Wrong heading

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Wrong heading

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Freccia	F Freccia posted 11/2/2023 1:47:18 PM Topic Details Share Topic
F Group: Forum Members Posts: 27, Visits: 134	Hi, I planned a short route (attached to the post) but I realized that the heading towards the VRP MEE1 seems clearly wrong (same error on both the Android tablet and the PC version). Can you explain to me why? Thank you. Attachments Campo volo Caravaggio - Iseo Lake Airfield Costa Volpino.flightplan (152 views, 2.00 KB) Edited 11/2/2023 1:57:50 PM by Freccia
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Gerhard66	G Gerhard66 posted 11/2/2023 7:19:50 PM Post Details Share Post
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 168, Visits: 355	+x Freccia - 11/2/2023 1:47:18 PM Hi, I planned a short route (attached to the post) but I realized that the heading towards the VRP MEE1 seems clearly wrong (same error on both the Android tablet and the PC version). Can you explain to me why? Thank you. Strong wind from south?
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Freccia	F Freccia posted 11/3/2023 5:38:21 AM Post Details Share Post
F Group: Forum Members Posts: 27, Visits: 134	+x Gerhard66 - 11/2/2023 7:19:50 PM +x Freccia - 11/2/2023 1:47:18 PM Hi, I planned a short route (attached to the post) but I realized that the heading towards the VRP MEE1 seems clearly wrong (same error on both the Android tablet and the PC version). Can you explain to me why? Thank you. Strong wind from south? Does Skydemon take the wind into account when indicating a heading? Is it a dynamic parameter then?
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Gerhard66	G Gerhard66 posted 11/3/2023 7:50:20 AM Post Details Share Post
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 168, Visits: 355	+x Freccia - 11/3/2023 5:38:21 AM +x Gerhard66 - 11/2/2023 7:19:50 PM +x Freccia - 11/2/2023 1:47:18 PM Hi, I planned a short route (attached to the post) but I realized that the heading towards the VRP MEE1 seems clearly wrong (same error on both the Android tablet and the PC version). Can you explain to me why? Thank you. Strong wind from south? Does Skydemon take the wind into account when indicating a heading? Is it a dynamic parameter then? SD does even much more. As many powerful features are not always intuitive, reading the manual is absolutely necessary.
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grahamb	grahamb posted 11/3/2023 8:14:19 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 565, Visits: 27K	+x Freccia - 11/3/2023 5:38:21 AM +x Gerhard66 - 11/2/2023 7:19:50 PM Strong wind from south? Does Skydemon take the wind into account when indicating a heading? Is it a dynamic parameter then? It will use latest forecast wind for that point in time, assuming it was a recent forecast. You can see the values it is using either on the Pilot Log, or in the tools displayed on the side or top of the chart (depending on your device)
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 11/3/2023 10:32:35 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9K	Yes, SkyDemon calculates your heading taking account of forecast wind at whatever altitude and time you've planned. Strong winds yesterday will have given some very interesting headings to fly, I am sure.
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