XCSoar / LK8000

On Monday, March 11, 2013 5:22:15 PM UTC+1, wrote:
Do they depict US start, turnpoint and finish definitions

Sorry, I don't know US task rules. If there's anything missing, you should write a ticket (http://bugs.xcsoar.org/newticket).

tell you if you're under the top for 2 minutes

I havn't heard of that feature, but then again, I don't fly contests. (I'm just one of several XCSoar developers, I don't know every part of XCSoar)

help plan time completion for area and mat tasks

Yes for AAT, never heard of "MAT".

compute final glides to a finish cylinder with a minimum altitude

Yes.

compute final glides around additional turnpoints (mat)?

Again, don't about about MAT.

Can you input a task in less than 15 minutes?

It usually takes me a minute on my Streak.

Is there a quick task A task B option (almost all in air task changes are now A to B)?

You mean you have two active tasks, and switch between the two? No, but thanks to our excellent task engine, that would not be hard to implement. If it's really useful for contest pilots.

I tried xcsoar many years ago. Charlie Spratt changed the task in the air. 15 minutes later on my second reboot, I swore it off. Is contest task entry any easier than back then?

The task engine and the task editor have been rewritten from scratch in XCSoar 6.0. XCSoar has come a very long way since the dark 5.x days.

If not, is anyone working on a "US contest" package for either program?

No, our goal is to have everything in the "mainline". So if any US pilot decides to hack XCSoar code, please contact us for merging the new features.

On Monday, March 11, 2013 11:32:55 AM UTC-5, Max Kellermann wrote:
On Monday, March 11, 2013 5:22:15 PM UTC+1, wrote:

Do they depict US start, turnpoint and finish definitions



Sorry, I don't know US task rules. If there's anything missing, you should write a ticket (http://bugs.xcsoar.org/newticket).



tell you if you're under the top for 2 minutes



I havn't heard of that feature, but then again, I don't fly contests. (I'm just one of several XCSoar developers, I don't know every part of XCSoar)



help plan time completion for area and mat tasks



Yes for AAT, never heard of "MAT".



compute final glides to a finish cylinder with a minimum altitude



Yes.



compute final glides around additional turnpoints (mat)?



Again, don't about about MAT.



Can you input a task in less than 15 minutes?



It usually takes me a minute on my Streak.



Is there a quick task A task B option (almost all in air task changes are now A to B)?



You mean you have two active tasks, and switch between the two? No, but thanks to our excellent task engine, that would not be hard to implement. If it's really useful for contest pilots.



I tried xcsoar many years ago. Charlie Spratt changed the task in the air. 15 minutes later on my second reboot, I swore it off. Is contest task entry any easier than back then?



The task engine and the task editor have been rewritten from scratch in XCSoar 6.0. XCSoar has come a very long way since the dark 5.x days.



If not, is anyone working on a "US contest" package for either program?



No, our goal is to have everything in the "mainline". So if any US pilot decides to hack XCSoar code, please contact us for merging the new features..

Max,
I loaded every one of the above mentioned software packages on my new Avier (V2 sold by WingsAndWheels) plus Winpilot Pro and SeeYou Mobile for testing. Still trying to decide if I should abandon WinPilot which works very well for US contest flying.
However, running XCSoar on my new Nexus 7 just blows me away. The graphics and speed are unbelievable. Problem is, the Nexus is a little too big for the cockpit but I think the screen is very readable in sunlight with brighness turned up. Thanks for porting XCS for Android! I also use the Nexus and XCS to display flight data in Condor via Bluetooth.
Herb Kilian