I can concur with the flap switch problem you have as it is the same problem I 
have. I will confirm when I have updated to the latest XCsoar version. 

For the meantime I would suggest changing "flap forces cruise" to "off" as it 
will solve your problem for the remainder of the comp. 

Chad Nowak

On 02/10/2012, at 20:54, Robert Hart <ha...@interweft.com.au> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I flew today and can add the following report:-
> 
> 1. The Altair is correctly seeing the flap switch move to positive and
>    back (as reported by the Vega).
> 2. XCSoar correctly switches to circling mode just once in the flight -
>    the first time the flaps move to +ve - in my case on the launch as I
>    start in -ve flap and move to +6 once I have aileron control).
> 3. After this single move, XCSoar will not change back to cruise mode
>    when the flaps are moved to neutal (or -ve). I manually switch to
>    cruise mode, but the on screen vario is clearly stuck in circling
>    mode as it's showing the circling icon!
> 4. The exact same hardware (including flap switches) worked perfectly
>    with earlier versions of XCSoar, so I have to conclude there is a
>    bug in 6.2.1
> 5. I cannot upgrade to 6.4.1 as I cannot find a way to make my Altair
>    upgrade its software (it is running V1.1.3 according to the
>    maintenance screen).
> 6. It is likely that the TC Average calculation is getting thrown out
>    by the vario being permanently in climb mode!
> 
> Can anyone help me with this as not having XCSoar working correctly is a 
> problem, particularly during a competition!
> 
> 
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> 
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