Thermal Analyzer

Borgelt B50 with its Digital Data Output, combined with one of WinPilot compatible loggers,
or Westerboer VW921/922 and Windows CE device running WinPilot PRO software
create a very powerful platform on which any option found in today's flight computers,
and many new ones can be implemented.
Below: PRO's 3D Climb Maximizer Page - helps to decide which way to move
to maximize climb, and when to leave thermal.

WinPilot PRO has access to variometer data, which it receives every second. This allows implementation of cool features like the Climb Maximizer Page (see below). This page gets automatically activated when the glider starts circling. When circling stops, the program automatically switches back to the moving map screen. In addition to the visual input, the Climb Maximizer also provides audio data when the glider approaches direction of the desired move. Upon hearing the tone, pilot should temporarily decrease angle of bank.

	In this example glider is circling left. The symbol of the plane at the bottom is stationary, the thermal strength diagram rotates above it. Note vector pointing to where the center of the circle should be moved to maximize lift.When the vector approaches the straight line pointing to the right (or when the vector points in the same direction that the glider below), the bank angle should be decreased. The upper window shows the history of average climb in this thermal, along with the current McCready setting, average climb in this entire thermal, and average climb since start. Climb units can be switched between m/s and kts.
	Weak, turbulent thermal, glider circling right. The correction vector approaches the same direction that the glider is pointing to, therefore the pilot should temporarily decrease bank angle to move to the center of the lift.
	Map screen showing the Real-time Head Wind / Tail Wind component (white arrow), and Vector Wind (black arrow) The length of the arrows is proportional to the strength of the wind. On the left: Final Glide Graphical Display. Current McCready setting: 0.0, 2040 above glide slope. Each bar represents 5% of the altitude required to make the goal. Push-Pull (Speed-To-Fly) Indicator (in this case it is showing that the current speed is too fast).

WinPilot PRO also adds calculation of Composite Wind, which is especially useful for situations where long portions of flight are made without circling. When glider is flying straight for 30 seconds or more, an average of headwind (or tailwind) on that heading is calculated, and used to update the portion of Vector Wind that is parallel to that heading.
Another feature of WinPilot PRO (and Std) is a 3D Wind Display that is described here.