SkyDemon Plan Version History
This page details the changes made to the Plan product from one version to the next.
1.4
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NEW: Multiple alternative chart styles introduced: US Sectional VFR, French VFR
NEW: Identifier, category and symbol attributes added to user waypoints; new user waypoint manager window introduced
NEW: The planned date and time for a flight can now be set, leading to better NOTAM filtering
NEW: User waypoints can now be imported and exported via GPX files
NEW: Landing weight, full-fuel weight and empty-fuel weight are all now depicted in the weight and balance graph
NEW: Sync with an SD card containing SkyDemon Mobile files is now possible
NEW: Track instruments can be switched between true track and magnetic track
IMPROVED: The in-flight interface in SkyDemon Plan (for tablets and netbooks) is now consistent with that of SkyDemon Mobile
IMPROVED: Import of flight logs from Garmin Aera devices is now supported
IMPROVED: Enroute Features now scales better for flights conducted entirely over high ground
FIX: The MSA options for route planning are now exposed
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1.3.2
5 July 2010 |
NEW: Weather icons are now drawn on the main map by airfields, representing TAF and METAR where available
NEW: Fuel measurement for aircraft can now be switched to weight rather than volume
NEW: Fuel remaining (estimated) can now be added to the PLOG columns
IMPROVED: All warning types are now configurable and have been tweaked so they appear much less often during normal flight
IMPROVED: When importing a route from a GPX file, waypoint positions are intelligently corrected if necessary
FIX: Importing flight logs from Garmin/Magellan devices could ignore the port configured in options and revert to USB
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1.3.1
21 June 2010 |
NEW: NOTAM edges are now colour-coded to indicate the type of activity being notified; briefing window presentation improved
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1.3
11 June 2010 |
NEW: Skymap devices are now supported for direct route export and log import
NEW: Garmin Aera devices are now supported for direct route export
NEW: Printing of TAF, METAR and NOTAM for the planned route is supported
NEW: Runway extended centreline plotting with glideslope introduced
NEW: Import of GPX routes is supported
IMPROVED: Airspace and obstruction warnings changed to be much more clear, audio alerts added
IMPROVED: 30-hour TAF validity dates are now presented in detail
IMPROVED: Direct To functionality now suggests the nearest airfields with relevant details
FIX: Flight logs produced by devices set to European locale could be invalid
FIX: Weekend view is now respected by the enroute features window as well as the main map
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1.2
8 April 2010 |
NEW: GPS navigation facilities are now included in the desktop product, allowing for in-flight usage on netbooks and tablet PCs
NEW: Facilities are now included for graphically creating all types of custom SkyDemon air data, so you can create your own charts
NEW: Simulation mode allows you to fly an aircraft around with the keyboard, to test the SkyDemon navigation functionality
NEW: NOTAMs are saved to disk between sessions and are automatically reloaded if the briefing is less than 24 hours old
NEW: Bad weather warnings (criteria configurable in Preferences) are displayed on the main map for a quick idea of whether a flight may be impossible
NEW: Full airfield filtering (type and runway length) is now available for the main map
NEW: Airways can be toggled between airspace view, centreline view or hidden for each class of airspace
NEW: The Chart Manager now detects when a newer version of the SkyDemon software is available and prompts as necessary
NEW: A proxy server can now be specified for internet connectivity
NEW: The title displayed on generated plans can now be configured
CHANGE: The Data Manager is now called the Chart Manager
FIX: Garmin 695 units would previously not communicate with SkyDemon
FIX: Garmin units would previously not communicate with SkyDemon when SkyDemon was running on a 64bit operating system
FIX: Aerodrome ICAO identifiers were output to flightplan forms but they are not allowed
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1.1
30 January 2010 |
NEW: Flight Log viewing functionality dramatically improved with side-on view and inspection of flight parameters at all stages of the flight
NEW: All downloading of air and terrain data is now done through SkyDemon itself, complete with easy automatic updates when needed
NEW: Export to RTE format is now supported, for easily transferring routes to SkyMap IIIc and similar devices
NEW: Export to ICAO Flight Plan is now supported, for easily filing a VFR flightplan on AFPEx or similar
NEW: Full sync capability with SkyDemon InFlight introduced, automatically exporting all routes and importing all flight logs
NEW: Track logs can now be imported from Garmin and Magellan devices and viewed and saved within SkyDemon
NEW: Various items on the PLOG are now customisable
NEW: The chart is now printable
NEW: NOTAMs downloaded in Plan are now automatically exported to InFlight during sync
FIX: Exception handling improved such that initialise-time exceptions are reported with full details
FIX: The URL to the Get Support page would be incorrect for licensed installations
FIX: The MSA for a leg could fail to be set correctly if the route altitude was planned above the MSA
FIX: A bug in terrain elevation calculation could result in mirrored data large distances apart
FIX: Zooming with the mouse wheel now zooms around the cursor position
FIX: TAFs and METARs would fail to be redrawn in their separate windows as the data was periodically refreshed
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1.0
3 December 2009 |
First Release.
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