Feature request: Current elevation

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Feature request: Current elevation

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lars667	l lars667 posted 4/16/2018 7:58:41 PM Post Details Share Post
l Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 40	+x Tim Dawson - 4/16/2018 4:47:15 PM Lars, SkyDemon does have a height reading. Simply touch the Altitude instrument to change it to Height. That isn't what this thread is about. Man, this was embarrassing. Thanks for the clarification. Edited 4/16/2018 7:58:41 PM by lars667
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ospreyleader	o ospreyleader posted 6/25/2018 5:22:26 PM Post Details Share Post
o Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 0	Was just planning a low level sortie around the Mach loop but found the contour height representation inadequate. I used to use a competitor flight planning application which overlayed routes onto the CAA 1/4 mil maps, which show contour lines. So my question is - can I download CAA maps onto SkyDemon
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 6/26/2018 9:49:48 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.5K	No, you cannot.
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Gax	G Gax posted 6/26/2018 9:59:36 AM Post Details Share Post
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 41, Visits: 0	+x ospreyleader - 6/25/2018 5:22:26 PM Was just planning a low level sortie around the Mach loop but found the contour height representation inadequate. I used to use a competitor flight planning application which overlayed routes onto the CAA 1/4 mil maps, which show contour lines. So my question is - can I download CAA maps onto SkyDemon It used to in “the old days”, but the vector versions are much better for digital charts. Have you downloaded the high-resolution terrain?
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T67M	T67M posted 6/27/2018 10:11:59 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 206, Visits: 3.2K	The high res terrain is good enough in most cases, but sometimes the contour lines would be more useful. Would it be possible to add (100ft??) contour lines as well as/instead of terrain shading in the map layers menu? I guess the data must already be present to create the terrain shading?
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 7/4/2018 10:51:07 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.5K	Anything is possible. What exactly would you use the contour lines for?
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T67M	T67M posted 7/5/2018 5:56:33 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 206, Visits: 3.2K	+x Tim Dawson - 7/4/2018 10:51:07 AM Anything is possible. What exactly would you use the contour lines for? One immediate example occurs to me: it's much easier to find a saddle across a ridge of high ground using contour lines than using terrain shading.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 7/9/2018 8:46:54 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.5K	Our new Terrain Colouring feature will make that obvious too, hopefully. Let's ship that then return to this debate.
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Unblonde	U Unblonde posted 8/28/2018 11:26:49 PM Post Details Share Post
U Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 0	Just to add that when I first started using Skydemon in anger last month, i also thought this was a missing feature - initially assumed that i just didn't know how to turn it on. I've been using the Altitude minus height option, but would prefer the elevation option too. The bigger thing I felt was missing was the ability to see spot elevations for other places i touch on the map - i was hoping to use it to check my saddle crossing height and to confirm my altimeter setting. To clarify, I was trying to match the view outside the window which included various peaks to the map, but comparing the height of the mountains (similar to me, higher, etc) to the points on the map. If the spot height was included in the what's here dialog, it would have made that easier.
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Gax	G Gax posted 8/29/2018 6:34:10 AM Post Details Share Post
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 41, Visits: 0	I agree with Unblonde: Being able to determine ridge heights in mountainous areas is important for safety, as you need to ensure you have sufficient clearance (determined by wind speed) well before you get there. At the moment we’re forced to guess, but would be much easier and safer if we could just get the elevation quickly from What’s Here. Edited 8/29/2018 6:35:17 AM by Gax
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