Is there a particular problem with Thomas Cook flights then? I've gathered around 170+ TCX routes using my regular method of using Planeplotter and FD6 to get routes from FlyteCom, FlightStats, and FlightAware. CSV attached.
As a general comment, part of the problem is that routes change so frequently that anything posted could be out of date within a few weeks. For routes to be correct you need to be checking them frequently.
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Suggest we include all the fields in the routes table. Including the CH field will give people an indication of how "stale" the route information is.
Hi tarbat,
No real problem with TCX, I use FlyteComm to lookup 'live' flights and they're all on there it was mainly bought about by the upgrade to RB2009 as AirNav seem to be lacking most TCX flights in the data they're obtaining. It became apparent looking at the auto populated route details that there are specific airlines that they don't have much info on, SN Brussels being another example.
In terms of flight tracking, untl I got my RB a few weeks ago for me it was limited to my scanner and looking out of the window :) Luckily I live under the flight paths for both Birmingham and Coventry so get to see a far bit cracking off. Because I take my RB to various localities I'd like to have my tables as populated as possible for offline use.
I agree that flight routes change often and it really is going to be a pain to keep everything up to date until such time (if ever) that ALL such things become easily obtainable through the web. In terms of airlines like TCX it shouldn't be quite so bad as the routes should be pretty much set for each season. I know they still use the same codes for routes I flew with them a few years back.
The sharing idea really came about as it was apparent from the outset that a single person could never keep up on their own. I suppose I should look into things like Planeplotter and FD6. My problem is that I'd like to be able to go to the other end of the country and still have route information for flights that I'd never pick up at home via my RB. I have put a suggestion forward to AirNav that once the network route population is up and running properly they could consider introducing a change in the next software version that allows users to utilise that information to populate their local routes table. Obviously this would have to be a local process as there's no way we could all be hammering the server. My idea is to utilise a process whereby if a user clicks on a flight in the Network Flights list the route information already downloaded for that flight is checked against the local routes table and added / updated if necesary. I haven't had any reply to the suggestion yet though.
I terms of adding the CH field to the shared info I had decided to exclude it on the basis that route information may not be 100% correct. Without it each person's RB would try to update the information the first time the flight was seen and would then correct any errors that may have been distributed (if AirNav had the data of course). I can see that it would be useful for people to see when that route had been compiled though and they don't have to import that field to their table if they dont wish.
Thanks for the donwloads Tarbat. Once I've finished my TCX list I'll upload it - stands at about 250 routes so far.
Deadcalm - my wife thinks I'm mad as well. If I spend too long doing this I'll have a nicely populated routes table but no marriage LOL :)
