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[Anmer]

Your Virtual Radar isn't displaying Silhouettes nor Operator Flags.

Do they appear in Basestation?

Does your sqb file have the ICAO Type and Operator Flag codes?

[mt007]

Hi Mike,
flags we can see.
No problem.

I have put online again flags for you see it.

But silhoutes no can see.

[Anmer]

Do you have a code in the ICAO Type field in the Basestation.sqb file?

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[mt007]

Yes Mike.

[Anmer]

Can we book a remote support session?

[mt007]

I dont have traffic Mike.
We can do that during the day or if you can see aniway we can do that.

what do you think?

[Anmer]

I'm here all day tomorrow so we can take a look at a time that suits you.

[mt007]

HI mike,
tomorrow after lunch we can do that if you can.
Thx.

King regards,

[Anmer]

Yes, that will be good.

[Anmer]

Update

Our member mt007 wanted to display side view operator flags in the silhouette column as well as operator  logos in the flag column.

This is possible but needs some additional effort.

Virtual Radar Server uses a Basestation.sqb database and assumes some conventions are observed.

If the database is updated using an external server, such as Gatwick Aviation Society's, the two key data fields are ICAO Type Code and Operator Flag Code.

The ICAO Type Code uses the ICAO naming convention, such as A388 for an Airbus A380 or B772 or B77W for variations of the Boeing 777.

The Operator Flag Code uses the airline ICAO code, such as BAW for Britsih Airways or RYR for Ryanair.

Basestation and VRS can use these codes to display images, such as a silhouette or operator logo.  Basestaion looks for a bmp file in the OperatorFlags sub-folder that matches the data in the ICAO Type Code and Operator Flag Code fields.  VRS will look in the folders set in the Options tab.

For example, to display an BA airline logo, if BAW is in the Operator Flag Code field it will look for BAW.bmp.  If the ICAO Type Code has B772, it will look for B772.bmp.  The matching images can be anything as long as they are bmp file types and are of a usable size, typically 85x20 pixels.

mt007 has downloaded s92 drivers "silhouettes" which are are alternative operator logos, typically named after the aircraft registration (eg 9M-AFA) or airline and type (eg AAL752).

The important thing to note is that the aircraft record in the basestation.sqb file must use the same bmp file name, which in s92drivers VRS page is using the Operator Flag Code not ICAO Type Code.

So, in summary, to display a silhouette for a specific airline or aircraft registration, the aircraft record must have the matching bmp file name in either the ICAO Type Code or Operator Flag Code fields.  VRS has the option to display a silhouette alongside an operator logo and, unlike Basestation, can retrieve the image from different locations.

The key is to ensure that you have a suitable bmp file in the relevant folder and that the aircraft record in the sqb file is named appropriately

I hope this may help others.


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[Breitling]

My VRS site:   http://91.117.127.134:8000/VirtualRadar/

Desktop version works fine, same for the mobile version viewed on a desktop. But I can't manage to view mobile one on a mobile. Can anyone test it please?

http://91.117.127.134:8000/VirtualRadar/mobile.html

[Anmer]

I have just tried this using Chrome on a Nexus 7 and the page fails to load.

[Breitling]

Thanks Anmer, same for me. Sometimes it loads nothing, sometimes just the map. Galaxy S SCL with default browser.

[jonfear]

My VRS site:   http://91.117.127.134:8000/VirtualRadar/

Desktop version works fine, same for the mobile version viewed on a desktop. But I can't manage to view mobile one on a mobile. Can anyone test it please?

http://91.117.127.134:8000/VirtualRadar/mobile.html

Fantastic coverage, very impressed. It is nice to see where some of the aircraft on my system lands up to!

Jon

[Breitling]

Thanks Jon, I have a lot of traffic from UK and central Europe going south to Canary Islands. I have another receiver with even better coverage, but still not on VRS.