All valid points guys and I agree but it would be nice to have an option of setting AAT calculations to the edge of the finish circle but glide to the center for just such a situation. It is rare to see finish heights in australia and we always use finish circles.
Chad Nowak On 08/01/2013, at 5:02, Tobias Bieniek <tobias.bien...@gmx.de> wrote: > AFAIK XCSoar does and should use the edge of the circle. The finish > circles are supposed to be in an altitude where getting home is not a > problem, if that is not the case then please blame the competition > organizer. If you want to calculate your final glide to the airport > you could either replace the finish circle by a line, or just use a > GoTo instead of the real task. > > Turbo > > 2013/1/7 Chad Nowak <walkywo...@hotmail.com>: >> When using a finish circle, does XCsoar calculate glide to the center of the >> finish circle (e.g. The airfield) or the edge of the circle? Is there any >> way to change it? >> >> At the nationals here we do straight in finishes and although getting inside >> the finish circle is important, it won't be much use if I end up in the >> trees in the paddock before the runway. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Chad Nowak >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, >> MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current >> with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft >> MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 >> _______________________________________________ >> Xcsoar-user mailing list >> Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
