Operation Manual

maximum take-off weight. Empty weight is weight of the glider without pilot and ballast.
The overload factor is calculated as:
weightgliderMinimum
ballastWaterweightPilotweightgliderEmpty
overload
..
....
+
+
=
Pilot weight is set in the Flight recorder menu (see Chapter 5.1.2).
5.1.14 Profiles and Pilots
All LX8000 settings and navigational page look and feel are stored in a profile. Profiles can
be used in different ways:
• For club operation or multiple pilots sharing the same glider. Each pilot can have his
personal profile.
• When the user is flying a glider which can have a different wing spans. In this situation
the pilot has two profiles, one for each configuration.
• When a pilot is flying in several different locations. A separate profile for each location
can be created (examples: France, Spain, Namibia, WGC2008).
An active profile is selected when LX8000 is powered on (see Chapter 7.1.2).
Use this dialogue to add a new profile, delete a profile, load/save a profile, change name for
an existing profile and to activate a profile. The active profile is the profile which is currently
being used.
Press TO USB or TO SD for the profile will be stored to a USB stick or SD card. A profile is
stored to a file with the .lxprofile extension.
Press the LOAD button to load a profile from a SD card or USB stick. A profile will be copied
to the LX8000.
Press the EDIT button to edit the profile name.
A profile can also be locked. This option is very useful for club operation where one does
not want a global club profile to be changed. When a profile is locked all settings will be
read-only.
A profile file can be opened and manipulated with the LXStyler program. LXStyler is a
special program designed to customise the look and feel of navigational pages. It can be
downloaded free of charge from our web pages www.lxnav.com.