Re EFB Flight Plan XML (PLN File) Properties
The docs for the EFB PLN file format don’t include a complete example of a lat/long ‘User’ ATCWaypoint (all gliding waypoints are those) but also suggests that PLN file entry would require an ICAORegion value:
Is that a docs error and the requirement is the other way around i.e. for non-User waypoints?. The “User” Waypoints only use a custom name and a WorldPosition.
Also (not wishing to combine multiple points in one post) could the contents requirements for some strings in that EFB PLN format be more specific?
E.g. <title> should generally follow the format of “[departure_airport ] to [arrival_airport ]” - why? What difference does that make to the sim? Pretty much all gliding flights launch/land at the home airport so essentially that would make the title the same for every flight. How long can the string be?
“<Descr> is used to give a short description of the flight plan” - how short does it have to be? My suggestion here is don’t set a small limit just because the current webapp code needs that - if it needs to truncate the string for application reasons then add ellipsis when it’s displayed. Or fine, set a short max limit in the file because the webapp has to have that, but at least specify it.