User Manual

Clickingthismenuoptionwillenablethethermaldisplay.Whenthermalsarea ctivatedeitherthroughtheflyingsite
>weather>changemenu,orbyacompetitionmodesuchasthermalgliding,theywillappearontheflyingsiteas
largesemi‐transparentcylinderswhichshowtheextentofthethermal’sradius.Flyinginsidethecylinderwillprovide
thermallifttothemodel.
Skyorientation
ClickingthismenuoptionwillenabletheSkyorientationdisplay.Whenactive,theSkyorientationshowsasaseries
ofringsandlinesonscreenwhichmakeiteasiertokeeptrackofyourmodel’sposition,especiallyagainstauniform
bluesky.TheSkyorientationalsoshowsheadingsatuniformintervals.
Showpilotnames
Whenthismenuisactive,anymodelnotcurrentlybeingtrackedbythecamerawillbytaggedbyasmallpointerand
framewiththepilot’savatariconandname.Whenthemodelmovesoutsidethemainviewboundary,theframewill
stay at the edge of the screen to show the direction of the model. When the model moves behind the pilot’s eye
view,theframewillmovetothebottomoftheview.
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Toolbars
Thetoolbarsmenuletsyoure‐enable(ordisable)anytoolbarwhichyoumayhavedisabledusingthetoolbar’sclose 
button.Toolbarsletyouaccesscommonlyusedprogramfeatureseasilyandquicklywithoutnee ding togothrough
any sub‐menus. Each toolbar has a tab which contains the name of the toolbar, along with its icon and control
buttons.
Thefirstoftheseistheexpand/retractbutton(markedwitheitheran<or>icon).Clickingthiswillcausethetoolbar
tomoveintooroutofthesideofthescreen.Whenthetoolbarisretracted,onlythetabofthetoolbarisvisible,and
this will disappear when the mouse has not been moved for a  short time. When the toolbar is expanded, it will 
remainvisibleevenwhenthemainmenuormousehasdisappeared.
Theother buttonisthe closebutton(marked withan x).Clickingthis buttonwillclose thetoolbar  completely,and
youwillneedtousetheToolbarsmenu tore‐enablethetoolbaratalatertime.
Favourites
TheFavouritestoolbarletsyouaccessanyfavouritesyoumayhavecreatedusingtheModel>Changemenu.When
youhavesavedfavourites,theywillappearinthistoolbar–youcanthenselectonebyclickingonitinthetoolbar.
Notifications
Thistoolbarcontainsanyfailuresorproblemsthatmayoccurwithyourmodel.Thefirsttwoitemsarethe“crashed
model”andthe“fuelempty”notifications.Thelastsectionisdevotedtoanyfailuresthathavebeensetupusingthe
model>failuresmenu(seethistopi cformoreinformationonfailures).
Whenthemodelcrashes,runsoutoffuel,oranactivefailuretriggers,thenotificationsbarwillautomaticallyexpand
for a short time if visible, notifying you of the failure, and letting you reset the problem by left‐clicking on the
flashingicon.
Buddies
TheBuddiestoolbarletsyouconfigureanyBuddiesthatyoumayhaveconfigured.Eachactivebuddywillappearin
thetoolbaralongwiththeirmodeland skilllevel.Clickingonthesmall“X” buttontothe top‐rightofeachentryin