I checked it (again) but arrival height and terrein height are both set at
zero.
By the way: I'm indeed using version 6.0.8.
John
>> Or what could be the reason for the strange
indications
>
> What are your "safety margins"?
Please see on the Config -> System Config
> -> (8) Safety
Factors page, how do you have set the "Arrival height" and
> "Terrain height" options?
> Maybe you have set
some high value in "Terrain heigh" option, and
>
therefore you see the red cross on the map.
>
>
Roman.
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:18:47
+0200, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> During a flight on last
>> saturday I
was simulating a final glide, starting at about 1700 m AGL,
>>
to
>> my home field, about 25 kms away. Arrival height around
800
>> m. The 'red cross' was only a little distance in front
of the
>> glider. Also XCsoar indicated something like 'final
glide through
>> terrain'. Now this may happen in some
countries, but it is a little bit
>> strange at the given
heights above the Netherlands, being as flat as a
>> pancake.
I'm using version 6.0.8 or thereabout on an IPAQ 4700, using
>>
the
>> same maps/topo as under version 5.4. Do I have to update
the maps/topo?
>> Or
>> what could be the reason for
the strange indications (that did not worry
>> me too much, as
you may understand :-) ).
>>
>> John Gooden
>>
>>> Topic 5.8 (pp83)
>>>
>>>
>
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