What if the Waypoint Disappears

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   What does the IFD do about a missing waypoint?  Suppose I have a flight plan (a stored route) that includes a certain waypoint, and in the new database update, that waypoint no longer exists?
I know what the G-brand product does.  It gives the pilot a cryptic "locked" message (either Waypoint Locked or Flight Plan Locked or something) and then there is a secret way to wade through the stored flight plans to determine which
one is locked.

Is the IFD a little friendlier about this situation?  What happens if my waypoint disappears in the new database?
David Bunin

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DavidBunin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 May 2015 Location: Rockwall, TX Status: Offline Points: 742	Post Options Post Reply Quote DavidBunin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: What if the Waypoint Disappears Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 6:46pm
	What does the IFD do about a missing waypoint? Suppose I have a flight plan (a stored route) that includes a certain waypoint, and in the new database update, that waypoint no longer exists? I know what the G-brand product does. It gives the pilot a cryptic "locked" message (either Waypoint Locked or Flight Plan Locked or something) and then there is a secret way to wade through the stored flight plans to determine which one is locked. Is the IFD a little friendlier about this situation? What happens if my waypoint disappears in the new database? David Bunin

brou0040 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2012 Location: KIYK Status: Offline Points: 720	Post Options Post Reply Quote brou0040 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 10:42pm
	I was wondering about the same thing if you used a custom waypoint, used that waypoint in a route, then deleted the waypoint. I started wondering this because I was trying to create a custom waypoint from a rubber band waypoint and saw the rubberband waypoint in the WPT page. I assume it doesn't save rubber band waypoints forever, but it seemed to keep it across "power cycles" if that route was stored. This was all using the sim.