Important: These forums are for discussions between SkyDemon users. They are not routinely monitored by SkyDemon staff so any urgent issues should be sent directly to our Customer Support.

Display of Gliding Sites


Author
Message
captain solo
captain solo
Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 10, Visits: 72
Love the way Glider sites are now displayed. Much better thanks .....
nje
nje
Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)Too Much Forum (46K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 384, Visits: 4.2K
I don't see a problem with how they are depicted, They look pretty obvious to me, I just run the mouse over everything just to check out the route and anything nearby especialy if I haven't been that way before and as stevelup says, in flight you get warned.
Tim Dawson
Tim Dawson
SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.3K
Not sure how to answer this one; I suppose the reason is because SkyDemon is designed that way.
captain solo
captain solo
Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)Too Much Forum (1.4K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 10, Visits: 72
Is there a reason why the gliding site symbol is as it is instead go a big G. I flew too near the gliding club at Chipping today as I thought the symbol was a hang gliding site ( it looks a bit like a hang glider symbol and there is a site there -Parlick) ? Tim over to you... A glider would be an alternative ? airfield users today loving skydemon on the iPad on my panel
John
pink leader
pink leader
Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)Too Much Forum (51K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 518, Visits: 2K
I agree that when you are planning a route on the PC its easy to "miss" gliding sites; so could be be a bit darker grey. But, as Steve says, mobile warns you as you fly.

D

stevelup
stevelup
Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)Too Much Forum (74K reputation)
Group: Moderators
Posts: 593, Visits: 4.9K
Just make sure you use SkyDemon mobile as well as Plan - that way you get an alert if you're about to fly too close to one!

Edited 7/28/2011 10:42:19 PM by stevelup
Tim Dawson
Tim Dawson
SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)SkyDemon Team (678K reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.3K
We think they are visible enough, but thank you for the feedback. Other people can comment here if they think otherwise.
CS '77
CS '77
Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)Too Much Forum (216 reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 2, Visits: 4
Hi Tim,



Is there a reason why Gliding sites are shown in a grey colour on SD?

It doesn't stand out very well and after reading over the weekend of powered aircraft getting in the mix with gliders on winch launches it seems the sites need to be as visible as possible!
GO

Merge Selected

Merge into selected topic...



Merge into merge target...



Merge into a specific topic ID...




Reading This Topic

Login

Explore
Messages
Mentions
Search