Xcskies

Zooming in is misleading since it increases the resolution of the map but not necessarily the resolution of the forecast.
I compared XCSkies to blipmap many times over the years (as recent as last weekend) and in all cases blipmap was more accurate in my opinion.
But I agree the UI is much better, but I don't trust a tool which is no longer supported.
The reason I chimed in is to remind folks that there is still a better alternative to XCSkies.

Ramy

OK, thanks for the reply.

It's apparent to me that zooming in does not increase resolution, only a
bigger picture with a closer view of the same information. Where I find
the zoom feature useful is when zooming out and seeing the best
(forecast) path to fly (on a macro scale).

I can't comment on whether or not XCSkies is supported or not as I've
never had occasion to contact the creator. My personal experience has
been uniform over the 6 years I've used it and never had a problem with
my subscription.

I also like the facility to create local area profiles and save them for
traveling. For example, I have profiles for Bishop, Minden, Nephi,
Driggs, Salida, Jean, and Moriarty. This makes it simple to get
tailored information for where I'm flying.

I recall hearing within the past few years that Dr Jack had retired and
was no longer maintaining his site. Apparently that was not the case.

My question about "chiming in", on second inspection, looked catty to
me. I did not intend it that way and I appreciate your discussion.

Regards,
Dan

On 9/5/2016 11:12 AM, Ramy wrote:
Zooming in is misleading since it increases the resolution of the map but not necessarily the resolution of the forecast.
I compared XCSkies to blipmap many times over the years (as recent as last weekend) and in all cases blipmap was more accurate in my opinion.
But I agree the UI is much better, but I don't trust a tool which is no longer supported.
The reason I chimed in is to remind folks that there is still a better alternative to XCSkies.

Ramy

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Dan, 5J