can you add EDGG FIR areas to be highlighted when one of the EDGG controllers is online? They're showing online for me as EDGG_XX_CTR. Is there a particular designator that needs to be added? I'm not sure what you mean. When today for example EDGG_E or maybe it was EGDD_P was online, the map did not show the EDGG area highlighted. Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 5, 2016 at 01:16 AM Author Posted January 5, 2016 at 01:16 AM First Vatspy is fantastic (no pun). Can you add EDGG FIR areas to be highlighted when one of the EDGG controllers is online? They're showing online for me as EDGG_XX_CTR. Is there a particular designator that needs to be added? I'm not sure what you mean. When today for example EDGG_E or maybe it was EGDD_P was online, the map did not show the EDGG area highlighted. Yeah EDGG highlights by default. Can anyone from Germany confirm what other callsigns are in use? Is EGDD valid? That's an easy fix if so. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Robinson Posted January 5, 2016 at 02:53 AM Posted January 5, 2016 at 02:53 AM David, take a moment and check out the airports on the eastern edge of ZNY. Make sure the don't all default to Boston when we know they shouldn't. Thanks. __________ Ira Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1275389 Posted January 5, 2016 at 03:46 AM Posted January 5, 2016 at 03:46 AM Yeah EDGG highlights by default. Can anyone from Germany confirm what other callsigns are in use? Is EGDD valid? That's an easy fix if so. EGDD is something in the UK. [Mod - Happy Thoughts]uming you meant EDGG, yes, that is valid ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:30 AM Author Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:30 AM Yeah EDGG highlights by default. Can anyone from Germany confirm what other callsigns are in use? Is EGDD valid? That's an easy fix if so. EGDD is something in the UK. [Mod - Happy Thoughts]uming you meant EDGG, yes, that is valid Ahh yeah that's already in as Langen Radar. Should be okay. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:33 AM Author Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:33 AM David, take a moment and check out the airports on the eastern edge of ZNY. Make sure the don't all default to Boston when we know they shouldn't. Thanks. Hey Ira! Good to hear from you, and happy New Year. All except Montauk are in ZNY and this is correct within the data file for VATSPY. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Hamilton 1215492 Posted January 5, 2016 at 12:18 PM Posted January 5, 2016 at 12:18 PM Yeah EDGG highlights by default. Can anyone from Germany confirm what other callsigns are in use? Is EGDD valid? That's an easy fix if so. EGDD is something in the UK. [Mod - Happy Thoughts]uming you meant EDGG, yes, that is valid Ahh yeah that's already in as Langen Radar. Should be okay. Do you mean it's in now or in the new release? It certainly isn't working now. Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Hamilton 1215492 Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:41 PM Posted January 5, 2016 at 06:41 PM Tuesday (Jan05) 18:38Z and EDWW_CTR is online and on the map EDWW FIR is highlighted. Same for LSAS_CTR. But both EDGG_E_CTR and EDGG_T_CTR are online yet none of the area in Germany is highlighted on the map except EDWW. Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 5, 2016 at 07:25 PM Author Posted January 5, 2016 at 07:25 PM Tuesday (Jan05) 18:38Z and EDWW_CTR is online and on the map EDWW FIR is highlighted. Same for LSAS_CTR. But both EDGG_E_CTR and EDGG_T_CTR are online yet none of the area in Germany is highlighted on the map except EDWW. This by default (I believe) works with the original VATSPY. I'm not exactly sure what you're seeing. Download the 2014 update from that topic in the interim or send me a PM with you're e-mail and I'll give you corrected files. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Hamilton 1215492 Posted January 6, 2016 at 03:03 PM Posted January 6, 2016 at 03:03 PM Yeah, that's not happening on my version. 1.0.3719.41261 I thought I had the latest version. Maybe there are some old support files I didn't update? I'll send you PM with my email if I can find where to do the PM! Ned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 7, 2016 at 08:14 PM Author Posted January 7, 2016 at 08:14 PM Deadline is Monday. Please keep the requests coming! Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 8, 2016 at 08:39 PM Author Posted January 8, 2016 at 08:39 PM Added a slew of airports today in the United States, Canada, and Mongolia. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merik Nanish 1184142 Posted January 11, 2016 at 04:22 AM Posted January 11, 2016 at 04:22 AM Can you please make it such that NY_CTR and NY_*_CTR map to New York Center (they do now) but NY_CCO_CTR and NY_BDA_CTR map to New York Oceanic (different from current behavior)? For refence, NY_FSS and NY_*_FSS currently (correctly) map to New York Oceanic. Also, can you please make it such that BDA_TWR and BDA_GND map to TXKF's ground and tower positions? NYARTCC Facility Engineer and Instructor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 11, 2016 at 05:53 AM Author Posted January 11, 2016 at 05:53 AM Can you please make it such that NY_CTR and NY_*_CTR map to New York Center (they do now) but NY_CCO_CTR and NY_BDA_CTR map to New York Oceanic (different from current behavior)? For refence, NY_FSS and NY_*_FSS currently (correctly) map to New York Oceanic. Also, can you please make it such that BDA_TWR and BDA_GND map to TXKF's ground and tower positions? Unless you create a new FIR for oceanic, it will light up over KZNY if it's _CTR and under KZNY Oceanic if it's _FSS. If you wanted you could rename "KZNY Oceanic" as "KZWY" and rename every position to be ZWY_XX_FSS/CTR and it would work that way. Also the latest VATSPY update will light up BDA_XXX Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Malinowski 1087539 Posted January 11, 2016 at 06:13 PM Author Posted January 11, 2016 at 06:13 PM 11 more hours for suggestions. Current occasional pilot Former New York ARTCC Level 5 Approach Controller | Former Jacksonville ARTCC and vatUK SE/EGLL RTS Visitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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