Show names of waypoints from waypoints file

[ag]

When reading a waypoints file, the waypoint ID is shown with coordinates (in Task). The waypoint name should also be shown, as it is the "human readable" form rather than b01. Also it could be helpful if the name is shown in fsflight / view and reports.

[Roberto Adinolfi]

Please assign this ticket for the next version of FS because it's a an enhancement required by many pilots (it's easier to remember the name of the waypoint rather than the ID).

[Øyvind Ellefsen]

I've always set up the WPT file with ID the same as name, that way there is no confusion for the pilots on what is the Waypoint.

Some instruments show ID, some show names, some show both, creating confusion for pilots and task setters if they are different.

I think best practice is to use short waypoint names, usually 6 letters/digits are OK.

What would be the reason to have a separate ID from the Waypoint?

[Roberto Adinolfi]

It's for a mnemonic reason. In example in Italy waypoints always have the ID and description: N001045 "Decollo Norma" ad so on.

If a pilot had a problem setting the task on the GPS he could make the task only remembering the waypoint description rather than the ID: it's easier to remember "Decollo Norma", "Laghetto", "Cori" than "N01045", "N02023", "N03123", also because usually turnpoints are easy to identify with something on the ground.

Having the waypoint description on the report make the pilot easier to remember which was the task for that day, even without knowing the ID of every single turnpoint.

[Joerg Ewald]

Milestone 1.3.0 deleted