"noel.wade" wrote in message ...
Oh, and I got sidetracked before making the sequels; but here's a
video on XCSoar that I put together a long time ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBB_ggqYFA

Maybe someday soon I'll put together a couple of videos on task-flying
and configuring the display...


Noel,

Thank you for the XCSoar demo video.

For several years I have been flying with various version of Glide Navigator in the generic mode. I recently purchase a used Borgelt B50 with all the mods. To exploit the B50 I need software that would read the Borgelt vario record. Sadly GN II only reads Cambridge records.

So my search for software that would support the B50 led me to XCSoar. I flew a couple flights running it on a Aero 1550 and realized being designed for color, the shades of gray on the B/W screen did not "cut it." So I now am the owner of a used iPaq hx4700.

I can hardly wait until spring when I can perform the test flights necessary to determine the B-50 and XCSoar polar setting for my HP-14.

Again, I found the video very helpful.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/