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9.5.4 Safety altitude (Alt a. BG)
The Display „Alt a. BG“ indicates the pilot’s current altitude above Or below) the best
glide leading to goal. The safety altitude (Alt. over Alt a.BG) is also this altitude which
one could safely lose when flying through a sinking air mass and still make it to goal.
„Alt a. BG“ can also be shown continuously in the user selectable fields. It is only then
identical to „Alt a. WP“ if the pilot flies with the speed of best glide.
The fields „Alt a. BG“ and „Alt a. WP“ will switch to inverse display during thermal circling
at the moment when the pilot could leave the thermal (Alt a.BG) in order to just arrive
safely; or when the pilot should definitely leave the thermal (Alt a. WP) in order to reach
the selected WP as fast as possible. (see picture on page 17).
9.5.5 Final glide calculation over several Waypoints
As of version 2.17 a new user selectable field „Alt a. Goal“ has been added. This is a pre-
calculation, based on best glide ratio, of required altitude above (or below) the last WP of a
Route, irrespective of how many WPs are still in front of the pilot. The related actual wind vector
is taken into account for all sectors, as well as the diverse glide ratio values resulting from it.
Naturally this result requires that the detected wind does not change on the way to goal.
The wind vector is updated again by each flown full circle.
9.6 Flight memory and IGC File
9.6.1 Content of IGC File
In the IGC File are saved all important data of a flight in readable format. One can open the
IGC File by using any desired Editor.
Though editing or modifying is possible, the signature at the end of IGC File shall be changed
to invalid. This signature is calculated over all data and therefore covers the flight, as well as
the pilot’s personal data and the date. The signature is generated by the instrument.
The misapplication is therefore practically excluded.
Sometimes it is helpful if one can import to Excel the raw data being stored in the IGC File
in order to practice own calculations.
Please proceed as follows:
In Excel Program click on open file
Select File type all files
Follow the 3 Import steps.