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Old February 7th 17, 08:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Reachable landing sites in iGlide

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 1:44:51 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
XCSoar is an open source program with programmers around the world.
There's also a user forum and a facility to log problems which are then
fixed and updates released on the Google Play Store. On the very rare
occasion when I've had a problem, it's been quickly addressed and
usually was my fault. A quick look in the user manual usually has the
answer. Go to https://xcsoar.org/ and have a look around. There's no
obligation.

I'm not associated with them in any way, but I have used the program for
the past 5 years and have been very impressed with it.

Dan

On 2/7/2017 11:03 AM, wrote:
Dan
I am not a computer geek so am a bit concerned that xcsoar has no parents....
Did you/do you have any problems with support ?
Dan
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 12:36:51 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
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It might sound completely crazy, but how about using a dedicated device in the glider?
Jim
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What a concept! Considering you can now find a Dell Streak 5 on eBay
for under $50 (I've seen them as low as $15), and it's daylight
readable, and XCSoar is free and doesn't do all the bad things I'm
reading about iGlide, and it's continually maintained and updated, and
it has a nearly 200 page user's manual... Then you can turn off your
phone so that, should you land or bail out, you'll have a charged phone
to call for help. Maybe not so crazy...
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Dan, 5J


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Dan, 5J


Hold on Dan. This is a thread about iGlide which you have stated you have no experience using. Show some respect to the OP buy not "hyjacking" his interest. If you want to chat up XCSoar and the Dell Streak, start your own thread.