Hi Evan, The best documentation certainly is the code ;-). But did you tried the help text, ok yes, not that meaningful.
I'll try it: Speed Task Average - Average cross country speed while on current task, compensated for altitude. -> That should give an estimate for the entire planned task based on what xc has observed up to now, guessing you continue in the same performance. Speed Task Instantaneous - Instantaneous cross country speed while on current task, compensated for altitude. -> Your cc speed observed in a very small time period just passed. Speed Task Achieved - Achieved cross country speed while on current task, compensated for altitude. -> Your cc speed on the time period from start to now. -> Altitude compensation just means that the calculated cc speed stays "constant" if you fly on a constant weather condition, e.g. also while climbing; expecting you climb according to the MC setting. A much better thermal than MC setting should then increase the calculated cc speed. Up to now I do not see any plain distance over time devision as speed calculation for the InfoBoxes. Helmut PS.: You are right, there might be a lot of assumptions in e.g. the first figure and it would be great when at least the manual would explain that. Currently only the help text is in the manual. Am Donnerstag, den 24.03.2011, 12:35 -0400 schrieb Evan Ludeman: > Can someone please provide or point to definitions of: > > Speed Task <achieved, average, instantaneous> as displayed in their > respective info boxes and "compensated for altitude" ? > > Is there a way to get average speed without "altitude compensation", > that is simply distance flown on task divided by elapsed time? > > Thanks... > > Evan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the > growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses > are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software > be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker > today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar > _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user -- Helmut Rohs d: 0761 4512359 p: 0761 5564244 m: 01577 6086555 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
