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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 8:53 am
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Originally Posted by Gnopps
Nice! One thing about the airplanes though: A database might be too details or not detailed enough for some users. What I mean is that some may prefer to enter their airplanes as say "B747" and be happy with that, while others may prefer to enter it as "B747-132". Becuase of this I like the current approach, that you get to enter your airplane details yourself.
Yes, this will still be possible. The idea is that, instead of having to punch in the entirety of "McDonnell-Douglas MD-90" or whatever, you can just type in "McD" and the autocomplete will suggest the rest to you. Or that's the plan anyway
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