You also need to be turning for zigzag wind to work; i wonder how accurately
you can fly to a given true airspeed while turning?
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Tibor Arpas <ti...@bidforfix.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I just recently learned strong arguments for a very steady inter-thermal
> cruising speeds (ignoring the McReady speed to fly):
> http://www.betsybyars.com/guy/soaring_symposia/72price.html
>
> Sure, you should consult your gliders polar and the estimated climb in
> front of you.
> But until you hit something clearly worth circling in, you can maintain
> steady speed.
>
> I flew this way during my last competition and it really feels better. And
> I think it also makes the airspeed sensor input unnecessary.
> For a given day I might decide I'll do 150 km/h glides.
>
> Feature request:
> I would like to set-up my typical gliding (air) speed in the "fligh
> set-up". Now whenever XCSoar would detect a steady (GPS) speed for 20+
> seconds it would beep and I would be able to confirm with gesture that I was
> flying my typical airspeed during those 20 seconds.
>
> This way, I imagine, we would have more reliable wind computations even for
> those frequent cases when the wind changes and you don't circle.
>
> Tibor
>
>
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