Runway Finder shutting down
 

Alas.

http://runwayfinder.blogspot.com/

Thank you Dave for creating this great site...

Dave, sorry to see you go.
 

Runway finder was my favorite way to do trip planning and I will miss your site.

Good luck on whatever you do next.

Thank you,

Kent

I wonder if he could tell us how much the cost difference is? If we could somehow come up with the extra funds, a number of people here are software engineers that could help out...

Doesn't sound like that's possible:

"I've had many people suggest alternatives, but unfortunately there is no way to keep it going (for reasons I can't disclose)".

The only reason he can't disclose that I can think of is the patent nonsense from last year... perhaps his rights are not transferable?

I would really like to see this site stay around, I'd be surprised if this was a problem that we couldn't solve as a community.

If I were to bet, it involves a patent owned by FlightPrep. < the new JPI in the aviation world ;-) >

...thank a lawyer.

Meanwhile, skyvector keeps plugging along without drama.

What a bummer. Runwayfinder was an easy to use, practical flight planning tool. I'm hoping Dave's expertise will find it's way into some of the other products we use (or will use...hint, hint, ;) ). I use Skyvector but it's just seems too cumbersome, IMO. This is what happens when a lawyer becomes an owner of a software company. The competition gets forced out of business, and we are all the worse for it. As far as I'm concerned, FP (including ASA) is down there with JPI for similar reasons.

P.S. I'm needing a new logbook, and I'm shopping around because I don't want one that has "ASA" on it. Just having it in my flight bag would make me airsick before I leave the hangar. :eek:

The Pilots'n Paws forum provides links to both Skyvector and Runwayfinder to assist us in deciding whether or not we will commit to making a trip. Now we will have only one source for showing the trip, and SV is just not as user-friendly as RF, IMO. What a shame.