[ADD-ON] Disposable Extended Pack

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Disposable Extended Pack

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Disposable Extended Pack (Disposable Special Module)

 

This is a combined multi feature module offering below;

 

• Tours (with Awards and a tracking Widget)
• Free Flights (with full SimBrief integration)
• Maintenance System (can be extended by Disposable Basic module)
• Market (Pilot Shop)
• Monthly Flight Assignments
• NOTAMs
• Configurable per flight dynamic expenses (Catering, Parking, Landing, Terminal Services Fees etc)
• Configurable per flight dynamic income (Duty Free and Cabin Buffet Sales)
• Some static pages (About Us, Rules & Regulations, Ops Manual, Landing Rates)
• Handy administrative functions
• CRON based automated database cleanup features

 

This module is technically "Donationware", where you donate (for good) and how much you donate is up to you. Unfortunately to avoid mis-understandings and make thing more clear; Minimum donation amount is 50 USD/EUR.

 

Donationware Explained

 

Yes, this module is not FREE but it does not have fixed price tag too. So you will decide how much you donate (above minimum amount) and where you donate. Below you will see some options, and yes I am at the very last line of that list.

 

• Religious Community (nearby church or mosque etc., people you really know helping others in need for the glory of God)
• Neighborhood community (like the one above, helping homeless and poor)
• Military staff community (like helping wounded soldiers of your country, those men risked their lives for us and deserve some support from us too)
• Animal shelters nearby (yes, their lives are important too and much more important than most of crowd around us)
• Worldwide non-profit organizations (like UNICEF etc.)
• Author of this module (if you really want to and can not find somewhere else for donation)

 

Please get in contact with me BEFORE proceeding further (forum private message, discord direct message, email) and provide below details;

 

• Your VA/Organization name
• Your VA/Organization URL (preferably where your phpVMS v7 is installed)
• Brief description of your VA/Organization (how old it is, where do you plan to operate, how many member etc.)
• Your decision / choice about donation location and amount
• Your personal and/or organizations GitHub username (if this is not provided, you will get the latest build via mail, it will be hard for you to follow updates)

 

After communicating with me and we both understand each other, you will need to send

 

• Proof of your donation (official receipt, payment details etc.) -You can probably use that donation amount when you fill in some yearly tax papers for tax deduction-

 

How you can donate to me? As this is the last choice, you may gift something to me from simulation software shops, or buy gift cards / vouchers from them. (Check FAQ for details)

By donating something to me, you are not giving any money to me (think it like handing it over for another donation). When I get your donation, I am helping lives (either human or animal) in need around my neighborhood. Simply, I am not using your donation for myself.

 

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And just a friendly reminder, by doing a donation you will not own the code or will have priority support etc. As long as I am around, I will keep updating the module 'cause development never ends. But this does not mean that I will add everything to this module or when you request it If your request is reasonable and not VA/company specific I may work on it. If not you may need to come up with our own solution, preferably as a separate module for yourself (so you can easily update this module when needed)

 

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Frequently Asked Questions;

 

1. Is there a minimum amount for donation ?

• Unfortunately yes, as of February 2023 I decided to put in a minimum amount, and it is 50 USD/EUR. 
• Before this date, I was trying to explain below logic to almost everyone and rejecting some funny amounts  Sorry but I want you to help lives, do not try to fool yourself by doing a 5 bucks donation and wanting something in return.
• Be reasonable, find a good balance which will not hurt your budget much and which will be useful to lives in need.
• Imagine yourself having a snack at a bar, or having some hamburgers (or pizza) with friends. The donation should be taking something away from you to be reasonable and valuable, so when you plan to go out and have some fun/or a drink, donate the amount you will spend that night, stay at home and deal with the addon installation/setup  

 

2. My parents made some donations in the past, does it count ?

• No

 

3. Can I get it for free ?

• No, but if you have a really special situation, just let me know via forum or discord private messages (this applies to below minimum donations requests too)

 

4. Do you have PayPal/Stripe account ?

• No.

 

5. Which simulation stores you prefer ?

• You can use SimMarket or X-Plane.org Store, it is easy to buy/send gift cards with them and it is less painful for me to use it when needed.

 

6. Are there any other ways to get the module ?

• No, donations is the only way to get it.

 

7. How often this module gets updated ?

• Depends, but as long as an update is needed, it is updated.

 

8. What is your e-mail address (it may be needed for gift cards, vouchers etc.)?

• My email can be found in my GitHub profile page

 

9. Do you have a custom/private support system for donators?

• No, you will have no priority by doing donations, no private or one on one support, no installations.

 

10. How often new features are added to the package ?

• Depends, if they are really needed and usable by all of us, why not consider or think about it. But this is not a promise, just my thoughts.

 

11. What happens if I do not obey the license conditions ?

• You will lose your access to module updates, your VA's name will be added to "non approved virtual airlines / organizations" list in the license.

 

12. I am the web developer of the VA (or I am a 3rd party/external developer), can I get the module ?

• No, only VA owners/admins should have access to the module and it should be their account (or VA's organization account) requesting access.
• 3rd party developers can ONLY redistribute customized module blade (frontend view) files according to duplication logic with their addons.

 

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• Submitter
  DisposableHero
• Submitted
  11/22/21
• Category
  Add-ons

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by DisposableHero

[CaptainUSofA]

I have made my donation, and came to your VA to check out how things operate.  Unfortunately, I was denied.   How do I go about receiving the package for my VA?

 

Thanks for your time, and even more thanks for such great packages.

[DisposableHero]

My VA is not a test site or a place for you to test things, this is why you were rejected by an admin

 

If you had completed the donation as described above, you need to provide some proof about it (via email or private message) so I can send you the latest release.

 

Best wishes

[CaptainUSofA]

My apologies, I did not mean it as a test.  More so to put in time flying routes for your company and understanding how a real VA operates.  Kinda like a management training program.  I have 143 active users in my VA, and I have been working to provide them a platform based on phpVMS that we can all be proud of.  I meant no disrespect, and come humbled by your abilities.  You are a legend, and I only attempted to provide my team with an education obtained from the best.  I will send you the proof now.  Thank you.

[DisposableHero]

Thanks for your kind thoughts  I still prefer you flying for your own va along with some of your management staff (under a test environment/domain), get used to managing/configuring phpvms v7 and Disposable addons, then when you feel ok switch to live ops.

 

If you already have 143 active users, then you should already have some experience about VA management  Rest is just technical details, reading docs, trying out options, fine tuning things as per your needs, in simple term "admin duties". Being a member of my va will not provide you those details 'cause you will be a "pilot" there, no admin access, no rights to change things etc.

 

What you will get by installing Disposable Addons (Basic, Extended and Theme) is the same at my VA. I did not hided things to myself or my va, just added some personal things on top of them.

 

Check your messages too.

 

Best wishes

[CaptainUSofA]

Thank you I understand.   I started as an Admin on day 1, as we had problems with the previous solution we used called OnAir.  We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary on Christmas day.  So you are right, I do have a bit of management experience, but even the best leaders can still polish and augment what they know.  I will take the advice of keeping the crowd small for testing, and move to live ops when we understand more.  I appreciate you taking the time to consult with me, and look forward to future interactions.  We would be happy to join any events that come up, or maybe taking donation ware a step further and possibly collaborating a fundraiser drive to support local causes.

 

That said, I wonder if I can bounce an idea off your head.   What if there was a way to connect all the hosted phpVMS VAs and create a sort of global economy? 

 

Thanks again.

[DisposableHero]

To be honest, I did not liked the way OnAir operates. The idea is good and sounds promising, but the execution sucks. The way they operate, the way people handling things (like the prices they put for some jobs or aircraft rentals) are just funny. Which makes it a game where some people have fun, rather than a real life like economically simulated airline industry world.

 

I used it, some of my friends was at the top tier servers (I forgot what it was called), tried to help them with realistic details etc but it did not took long for me to realize that it will not be possible  Even if you create an airline there and make everything realistic, the rest will not follow you and you will fail in the massive multiplayer world of it. You can create an airline and close your doors to outside world of OnAir, which is the same as installing phpvms v7 to your domain and having the same virtual airline  

 

Only difference will be the amount you save by not subscribing to OnAir, you can spend that amount to much useful places (like donating to charities) and still keep the fun of flying together with friends. In short term, OnAir may look cheap (on the management side) but needs pilots to subscribe for flying, but in long term having a virtual airline is much cheaper compared to it. You can divide the costs of management (acars license, domain, server etc) to all members or just to the management team, which then will be more cheaper for everyone participating.

 

Your wish is really hard to accomplish, technically it requires a main server which will manage pretty much every single income, expense, airline, fleet etc. So all members will be on the same level, imagine you creating a fleet. You need to have some money or lease aircraft, after that step you need to define its costs, all of these should come from a main server and you (as the va admin) should not be allowed to change them. Same thing needs to be done at income/expense level, fuel prices, parking fees, air traffic costs etc. All needs to be handled by that main server and member airlines should not be allowed to change/override them for a "global economy"  If you left some doors open people will reduce expenses and increase their income and at that point the whole logic fails... 

 

Anyway, I do prefer having my own simulated virtual airline with close to real life financial values, letting myself and my friends to fly and enjoy the realistic details (if they wish, if not they can just fly and skip the finance part).

 

Best wishes

[flyalaska]

I have just started with the Tour MOD. I have the Tour code matching the Tour code in the flights. From the Tour page, clicking on the newly created tour I get this error.

 

Object of class App\Support\Units\Distance could not be converted to int

 

I have the distance in all the legs of the tour.

[DisposableHero]

22 hours ago, flyalaska said:

I have just started with the Tour MOD. I have the Tour code matching the Tour code in the flights. From the Tour page, clicking on the newly created tour I get this error.

 

Object of class App\Support\Units\Distance could not be converted to int

 

I have the distance in all the legs of the tour.

 

You are getting that error because;

 

1. Either your v7 is old (not updated to proper required version or above) but your module is new

2. Or your v7 is new (updated) but your module is old (not updated or below required minimums)

3. Or your v7 and module core is new, but your duplicated blade files are still old. (this happens when you update both but forgot fixing/updating your customized blade files)

 

If you have access via GitHub, below link will give you the latest readme

 

https://github.com/FatihKoz/DisposableSpecial#readme

 

If not here is the text (same as the above with version numbers);

 

Compatible with phpVMS v7 builds as described below;

Module versions starting with v3.1.xx supports only php8 and laravel9
Minimum required phpVMS v7 version is phpVms 7.0.0-dev+220314.128480 for v3.1.xx
Module version v3.0.19 is the latest version with php7.4 and laravel8 support
Latest available phpVMS v7 version is phpVms 7.0.0-dev+220307.00bf18 (07.MAR.22) for v3.0.19
Minimum required phpVMS v7 version is phpVms 7.0.0-dev+220211.78fd83 (11.FEB.22) for v3.0.19

If you try to use latest version of this addon with an old version of phpvms, it will fail.
If you try to use latest phpvms with an old version of this addon, it will fail.
If you try to use your duplicated old blades with this version without checking and applying necessary changes, it will fail.

 

Hope this helps

[flyalaska]

I will assume the MOD is outdated. I got it on 11.03.21. My

phpVMS version is 7.0.0-dev+220830.f30a3b

php 8.1

[DisposableHero]

Yeah, exactly... Your module copy is way outdated for that v7 dev version  

 

You were hit by this line, `If you try to use latest phpvms with an old version of this addon, it will fail.` and it failed

 

Update it and all will be fine.

[lg2975luca]

hi,

how can i make a donation ? i'm starting with phpvms, can you help me to have your template ? how i can start ?

tks

[DisposableHero]

You do not need a donation to use the skin/theme.

 

Donation is only needed for "Disposable Extended Module", it is not a theme or template, it is an extension/addon. Also the donation logic is explained in the download description with details and FAQ.

 

Safe flights

[lg2975luca]

Ok thank you, I’m sorry but this is my first experience with phpvms, can you help me to approach to it? I need some personalizzation like logo changing, configure acars and a new thema an simbrief integration.

let me know please, regards

[DisposableHero]

On 10/12/2022 at 12:17 PM, lg2975luca said:

Ok thank you, I’m sorry but this is my first experience with phpvms, can you help me to approach to it? I need some personalizzation like logo changing, configure acars and a new thema an simbrief integration.

let me know please, regards

 

Nope, unfortunately I can not help you on those installation and customization steps. You can check "paid services" section of this forum, either for finding people offering services or for requesting services (with a detailed description of what you need).

 

Here in this sub section, your message/request will not be seen probably

 

Safe flights

[camilovelandia04]

Hi there!

thanks for your effort doing this wonderful template.  

We wanna know if is possible to generate a map with my auto assigned flights and also put the flag there.

 

thanks so much! 

[DisposableHero]

Simple answer: Yes, it should be possible, you have all required details to generate a map.

 

Detailed answer:

 

What does "put the flag there" mean ? Could you please explain it a little bit more... Do you want to see all assigned flights (admin only, public), pilot oriented monthly assignments (pilots will see their flights only, with pirep checks) ?

More info needed about your idea.

 

Technically Disposable Basic has a Map widget, it can be used to generate a map for assignments maybe (I need to work on it when I find some time) but I need to understand it first.

 

Safe flights

[camilovelandia04]

Thanks for the prompt response.

I've attached a photo in order to explain better what we wanted to do. 

 

thanks a lot one more time 

[DisposableHero]

Great, now it is more clear

 

Specially the flags are ok, you want it like the flights page.

[DisposableHero]

Flags are ok

 

 

Map needs more work...

[DisposableHero]

Map still needs some more work

 

[lg2975luca]

hi,

do you know how can i use my favicon in to the website phpvms template ? do i need to change something in the code or i have only to put mi favicon in some folder? 

Regards.

[DisposableHero]

56 minutes ago, lg2975luca said:

hi,

do you know how can i use my favicon in to the website phpvms template ? do i need to change something in the code or i have only to put mi favicon in some folder? 

Regards.

 

Yes I know, but this is not the correct place to have theme related questions... Don't get this wrong or rude, I would prefer NOT answering this.

 

Either use generic support section or if you are using Disposable Theme use its own topic. As the title clearly states, this topic is for "Disposable Extended Pack" support or related subjects not for basic theming.

 

Have a nice sunday

[camilovelandia04]

We added the new map and flags to our airline, thanks so much for your help!

[DisposableHero]

My pleasure

[camilovelandia04]

one more question about auto assignment module, what about if a pilot flew all their assignments and want to do more?

is possible to assign more flights and not lost their monthly stats?

 

Of example, we are using 10 auto assign flights per month, when you finish it the porcentaje bar will reach 100%, but what about if we assign them more after and the percentage move to 150% or 200

 

Thanks a lot

[DisposableHero]

17 minutes ago, camilovelandia04 said:

one more question about auto assignment module, what about if a pilot flew all their assignments and want to do more?

is possible to assign more flights and not lost their monthly stats?

 

Of example, we are using 10 auto assign flights per month, when you finish it the porcentaje bar will reach 100%, but what about if we assign them more after and the percentage move to 150% or 200

 

Thanks a lot

 

No. What you explain is not logical and not fair for other users, if you want to assign 20 then assign 20 to everyone in your VA, no logic in having 200% or 150% possible. Targets are there for a reason.

 

Safe flights

[camilovelandia04]

It's because for someone who don't have time 20 or 30 assignments will be so much for them, so 10 will be enough.

On the other hand we have pilots that have more time and they could fly more than 10 assignments maybe 20 or 30.

 

Thanks again 

[DisposableHero]

As I wrote above if your pilots have time for 20, then assign 20, find a balance which will fit to all...

 

This is not a personal playground module, this is a module for VA's in which rules do apply to all members equally. If one has more time, then he/she can do 20 assignments + 100 other flights, nothing against it. No logic in having ++ assignments to some members.

 

Safe flights

[camilovelandia04]

Ok thanks