Flight Analysis

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Use the Task Performancecommand to see an analysisof flight performance.

The control timeand achievement are shown for eachleg - together with the sequence numberof the GPS fix which satisfied that control. You can override the default analysisto specify different GPS fixes which areto be regarded as satisfying the controls. Press the Adjust button to overridethe default analysis.

The next picturesshow how analyses of thermal climbs,and inter-thermal glides, can bedisplayed.

Use theThermals command to display an anlysisof thermal climbs,and inter-thermal glides. The initial dialog shows summary climbstatistics for the whole flight, for thetask and for each task leg.

Use the Drill buttonto see detailed climb analysis foreach thermal. In this illustration the secondtask leg has been selected to be thestart for the detailed analysis.

The next pictureshows how that detailed analysis for leg2 is presented.

This picture showsthe Thermal Analysis dialog at the secondof its three drill levels. A summary for task leg 2 is the top row of data. Succeeding rows are individualclimbs within that leg.

Use the Drill buttonagain to add inter-thermal glidesto the dialog.

Use the Map buttonto zoom the map window to show theflight segment around aselected climb or glide. A new map layeris then displayed to annotate each climb and glide. The next picture illustratesthat thermal analysis maplayer.

thermal analysis are presented asgraph icons which tag the flight track. There are results both for thermal climbsand for inter-thermal glides.

Use the Inspectbutton to interrogate the tag icons. The Thermal Analysis dialog is presented toshow data for the individual iconselected.

The next pictureshows how thermal analysis can alsobe interrogated from the Barographwindow.

The Barographwindow displays a colour coded

In this picture,the Inspect command is active and isoperating on the thermal analysis layer. As the mouse moves across the trace,the corresponding analysisresult is highlighted. When the left mousebutton is pressed, the Thermal Analysisdialog is presented for that highlightedresult in the same manner as illustrated in the map pictureabove.