On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 12:07 +0100, Peter Cutting wrote: > Yes for goalup the goal is always vertically above your glider on the > screen. > > But if you fly cross track then the screen will obviously rotate. This > effect increases as you approach your goal. It can be annoying for at the > last few Km. So having it change automatically to NorthUp or TrackUp as the > glider crosses the "near" distance can be a good idea. Also put a bit of > histeresis into the "near" value. > OK, now I see what the problem is and why it would work that way.
I always fly track-up and accept that the track will whirl round when I'm circling - in cruise it always shows pretty much what I want to see and as a bonus remains aligned with what I'm seeing out the window. > I would like to suggest a new mode called LastUp. When the glider crosses > the near distance to a turnpoint, the current orientation is preserved > until a new turnpoint is (automatically) selected. This avoids the screen > orientation hopping at a critical moment in the flight. > Interesting idea, but I'll stick to track-up - I like the TP moving so that its always shows where to look if you need a visual on it. Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web. Learn how to best implement a security strategy that keeps consumers' information secure and instills the confidence they need to proceed with transactions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
