Flight/Task Info Screen
There are three parts to the screen. Everything from the words “Flight” to “Task” is information related to the overall flight. Everything from the “Task” label down to either the “Glide Ratios” label or the view buttons (depending on whether the logger is active or not) is related to any task assigned to this flight. Finally the bottom of the screen will show either Glide Ratio values if the flight logger is active or it will show the “Baro”, “% Thermal” & “Map” buttons.
Flight Info:
If the logger is active, the drop down list will not be active. The Start time will be the time that the current flight started, the Stop time will update with the current time and the “Time” field is the current duration of the flight. Max Alt is the updated with the highest altitude value of the flight. %Thrml shows the percentage of the entire flight that you spent thermalling. Finally, if there is terrain data loaded for the location that you are flying in then the TerElev value will show you the current ground elevation. If there isn’t and terrain data loaded or you have flown out of it’s coverage, the field will show a “N/A” value.
If the logger isn’t active, the drop down list will then be active. In this case, with the exception of the terrain elevation value, the values displayed will be for the overall. You can then switch between the various logged flights to view their information.
Task Info:
The information in this are shows current task-related information if the logger is active.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Dist | Show how much of the total task distance you have accomplished |
| Start | Shows when the current task was started |
| Stop | Shows the current time if the task is actively being flown (and the logger is still active). If the logger is stopped, the value shows the time you completed the task or the flight stopped, whichever came first. |
| MSL or Elev | Shows the altitude at the point the task was started |
| TOT | Shows the estimated Time On Task. ie. The expected time to complete the task. If you have set a Min Task Time in the Task Rules screen and you are predicted to be early, this field will be highlighted |
| Elap | Shows how long you have been flying the task |
| Speed | Shows the current overall speed for the assigned task. If the logger isn’t active, then the values displayed are the final values for the assigned task. Tapping this field will change the units |
If the task is “on hold” because a temporary waypoint has been selected, “On Hold” will be shown in the TOT and Finish Time fields. Tapping either of these fields will resume the task.
Glide Ratios:
These values show various calculated glide ratio or L/D values. They are of particular interest to the paragliding community. The “Reset” text on the screen can be touched to reset the current calculations for these values at any time. I hope that other people more knowledgable about these values will provide more detail here.
Flight Display Buttons:
These buttons ONLY become active when the logger is not active. This is done on purpose as there is no reason for them to be displayed while flying.
- Task - This button displayes the task declared and stored in the flight log. This is read-only and cannot be modified. You can however, copy the task (once) to the task database and edit and re-use it there. Post flight task statistics for:- Time at each turnpoint, time between each turnpoint, speed on each task leg, confirmation of correct sector entry at each turnpoint, can be shown by tapping the buttons at the bottom of the screen.
- Baro - This button displays the standard altitude vs. time display showing the altitude profile of the flight, and the grounded level 1). If no task is active, it shows just the flight altitude profiles. If a task was assigned for the selected flight, vertical lines will be drawn to indicate when each task turnpoint was marked as accomplished. The tick marks on the horizontal time axis mark each hour. Press the “Back” button to return to the Flight/Task Info screen.
- % Thermal - If no task is assigned to the selected flight, this will break the flight into six parts and then display a bar graph indicating the percentage of that period that you spent thermalling. If a task is assigned, each bar will represent each task leg. Press the “Back” button to return to the Flight/Task Info screen.
- Map - This button will display the entire flight in a map representation. As with the normal moving map, the Page-Up and Page-Down hardware buttons can be used to zoom the in and out. The arrows on the sides of the screen can be used to move the center of the map around so you can see the flight. If a task was assigned to the selected flight, it will also be displayed on the moving map. To return to the Flight/Task Info screen, tap the Home or Back button. In the top right corner it shows “Log” and the top left corner shows if the map is in panning mode.
