Dear Pilots,
today we bring you a new firmware for main units, packed with new features and improvements.
SETUP AND USAGE
Weight and Balance
Calculating the correct weight and balance can be tedious. To help you with that we designed an advanced weight and balance computation system that will help you calculate the correct ballast in every compartment to perfectly balance the glider.
SETUP AND USAGE TUTORIAL
Weight and Balance tutorial
NEW GLIDER DATA SYSTEM
Polar and Glider re-design
With version 8.0 we expanded the amount of stored information about the glider. We realize the glider data is glider dependent and is now stored on the device in the glider and no longer in the user's profile. You can create up to 3 glider data sets to accommodate different wing configurations.
The new glider data may also be saved to a file and edited in LX Styler 8.0.
Along with the new Weight and Balance section, we added fuel management and tail ballast dump rate. When you start the engine and engine noise is present, the fuel consumption is taken into account and fuel volume is automatically reduced. This influences the glider’s mass and center of gravity. The same is true for the tail ballast.
NEW WARNINGS
Warnings
Flying high above ground one can easily forget about the sunset time on the ground. No longer, we added optional "1h before sunset at current position" and "1h before sunset at target point" warnings and automatic 30min, 15min, 5min to sunset (at the target) warnings. The automatic warnings are only shown if more than 15km away from the target.
Landing without dumping water can be dangerous. Now you'll receive an automatic warning to dump water before landing.
IMPROVEMENTS, MORE CONTROL
Usability improvements
- All volumes can now be changed on the rear seat device and via remote stick
- Via remote stick you can now quickly switch between all available weather layers
- Weight and balance coaching mode: set and observe values on the rear seat device
- Page map settings: added "copy settings to all" function
- Improved handling on touchscreen devices
...and a lot more! Upgrade now.
Interested to find out more? Click here to see our regularly updated list of tutorials.
PER PAGE MAP SETTINGS
LX Styler 8.0
New LX Styler 8.0 comes with an integrated Polar designer and support for editing per page map settings.
Having numerous data symbols it became hard to find the right one. Not anymore, we added a search box to help you easily find the data you need.
WEIGHT AND BALANCE SETUP
Glider preset editor
For easier glider data setup we added Glider preset editor to the new LX Styler. It brings the same interface (as seen on an actual device) to your PC.
POLAR GRAPH TRACING
Polar Designer
Polar Designer makes it easy to trace polars drawn on paper. Import an image from the glider manual, align the corners and trace the polar line.
NEW TUTORIALS
Tutorials
Interested to find out more? Check out our regularly updated list of tutorials.
We wish you pleasant flights.
Stay healthy and positive.
LXNAV Team
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