User manual

XCSoar User Manual
Task calculator : Allows the pilot to see the effect of various changes to the
task on final performance.
Analysis : Shows several pages of analysis and statistics about the flight.
Status : Status dialogs give one page summaries of the situation.
Checklist : A multi-page custom checklist.
Configuration : Allows XCSoar and certain connected devices to be config-
ured.
Airspace colours and patterns : Configuration of colours and patterns of airspace used on
the map display.
Airspace filter : Controls enabling and disabling the display and warnings of
each airspace class.
Team code : Allows transfer of coordinates between team mates via a
code.
Waypoint edit : Allows editing of waypoints (name, comment, location, al-
titude, flags).
These dialogs are described in later chapters. with the exception
of the checklist and text entry dialogs, which are described below.
Checklist dialog
The checklist dialog can display several pages of user-defined free
text, typically this is used for checklists. This is accessed via the
menu under
INFO . Check list
These checklists may include: daily inspection, preflight, outland-
ing, pre-landing, radio procedures, and aircraft rigging and de-
rigging instructions. Since the checklists may be long, the up/-
down keys (or rotary knob on Altair) may be used to scroll through
the text. Clicking the < and > buttons select the previ-
ous/next checklist.
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