To reply to both questions, I'm familiar with the projected flight
vector and how to use it to intercept the best lift. The line I'm
talking about seems to appear when I make a large change in direction
and the line is straight, looks like a chord of the circle, and one end
initially points towards the nose of the glider from across the circle.

I tried to get a screen shot but, using the simulate mode on my laptop,
I can't make it happen.


On 6/14/2016 12:02 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 8:54:16 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
I've noticed with the latest versions of XCSoar that, while circling, a
blue line sometimes appears across my track as though providing some
kind of guidance or information. I've gone through the latest manual
and can't find anything about it. Do any other XCSoar users have an
idea of what it's for?

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Dan, 5J
One of the most useful features of XCSoar, the curvature of the blue line indicates the forward path of the glider and it varies based on the bank angle - in real time.

You can use it to adjust your bank angle in order to accurately intercept the location of best lift you had gone through before as you circle.

David

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Dan, 5J