Hi FlightGear fellas,
after hours of coding, testing, bugfixing, ... I am proud to announce that the first official version 1.0 of "Barry's BlackBox" is released and I would like to invite you for testing...
What is Barry's BlackBox?
Well, short answer: it is an ACARS client for FlightGear.
Barry's BlackBox uses the HTTPD and UDP protocol of FlightGear to track flight informations like: position, speed, altitude, fuel consumption and landing rates. It uses the kACARS interface of phpVMS to read flight bid information and to submit PIREPs. It should work with every VA that supports kACARS and has been successfully tested with European Virtual Airlines, Historic Airline Group and WorldWide Virtual...
And of course, it is absolutely for free... and Open Source... like FlightGear itself.
If you like to try it out, here is the link to the project page on GitHub:
http://barryballantines.github.io/BarrysBlackBox
And there is a facebook page as well: https://www.facebook.com/BallantinesAvionics
How do I configure Barry's BlackBox with my favorite Virtual Airlines?
The configuration of FlightGear and Barry's Blackbox is described at
http://barryballantines.github.io/Barry ... ng-started
You need to configure your pilot ID and password at the "Configuration" tab of Barry's BlackBox.
The kACARS URL is "http://www.myFavoriteVirtualAirline.com/action.php/kacars_free".
Feedback?
Feedback is welcome! just visit the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BallantinesAvionics
And if you really like it, you are allowed to by me a beer