Thermal Mode; Optimization - LXNAV LX80XX User Manual

Operating Modes
Use Show glider range area to display reachable area from current altitude with current
wind and MacCready settings. Use area colour and area border to define its properties.
Area can be filled outside or inside. Glide ratio defines the past flown average efficiency
which will be used for average efficiency calculation for glider range area.
Press the DEFAULT button to reset these settings back to default.
5.1.6.5

Thermal mode

When entering thermal, display unit can enter special page, which is called thermal page.
See chapter 6 or LX Styler manual how to define thermal page.
Check Enabled to enable thermal page option. Displayed path on thermal page can be
different from the one defined in Glider and track dialog. Use length, line and colouring
properties to define path display. Also page zoom is different and set to fixed value defined
with Page zoom property. Switching to thermal mode can be done in 2 ways: Circling
detection or Switching SC/Var. If you start circling the thermal mode will become active at
the angle of turn (set switch angle), or if you switch from SC to Vario mode. Circles are
coloured based on following methods: Auto span, MC or Average Vario.
5.1.6.6

Optimization

The main display unit calculates the optimised flown distance according to OLC or FAI rules
in real-time during flight (see Chapter 5.1.8). It calculates the available FAI triangle area,
which is also called the FAI triangle assistant. If you enter this area and return to the start
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