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3D Wind Display
The users of WinPilot Pro and Standard now have the most
advanced wind display available anywhere. Period.
The 3D Wind Display clearly shows wind speed and direction at
different altitudes using easy to interpret 3 dimensional vectors.
The algorithm divides the whole altitude band into smaller
slices, and computes the average of most recent wind measurements in each of
them. Width of a slice is user adjustable at any time.
The diagram is updated in real time, so it is possible to
have it active for a prolonged period of time (e.g., during climb in a thermal),
and observe changes in the wind as the time goes by.
To make the vertical situation even easier to interpret,
there is a symbol of a glider placed on the display at the current altitude
(8900ft on the picture below).
If the picture extends beyond the range of the screen, the
user can easily move it using the 'Up' and 'Down' buttons.
The 'Slice+' and 'Slice-' buttons are used to adjust the width of a single slice
(600ft on the picture below).
The pilot can access this display from MENU.3D Wind, or by touching the Vector Wind indicator on the main map screen.
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Above: Afternoon descend near Minden.
As the glider descends, the wind wind stack gets shifted
up,
as new wind samples
arrive. Notice wind shifting to the North at lower altitudes
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| Wind measurements from a flight made on Sept.18, 99 in the Sierra Nevada area. |
Same flight, but a little later on in the day. Notice the winds picking up from the West. |
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Winds shifting clockwise with
altitude.
Because the full picture extends beyond the screen in both directions, both the
'Up' and 'Down' buttons are visible.
Slice width is 600ft here.
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