LX Navigation LX10K User Manual page 21

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direction of your movement, your track, and the second one is showing the direction to your
chosen turnpoint, the destination line. Colours can be changed in the Graphics setup menu.
On the map, a red/blue line, known as the TAIL is drawn behind the glide, marking your pre-
vious positions. The blue colour indicates the glider experienced sink in that point, while the
red colour indicates it has experienced lift. The width of the line indicates the strength of the
lift/sink. The wider the line, the stronger the lift/sink. This can help the pilot center the thermal
more quickly, as he can see the exact mapping of thermal strength on the map.
. . The Header
The Header represents the top part of the screen, covering three vital pieces of information:
Turnpoint name, Relative bearing and distance to tunrpoint.
In the far top of the screen, we can see 'TP:' written. The TP indicates that we are on the
Turnpoint navigation page. After the colon, the name of the turnpoint to which we are
navigating to is displayed.
To the lower left of the turnpoint name, relative bearing is shown in degrees. When the relative
bearing is , we are ying towards the turnpoint.
Since the relative bearing is calculated from the bearing to turnpoint and your current track
(not heading), the wind is already calculated into the relative bearing.
On either side of the relative bearing, a green arrow will show in which direction you should
turn by the noted amount of degrees in order to be on course for the turnpoint.
To the lower right of the turnpoint name, distance is shown, in the desired distance unit.
. . The Wind indicator
The wind indicator is located on the far left side of the main unit display, above the NavBox
line. It shows three important wind parameters. Firstly, it shows the wind direction relative
to our current track, with the black/green arrow indicator shown by gure
direction and wind speed is written in digits, to the left of the arrow. For info on how to set
units, check the Units setup menu.
The wind is being calculated both in circling and in straight ight. It will update at all times
and no settings are required.
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Figure . Wind relative direction indicator
(in this case showing direct headwind)
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