A prioritized list of new features for Navigator
Eric Greenwell
Navigator is improving constantly, and I really appreciate that, but it still lacks a few important features, including some that it's predecessor has. The main issue is it's "2D" arrival height calculation (arrival height based on the distance and glide angle to the airport), which fails when there is a mountain in the way! A "3D" arrival height calculation that uses the intervening terrain height in it's calculations is very much needed.
There are others, such as marking a point on the map, airspace visibility, and more, that would make a good flight computer a great flight computer. Here is my prioritized list of the features I (and many others!) think should be implemented as quickly as possible. I hope you aren't too busy right now 😉
Eric Greenwell
Navigator prioritized new feature list
MOST IMPORTANT: Map display of waypoints that can be reached during mountain flying
- One of the
following would be very useful in mountain flying...
- Amoeba, the very best!, with two rings like ClearNav and LXNav
- Minimum Glide Path
Height Above Terrain instead of Arrival
Height
- In relatively flat terrain, this value would be identical to the Arrival height
- Mountainous terrain can block a direct glide, so a Height Above Terrain along the glide path is needed. The Height Above Terrain is [AGL - Safety Height ], and the lowest value anywhere along the glide path is displayed at the airport symbol.
- The ring color would be determined by the Height Above Terrain, not the Arrival Height
- A red dot or X would mark the points where the Height Above Terrain is negative.
- Side view of the glide path, so the pilot could see where it comes close to the terrain
IMPORTANT: Mark a point on the map
- A way to Mark a new Waypoint on the map while flying, such as a thermal, a newly discovered landing field, good wave lift, etc.
- Update TFR airspace during the day, as it becomes available, and send with inflight weather updates
VERY USEFUL: Increased Airspace visibility
- Airspace B, C, D, MOA,
and Restricted should always display (unless
Disabled), regardless of Zoom or Satellite Layer selected
- Currently, Class C, Restricted, and MOA vanish when the map is zoomed out
- Class D should
display as dashed blue line to match
aeronautical maps, and not the current solid line with
hatching
If Class D isn't changed, then the DZ boundary should be changed so it's not the same
USEFUL: Weather, Flarm, Simulator
- Weather
- Wind Profile: Forecast wind every 1000'; actual wind entered automatically and manually
- Glide estimate uses current wind, manual wind, or wind profile along the glide path - Pilot's choice
- OGN calculates winds from all gliders, reports it to all
gliders
- Add these winds to the Wind Profile
- Integrate with Copilot by WeGlide, perhaps
- Flarm: latest Flarmnet data should download automatically when connected to the internet
- Simple Simulator for training and testing - just speed, altitude, climb rate, and direction controls needed
Jean-Marie Clément
Hi Eric and all,
I am afraid you are missing what I consider a MOST IMPORTANT point in your the list (already notified by me to Naviter last year, but without any action): All the pages are identical, only the navboxes are different. Same map, same layout, same zoom.
With the old Oudie, each page had its own map and scale setting. This is fundamental for wave flying, especially when weak. At least 3 different page layouts seem to be necessary: 1) one for general navigation and overall airspace, nearest airfield,s large scale, with its own navboxes 2) one for task flying, with essential navboxes for managing the task and the waypoints, 3) one page for wave flying, without any map (blank) and low zoom scale for lift identification and buoys marking (when this function shall be available!)
This page can also be useful for flying very close to a critical airspace, just to be sure you stay outside. Terrain is irrelevant in this case.
All the best
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*Eric Greenwell1*
I also miss the independent pages; unfortunately, I rarely get a
chance to fly in wave, so that lack isn't an issue for me.
Independent pages would let me quickly switch from a standard map
to one with real-time satellite images, but that is in the
"Useful" category.
