Future plans: Real Taxiways coverage for Asia, Africa, etc.?
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Hi ,
Real Taxiways is a fantastic product, but currently it only covers Europe and North America.
Do you have any plans to expand Real Taxiways coverage to other global regions, or to eventually provide a worldwide package?
Thanks for your work — I believe many pilots outside of Europe/US would really appreciate more regional options!
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The only other region that I have considered in the past was Australia, due to the availability of data and obviously the number of users who would appreciate the work. If you have any suggestions for specific regions, I'm happy to consider it!
The same goes for anyone else reading this. Now that I have my custom software suite working for 2024 again, it's possible to add new regions, but it does take many days of mind-numbing data entry. This is why Real Taxiways was not a free update, unlike my aircraft, if anyone was curious. Airports change, datasets change, the simulator changed, every airport needed to be repositioned slightly... Just the reality of a "navigation data" project.
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The only other region that I have considered in the past was Australia, due to the availability of data and obviously the number of users who would appreciate the work. If you have any suggestions for specific regions, I'm happy to consider it!
The same goes for anyone else reading this. Now that I have my custom software suite working for 2024 again, it's possible to add new regions, but it does take many days of mind-numbing data entry. This is why Real Taxiways was not a free update, unlike my aircraft, if anyone was curious. Airports change, datasets change, the simulator changed, every airport needed to be repositioned slightly... Just the reality of a "navigation data" project.
@Black-Square
Hi Nick,Thanks for your update and for all the effort you put into Real Taxiways. I often fly routes in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region (India, Maldives, Middle East connections). At the moment, taxiway data in these areas is quite limited, and I think it would add a lot of value if Real Taxiways could eventually expand there.
I know the majority of users are based in the US and Europe, but there are also many players who enjoy flying outside those regions. Even if not as popular, adding coverage for South Asia or parts of Asia would really help bring more realism to flights in those areas.
Just wanted to share this as feedback — I’d be very happy to see these regions considered in the future.
Thanks again for your hard work!
