airstrip use

[beteljuice]

@laulau ....

Information I found said your Mag Dec was 0, but then I realized that was 2006.
Here's a nifty site that agrees with you http://magnetic-declination.com/France/ ... 60984.html

Even so ... do you really want airfield type (Mag) headings for that page ?

They 'only' affect the wind rose and the arrow mouseover direction. The arrow is aligned 'true' on the assumption the map is also 'true'.

@ anyone and Jenny playing with this very old and messy code ...
At the bottom of ...DashBoard_ajax.js is the function flummox.

This needs clearing up
It's for working out cross / tailwinds on the runway

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function flummox() {
	alice = new Array(04, 22); // these are the runway numbers which are also their rounded mag dec losing last digit

// ** CHANGE **
//	nancy = val2_ave - 24;
// TO

	nancy = val2_ave - mag_deviation;

This lot was never cleaned up for distribution, just a messy experiment ... I'll think about it, but then again maybe not. SS gauges seems to be the way to go with a few bits of my logic bolted in.
Cumulus does much more now (Apparent Temp and VRB wind for example) which that old code had to work out for itself.

[nitrx]

I dont know anything of the cript but Laurent has French windrose points in the realtime.txt the javascript has this:

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var langWindDir = new Array( /* used for alt and title tags on wind dir arrow and wind direction display */
	"N", "NNE", "NE", "ENE", 
	"E", "ESE", "SE", "SSE", 
	"S", "SSW", "SW", "WSW", 
	"W", "WNW", "NW", "NNW");

isn't this collapsing with the arrows ? Just a wild guess

[JennyLeez]

Hi beteljuice,

Not sure about the messy but certainly interesting code

Ok I have changed backgrounds and now have the pdf version you linked me too.
Better I feel as more informative info on it.
I also moved things around to reveal as much of the background as could.

I now have the large arrow I was missing but unfortunately it remains Red when in fact it should be green.
Reading above I have changed the permissions on the rarrow.php but alas no alteration in colour.

I have made all the changes you gave me except:

EDIT: Don't forget to change var mag_deviation = 21.1 in BOTH the JS files.

I could only find this in the dashboard.js file.

Any ideas regarding the large red arrow that should be green please.

http://wairoaweather.net/NZWO.php

Cheers
Jenny

[beteljuice]

Interesting that both you and laulau can't get it to work (he's just been trying my servers copy !)
Perhaps I zipped up a buggy version ?
Edit: equally non-working attachement removed !

@ all ... Language and textual outputwise, the code is all over the place !!!!!

You will need to carefully vet the scripts to suit your native tongue - sorry !

@ all ... I hadn't considered fraction Mag Deviation (and it is unimportant), so need to clean up ...
bottom of .... DashBoard_ajax.js

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// Change this:
 // function to convert degrees True to degrees MAGNETIC
 function toMAG(deg){
	newDeg = deg - mag_deviation;
	if(newDeg < 1){ newDeg = newDeg +360;} // will happen with +ve mag_deviation
	if(newDeg > 360){newDeg = newDeg -360;} // will happen with -ve mag_deviation
	return newDeg;
} // END function toMAG

// To

 // function to convert degrees True to degrees MAGNETIC
 function toMAG(deg){
	newDeg = deg - mag_deviation;
	if(newDeg < 1){ newDeg = newDeg +360;} // will happen with +ve mag_deviation
	if(newDeg > 360){newDeg = newDeg -360;} // will happen with -ve mag_deviation
	return Math.round(newDeg); // fractions removed
} // END function toMAG

 
 

[laulau]

(he's just been trying my servers copy !)

Yes, it works on your server

I try it unsuccessfuly on another server (http://ialsacem4.chez.com/carte/rarrow. ... ng&deg=241)
No more success on my old Apache server (EasyPHP 5.4.6), just an error message ~''The image can't be displayed because it contains errors''(translated)
The last uploaded version don't give better results

[beteljuice]

Very odd - must be something to do with (PHP) GD library, but I can't think what at the moment.
This is all old stuff and I'm struggling to find the 'working' versions and what I was doing !

I lost a few hard drives and host provider migrated a couple of times along he way .... multiple whammy

[laulau]

Here http://meteo.laurentmey.fr/carte/c68205.php i replaced NZDA_mag.php by some SteelSerie gauges.
But i still use Beteljuice's server for rarrow.php

[JennyLeez]

Hi,

I think those steel gauges might be a bit posh for our very tiny Wairoa Airfield....lol

Alterations made and rarrow.php replaced but no change alas
http://wairoaweather.net/NZWO.php

Works fine on your server beteljuice. I just need that nice big green arrow over here on my server.... ho hum

http://www.beteljuice.co.uk/betel_cumul ... d9a25f.txt

Cheers now

Jenny

[beteljuice]

It isn't making any sense - it's 'old' code and should work on PHP 4 and 5.

Perhaps for some reason your php server(s) are being fussy because I didn't use ISSET, but it shouldn't make any difference ?

They are both acting as if the 'posted' values are being stripped out ?

[beteljuice]

Try this 'stricter' version please ...

rarrow.zip

06:00 local - time to sneak in pit.

[ianboag]

I'm a primitive sort of NZ chap looking to build a primitive sort of weather site for the Turangi Aero Club.

Basically a METAR and some pix NSEW (to get an idea of cloudbase). So I have been hacking indexT to show only the stuff I want with no frills. Makes it easier on a phone I imagine.
I don't want graphs, history, highest/lowest or any of that.

I think Airways NZ would get a bit scratchy (copyright and all that) if I put the AIP plate anywhere.

So far I haven't got as far as doing anything with picture stuff. I have to find out how to run four webcams. Every half hour I want to take a picture on each one and send it up with the next cumulus web refresh. VGA quality is fine. I haven't figured how to do this, but there seem to be some leads about.

I do like the notion that there is no - as in zip - zero - server side programming

[ianboag]

I forgot to mention ... my current effort is at bgy.inspire.net.nz. Pretty tame compared to some of the other stuff I see.

As far as putting the plate up .... this is what the AIP people say ... on the screen that comes up when you try to link to a plate .... you have to accept this and a whole lot of other stuff before it will show you the plate. So I guess one would just link to the plate on my site and let the user navigate through .....

1.The AIP material published on this website ("Material") is made available free-of-charge to you as an individual user ("You") for your personal use only.
2.You agree to use the Material in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations and safe and prudent navigation practices.
3.You may not do anything with or to the Material that is not expressly authorised by the CAA. In particular (but without limitation) you may not:
a.extract, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, distort or vary the Material by any means or in any form other than for your personal use;
b.republish or use the Material for any commercial gain whatsoever or to purport the document to be the AIP.
4.Any unauthorised use of the Material could breach copyright and is prohibited.
5.Commercial publishers and application developers wishing to incorporate or re-distribute AIPNZ content should contact aim@airways.co.nz for further information.

Forget option 5 .... I tried to get VNCs and was quoted some horrendous up-front price, half a tree of legalese and a requirement that I have $10m of public liability insurance .....

[laulau]

Try this 'stricter' version please ...

it does the trick

[JennyLeez]

It certainly does laulau

Thank you heaps beteljuice, as always your help much appreciated.

Cheers
Jenny

[JennyLeez]

Hi ianboag,

This is a tidy small display. Made by David Jamieson for iphones/smartphones.
Runs fine on PCs as well.
http://wairoa.net/iphone/index.html
I have found in my travels, readers like the 'today' page as quite often looking for the likes of the overnight low or in Summer the high for the day.

Another idea is a plain banner as on this page:
http://cumulussites.net/index.php

'Now' conditions in a tidy display.
or smaller still as in my signature.

Just need to add a link to cam page once down.

Anyways just some ideas.
Cheers
Jenny