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Old August 3rd 13, 07:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default When are thermals not circular and do thermal helpers assumethat they are?

Dan Marotta wrote, On 8/2/2013 6:55 AM:
An algorithm works for a single case and each thermal is different.


You aren't a programmer, are you? :^)


"jfitch" wrote in message
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a lot of snipping Finding the lift is art. Centering it is science,
and science can be reduced to an algorithm. Computers, correctly
programmed, are very good at algorithms - without head down time or
otherwise adding to pilot workload.

But I will try the reworked Naviter version!



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