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New Base Station operator flags

Started by Simon Brooke, May 27, 2017, 04:24:59 PM

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Simon Brooke

May 27, 2017, 04:24:59 PM Last Edit: May 30, 2017, 01:19:24 PM by Simon Brooke
Hi all

I've just sent some zip files to Anmer to update my operator files collection.  I should also like to take this opportunity to explain my thinking, and the background behind the various folders....

I use SBS on a desktop PC (23" monitor), a laptop PC (17" monitor) and a Linx 1010 tablet (in the car).  I decided that I wanted the simplest possible operator flag - something that would stand out clearly on the 10" monitor of the Linx.

That's how it started; then I diverged into modified ICAO flags - in the "ICAO mod" folder - for example "UAE-C" for Emirates cargo.

Then I looked at military aircraft - here, I'm not worried about squadron or unit, just country (or operator in the case of the USA) and type - so I spent weeks trawling through my spotting databases and Wikipedia (!) to produce a set of simple logos.  With the exception of the USA, they are all along the lines of "G-HAWK" or "A6-A332" - in other words "ICAO prefix" hyphen "ICAO type code".  The USA is a bit different - you'll have to trawl through each one - examples are:
USAFC130J
USARH64
USMCC130
USCGC27
USNC40
In each case, the file name starts with with USAF, USAR, USN, USMC or USCG - this is followed by a version of the US military designation....  OK - if you want to use them, I'm sure you'll work your way through the list.

For corporate aircraft,  the file names are obvious-ish!  These include non-commercial ICAO codes (Airbus, Boeing, Embraer etc).  A classic example is Saudi Aramco Aviation - I have a logo "ARAMCO".

Then there are commercial operators without ICAO codes (or, at least, ones I can't find!).  These are text logos in the "Non-ICAO" folder.

Types - silhouettes are meaningless to me so I went for text logos.  This folder also includes modified text logos where I find them appropriate - for example "AC14" for Commander 114 (ICAO AC11), "P28A-W" for PA-28 Warrior (ICAO P28A) etc. etc.  In rare cases, an aircraft ICAO type code clashes with an ICAO operator code - ATP for example.  When I've come across, such cases I've given pRiority to the operator code - thus a BAe ATP has the flag "BATP".

BMP flags and Government logos - again, nice, big and in your face :-)  The BMP flag names are as per normal - the Government operator flags are the same flags, but are renamed.  for example - "GOVZS".  In some cases, there are severa government logos for one country....
- UAE - "GOVA6dxb" for example - see individual files
- Saudi - "GOVHZ-MF*" for example - see individual files
- USA - "GOVN-Justice" " for example - see individual files

Finally (!) - the Type-Glider and Type-ULAC files contain a few self-explanatory logos.

As far as I know, these logos are only appropriate for use with SBS (85*20 px) - if they work with Radarbox or other devices, then all the better.  I use SBS and Active Display, which allows me to personalise the operator flag for each individual aircraft.

At some stage I need to tidy up the file names a bit!

Clear as mud?    ;-)

Happy spotting!
Cheers
Simon
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