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02-10-2012, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
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Runway Finder shutting down
Alas.
http://runwayfinder.blogspot.com/
Thank you Dave for creating this great site... |
02-10-2012, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Canby, Oregon
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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
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02-10-2012, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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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...
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02-10-2012, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arlington, TX (DFW)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ErichKeane
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...
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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)".
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Arlington, TX
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02-10-2012, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hillboro, OR
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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.
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02-10-2012, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by txaviator
"I've had many people suggest alternatives, but unfortunately there is no way to keep it going (for reasons I can't disclose)".
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If I were to bet, it involves a patent owned by FlightPrep. < the new JPI in the aviation world ;-) > |
02-10-2012, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Houston
Posts: 2,010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by txaviator
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)".
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...thank a lawyer. |
02-10-2012, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: 8I3
Posts: 3,562
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Meanwhile, skyvector keeps plugging along without drama.
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Bob Japundza CFI A&PIA
N9187P PA-24-260B Comanche, flying
N678X F1 Rocket, under const.
N244BJ RV-6 "victim of SNF tornado" 1200+ hrs, rebuilding
N8155F C150 flying
N7925P PA-24-250 Comanche, restoring
Not a thing I own is stock.
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02-10-2012, 01:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austinville, Alabama
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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. 
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RV-7 Wings
KDCU Pryor Field
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N79599/ADS-B In and Out...and I like it! 
?Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights;
it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
Last edited by rv7boy : 02-11-2012 at 04:57 AM.
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02-10-2012, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austinville, Alabama
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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.
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RV-7 Wings
KDCU Pryor Field
Pilots'n Paws Pilot
N79599/ADS-B In and Out...and I like it!
?Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights;
it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
Last edited by rv7boy : 02-11-2012 at 04:54 AM.
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