Check out the thermal finder in WinPilot. WinPilot XP takes logger flights,
IGC files, and produces a thermal data base. You need to have WinPilot XP
for your desktop computer and WinPilot ADV or PRO for your Ipaq. I
personally have six years of data for Montague and all the contest flights
in the area, in my Montaque thermal data base. WinPilot can be set to
limit the thermals by sun position and wind direction. The thermals can be
turned on and off by assigning a button on the front of the Ipaq. Many
contest flights are available for download for most US contest sites. One
interesting thing is the thermals that were found by contest pilots in areas
that locals very rarely fly. I believe there is also a thermal data base
available for the Minden area. I will add a thermal database page for
WinPilot users to my website in the next couple of days. If you have a
thermal database for you area and want it placed on my web please email it
to me.

Richard
www.craggyaero.com


"Bob Johnson" wrote in message
...
Serusly, maybe Dr. Jack can log in with his forecast of when he thinks
real-time moving map cockpit displays of current thermals, or (let's not
be unreasonable here) 1-hr old thermals will be available.

Or does he think there is a physical limit to this problem, beyond which
we cannot go? (Like 7 A-h batteries)

Winter food for thot

BJ