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11/28/2018 11:48 AM
 

Here's a new wrinkle:

 
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11/28/2018 4:14 PM
 

Eric, well done!  Thank you for the screenshots; now I can reproduce.  The bug does appear to only exist inside the "Flight Plan Altitude Planner" view/form, and does appear to be altitude dependent, and works for most cases, but fails for this area.   If you do "Flight Plan => More Options => Check Airspaces", this finds the airspace just fine too.  But the Altitude Planner is hit-or-miss dependent upon a few factors (such as altitude, and where you cross it, etc).

I have added this bug to our fix-it list for 10.4, due out in a few months.


Brian Knox, Sr Software Engineer
 
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11/28/2018 6:07 PM
 

This bug is now Fixed for the next iFly GPS version 10.4, coming in a few months.   The bug was related to a math overflow error that can occur in the flight plan vertical/altitude renderer.   The rest of the system sees the airspace correctly, and the bug is only in this one presentation, for certain circumstances.  

Thank you for your contribution to iFly GPS quality! :)

 


Brian Knox, Sr Software Engineer
 
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1/22/2019 1:11 AM
 

Just back from a trip, and iFly was still indispensable!  And I found 2 new airspace bugs.....

One I only found because I live nearby and looked at the map often enough for the discrepancy to sink in: there's a national-security altitude request zone over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Y-12 nuclear facility which is specified as minimum-3000 AGL on the sectional chart but described as minimum-3000 MSL in the iFly vector map info note.  Maybe that's the only such bug in the system...I haven't looked anywhere else for similar airspace.  Maybe Hanford WA and Savannah River Site SC?

A more concerning discrepancy exists in the vector map's failure to depict a piece of the restricted space east of Altus OK, R-5601G.  I left KAXS and turned east from north of the field, planning on transitioning north of the restricted sectors shown in the iFly vector map, seeing no G sector there, but as I approached the northern tip of the G sector, my 530W gave an airspace alarm.  I had enough time to click the Garmin airspace (navdata current through Jan 3, 2019) and confirm the name and altitude limits, then initiate a parallel course northward far enough to miss the sector's tip as I continued east.  Then I saw the sector is depicted on the current sectional.  Since adopting iFly in 2014, I rarely look at the sectional charts when planning a route, so this reminds me the sectional graphics are still the legal reference that must be consulted.  I get lazy!  Hopefully this is a data transformation artifact that ends up being a one-off.

Still the best tool for planning and flying coast to coast at 160kt in all kinds of weather, thanks!

 

 
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1/23/2019 7:04 PM
 

Eric, thanks for posting.  We investigated the Oak Ridge warning airspace, and found the following from the FAA database:

“"OAK RIDGE, TN : Altitudes   Surface to 3,000 feet MSL. \r\nUsing agency.  U.S. Department of Energy Y-12 Plant, TN. \r\nBoundaries   Beginning at lat. 35°58'55\"N., long. 84°16'51\"W.; to lat. 35°59'54\"N., long. 84°14'39\"W.; to lat. 35°59'26\"N., long. 84°13'55\"W.; to lat. 35°58'02\"N., long. 84°16'34\"W."

Since the "Sectional" is supposed to be the official source, then I would assume that the FAA data itself is then wrong, and thus our presented data.  We'll report it to the FAA and see if they can get this discrepancy resolved.

I haven't investigated the other issue you reported just yet.


Brian Knox, Sr Software Engineer
 
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