What do you think about changing the present position info:
e.g
9nm E Braganca Airfield

to

9nm E LPBG

Makes radio communication so much easier - no mishearings any more

That would work if everybody on the radio knew all the ICAO codes for all airfields in the area, but that is not the case.

Around us it would continually say "9nm E of ZZZZ" !

Everybody should know all the ICAO codes in the area because they are printed on the charts, at least the one I use - ICAO code first, real name second - french SIA/german DFS/Czech RLP/Italian Enav/Spanish Aena/Jeppesen VFR - ATC radio is based on using them, so they know all of 'em.

Have you ever tried to give a position report to a czech ATC controller - you don't know how to pronounce that thing - mishearing/misunderstandings etc. - let's use ICAO codes if available.

9nm E Braganca airfield LPBG

would be fine

thx

mike

What about having both e.g.

9nm E Braganca Airfield (LPBG)

Mike, everybody should, but they don't. I think the position report actually used to work like this in early versions of SkyDemon but we had to change it because too many people on the other end of the radio (NOT necessarily air traffic controllers) didn't know what the pilot was referring to. I take your point about hard-to-pronounce airfields but that doesn't really help give us a solution.

Simon I believe we've tried that but the position instrument is small and such output often gets cut off.

Still open to further suggestions!

How about have the position report format conform to the selected airfield Display format of the map style?

-- Chris.

That´s a brilliant one !!!

-mike

Neat idea!