====== Where to Find Data ======
Obtaining Waypoint  and Airspace data for many geographic areas can be obtained from the following websites:
  - **World-Wide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange** - There are actually three mirrors of this site now.  Within this site, there are a couple of places that you may find the waypoint and SUA files you are looking for.  Here are all three sites for you to choose from:
    * [[http://soaringweb.org/|Sterling, Massachusetts, USA]] ( courtesy of Günther Eichhorn, the new Soaring Server )
    * [[http://soaring.xinqu.net/|Wellington, New Zealand]] ( courtesy of Philip Plane, XINQU )
    * [[http://soaring.gahsys.com/|Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA]] ( courtesy of Glenn Holden, Gahsys International)


====== Main Transfer Screen ======
SoarPilot offers functions to exchange information between the PDA and your desktop PC and to save your data onto an SD card or internally on the Palm in DOC format. 

This screen which is accessed from the "Settings" menu can be used to start a file exchange. See below for details about the [[soarpilot:loading_and_saving_data#default_filenames_used_for_data_transfer|default filenames]] SoarPilot is using for each type of file, and how to choose a [[soarpilot:loading_and_saving_data#choosing_a_filename|different filename]].
The transfer method is selected on the [[soarpilot:nmea_port_settings#data_transfer_config|NMEA Port Settings]] screen and is displayed in the title bar of the transfer screen.

| {{soarpilot:main_transfer.jpg}} |<- transfer method is from/to SD Card \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ |

Tap one of the buttons on the screen to select the data you wish to transfer

  * [[soarpilot:saving_exporting_the_flight_log|Flight/Logs]]
  * [[soarpilot:load_save_waypoints|Waypoints]]
  * [[soarpilot:load_save_polars|Polars]]
  * [[soarpilot:load_save_tasks|Tasks]]
  * [[soarpilot:load_save_configuration|Configuration]]
  * [[soarpilot:load_sua_data|SUA]]

Additionally if you have either a C302, C302A, GPSNAV, Volklogger, LX or Filser selected in the **Comp** field on the [[soarpilot:nmea_port_settings#logger_vario_support|NMEA Port Settings]] screen, then there will be an additional button to select [[soarpilot:logger_data_transfer|data transfer with an external logger]].





===== Default Filenames used for Data Transfer =====

^Data Type 	^ Default Filename ^ Receive  ^ Transmit ^ Format ^ Extension ^
| Configuration	| config.scg	|  X  |  X  | SoarPilot             | .scg |
| Waypoints	| waypoints.dat	|  X  |  X  | Cambridge             | .dat |
|               | waypoints.cup |  X  |  X  | SeeYou                | .cup |
|               | waypoints.wpl |  X  |  X  | $GPWPL NMEA Sentence  | .wpl |
| Polars	| polars.spl    |  X  |  X  | SoarPilot             | .spl |
| Tasks	        | tasks.spt     |  X  |  X  | SoarPilot             | .spt |
| Flight        | IGC Name      |     |  X  | IGC Format            | .igc |
| SUA	        | suadata.sua   |  X  |     | Tim Newton-Pierce     | .sua |
|               |               |  X  |     | OpenAir format        | .air |

These are all plain text files.

For SD (Memory) Card transfers, these files should be placed into the following directory on the card:

\PALM\Programs\SoarPilot

If these directories are not currently on your card, simply select the Configuration option then touch the Transmit option, choose the "Default" button to get the default filename and "Transmit".  All of the required directories will be created automatically for you.




===== Choosing a Filename =====

If you use the [[soarpilot:load_save_configuration#sd_card_method|SD Card method]] or [[soarpilot:load_save_configuration#doc_method|Palm DOC method]] you will be given the option to choose a filename to Receive or Transmit. The file extension is fixed according to the file types above.

==== Receiving a File ====
{{soarpilot:receive_file.png}}

Tap on the item in the list to select it, or use **//Page-Up//** or **//Page-Down//** to view other pages in the list

**//Receive//** Will start the receiving process for the file selected.

**//Delete//** will delete the selected file.

**//Cancel//** will return to the [[soarpilot:loading_and_saving_data#main_transfer_screen|Main Transfer Screen]].

==== Transmitting a File ====
{{soarpilot:transmit_file.png}}

Tap on the item in the list to select it, or use **//Page-Up//** or **//Page-Down//** to view other pages in the list

You can enter the filename you want in the **Filename** field.

**//Transmit//** Will start the transmitting process for the file selected

**//Default//** will put the default filename for that file type in the filename field.

**//Cancel//** will return to the [[soarpilot:loading_and_saving_data#main_transfer_screen|Main Transfer Screen]].


===== SoaringDotNet =====

SoaringDotNet is a program on the PC to partner SoarPilot and to make the process of preparing SUA, Terrain, Task, and Waypoint files for uploading into SoarPilot, and to download flights from SoarPilot much easier.

SoaringDotNet can be found under **Files** on the [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soaringpilot/|Soaring Pilot Yahoo group site]] or on the [[http://www.soaringdotnet.org|SoaringDotNet]] website. 

Details on the SoaringDotNet program can be found [[soarpilot:load_sua_data:soaringdotnet|here]]. More documentation will be available on the [[http://www.soaringdotnet.org|SoaringDotNet]] website. 

<note>The SoaringDotNet program above can also be used to convert OpenAir format SUA files into the format required for SoarPilot.</note>