UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi Is there a way to only show airports/airfields on the map and turning everything else off? Performance is a bit slow on my machine scrolling the map - usable though Thanks, Jim Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 If you click on the 'Map' button on the ribbon you can un-tick the vor/ndb/isec boxes Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Ah ok ill give it a whirl cheers Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 mmm RT*M, Jim! Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 ? Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 If you Google "RT*M" then I think you will see! It's a commonly used internet phrase. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 No still nothing - Google didn't help! I'm obviously not down with the kids Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 996 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I think he missed out the, er, "F" in that. As it were. So to speak. As in RTFM. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yes looks like he did! I cud but I chose to ask here instead - wudnt it hav been easier to hav just answered the question? Jeez Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Jim - do forgive my somewhat abrupt response to your query! Tim has put so much effort into both Plan-G - which, IMHO, is the best flight planning app pay/free-ware - and the Manual, that I thought it appropriate to point you in that direction. I'm sorry my abbreviation may have offended you and I really hope you get as much benefit from Plan-G as I have! Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 No offence taken mate I have been using it too but its a bit slow updating the map so thort I'd turn few things off! I think its great too but had that small question to ask thort it b easier to ask here than goin thru the manual again! Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 That's fine - Jim. Right now, Plan-G is slow for me because of Google Maps. Sometimes the map comes up quickly, other times Google refuses to play ball and Plan-G exits. Tim knows about this, I think... Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Ah OK maybe thats the same reason as mine; thing is the map detail loads fine but the airports and I am guessing Plan-G details load a bit slow when I am zoomed out a bit. Like I said its a great tool and it has many features that I love, so good job by Tim, I can definitely use it even at the speed I have it running now but obviously if it was a bit faster it would be better. I am currently planning a flight plan that takes me around great britain; odd occasion running in land a bit to hit moutains in Wales etc but its more of a coast run. Like how you can put user defined waypoints - I have used these to pinpoint places that I want to fly over that do not have airports etc around them. To do this in FSX would be impossible - thank god for this tool Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 996 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 It's very dependent on the speed of your internet connection, since the overlays have to go through google for georeferencing. Also google's servers don't scale particularly well, so performance degrades noticeably, the more things you have it draw. Google recommends no more than 2-300 plot points on a map; with a moderately largish window and a click or two on the zoom button, you can exceed 10,000 very easily. That's why it's very important to turn down details on maps at lower zoom levels. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Thanks Tim - great tool btw Link to post Share on other sites
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