FsGeoNavi (Geography Navigation for FS2004/FSX) V1.0

Don't you get bored when in cruise flight you have nothing to do and don't know where you are?
Then study world geography with FsGeoNavi program!
It provides POI(Point of Interest) information text display in FS screen.
POI includes countries, cities, mountains around your aircraft.
Display example :
   "Largest City : [2 o'clock, 75 NM] Seoul (Korea) - 10349312 people",
   "Nearest Mountain : [9 o'clock, 50NM] Mount RAINIER (Washington (USA)) - 4393m".
Works with both FS2004 and FSX.

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------
No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "FsGeoNavi10.exe".
Data files("FsGeoNavi_Cities.csv", "FsGeoNavi_Mountains.csv", "FsGeoNavi_Others.csv")
 should be in same folder.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------
- Run "FsGeoNavi10.exe" before running FS.
- Choose FS Connection (SimConnect or FSUIPC) according to your FS version.
- Enter Scan Range in NM. (Distance to POIs)
  * Front Only : Scan POIs only at 9~12~3 o'clock direction
  * Front & Back : Scan all direction
 
- Enter Suppress altitude in feet,
  not to be bothered by FsGeoNavi messages in busy phases of flight.
 (e.g. Sterile Cockpit below 10,000 feet)
- Enter Display Time and Display Period in seconds.
- Check type of POI to display.
  (Largest City, Nearest City, Highest Mountain, Nearest Mountain, Greatest Others, Nearest Others)
- Run FS and fly above suppress altitude to get POI information periodically.
 
----- POI DATA --------------------------------------------
City data contains 2016 world cities whose population is more than 200,000.
  (Source : http://www.geonames.org/)
Mountain data contains Top 100 world summits
  (Source : http://www.sol.co.uk/v/viewfinder/World100.html),
 and 355 Ultras in North America
  (Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ultras_in_North_America),
 and 3 Ultras in Korea.

 * An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain
   with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more.

Other data is currently empty.
User can freely add or modify data(.csv file) with MS Excel or text editor.
  (e.g. Greatest rivers, lakes, buildings, historic sites, ...)

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------
Peter Dowson  - for great FSUIPC
http://www.geonames.org/
http://www.sol.co.uk/v/viewfinder/World100.html
Wikipedia
Thank you!

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FsGeoNavi10.zip>

Final Approach Visualizer V1.0

Final Approach Visualizer V1.0

A small utility to see real-world Final Approach Course of ANY runway of ANY airport
with Google Earth.
Just input the airport ICAO code, ".kml" files will be generated for each runway,
then run Google Earth and open ".kml" file to see Final Approach Course animated.
You can select approach speed, angle, distance and so on. (Default : 720kt, 3 degrees, 10NM)

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FinalApproachVisualizer10.zip>

VDGS(Visual Docking Guidance System) for FSX/FS2004 V1.1

A SimConnect application to simulate VDGS system which helps aircraft to dock
at the exact position in front of the airport gate.
It provides azimuth guidance, digital countdown, closing rate bar, "STOP" / "OK" / "TOO FAR" sign.
You can use VDGS service at ANY gate of ANY airport in the world.
Works with both FS2004 and FSX.

----- INSTALLATION -----------------------------------------
No installation or setup process is required. Just unzip and run "FsVdgs11.exe".
Gate position data file("g5.csv") should be in same folder.

----- HOW TO USE -------------------------------------------
- After landing and getting gate assigned by ATC,
- (Important!) If FS is running in FULL-SCREEN mode,
  switch to WINDOW mode. (Press Alt + Enter)
  * VDGS can NOT be displayed if FS is in FULL-SCREEN mode.
- Run "FsVdgs11.exe".
- Enter airport ICAO code, select gate, and press Set! button.
- Return to FS and continue taxi.
- As you approach the gate, VDGS display window will be automatically appear in top-left of screen.
  * If distance is less than about 100m and difference between aircraft heading and gate direction is
     less than 45 degrees.
  * Type of aircraft is automatically detected and displayed. (e.g. B738, B744, A321)
- Follow azimuth guidance :
    The yellow arrow shows position in relation to the center line.
    The red arrow indicates the direction to steer.
- If distance is < 20m, vertical closing rate bar represents the distance from stop.
- When you see "STOP", stop the aircraft.
- It's a success if you see "OK", but it's a failure if you see "TOO FAR".
  * Success condition : distance is < 50cm and heading error is < 2deg.
 
----- TO USE WITH ADD-ON SCENERY ---------------------------
To use at airport where add-on scenery is installed,
- Download "MakeRwys" utility at Peter Dowson's homepage(http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html).
- Put it at FS root folder and run.
- "g5.csv" will be generated. Copy "g5.csv" to FsVdgs folder(overwrite the old).

----- OTHERS -----------------------------------------------
Referenced VDGS display is SafeDock system by Safegate.
(http://www.safegate.com/home/safegate-solutions/the-safegate-solutions/docking-gs)

----- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------------------------
Peter Dowson  - for great MakeRwys utility and FSUIPC
SafeGate      - for VDGS display reference
Thank you!

<Download at https://sites.google.com/site/planeman98/FsVdgs11.zip>