README.md

msfs2020-go/vfrmap

local web-server using msfs2020-go/simconnect that will allow you to view your location, and some information about your trajectory including airspeed and altitude.

also allows you to quickly teleport your plane to any location.

install

• download latest release zip here
• unzip vfrmap-win64.zip

run

• run vfrmap.exe
• browse to http://localhost:9000
• or to http://<computer-ip>:9000

arguments

• -v show program version
• -verbose verbose output
• -disable-teleport disables teleport

usage

• clicking on your plane to see gps coordinates, follow or don't follow the plane, or open the current location on google maps in a new tab.
• clicking on the map itself to create a marker. clicking on that marker allows you to teleport to this location or enter your own gps coordinates.
• dragging the map stops following the plane.
• pressing escape key switches between following the plane or freely moving around on the map.
• clicking on the top right corner hides the HUD

change visualisation

if you want to change how the webpage looks then copy and change index.html to the same folder as vfrmap.exe and relaunch the program.

openstreetmap

earlier versions of this app used google maps directly, but this was too expensive. openstreetmap is free to use and very good as well.

compile

GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build github.com/lian/msfs2020-go/vfrmap or see build-vfrmap.sh

Why does my virus-scanning software think this program is infected?

From official golang website https://golang.org/doc/faq#virus

"This is a common occurrence, especially on Windows machines, and is almost always a false positive. Commercial virus scanning programs are often confused by the structure of Go binaries, which they don't see as often as those compiled from other languages."

screenshots