As mentioned by a previous user, having icons change based on the aircraft type would make it very easy for flight simmers to ensure proper distancing is maintained by just glancing at the traffic. Furthermore, addition of Airline logos next to respective traffic as an option similar to the real life FlightRadar24 would be a nice addition. To conclude, this is a very powerful feature that has consolidated the use of multiple tools and websites in to one software package, so kudos to the Navigraph Team for making this feature available.
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I really think logo with the aircraft symbol like flightradar will complete this update and make taxiing easier.
Hi,
Aircraft type icons are coming. We’ll consider your suggestion of airline logos too!
Regards,
Stephen
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Ideally, the aircraft type icons would be of roughly correct size (smaller icon for a bizjet vs. narrowbody vs widebody and A388) and scale. Also, there should be an option to have the icon scale with zoom so you don’t have fat icons when zoomed out, but e.g. on a zoomed-in apron, you’d have a good to-scale picture of which aircraft take up which stands (and blocks others or not).
I am happy to say everything you have mentioned has been considered and planned! The current icons already behave like you mentioned when zooming in.
Kind Regards,
Malte
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, they change size, but not to scale. Means - when you have a lot of traffic, your whole map is covered with relatively large aircraft icons and you don’t see the important bits anymore. I suggest to zoom the icons “to scale”, meaning when zoomed out they collaps up to a dot, like e.g. what QuteScoop shows, with just a thin leader line to show direction of flight (in QuteScoop, length of leader line dependent on ground speed of aircraft).
Hi,
We’re considering various declutter mechanisms, including scaling down aircraft icons when zooming out.
Kind regards,
Stephen
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The Plane Icon is Always the same you cant tell by just looking at the Map if its a Cessna or a A380.
Hi…,
Welcome.
I have moved you request to this thread where it has also been suggested and answered.
Cheers
Ian
Maybe just a different color to distinguish between aircraft in the air and on the ground.
Hello!
With today’s release of v8.38.0, we have added support for differentiating between 171 different aircraft using unique icons. We have also adapted the scale so that the size of the icon roughly corresponds to the actual size of the aircraft when zoomed in all the way.
Give it a go, and let us know what you think!
Kind Regards,
Malte
Based on that screenshot, you have not yet received the information necessary in order to display the right icon. The type designator in the top right comes from a different source, and is not used for the icon.
That explains the issue, as long as it is temporary. If more than 30 seconds pass and you are still seeing the wrong icon, then something is not right. Is this your case?
Kind Regards,
Malte
Yes, it was a persistent problem. And it’s getting worse - I’ve just tried to find any 4-engine aircraft in Navigraph Charts to verify your feedback, but all I can quickly identify on VATSIM Radar are just not there at all in Charts. So wrong icons have been replaced with no icons. 
I didn’t check all 4-engine aircraft online, but a good dozend on ground and enroute.
Specific current example: DLH400 A388 EDDF-KJFK enroute west of UK about to go oceanic. Seen in any VATSIM online traffic tool, but not in Charts.
UPDATE: restarting Charts helped, now I see DLH400, but shown as a standard 2-engine narrowbody, even after multiple minutes. Same goes for N4LF EGPH-ELLX type CJ4, not shown as bizjet but standard narrowbody. At the same time, PANZR14 type EUFI shown properly as fighter and N550BK type CL60 correctly as bizjet - just like myself (NJE6DR NGFU-NSFA CL60).
Hello!
We can reproduce this issue, and we will look into it! Thanks for the report!
Kind Regards,
Malte
Hmm, never mind - I was too fast. It does work if we let it sit for 30 seconds, just as expected.
We’ll have to investigate this more since we can’t reproduce the issue yet. Please keep the reports coming, but make sure to wait at least 30 seconds before you consider an aircraft icon “incorrect”.
Thank you for the feedback!
Kind Regards,
Malte
