User's Manual for iPhone and iPad
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WinPilot Live! for iPhone/iPad User’s Manual April 2019
Transcript of User's Manual for iPhone and iPad
WinPilotLive!foriPhone/iPad
User’sManualApril2019
TableofContentsInstallation 4.................................................................................................................................ExternalHardware 4..................................................................................................................LxNavS10 4.............................................................................................................................................ButterDlyVario 4....................................................................................................................................SettingUptheButter4lyVario: 4...................................................................................................................SettingUpyouriPadoriPhone: 4................................................................................................................SettingUpWinPilot: 5.......................................................................................................................................
TransferringDilesinandoutofWinPilot 5.........................................................................Usingemail 5..........................................................................................................................................UsingiTunes 6........................................................................................................................................
TheMainFourPages 7...............................................................................................................TheWaypointsPage 7.........................................................................................................................WheretogetWaypoint4ilesfrom 8.............................................................................................................SettingUpHomeAirport 8..............................................................................................................................
TheTaskPage 8.....................................................................................................................................TaskPageintheInsertMode 11...................................................................................................................TaskPageintheDeleteMode 11..................................................................................................................
TaskEditing 13.............................................................................................................................VisualTaskEditing 13.........................................................................................................................AdjustingthemovableGoTopoint 13........................................................................................................CreatingataskontheMapscreen 16.........................................................................................................Insertinganewwaypointintoanexistingtaskleg 16........................................................................
SettingTurnpointControlZones 17...............................................................................................
TheMainMapScreen 19...........................................................................................................UsingTileMaps 20..............................................................................................................................................TileManagement 20..........................................................................................................................................
CalculatingFinalGlide 22.........................................................................................................AdjustingMcCreadyvalue 22............................................................................................................AdjustingFinalGlideBufferAltitude 22.......................................................................................FinalGlideOverTerrain 23...............................................................................................................DEMTerrain 24......................................................................................................................................DEMRadar 25........................................................................................................................................DEMWaypoints 26................................................................................................................................PreparingforamountainDlightusingDEMWaypoints 27.....................................................HidingTheFinalGlideIndicator 29...............................................................................................
OLCPlusTaskDeDined 29.........................................................................................................FlyinganOLCPlusTask 29.......................................................................................................FlyinganAATTask 31................................................................................................................UsingWeatherService 33.........................................................................................................
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OpenGliderNetwork(OGN) 35...............................................................................................FormatOfWinPilotFiles 35.....................................................................................................PolarFile 35............................................................................................................................................TurnpointDile 35...................................................................................................................................UserAirspaceDile 36............................................................................................................................
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Installa.onWhenpurchasingtheapplicationfromAppleAppStore,thestorewillmaketheappreadytouse.Aftertheappisupandrunning,itcanbecustomizedbyaddingadditional4iles,likePolars,Airspace4iles,Turnpoint4ilesandSatelliteandTerrainTiles.All4ilescanbeimportedbysendinganemailmessagetotheiOSdevice,andclickingontheattachment.
ExternalHardware
LxNavS10
S10canbeconnectedtoWinPilotusingBluetooth.IfanexternalFlarmisconnectedtoS10,thentheAlarmdataisalsotransferredtoWinPilotandshownonthemap.TOenables!0inWinPilot,gotoWP.SettingsandselectLxNavON.
Bu=erflyVario
Startingwithversion1.63WinPilotforiOScanconnecttoaButter4lyVarioequippedwithaWiFiDongle.Withthisconnection,WinPilotcanreceiveGPSpositioningdata,FlarmTargetdata(upto100simultaneoustargets),andMcCreadysetting,Vario,TAS,Windspeedanddirection.Belowarethestepstocon4igurethisconnection.
SeBngUptheBu=erflyVario:
-PoweronButter4lyVario
-GotoMenuthenSetupthenDevice,Peripherals,andsetWiFitoYes
-GotoMenuthenSetup,DeviceandGPSOn,FlarmOn,andLXWPOn
SeBngUpyouriPadoriPhone:
-PoweronButter4lyVario
-OpentheiOS®-SettingsApponyouriOSDevice.
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-GotoWi-FiandmakesureWiFiisactive.
-IntheChooseaNetwork..-4ieldtheNetworkofyourButter4lyVarioappears.ItisalwaysnamedButter>lyVariofollowedbyamulti-digitnumbercode.
-TapontheButter>lyVario-Networktoestablishaconnection
-TaponthelittlebluearrownexttotheButter>lyVario-Network-Inthe4ieldIP-AddresschooseStatic -EnterthefollowingIP-Addressinthe4ieldIP-Address:192.168.1.2-EnterthefollowingSubnet-Maskinthe4ieldSubnet-Mask:255.255.255.0
SeBngUpWinPilot:
- BeforestartingWinPilot,makesurethatyouriOSdeviceisconnectedtotheButter4ly_VarioWiFinetwork.
- StartWinPilot,gotoSettings.Other.ExternalHardwareandslidethe‘Butter4lyVario’switchtoON.
- IfWinPilotconnectstothedatastreamcomingfromButter4ly,thisswitchwillstayON.IfforsomereasonWinPilotcannotconnect,thenthisswitchwillturnOFF,andanerrormessagewillbedisplayed.InthiscaseWinPilotwillfallbackautomaticallyontheinternalGPS.
- WhileWinPilotisconnectedtotheButter4lyvario,thereisanindicationonthemainmapscreen,whichisasmallredbutter4lysymbolplacedonthearrowshowingNorth.
- WhileButter4lyison,themainSettingspageinthesectiondedicatedtoWind,willhaveonemoreoptioninadditiontoregular‘Auto’and‘Manual’,whichis‘Butter4ly’.ThisgivesthepilotanoptiontoeitherentertheWindmanually‘Manual’,usewindcalculatedbyWinPilot‘Auto’,orusewindscalculatedbytheButter4lyvario‘Butter4ly’.
TransferringfilesinandoutofWinPilot
UsingemailSmaller4ileslikepolars,airspaceandwaypointcanbetransferredintoWinPilotbyincludingtheminanemailattachment,andemailingthemtoyouriOSdevice.Then,clickingonthisattachmentandselectingWinPilotastheprogramwhichshouldopenit,willimportthe4ileintoWinPilot.UseSettings.Polartoseeyournewpolar4ile,andSettings.Filestoseealltheothernewlyimported4iles.
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Itisalsopossibletosendthe4ilestoanotheruserusingemail.GointoSettings.Files,andselectthe4iletobeemailed.ThenselectEmailFiletoemailoutaFlightLog,WaypointFile,oranAirspaceFile.
UsingiTunesStartiTunesApponyourdesktop,selectyouriOSdevice,clickApplicationsandthenWinPilot.Youwillgetawindowwithall4ilesonyouriOSdevice(seethescreenshotbelow).Fromthere,youcandraganddrop4ilesinandoutofthedevice.NotethatwehavechangedtheextensionofOpenAirSUA4ilesoniOSversionfrom.txtto.air,tomakeiteasiertodifferentiateSUA4ilesfromregulartext4iles.
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TheMainFourPages
TheWaypointsPage
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TheWaypointspageshowseitherairportsthatarebuiltintotheprogram:
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WheretogetWaypointfilesfrom
Waypoint4ilescanbeloadedfromWinPilot:Settings.Files.DownloadWaypoints,orfrom:
http://soaringweb.org/TP
WaypointscanbesortedeitherbyName:� ,orbyarrivalaltitude:
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SeBngUpHomeAirport
HomeAirportcanbesetupfromtheWaypointspagebypressingthenameoftheairport,andthenselecting“SetAsHomeAirport”.Whenthereisnotaskselected,WinPilotwillalwayscomputeFinalGlidetotheHomeAirport.
TheTaskPage
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TheTaskPagecontainsmemoryfor24tasks.Task0isalwaystheactivetaskbeingshownonthemap,4lown,andedited.AnytaskcanbecopiedintoTask0byclickingtherowwiththattask,andthenselectingActivate.Task0canbecopiedintoanyothertaskbyselectingtherowwithTask0,andchoosingCopyfromtheMenu.
Taskscanbecreated/editedintwoways:-FromtheWaypointspage-byselectingawaypointandpressing'AddToTask0'menuoption,and-FromtheTaskPage,by4irstpressingtheInsertWaypointtoaddthe4irstwaypoint,andthenpressingthegreenPlusnexttotheslotinthetaskwherethenextwaypointshouldgoin.Afterthetaskhasbeencreated,itthencanbyeditedbypressingtheEditbuttonintheupperrightcorner.
TheTaskEditpagecanbeinoneoftwomodes:InsertMode,orDeletemode.
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TaskPageintheInsertMode
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TaskPageintheDeleteMode
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ToswitchbetweenInsertandDeleteModespressthe+/-buttonintheupperleftcornerofthescreen.
WhenusingTileMapstyle,theTaskPagealsoallowsdownloadingmaptilesbeforethe4lightbyselectingthe‘DownloadMapTiles’menu,ordeletingtilesforagiventask(forexampletomakeroomfortilesforanothertask)byselecting‘DeleteMapTiles’menuitem.
Anotheroptionthatcanbeenabledonthispageis‘AutoZoom’thatallowszoominginthemapwhennearbyataskwaypoint.
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TaskEdi.ng
Therearetwomainwaysofeditingatask:fromtheTaskpage,andfromtheMapscreen.
VisualTaskEdi.ng
Startingwithversion1.50WinPilotofferstaskeditingdirectlyfromtheMapscreen.TheVisualTaskEditorisOFFbydefaultandcanbeenabledbyselectingTasks.OnMapTaskEditor.Belowisatourexplainingsomefeaturesofthevisualediting.
Adjus.ngthemovableGoTopoint
1.Tapanywhereonthescreen.Adialogsimilartothiswillappear:
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2.Tapthe� image(notthetextwithcoordinates)onthe4irstentryinthedialog.ThiswillcreateanAdHocwaypointatthetappedlocationandengagetheDirectTo,orGoTofunctiontotheselectedlocation.Ifyouwanttoeditor4inetunethelocation,tapattheendofthebluegotolinetoseetheblueeditlocationcircle:
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Thiswaypointcanbethenmovedonthemaptoanylocation–the4inalglideinfowillbeupdatedautomatically.
3.Pressthegreencheckmarkicontoplacethewaypointonthemap.Selectthe4irstrowtoleaveitinthecurrentlocation.
4.ThisisanAdHocGoTowaypoint.
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ToremovethisGoTowaypointanddisengagetheGoTofunction(ieperformUn-Goto),tapontheredXiconintherightlowercornerofthebluecircle.
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Crea.ngataskontheMapscreen
1. Tapanywhereonthescreentogetthewaypointselectiondialog(asinpoint1inpreviousexercise).
2. ThistimedonottapontheDirect-Toiconimage,buttaponthetext.ThiswilladdeithertheselectedAdHoclocation,orselectedairporttothetask.
3. Toremoveanairportfromthetask,taponitsnameonthemap,andselect‘RemoveFromTask’.
Inser.nganewwaypointintoanexis.ngtaskleg
1.Taponanyofthelegsofashowntasktogettheblueeditcircle:
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2.Movethecirclearoundtothedesiredlocation:
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3.PressthegreenOKicontoplaceit4.Thatwillpopupthe‘Wheretoplaceit?’dialogallowingyoutokeeptoplacethenewwaypointinthecurrentlocation,orsnapittoonethenearbyairportsoruserwaypoints.
SeBngTurnpointControlZones
Tospecifyazoneforagiventurnpoint,clickonthenameoftheturnpointintheupperpaneoftheTaskPage.Thefollowingdialogappears:
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Theavailableoptionsareasfollows:
• None–thisturnpointwillhavenocontrolzone.• 90–90degreesFAIsector• O–Cyllinercontrolzone• AAT–Areade4inedberadiusandtworadials• -----StartorFinishline• DAeC–DaeCsector• OLC
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TheMainMapScreen
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UsingTileMaps
WinPilothasbeendesignedforseveraldifferenttypesoftilestobeloadedatthesametime:terraintiles(pre4ixt_),orsatellitetiles(pre4ixgs_),andwhereavailableaviationsectionaltiles.Thiscameaboutfromrealizationthatdependingontheparticularsituation,adifferenttypeoftilecanbebestsuitedforthetask.Forexample,when4lyingabovemountains,areliefmapprovidesalotmoreusefuldatathanthesatellitemap,butwhen4lyingclosetoarestrictedairspacesegment,orgettingfamiliarwithanewairport,asatellitemapcanbebetter.TochangewhatkindoftilesareshownontheMap,clickthegrayrectangleinthemiddlerightpartofthemap,andselectthetileiconbelowthegrayzoombuttons.
TileManagement
TilescanbeloadedbyscrollingthemapscreenwhileconnectedtotheInternet,orthroughtheSettings.MapTilesmenu.Exportcanbeusedtosendtilesfromonedevicetoanother.UsercansendAlltiles,orjustthetilesmissingontheotherdevice.Tosendonlythemissingtiles,4irst‘ExportListofTiles’shouldbeperformedontheRECEIVINGdevice.Thissendslistoftilestothesendingdevice,whichthencansendonlymissingtiles.
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TerrainMap SatelliteMap
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Calcula.ngFinalGlide
TheMapscreenshows4inalglidecalculationstoallvisibleairportsinthebuilt-indatabase,aswellasuserturnpointsthatarelandable,consideringcurrentpolar,waterballast,bugs,wind,altitude,andelevationofthetarget.Seethetoppicture.Alsoshownisthecurrently4lownTask0(blacklines),andtheactivelegofTask0(magentaline).Taskturnpointcontrolzonesareshownasagrayareas.Thegreenchevronsontheleftsideofthescreenshowthe4inalglideinfotothenextturnpoint.Eachindividualchevronsymbolizes5%ofthe4inalglideheightneeded.McCreadysettings,wind,andpolarinfoaresetontheSettingspage. TheChevronsontheleftsideshoweither4inalglidetohomeairport,ortoGoTowaypoint,or,whenTaskisactive,tothe4inalpointofthetaskaroundallremainingwaypoints.
Adjus.ngMcCreadyvalue
McCreadycanbebyadjustedeitherontheSettingspage,oronthemapscreen.Toadjustitdirectlyonthemap(startinginversion1.51),tapthenameofthewaypointintheChevronsdisplaytogetthisUI:
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Adjus.ngFinalGlideBufferAl.tude
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Apilotcanincreasetheelevationoftheturnpointthatthe4inalglideiscalculatedtobyaddinganextrasafetybufferinSettings.Navboxes.FinalGlideBuffer,orontheDEMRadarpage.
FinalGlideOverTerrain
Startingwithversion1.32,WinPilotisabletoprojectthedescentduringthetrackthetaskroute,andcompareitwiththeterrainelevationdatabase(DEM)alongtheroute.Thisisdonetodetectasituationwhen4inalglideisachievablebasedsolelyonthecurrentaltitudeoftheglider,butbecausethereisaterrainobstacleinaway(amountainrange),thegoalisunreachable.WhenWinPilotdetectsthistypeofsituation,itwillalertthepilotbyshowingaredconcentriccirclearoundthepointonthemapwheretheprojected4inalglidedescendpathintersectstheterrainthemost:
� Ifsuchasituationisdetected,themain4inalglideindicatorwithChevrons,willshowarednumberindicatedaltitudebelowterrainatwhichthe4inalglidepathintersectsthemountain:
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Intheexampleabove,theregular4inalglidecalculatorshowsthatthetaskdestination(Minden)canbereachedat215m.However,the4inalglideoverterraincalculatordetectedthattheprojecteddescentpathwillintersecttheterraintothedepthof202m.Therefore,toreachthegoal,thepilotmustclimbatleast202mhigher,plusanysafetybufferfortheerrorsinterraindatabase,andanyotherfactorsthatthepilotshouldtakeintoaccount.
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DEMTerrain
WinPilotuseshighresolutionDigitalElevationModel(DEM)basedona90metergrid.DEMfeaturesarecontrolledviaWP.Settings.MoreSettings.DEMTerrainmenu(seeleft).DEM/AltitudeAGLenablesordisablesalltheDEMfunctions.DEMWaypoints-seebelow.DeleteDEMData-DeletesALLthedownloadedandlocallystoredDEMdata4iles.DEMRadar-seebelow.
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DEMRadar
WinPilotlooksforwardandcalculates4inalglidetakingintoaccountterrainahead,andcurrentwindandMcCreadyvalues.Thegreenpolygonrepresentswhatisreachablefromthecurrentaltitude.IntheSimulator,thealtitudeofsimulatedglidercanbechangedbytouchingandmovingtheglider,whichmakesthealtitudeadjustmentbuttonstoappear.HowfarforwarddoestheradarlookscanbeadjustedbyselectingRange(either30kmorMaximum).Ifthe4inalglideradarbeamdoesn’tintersectanyterrain,thenitlooksdowntodetectthehighestterrainfeatureandshowtheclearanceaboveitbyshowingwgreenconcentriccirclewithaclearanceaboveit.
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DEMWaypoints
FinalGlideOverTerrainisusefulwhentheglideris4lyingclosetothetaskline,butwhatifthe4lighttakesplaceawayfromthecourseline(viewvideosofresentSGPinChileforexamples)?EnterDEMwaypoints.WhenpilotpressesapointonthemapWinPilotwillinsertaDEMwaypointthere,andcalculate4inalglideoverterraintothatpoint,showingthelowestaltitudeaboveorbelowterrainenroutefromthecurrentpositiontothatpoint.IfthewaytoDEMwaypointcrossestheterrain,apointofthebiggestde4icitofaltitudewillbeshownasaredconcentricsetofcircles(seeleft).IfthetheglidercanmakeittoDEMwaypointwithoutcrossingterrain,thecircuschangecolortogreen.DEMwaypointscanbelovedaroundonthemaptoperformwhat-ifcalculationsasthe4lightprogresses.ItispossibletoopenmultipleDEMwaypointstotrackavailableoptionsofcrossingseveral
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mountainpassesasthealtitudeandlocationofthegliderchanges.
PreparingforamountainflightusingDEMWaypoints
DEMwaypointscanalsobeusedintheSimulator.Thelocationofsimulatedglidercanbeeasilychangedbydraggingtheglidersymbolonthemaptothedesiredlocation.Whendraggingtheglider,aplusandminusbuttonsappear,whichallowchangingofthesimulatedglider’saltitude(seeleft).
Beforethe4lightthepilotcansettheexpectedwindandliftstrength,andthenmovethesimulatedglidertokeylocationsduringthetask,andbycreatingDEMwaypointstherehecanestimatehowmuchaltitudewillberequiredtocrossthekeymountainpasses(orgates)duringthe4light.
ItisalsopossibletochangecourseoftheSimulatorgliderbytouchingthegliderwithtwo4ingersandrotatingit.ThisalongwithadjustingaltitudeusingMCbuttonsandDEMradargivesthepilotafullsetoftoolstoruntheWhat-Ifsimulationsbeforethe4lighttodeterminealtitudesneededatcriticalpointsofthetask,e.g.beforecrossingmountain
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HidingTheFinalGlideIndicator
WhenthepilotwantstoseetheMapfullscreen,withouttheFinalGlideortheTabBaratthebottom,hecandothatbypressingtheFinalGlidechevronsonthemap,andthenpressingtheroundXsymbol.
OLCPlusTaskDefined
Asof2016,theOLCPlustaskscoreiscomprisedoftwoparts:OLCClassicCourseandFAItrianglecourse.Herearethede4initions:OLCClassicCourse:Afterthe4light,adeparturepoint,upto4iveturnpointsanda4inishpointarepositionedontherecorded4lightpathinsuchawaythattherawpointscore,fromthedeparturepointroundtheturnpointstothe4inishpoint,isagreataspossibleandthedeparturealtitudeisnomorethan1000mabovethe4inishaltitude.FAIOLCCourse:Ifpossible,threeturnpointsarechosenontherecorded,closed4lightpathsuchthattheyde4ineanFAItrianglewiththegreatestpossiblecircumference,whereby-theshortestlegmustbeatleast28%oftheFAIdistance-iftheFAIdistanceis500kmormore,theshortestlegmustbeatleast25%andthelongestlegatmost45%oftheFAIdistance.Thedeparturepointcanbebetweentwoturnpointsofthetriangle.The4lightpathisconsideredtobeclosedifthe4inishpointiswithin1kmofthestartpoint,andthedeparturealtitudeisnotmorethat1000mabovethe4inishaltitude.
FlyinganOLCPlusTask
Hereisatypicalwork4lowwhen4lyingOLCtask:
A. Whentrianglebonuspointsarenotimportant: 1.SetSettings.OLCtoON.
2.During4light,WinPilotwilloptimizethebestsetoftasklegsgiventhetrackoftheglideruptothecurrentlocation,plusalegfromthecurrentlocationbackhome.ThepilotcanobservetheOLCNavBoxforpredictedOLCscore
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B.WhenOLCTrianglebonuspointsaredesired:
1.Createataskwith3turnpoints,4irstturnpointnearthe4lightstart,andsecondturnpointnearthepredictedstartofthesecondleg,thirdturnpointneartheFAI28%zone,andthefourthturnpointthesameasthe4irstone.ThatwillshowOLCturnsectoronthemap,visualizingwherethenextturnneedstobemadetosatisfythe28%minimumlegFAIrule.AdjustthethirdturnpointsoitisinsidetheFAIZone.
2.SelectthepredictedMcCreadyvalueforthedaybytouchingtheChevronsonthemap.MakesurethattheETANavboxison,sothatthepredicted4inishtime
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canbeshown.Adjustpositionoftheturnpointsbytouchingthemandselecting“MakeMovable”option.
3.Afterreleasefromtow,whenreadytostarttheOLC4light,presstheChevronsonthemap,andthenStart.Thiswillcreatea1000mcircleonthemapdenotingthe4inishzone.Thepilotneedsto4inishthe4lightinsidethiszone,andwithin1000mfromstartingaltitudeshownonmap,forthe4lightpathtobeconsideredaclosed4lightpath,andonlythencanthetrianglebonusbeadded.
Ifthe4irstandlastturnpointofthetaskarethesame,andhavegatetypessettoOLC,thenpressingStartwillautomaticallyadjusttheirpositionstothepositionofthestart.Also,thelastturnpoint’selevationwillbechangedtostartaltitudeminus1000m,sothattheFinalGlideindicatorswillguidethepilottothecenterofthe1000m4inishcircle,andtothealtitudeofStartaltitudeminus1000m
4.Duringthe4lightwhentheconditionsgetbetter,orworsethanpredicted,itispossibletomovethesecondturnpoint,andthereforechangetheshapeoftheFAItrianglezone.Toaccomplishthat,pressintheupperleftcorneroftheturnpointtogettheMovableTurnpointUI.Dragtheturnpointaroundonthemap,andobservethechangeintheFAIzoneandETA.Whensatis4ied,pressthecheckmarkonthemovableturnpointtoanchoritinplace.
ItispossibletocheckthewaytheOLCoptimizerlooksbyplayingbackanexistingIGClog4ile.Todothat,emailanigc4iletoyouriOSdevice,andselect“OpenwithWinPilot”optionavailablewhenthe4ileistappedinsideanemailmessage.Toplaythe4ile,selectSettings.Files,selecttheIGClog,andpressPlaywhiletheSettings.OLCisON.
WinPilotwillattempttodeterminethestartofthefree4light,anditisalsopossibletostartthefree4lightmanuallybytappingtheChevronsonthemap,andthenStartOLC.
FlyinganAATTask
1. SetSettings.OLCtoOFF.2. EnableSettings.NavBoxes.AATNavBox.3. Createataskbytouchingwaypointsonthemap,orfromWaypointspage,or
directlyfromTaskpage.Afterataskiscreated,gointoTaskspage,andclickona
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waypointtode4inetheAATsectorforthatwaypoint.AfteratleastoneAATsectorisde4ined,theTaskpagewilldisplayanewmenuitem:AATDuration.
4. ClickonAATduration,sothattheAATNavboxcanthengiveaproperreadingofAATovertimeorundertime.
5. SelectthepredictedMcCreadyvalueforthedaybytouchingtheChevronsonthemap.
6. ThekeypointistheabilitytomovetheturnpointsaroundandwatchtheimpactontheAATestimatedovertimeorundertimeNavbox.
7. Waypointscanbemovedoneatatime.Tomoveawaypoint,clickneartheupperleftcornerofthewaypointsymbol.Acirclewithacheckmarkwillappear:
8. Toacceptpositionofagivenwaypointclickonthecheckmark.
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UsingWeatherService
WinPilotLive!allowsdownloadingofweathermapsdirectlyintoWinPilotandshowingthemduringa4lightontopofmapofterrain.IncludedwithWinPilotsubscriptionaremapsforzoomlevels6and7.Toseemapsatzooms8to11,aseparatesubscriptionisneededthatcanbeobtainedatwww.fcst24.com.Atthatwebsite,enteryouremailandpassword,andfollowdialogstoestablishapaymentserviceforeitheramonthlyorannualsubscription.Thenentertheemailandpasswordusedonfcst24.comintoWinPilotLive!onpageSetting.Weather.fcst24account.
Thecurrentlyavailableweathermapsare:- Cumuluscloudbase- Predictedcrosscountryspeed- Overdevelopment- ThermalUpdraftVelocity- ThermalandConvergencelift- Windspeedanddirectionat10meters- WindatthetopofBoundarylayer- Wavelift/Wind3D(atselectablealtitude)- Rain- Temperatureat2meters
Theweathermapscanbedownloadedforeachhourseparately.Then,duringa4light,amapforthehourofinterestcanbeselectedusingNavboxWeatherTime.Thiscanbespeci4iedonSettings.Weather.
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OpenGliderNetwork(OGN)
OGNallowstrackingofotherglidersinrealtime.ThisvanbeenabledinWinPilotusingWP.Settings.OGN.Becausethenumberoftrackedgliderscanbeverylarge,WinPilotallowsselectinga4iltertotrackonlyselectedglidersofinterestusingtheFriendsoption.Itisalsopossibletospecifythedistanceradiusofinterest,withglidersonlypithingthatrangebeingshownonthemap.
FormatOfWinPilotFiles
PolarFile
Name.plr
Hereisasamplepolar4ile(a*atthebeginningofalinemakesitacommentline):*LS8(15m) WinPilotPOLAR4ile:MassDryGross[kg],MaxWaterBallast[liters],Speed1[km/h],Sink1[m/s],Speed2,Sink2,Speed3,Sink3 360,180,100,-0.67,155,-1.45,185,-2.5
Turnpointfile
Name.dat
WinPilotTurnpoint4ileforagivensiteshouldbecomprisedofentriesinthefollowingformat:Id,Latitude,Longitude,Elevation,Attribute,Name,Commentwhere:Id=turnpointidenti4ier(eachturnpointmusthaveadifferentId)Latitude,Longitude:inoneofthefollowingformats(ss=seconds,dd=decimals):dd:mm:ss(forexample:36:15:20N)dd:mm.d(forexample:36:15.3N)dd:mm.dd(forexample:36:15.33N)dd:mm.ddd(forexample:36:15.333N)followedbyN,S,E,orWElevation–anumberthatcanbefollowedbytheletter‘F’iftheelevationisinfeet(ifnoletterispresentitisassumedthatelevationisgiveninmeters),forexample:,1623F,–elevationis1623feet,1623,-elevationis1623metersAttribute:thefollowingattributesaresupported:A=Airport,
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T=Turnpoint,L=Non-AirportLandingPointS=Start,F=Finish,(notcurrentlyused),M=Markpoint–anavpointwithoutanarrivalcylinderdrawnarounditH=Home(theremustbeoneandonlyoneturnpointwithattribute‘H’intheWinPilot.dat4ile,itisthedefaultnavigationtarget)Name:Nameofthewaypoint,maximum12characterslongComment:Additionaldescription,maximum12characterslong,shownatthebottomoftheTPArrowNavBox,andonthepop-upwaypointlabels.
ExampleofthextlinedescribingMindenturnpoint:16,39:00.000N,119:45.200W,4718F,ATH,Minden,12/30122.8
UserAirspacefile
Name.air(notethattheextensionis:.airfortheiOSversionofWinPilot,and.txtfortheolderWindowsCEversions).
**• AIRSPACE-relatedrecordtypes:* ==============================**AC class ;whereclasscanbe:RrestrictedQdangerPprohibitedAClassABClassBCClassCDClassDGPgliderprohibitedCTRCTRW WaveWindowANstring ;string=AirspaceNameAHstring ;string=AirspaceCeilingALstring ;string=AirspaceFloorATcoordinate;coordinate=Coordinateofwheretoplaceanamelabelonthemap(optional)NOTE:therecanbemultipleATrecordsforasingleairspacesegmentTERRAIN-relatedrecordtypes(NYI):TO{string};DeclaresTerrainOpenPolygon;string=name(optional)TC {string);DeclaresTerrainClosedPolygon;string=name(optional)SPstyle,width,red,green,blue;SelectsPentobeusedindrawing
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PENSTYLESinSPcommand: SOLID 0 DASH 1 NULL(transparent) 5
Example:fora1pixelwide,dashed,lightgraypenuse:SP0,1,192,192,192SBred,green,blue;SelectsBrushColortobeusedindrawingExample:toselectwhiteinteriorofaclosedpolygon,use:SB255,255,255Toselecttransparentinterioruse:SB-1,-1,-1RecordtypescommontobothTERRAINandAIRSPACEVx=n;Variableassignment.Currentlythefollowingvariablesaresupported:D={+|-} setsdirectionfor:DAandDBrecords‘-‘meanscounterclockwisedirection;‘+’isthedefault;Disautomaticallyresetto‘+’atthebeginningofnewairspacesegment X=coordinate:setsthecenterforthefollowingrecords:DA,DB,andDC Z=number;makestheelementinvisibleatzoomlevels>numberT=1;transparentAirspacesegment(drawborderonly)DPcoordinate ;addpolygonpointDAradius,angleStartangleEnd;addanarc,anglesindegrees,radiusinnmDBcoordinate1,coordinate2;addanarc,fromcoordinate1tocoordinate2DCradius;drawacircle(centertakenfromthepreviousVXrecord,radiusinnm
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