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Brilliant! Thanks for the speedy solution to the huge hole VCA's left.

Fantastic job!

What is different? ES produces the same without having another screen open.

 

Don

24 minutes ago, Don Fraser said:

What is different? ES produces the same without having another screen open.

 

Don

Seconded.

Also, does this tool follow the conventions within the UK SSR Code Assignment Plan? I believe VCA did...

Happy to be corrected.

19 minutes ago, Alex Hodgkinson said:

does this tool follow the conventions within the UK SSR Code Assignment Plan

Hi Alex,

The tool does indeed follow the Code Assignment Plan. It currently assigns squawks based on the spreadsheet that you will find in the base of the tool's repository on the VATSIM UK GitHub (link), which is derived from the plan.

 

Thanks,

Alex  

Edited January 4, 2017 by Alex Toff

6 minutes ago, Alex Toff said:

Hi Alex,

The tool does indeed follow Code Assignment Plan. It currently assigns squawks based on the spreadsheet that you will find in the base of the tool's repository on the VATSIM UK GitHub (link), which is derived from the plan.

 

Thanks,

Alex  

Thanks for a speedy response Alex.

Would it be possible to add the following codes into the app - looking at your spreadsheet I can't see them:

1201 - 1277    Channel Islands Domestic

These codes are used for IFR departures from the Channel Islands to the UK. 

Edited January 4, 2017 by Alex Hodgkinson

Do you happen to have the source document for these @Alex Hodgkinson?

Are these codes also applicable for Mainland traffic coming to the Channel Islands, or just from the Channel Islands to Mainland UK? 

An issue has been set up for you - https://github.com/VATSIM-UK/web-squawk-gen/issues/6

Edited January 4, 2017 by Alex Toff

@Alex Hodgkinson - I'd recommend suggesting future changes on the repository (https://github.com/VATSIM-UK/web-squawk-gen/issues) so that you can track their progress and be notified when they're resolved, especially if they're resolved by somebody within the community who hasn't seen your post.

32 minutes ago, Alex Toff said:

Do you happen to have the source document for these @Alex Hodgkinson?

Are these codes also applicable for Mainland traffic coming to the Channel Islands, or just from the Channel Islands to Mainland UK? 

 

Yes. They are assigned by any CI ATC unit for IFR traffic leaving or entering the Jersey Control Zone onward to the EGTT/EGPX FIR. Aircraft routing towards Rennes, Brest or any other european FIR have their own squawk code allocations:

See ENR1.6 (I can't link to it) & Jersey vMATS 2

 

13 minutes ago, Anthony Lawrence said:

@Alex Hodgkinson - I'd recommend suggesting future changes on the repository (https://github.com/VATSIM-UK/web-squawk-gen/issues) so that you can track their progress and be notified when they're resolved, especially if they're resolved by somebody within the community who hasn't seen your post.

Will do.

Edited January 4, 2017 by Alex Hodgkinson

A pilot keeps telling me they can't squawk their assigned code. Please help.

Squawk codes don't contain 8s and 9s  

Edited January 5, 2017 by Nick Marinov

That was resolved last night, but I never managed to deploy the new code apologies, Matt.

4 hours ago, Anthony Lawrence said:

That was resolved last night, but I never managed to deploy the new code apologies, Matt.

Do you know when the new code will be deployed, as I have just encountered the same error: http://prntscr.com/drzl8g

19 hours ago, Nick Marinov said:

Squawk codes don't contain 8s and 9s  

While we are talking about squawk code validation, have we also blocked out issuing emergency codes (7500, 7600, 7700) and other specific use codes such as 7004 for aeros?  

2 hours ago, Ash Kirby said:

While we are talking about squawk code validation, have we also blocked out issuing emergency codes (7500, 7600, 7700) and other specific use codes such as 7004 for aeros?  

Yes. Line 6 of this file: https://github.com/VATSIM-UK/web-squawk-gen/blob/master/src/api/index.php

18 hours ago, Alex Ashley said:

new code will be deployed

The updated code (including the bug fix) is now live, sorry for the inconvenience  

@Ash Kirby If you do spot any more codes that should be in that list, please create an issue for it  

Edited January 6, 2017 by Alex Toff

Does it avoid issuing duplicate codes?

2 hours ago, Michael Pike said:

Does it avoid issuing duplicate codes?

From what I can see in the code, no, but @Alex Toff will be able to clarify

2 hours ago, Michael Pike said:

Does it avoid issuing duplicate codes?

At the moment, it picks a range of squawks from the possible ranges for the destination. If the destination only has one possible range, then this one is used, but most destinations have a couple to pick from.

 

After the range is selected, it will then pick a random number inside the range. 

 

In practice, this has proved quite good at preventing squawks being issued too soon to each other however, we have plans to incorporate a more reliable system to ensure this.

Edited January 17, 2017 by Alex Toff