I support this. Navigating control zones visually using the map is difficult when the distances are close particularly when the screen is filled with a warning window. Nautical miles is the default measurement for control zones so it makes sense to always have this unit of measure available as a default.
A while back (months ago) I saw some proposed new airspace warning dialogues that did not block out the whole screen. has anyone any idea when this feature will be added? Andy Gough Henrik Bieler wrote > > Hey, > I also would like to see the radial - nm - feature from a > non-task-waypoint. > I opened a feature request for this a few days ago. > http://bugs.xcsoar.org/ticket/2269 > Goto Function does not work for me because I need the distance in nautical > miles, however my preset is km. (see ticket) > > Cheers Henrik > > Ramy Yanetz <ryanetz@> schrieb: > >>The map list will give you distance and bearing to any place you touch on the map. >> >>Ramy >> >>On Aug 11, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Peter F Bradshaw <pfb@> wrote: >> >>> Hi Alan; >>> >>> I use the Waypoint->GOTO funtionality to achieve what you want. Would >>> this work for you? >>> >>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2012, Alan Wilson wrote: >>> >>>> Addition to the suggestion below. Glider pilots in Australia are >>>> increasingly having to converse with Regular Public Transport aircraft >>>> in >>>> terms that RPT's understand. Several smaller airlines that operate in >>>> G >>>> airspace in Australia are challenging gliders lack of aids particularly >>>> SSR. >>>> These RPT's understand distance and direction/radial from their >>>> destinations >>>> [only] so it would be useful to have a selectable information box that >>>> shows >>>> distance in nautical miles and bearing/radial from RPT destination. In >>>> my >>>> case that is Cooma NSW but it could be Canberra, Temora, Wagga, Dubbo >>>> etc. >>>> >>>> So my suggestion is for an information box that readily shows distance >>>> in >>>> nautical miles and radial from selectable airports in the XCSoar data >>>> base >>>> so glider pilots can readily give accurate position information to >>>> powered >>>> aircraft. >>>> >>>> Alan Wilson >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Alan Wilson [mailto:arw@.com] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 08 August, 2012 3:41 PM >>>> To: xcsoar-user@.sourceforge >>>> Subject: Re: [Xcsoar-user] [Xcsoar-devel] ideas for improvements >>>> >>>> Not sure of the intent of this subject, but >>>> >>>> I have spent too much radio time listening to pilots on long tasks >>>> trying to >>>> pass on their location. Particularly Corowa visitors probably 300 km >>>> NW of >>>> Corowa. Radio chatter takes many minutes in several languages. >>>> >>>> My suggestion is for an XCSoar data box giving bearing and distance >>>> from a >>>> selectable waypoint [that is not necessarily the task's next turnpoint. >>>> viz., Condo 240/36km [from Condoblin]. Then they could agree the >>>> reference >>>> from time to time and then radio their position in the above simple >>>> terms >>>> from that point. >>>> >>>> This function looks similar to 'alternate 1' but I have not figured out >>>> the >>>> specifics yet. Or it may be in Team modes? >>>> >>>> If there is this functionality in XCSoar somewhere, my apologies but I >>>> have >>>> not found it. >>>> >>>> Keep up the good work. >>>> >>>> Alan Wilson >>>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> -- >>> Peter F Bradshaw: http://www.exadios.com (public keys avaliable there). >>> Personal site: http://personal.exadios.com >>> "I love truth, and the way the government still uses it occasionally to >>> keep us guessing." - Sam Kekovich. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. >>> Discussions >>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in >>> malware >>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xcsoar-user mailing list >>> Xcsoar-user@.sourceforge >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Live Security Virtual Conference >>Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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