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Old October 1st 16, 03:59 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Remote thermal detection

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 12:17:59 PM UTC-7, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Personally, I want a Hud projected onto the canopy.


The view outside is too beautiful to mess it up with overlays :-) I want 3D audio and a big bright screen that covers the whole panel.

If a short range LIDAR can detect a thermal ahead, then initiating a pull up before entering the lift might prove advantageous. A bit longer range and it will be possible to make small course corrections while flying slowly in areas of lift.

5Z