Mon Jun 25, 2018 12:10 pm
#1620280
In a recent update to SkyDemon we've reworked the pilot feedback and notes functionality to make it much easier to discover airfields based on things like fuel prices, runway characteristics and presence of food.
I've long wanted to add presence of customs/immigration to the list of facilities we map (and you can filter by) but I wanted to first make sure I do it in a way that helps people. The "presence of food" flag is very simple: when you submit feedback about an airfield, you answer Yes, No or Don't Know to the presence of food and from the submissions made by dozens of pilots we can gather an accurate answer.
What I need to know is, should I include a simple "Customs/Immigration" flag with the same Yes, No or Don't Know options or should I perhaps split them out into separate options, with choices for both Customs and Immigration. The former is what I'm leaning towards and wins in terms of simplicity, but I suppose the latter may be strictly more accurate. The idea is that once the data is in, you'll be able to highlight airfields on the map by whether they have the facilities or not. Even then, there are often caveats to the ones which do offer the facilities (such as 24hr notice required) which isn't in the scope of what I'm thinking of here. The user would be expected to ascertain the level of service offered themselves once they've seen that the service is available.
Apologies for the slightly self-promoting nature of this post.
I've long wanted to add presence of customs/immigration to the list of facilities we map (and you can filter by) but I wanted to first make sure I do it in a way that helps people. The "presence of food" flag is very simple: when you submit feedback about an airfield, you answer Yes, No or Don't Know to the presence of food and from the submissions made by dozens of pilots we can gather an accurate answer.
What I need to know is, should I include a simple "Customs/Immigration" flag with the same Yes, No or Don't Know options or should I perhaps split them out into separate options, with choices for both Customs and Immigration. The former is what I'm leaning towards and wins in terms of simplicity, but I suppose the latter may be strictly more accurate. The idea is that once the data is in, you'll be able to highlight airfields on the map by whether they have the facilities or not. Even then, there are often caveats to the ones which do offer the facilities (such as 24hr notice required) which isn't in the scope of what I'm thinking of here. The user would be expected to ascertain the level of service offered themselves once they've seen that the service is available.
Apologies for the slightly self-promoting nature of this post.
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