Hello Martin Gregorie, you wrote at 06.10.2011 00:13

On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:05:20 +0200, Werner Schmidt wrote:

#1: How do I manage XCSoar to show not only airspaces, but also
air*fields* in the map? Would find that helpful ...

Airfields are simply the waypoints in either waypoints file that carry a
'landable' and/or 'airfield' attribute. Additional information about any
turnpoint (including airfields) can be added by including it in the
Waypoint Details file.

thank you; I now chose "AirfieldDetails-Germany.txt" as "Waypoint
details" and it works.

#2: the map isn't very detailed. Where may I get more detailed maps?

You can't. The maps are either pre-canned or generated by using the map
generator on the XCSoar website. Only details held in the digital mapping
database can appear in a generated map.

Obviuously. I hoped there could be another database (with more detailed
maps) somewhere in the www ...

#3: airfield- and airspace data I found is somewhat out-of-date. Is
there any source in the WWW for more up-to-date data?

Airspace data is generally maintained by somebody in the country
containing it. Your national gliding association may hold it or a
reference to where it may be found. You should also check in the Soaring
Server's airspace pages. http://soaringweb.org/Airspace lists the
national airspace pages on this server.

Same goes for waypoint information.

THX again; I'll have a look at this [... seconds later ...] found an
updated airspace file :-)

Another question: is it possible to set the default starting point for
SIM mode?

Regards
Werner