Friday, October 19, 2012

NTSB Aircraft Incidents and Accidents in Google Earth

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Unlike the FAA , the NTSB permits anyone on the Internet to download their entire database of aircraft incidents and accidents. The NTSB...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Special Use Airspace and Military Training Routes KML Files Updated

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I updated the Military Training Routes KML file as well as the Special Use Areas KML file on the Sept. 20 FAA data cycle. Both are in the KM...
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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Xtide: Tide Prediction KML File Updated

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I use David Flater's Xtide tide prediction software to view tide levels when I go to the beach. His updates the tide database periodica...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

New Improved Military Training Routes KML File -- Includes Puppies

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After noticing that the FAA had reduced the line length of their Military Training Route text file from 553 characters to 520 characters in ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Not for Navigation: FAA Navaid File for Google Earth KML

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I parsed and plotted the FAA's navigation aid file into KML for Google Earth. This includes VORs, VORTACs, and NDBs, among others. Even ...

Not for Navigation: FAA Parachute Jump Zones KML

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I got around to parsing the FAA's parachute file. At first, the data elements looked good enough to do a proper circle in Google Earth. ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Not for Navigation: FAA Communications Outlets

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If you've ever wondered where all the FAA Radio communications outlets are located, here you go. These are not tower frequencies, nor AR...