AOPA Flight Planner - Microsoft only?

I don't understand. This implies to me that they used to offer support for
other platforms, and have withdrawn it. The use of the words "remaining" and
"eliminated" are pretty clear here.

While the fact is they have provided an *increment* on what was previously
available. It's a but reminiscent of people trying to explain how adding gay
marriage will destroy traditional marriages.

-- David Brooks

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
gonline.com...
I tried to go to the AOPA Flight Planning web page today, and found that
the
only option remaining is to download a Microsoft-only application. This
seems annoying.

Sure, I was able to go directly to the duat web site, and it was fine.
But
I'm a member of AOPA, and they've eliminated a benefit from my use merely
because I prefer to use a more robust computing environment.

Especially given what's going on with viruses, worms, zombie machines, and
the like, requiring that AOPA members used one particular unsafe platform
to exercise an organization benefit seems foolish.

Has this issue been raised to AOPA and ignored? Is something in the works
for the rest of us? Anyone here know what's going on?

- Andrew

Oh, wait, there was a web-based planner, wasn't there. I take back; let's
ask AOPA to restore it. Then I can run it from Redhat Linux running in
Virtual PC on my XP laptop :-)

-- David Brooks

"David Brooks" wrote in message
...
I don't understand. This implies to me that they used to offer support for
other platforms, and have withdrawn it. The use of the words "remaining"
and
"eliminated" are pretty clear here.

While the fact is they have provided an *increment* on what was previously
available. It's a but reminiscent of people trying to explain how adding
gay
marriage will destroy traditional marriages.

-- David Brooks

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
gonline.com...
I tried to go to the AOPA Flight Planning web page today, and found that
the
only option remaining is to download a Microsoft-only application. This
seems annoying.

Sure, I was able to go directly to the duat web site, and it was fine.
But
I'm a member of AOPA, and they've eliminated a benefit from my use
merely
because I prefer to use a more robust computing environment.

Especially given what's going on with viruses, worms, zombie machines,
and
the like, requiring that AOPA members used one particular unsafe
platform
to exercise an organization benefit seems foolish.

Has this issue been raised to AOPA and ignored? Is something in the
works
for the rest of us? Anyone here know what's going on?

- Andrew

David Brooks wrote:

Oh, wait, there was a web-based planner, wasn't there. I take back; let's
ask AOPA to restore it. Then I can run it from Redhat Linux running in
Virtual PC on my XP laptop :-)

The web based planner was just CSC DUATS with the AOPA logo in front of it. CSC
DUATS didn't go anywhere, it's still at http://www.duats.com. Don't get too
excited, it still works just fine.


But for web based access, I prefer duat.com. duats.com is better when you are
using their front end software, Cirrus.

Bob wrote:

David Brooks wrote:


Oh, wait, there was a web-based planner, wasn't there. I take back; let's
ask AOPA to restore it. Then I can run it from Redhat Linux running in
Virtual PC on my XP laptop :-)


The web based planner was just CSC DUATS with the AOPA logo in front of it.

PLUS links from various results pages to the AOPA airport
directory, approach plates, etc.

I'm using CSC again since the new and improved AOPA
program doesn't run on Unix and I miss those features.

Still, I understand that the majority rules (unless its in
politics).