v2.8.1

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• ISR commands changed from .MSG to .ECHO
  • Now supports \n expressions for multi-line output
• Added SharedHttp client fallback
  • Used automatically if the user does not have cURL installed
• AIRAC Cycle ID and effective dates now:
  • Calculated dynamically
  • Verified against the FAA APRA API
  • No longer dependent on a predefined dictionary
• .DAT conversion
  • User may now select multiple source files

v2.8.0

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Starting with AIRAC 2604, the FAA changed the "STAR" ChartCode value to "STR".

v2.7.0

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Bug #163 - Missing Root Element Error (NWS Weather Stations)
  • The National Weather Service (NWS) website is undergoing a revamp, and in the process,
    they changed a download link that FE-Buddy uses to gather complete airport data and
    their respective weather station codes.
  • FE-Buddy is now using an API from the NWS website to gather the necessary data.

v2.6.9

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Bug #161 - FAA changed their website to a different link structure for AIRAC
  • Fixed the issue to account for their change.

v2.6.8

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Bug #159 - vERAM to Geojson conversion input string error.
  • Some facilities were getting an error when converting vERAM files to Geojson.
  • The error was caused by defaults in their vERAM files having filter values
    that were blank. ex. 'filters=""'. If this is the case, FE-Buddy will still
    create a default inside the geojson, however the filter will just be blank.
    • ex. filter = [].
  • It will also place a message inside the log file, so users should just be
    able to "find" WARNING messages and fix their file as needed.

v2.6.7

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Bug #156 - vERAM to Geojson conversion defaults fixed.
  • Geojson files had multiple instances of default values inside one file.
  • Some Geojson files did not have all the appropriate default value features.
    • ex: missing text defaults when the geo map had text defaults.
• CRC AIRAC Weather Station File now inlcudes the full name of the station.
• Log file for when converting by geomap objects now contains the filter vaules

v2.6.6

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• Geojson Output format by Filters no longer duplicate files that were assined multiple filter indexes.
  • Tooltip examples updated to reflect new format allowing multi-filter index values.
• Geojson by Attribute file name no longer duplicates filter index values.
• vSTARS/vERAM to Geojson output files now include line, text, and symbol defaults.

v2.6.5

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• #148 Fixed an issue where if the GeoMap Object had multiple objects with
  the same description, the converter would only output the last object.

v2.6.4

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• #144 AWY LO DME Cuttoff now has a BCG and Filter value of 15 instead of 5
• #139 Potential fix for persistent user settings between updates.
• FAA DAT file conversions straight to geojson now available.

v2.6.3

Instructions to install:

• Users of FE-Buddy version 2.0 or greater: Launch the program and allow it to auto-update.
• If new/fresh install: Download and run the FE-BUDDYSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install.

Change log:

• New VERAM AWY (High and Low) xml files that feature the DME Cutoff distance.