Polar Configuration
For the calculations in the Final Glide screen SoarPilot needs the polar of your glider. This section describres the screens that are implemented in SoarPilot to maintain the polar database.
Polar List
This screen can be accessed from the main Settings menu under Polar or by using the shortcut 
P. The active selected polar is displayed on top of the list. Tap on the name of a polar to make it the active polar to use.
You can scroll through the list using the following hardware buttons
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Calendar | Move one item up in the list. Moving to the previous page if required, but not past the start of the list |
| Phone | Move one item down in the list. Moving to the next page if required, but not past the end of the list |
| Page-Down | Move a page up in the list. Or to the last page if at the start of the list |
| Page-Up | Move a page down in the list. Or to the first page if at the end of the list |
The command buttons at the bottom are:
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Edit | Open the polar in the Polar Editor (see below) |
| New | Open the Polar Editor to create a new polar from scratch |
| Delete | Remove the selected polar from the database |
Polar Edit
This screen can be used to input a polar using a 3 coefficient algorithm to approximate the actual polar. Also see this FAQ.
On this site a spreadsheet can be downloaded to calculate these 3 coefficients for WinPilot, but I’m sure those values work nicely with SoarPilot too.
You can also enter a total dry weight (including the pilot(s)) and the amount of possible water ballast. This allows SoarPilot to calculate changes in wing loading, and therefore glider performance, if you fly with water ballast.
The pictures below show some sample polars in the editor and the actual polar.
| ASW-19 | Polar |
|---|---|
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| SZD51-1 Junior | Polar |
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Also see this FAQ.
