Altair Glide Computer and Navigation System Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 24)

A FEATURE SUMMARY

A Feature summary

Notes:

 Feature available only in PRO version

Design overview

• Large, sunlight readable display with ambient light controlled backlight

• Low power drain

• USB host, to allow connection with USB storage drives for easy transfer of ﬂight logs and

applying software or data ﬁle updates.

• Lightweight, small and affordable

Software

• XCSoar glide computer software

• Simple to use, yet extremely powerful

• Field-proven

• Designed for competitive as well as casual cross-country ﬂying.

User Interface

• 10 buttons for quick-access functions and menu navigation for accessing other functions

• Dual rotary knob with push button select, for controlling a cursor

• A control stick grip with switches to control the glide computer is available as an accessory

Moving map display

• Vector maps and digital elevation model features

• Terrain shaded by sun direction or lift-generating slope

• Arrival altitude of landable points

• Shows reachable glide footprint

• Auto-zoom and separate climb/cruise zoom levels

• Orientation can be selected from north-up, track-up, north-up when circling, track-up when

circling.

• Markers can be dropped manually or automatically.

• Display of airspace areas.

• Query of airspace and waypoints by pointing on the map display.

• Quick toggle between full screen and instrument/infobox display modes

• Display of FLARM trafﬁc on the map and in short-range ‘radar’ window

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Altair Glide Computer and Navigation System Owner's Manual Page 24