SN10 Questions

[Barny]

After about 50 flights with a SN10 and having RTFM many times plus
testing with the PC version, I have a couple questions:
1) When I turn to the Alternates page, instead of showing the #1 & #2
closest airports, it shows arbitrary airports, perhaps ones that I've
previously selected on other flights. These may be #32 and #56
closest, not very helpful when you need a close airfield. This is
remedied by rotating the value to #1, but this seems silly to have one
more pilot task during a high stress situation. Am I missing
something?
2) I just flew my first contest, which had a 5 mile start cylinder.
The only thermal around happened to be on the cylinder edge and it was
a massive 1.5 knots, so I got to spend a nice long time watching and
listening to the SN10 tell me "you're inside the start cylinder, press
help to clear this message", then 1/2 a circle later "you're outside
the start cylinder, press enter to make a start, press help to clear
this message". To access the Custom page and see my climb rate I had
to clear these messages every 1/2 circle. I presume this is one reason
guns are not allowed in the cockpit. Do I set Task Rules, Start: =
None, then change it back to cylinder after I climb up?
Thanks, Bruce

[Dave Nadler]

On Jun 6, 6:30*pm, Barny > wrote:
> After about 50 flights with a SN10 and having RTFM many times plus
> testing with the PC version, I have a couple questions:
> 1) When I turn to the Alternates page, instead of showing the #1 & #2
> closest airports, it shows arbitrary airports, perhaps ones that I've
> previously selected on other flights. These may be #32 and #56
> closest, not very helpful when you need a close airfield. This is
> remedied by rotating the value to #1, but this seems silly to have one
> more pilot task during a high stress situation. Am I missing
> something?

Yes. Set the alternates you are considering, and they stay put
even though the ordinals change. Spin the value knob fast and
the ordinal goes immediately to #1.

> 2) I just flew my first contest, which had a 5 mile start cylinder.
> The only thermal around happened to be on the cylinder edge and it was
> a massive 1.5 knots, so I got to spend a nice long time watching and
> listening to the SN10 tell me "you're inside the start cylinder, press
> help to clear this message", then 1/2 a circle later "you're outside
> the start cylinder, press enter to make a start, press help to clear
> this message". *To access the Custom page and see my climb rate I had
> to clear these messages every 1/2 circle. I presume this is one reason
> guns are not allowed in the cockpit. Do I set Task Rules, Start: =
> None, then change it back to cylinder after I climb up?

Just leave the warning on the screen. You certainly don't need
to be looking at the panel every 1/2 circle when in the start area
surrounded by other gliders...

> Thanks, Bruce

Hope that helps,
Best Regards, Dave