flyagogo blog

flyagogo.net has seen a couple of improvements concerning the display of METARs over the weekend (by the way: to see a METAR just type the name of the airport in the search box and press ENTER):

• METARs are now displayed in a decoded format that is much easier to read. You can still see the standard format by clicking on the encode link.

• It is now possible to see the last two previous METARS besides the current one. Click on the “<<" and ">>” symbols to select one of them. This feature is very convenient when trying to determine how the weather might be developing in the future.

• Finally another important improvement is that the latency between the observation time of the METAR and the time it shows up on flyagogo.net has been dramatically reduced.

I hope you find the new way to browse METARs useful. As always: If anything does not work as advertised, or you have an idea how to improve the website, don’t hesitate to e-mail me at info@flyagogo.net.

One more thing: You might have experienced some trouble with flyagogo.net on Saturday. This is because of a mistake I made when updating the website. I hope to avoid that in the future.

Current airport diagrams and approach plates are now available for quick download as PDF file. You will find the list of available DPs, SIDs, STARs, IAPs, and the airport diagram on the “Links” tab for each airport.

flyagogo.net now features user contributed airport photos. Look under the “Links” tab for each airport to see photos that users have uploaded to flyagogo.net - or submit your own photo and help other pilots to get an impression of the airport even before going there! Submitting photos is very easy and does not require registration.

This website went online today with current sectionals, a current FAA aviation database, up to the hour METARs, and satellite and radar images. I hope you like the website - give it a try when planning your next cross country flight.

This weblog will be used to give updates on the site status, announce enhancements and new features, and everything else related to this webpage. Expect some glitches here and there while I am still improving and tuning the flyagogo server! If something does not work for you, please drop me a line at info@flyagogo.net.

Happy and safe flying!