AVIATIONTOOLBOX: I've added your approach plates.

Very cool, all I've ever been able to get online up to this was poorly
scanned copies of the FAA plates (example the AOPA airport directory). I was
think the FAA still had a building full of draughtsmen carefully drawing the
plates.

-Brenor

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
...
Thanks to Dennis Megary at MyAirplane.com, I've added the vector
(PDF) approach plates to my collection.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA/approaches/

There's a lot that I plan to do with these, but for now I have a
terribly simple kludge for finding them here.
https://aviationtoolbox.org/members/...tools/airports

This is all very messy right now but I wanted to make it
available quickly. Plan for it to change.

--kyler

On 4/13/04 4:08 PM, in article , "Kyler
Laird" wrote:

Thanks to Dennis Megary at MyAirplane.com, I've added the vector
(PDF) approach plates to my collection.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA/approaches/

There's a lot that I plan to do with these, but for now I have a
terribly simple kludge for finding them here.
https://aviationtoolbox.org/members/...tools/airports

This is all very messy right now but I wanted to make it
available quickly. Plan for it to change.

--kyler

Kyler,

Personally, I think this is very cool of you to do, but the approach plates
are already online at:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp
Of course AOPA is also doing it, but the quality of their product leaves a
bit to be desired.
I'm not quite sure why you are taking on the expense and trouble of
providing this service? For free no less.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

In a previous article, Wizard of Draws said:
Personally, I think this is very cool of you to do, but the approach plates
are already online at:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

I don't see an option there to download the whole set of TPPs. I guess
I'll have to subscribe to the Sporty's DVD.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
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Server runs an old version.
A root compromise.

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, Wizard of Draws
said:
Personally, I think this is very cool of you to do, but the approach
plates
are already online at:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

I don't see an option there to download the whole set of TPPs. I guess
I'll have to subscribe to the Sporty's DVD.

MyAirplane.com has the entire DVD for $11 plus $3 SH

In a previous article, "Tom Sixkiller" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
I don't see an option there to download the whole set of TPPs. I guess
I'll have to subscribe to the Sporty's DVD.

MyAirplane.com has the entire DVD for $11 plus $3 SH

Sportys has it for $9.95, and they give a 5% discount when I use my AOPA
credit card.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances"

"Wizard of Draws" wrote in message
news:BCA36781.AF8C%jeffbREMOVE@REMOVEwizardofdraws .com...

Personally, I think this is very cool of you to do, but the approach
plates
are already online at:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

That site does not have the entire set.

Wizard of Draws writes:

but the approach plates
are already online at:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

Can you find this file on there?
http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/...r_All_Watt.xml
If so, yes, I/we could easily do updates from the FAA site.

Sure, I could dig without it but it would get messy.

For now I'll just change my utility to point at their PDF files for
the simple links.

Thank you.

--kyler

Wizard of Draws writes:

I'm not quite sure why you are taking on the expense and trouble of
providing this service?

I want to be able to easily experiment with the files.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/plates_by_state/

For free no less.

The value that a data collection like this offers me is sharply lower
if I'm not free to do what I want with it. I assume that there are
others who want the same thing - tools to help them innovate, not
interfaces/licenses that restrict them to predefined usages.

--kyler

On 4/18/04 2:08 PM, in article , "Kyler
Laird" wrote:

Wizard of Draws writes:

I'm not quite sure why you are taking on the expense and trouble of
providing this service?

I want to be able to easily experiment with the files.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/plates_by_state/

For free no less.

The value that a data collection like this offers me is sharply lower
if I'm not free to do what I want with it. I assume that there are
others who want the same thing - tools to help them innovate, not
interfaces/licenses that restrict them to predefined usages.

--kyler

I understand. A tip of my hat to you for your efforts. I appreciate it.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com