small problems with Plan-G

[DonMunro]

Hi Guys,
I have a couple of problems...

1) I "think" I have the warning distance to an upcoming waypoint set to 3 nm (default setting) File\Options\GPS Panel, BUT I always get warned at 0.3 nm instead, and if I'm not right on top of the WP I don't get any alert at all. I suspect that I'm doing something wrong.

2) Plan-G loses it's mind occasionally  :P... I fly with UK Virtual Gliding Assoc and of course we do "endless" circling in thermals. Often, while I'm circling Plan-G will lose track of which is the next WP in the task and would like me to go off in some other direction. Yesterday, one of the guys in our group flight said, "right click on the next WP and Plan-G will reset itself". I tried that but couldn't see anything in the Context Menu that would do that.

thanks... any ideas will be appreciated
Don

[DonMunro]

WOW... 43 reads and not a single comment  :o

someone, could at least tell me RTFM... I have, but still cannot find answers to these problems

Don

[tim arnot]

The waypoint alert is at 30 seconds flight time, based on current closing speed (from memory). I don't think there's a way to change that.

If you're in a glider and you spend a lot of time spiralling, then you're bound to confuse the hell out of the waypoint tracker - it's not designed to cope with that sort of unruliness. And yes, the advice to reset the active leg from the Plan context menu is  probably the best thing - but don't do it while you're pointing the wrong way! ;)

[DonMunro]

Thanks Tim,
Today, I did figure out the Rt Click on the leg, in the plan, and make it active. That works fine.

Oh, so the arriving at waypoint is a time thing, not distance... no wonder I am getting the alert when I'm right on top of it. Might be a useful enhancement to make that a menu selection in Settings.

cheers
Don