Aviatrix Further Iterations

[jcasimir]

Here are a few ideas for further iterations/extensions of Aviatrix:

Passengers

• In the simulator, add a line to the gauges that displays Passenger Count: 64
• Add a menu item to load passengers, have it ask for how many to load
• Add a menu item to unload passengers, have it ask for how many to load
• Make sure passenger count doesn't go over a max like 130 or below zero
• Challenge: have miles-per-gallon affected by the number of passengers onboard

Routes

• In the simulator, add a menu item for "fly a route"
• In the menu, display cities with the same number indexing as the fly menu
• Allow the user to enter 10 to mean a round-trip between the current location and city number 1
• Challenge: allow for inputs to include an r to refuel in the current city
• Note that this implementation could be built mostly in the simulator or mostly in the Aviatrix. I'd lean towards the latter.

[jcasimir]

Note that there's a complete implementation available at https://github.com/turingschool-projects/aviatrix/tree/implementing_the_stub for anyone who wants to continue the code built up through I2.

[jcasimir]

This could be a great spot for someone else to pitch in. Without having a clear picture of the student skill level, it’s possible that what I’ve written isn’t enough for a full day. It would be great to have one or both of these available for fast movers. They could be written up with a much lighter depth — make the students figure out more on their own. The Routes idea particularly allows for some string/array manipulation / sequential thinking that I think would be good for them.