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2.14 this is referred to as Alt a. BG (altitude above best glide). While thermaling before gliding to the waypoint, this
height will display a "0" when the pilot should be able to reach the goal by flying at the best glide speed and the data
field will inverse (white numbers on a black field).
When thermaling you should climb until Alt a. WP shows zero. You can then go on glide at McCready optimum
speed-to-fly. The Alt a. BG (Safety Alt) then shows the pilot how much height he/she will have above the best glide
slope to use, if necessary, to compensate for unexpected sink. Generally the pilot should not proceed to goal if the
Alt a. BG shows zero or negative numbers – reaching goal would be impossible without encountering lift on the way.
B8 Flying Routes
A route is a sequence of waypoints. The waypoints used on a route must first be entered into the 5030's waypoint
list. To create, change, or delete a route please read section C4 Routes - Create, Alter, Delete. To select an
existing route, press the
example, "Quest Air Triangle".
The 5030 stores up to twenty routes. The same waypoint can be used more than once along a route, and the same
waypoint may occur on other routes as well. If a waypoint is used in a route, it cannot be deleted from the waypoint
list, until the route is deleted. There is still the option of looking up other, possibly closer, waypoints without leaving
the current active route, by using the Goto function.
B8.1 Direction arrow to second next waypoint
In the middle of the compass rose, a thick black arrow points to the next
waypoint. Under this pointer is a grey shaded second pointer that points in
the direction of the second waypoint. This second pointer makes it easier
for pilots in competitions to know in advance which direction to turn after
reaching the waypoint cylinder
B9 The FAI Route for Record Flights and Competition Pilots
In contrast to the routes described above, the 5030 uses the terminology
FAI Route to designate routes that have waypoints or cylinders around
waypoints that are mandatory; for example, turn points in competition, or
on FAI record or badge flights. The track log points stored by the 5030 are
used to verify completion of a task in a competition.
When flying an FAI-route the pilot will be notified with an audible alert when
crossing the circumference of a turn point cylinder or when leaving/entering
the start cylinder and the 5030 will automatically switch to the next
waypoint. The FAI route can be called up by pressing and holding the
/Route key and can be selected by pressing the Enter key. Please refer to
section C5 FAI Route - Create, Alter, Delete to set and change routes.
B9.1 Changing a route into the FAI Route:
To change a route to the FAI route go to Route menu under Menu/Routes, select the desired route with the and
keys, and press McC /Mrk key. The display will ask "copy to FAI route?" Press the or key to change the "No"
to "Yes" and press Enter. Any of the waypoints in an FAI Route can be defined to be the start waypoint by pressing
the McC /Mrk key.
In current competitions, instead of being required to fly through FAI photo sectors, the pilot only need enter o exit a
cylinder. The cylinder radius can be set separately for every waypoint, between 20 m and 50 km. The factory setting
is a radius of 400 m. An FAI task is defined by the least distance between the circumferences of each of the
cylinders. However, the Dist. to WP always displays the distance from the pilot's current position to the center of the
waypoint cylinder.
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/ Route key for a few seconds. Each route can also be assigned a route name, for
FAI-ROUTE
Quest
Sheets
Groveland
Cleremont
Dean Still
Highway 33/474
Waypoint 1 in Route
Quest
Enter
Total Distance:
No of Waypoints: 5
Starttime:
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0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
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Exit
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