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Here are two new features that have been added to the website recently, and an outlook of what is coming next:

• Look for the pdf icon next to a flightplan. Click it to create a kneeboard formatted flightplan. Print it, fold it, and clip it on your kneeboard!
• The flightplanner can now apply a wind correction. The default flight plan is still for no winds conditions. However now one can click on the change wind button and enter something like “300@10″ for a 10 kts wind coming from 300 direction. Voila! Now it should be easy to check what effect a headwind would have on your fuel planning for example.

This is only the beginning. I am planning to add a kneeboard formatted download as pdf link for the airports next. Concerning the printout of flightplans there should be some exciting possibilities here. Imagine a high resolution color pdf booklet of all sectional chart segments along a planned route - ready for use in the cockpit. As always I welcome any ideas and comments that you might have. This is your chance to get exactly what you always wanted. My e-mail is info@flyagogo.net

Fly safe and have fun!

On Sunday evening the power supply of the flyagogo.net server suddenly switched itself off and refused to turn on again! A two day long struggle trying to bring a replacement server online ended just now when FedEx delivered the replacement power supply: flyagogo.net is back online All features that had been disabled temporarily are active again. No data was lost. Phew… The good news is that if it ever happens again we will be prepared a lot better. A replacement server has been set up and can be activated on the spot in case of another hardware failure.

Just before the server went offline, I had posted a pretty cool new feature which allows any website to offer current, draggable, and zoomable sectional charts to its visitors: The “Charts API”. Please give it a try and let me know if it works for you. Instructions on how to put a chart on your own webpage are under the “Charts API” section of the help pages:

http://www.flyagogo.net/help

Have fun!

Do you have a homepage, an aviation related blog or website, or are you the web-master of a flying club? Then you are invited to include a draggable interactive sectional chart on your webpage - centered on your home airport. flyagogo.net now publishes an API (application programming interface) trough which any website can offer current, interactive sectional charts to its visitors. All you need to do is to include a few lines of html code into your webpage. To see an example and get more information see the “Charts API” section of the flyagogo help page:

http://www.flyagogo.net/help

The Charts API program is currently in its beta phase and offers basic functionality. More features may be added in the future depending on your feedback. Let me know what you want to do with the interactive flyagogo maps!

I hope you find this new feature useful. If you have any trouble getting it to work please don’t hesitate to write to me at info@flyagogo.net.

Choosing the right cruise altitude for a cross country fligth can be tedious! Many factors play a role in the decision making process, including the current winds, the desired fuel consumption, and last but not least the terrain along the planned flight path.

The last point has just become significantly easier: The flyagogo.net flight planner will display a profile view of the elevation along the planned route of the flight! The flight route is overlayed to the terrain with the same colors and markings as in the sectional chart view to make life easier. The profile view is draggable and zoomable just like the chart view. Each horizontal gray line represents 1000 feet.

As always I hope that you like this new feature. It involved a lot of coding. I am sure there are still some bugs around. Let me know if you find any so that I can fix them quickly (info@flyagogo.net).

Happy flying!