Simviation Forum - Database of flights and destinations ideas

May 26^th, 2004 at 3:11pm

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Hi there,

As I have little time to play, I always want to fly on interesting routes (as far as landscape and approach is concerned), but I was sometimes short of ideas.

So I decided to create a database where flight simmers can post their (short) flights ideas: http://www.fsdestinations.com. Among many information on the flight, each one includes the time expected to be spent gate to gate and a powerfull search engine allows virtual pilots to find the right kind of flight for them. It's more oriented for commercial flight flying IFR, but private and VFR is also possible.

The database need to be populated, so everybody is welcomed to add his or her prefered flight.

Regards

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Reply #1 - May 26^th, 2004 at 4:02pm

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I Like Flight Simulation!

This is just what I was looking for. My maximum attention span on a single flight is about an hour and I was running out of ideas.

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Reply #2 - May 26^th, 2004 at 5:33pm

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Lol, this is posted in the wrong forum but what an awesome website! A great resource for FS. You did an excellent job on it Grin

I've already registered and added a flight ,lol. BTW welcome to SimV!

« Last Edit: May 27^th, 2004 at 12:16am by tsunami_KNUW »

&&Home Airport: NAS Whidbey Island (KNUW)-Oak Harbor Airpark (76S)&&Current FS Location: Seoul/Incheon, South Korea

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Reply #3 - May 26^th, 2004 at 11:52pm

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I Like Flight Simulation!

I'm really bad about noticing those first posts. Welcome.

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Reply #4 - May 27^th, 2004 at 12:31pm

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wow great site there a real good resouce i will be sure to pass this on..im always bored as to where i should fly this should keep me occupied

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Reply #5 - May 28^th, 2004 at 3:42pm

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Thanks to all for your comments. Fellow flights simmers are starting to populate the database, and I've been doing some improvements (e.g. you can search a flight taking off or landing in a specific country, instead of just searching by airport ICAO code).

We're still in need of your flights ideas, so feel free to go on http://www.fsdestinations.com and let us know what's your best flight!

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Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2004 at 6:26pm

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I can't wait till in the future this site will have hundreds or thousands of different flights Grin

I already added one (See KSEA-KSFO) Grin

I have many more to post but I'll have to fly them again to get times and all that stuff

&&Home Airport: NAS Whidbey Island (KNUW)-Oak Harbor Airpark (76S)&&Current FS Location: Seoul/Incheon, South Korea

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Reply #7 - Jun 4^th, 2004 at 9:01pm

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Hi,

Just a quick reply to give you some news about the project. Thanks to all those who have posted a flight, the database is growing, but your ideas are still welcome.

As many people requested, there are additional aircrafts available to describe a flights. Only liners were
present, but now, you can post a flight that is operated with a general aviation plane. There are only generics planes (1, 2, 3 or 4 engines), so we avoid to load a hudge list of all the possible planes on Earth. Just as a reminder, the airplane field in the database is not mandatory but is supposed to be filled only if the flight is operated in real life.

Another news is the possibility to write a review for a flight (e.g. what was good or what was not), so you can see if the flight worth to be played. In the future, the reviews will be better integrated, so you'll be able to search only for flight that have a review. Also, due to the wider range of fields upon which you can perform a search, there's now a normal (default) and advanced search page.

Regards,
Patrice

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Reply #8 - Jun 11^th, 2004 at 11:13am

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Hi there,

Check the new homepage at http://www.fsdestinations.com and enjoy "the flight of the day".

We have more and more users and flights. Don't hesitate to post yours today!

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Reply #9 - Jun 18^th, 2004 at 10:52am

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Hi,

A quick note to let you know that after many request from users, we have added the possibility to upload/download flightplans (.pln files of MSFS) with the flight description. Remember that flights are posted by fellow simmers, so if they don't upload any flightplan you won't be able to download it (seems logical, no?).

Happy flying on http://www.fsdestinations.com

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Reply #10 - Jul 30^th, 2004 at 12:22pm

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Hi,

Just giving you a quick update after having been away for about one month.

The site is growing and we have more and more flight ideas added on a regular basis. So if you're short of ideas as to where to fly tonight, come visit us on http://www.fsdestinations.com.

Patrice

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Reply #11 - Aug 6^th, 2004 at 8:14am

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We have updated the site today.

Now, when you register, you can choose to receive an e-mail each time that a new flight is posted (except if you're the one posting the flight...). Simply go to your account (login first) and check the box "New flights".

Also, if you try one of the exisint flight, please leave us your review (use the link at the bottom of each flight's description). This way, other users will benefit from your experience.

Happy flying on http://www.fsdestinations.com.

Patrice

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