It would seem that if you just set the circle finish height for whatever
you are personally comfortable with to get to the airfield, the problem is
then solved and no additional software changes are required. If you're
dealing with really large finish circles, maybe this isn't workable. But
2-5km radius seem to be well within an easy mental calculation of how much
height you want in reserve.
The developers on XCSoar continue to do fantastic work, but we do need to
be careful about asking for things that make the software overly complex
and serve to mostly handle edge cases
Morgan
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Chad Nowak <walkywo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> >>
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