Rod
I am guessing that the only reason is because you know the colourschemes. I love your logos but I do not use your silhouettes as you do not choose straight side shots. At the level of pixelisation you couldn't ask a non-spotter who does not know airline colourschemes to distinguish your picture silhouettes. Show a non-spotter friend big pictures of SR22, PA28 and BE23. Then ask them to identify which is which using the blue supplied silhouettes and your picture silhouettes.
Again Airnav inform us that they do not need external add-ons, but now the supplier of the original data is no longer supporting the format, Airnav have no way to provide new buyers of the system with silhouettes of Embraers, Boeings, Bizjets that they will see on their box everyday. Leaving said new users disappointed with the quality of the overall product they recieve. I never want that to happen to new users.
This will be very exasperated in 5-8 years time when no updates are provided for any aircraft type that first flies in the meantime.
I am not yet a 3D user, but I understand the same thing is happening with the jackets for that system, are Airnav planning to provide jackets for the new bizjets and the various GA and Helicopter types slowing getting ADS-B or in 5 years time will 3D just be a sea of coloured dots to a new buyer.
Spot on ACW367
God forbid Rod ever decides to hang up his logos - we'd all be floundering!!
We really shouldn't be relying on the good intentions and hard work of several users
To some extent we can fix database errors and changes, ok so it can be a pain, but we're never going to be totally on top of that issue (...............?), but to suddenly see "gaps" appearing in the silhouette column to my mind undermines the integrity of the software in a more unacceptable way.
From personal preference, I also prefer the traditional black side-ons appearing, as I don't particularly want to see a picture of say a Ryanair 737 populating all operator/airline 737 flights (as much as I don't want to see a Cessna 172 populating a CSA 737 ,but that's another slant........ouch!)
Please let's sort this potential blip out sooner rather than later?
Regards
Rich