Flight computer: CompetitionPilot turns a palm computer connected to a GPS into a flight computer: it logs the track, calculates wind direction and speed, the arrival altitudes at the next waypoint and at goal and several other data.
12 June 2008. New version!
CompetitionPilot
PalmOS software developed for paragliding competitions
Join the new discussion group about CompetitionPilot! You'll be able to share your opinion, request infos or new features, and download beta versions as soon as they are ready.
12 Jun 2008
A new version of CompetitionPilot is available!
What's new:
- Choice of the units (metric/imperial);
- You can set the waypoint radii individually;
- Improved optimised-route calculation;
- You can create new waypoints or modify existing ones;
- Compatibility with several Garmin GPSs';
- More realistic polar curve;
- And a lot more...
02 Mar 2008
A new, improved version of the technical article about GPS, Palm, and PC connections by Patrick Townsend-Wells can be downloaded from the page about the GPS to Palm connections.
08 Feb 2008
A technical article about GPS and Palm connections by Patrick Townsend-Wells can be downloaded from the page about the GPS to Palm connections. It describes a set of cables and adapters to connect the Palm to the GPS and either of them to the PC when needed.
23 Jan 2008
thanks to Rod Bailey and Andre Odinius now the user guide can be dowloaded in pdf format.
21 Jan 2008
thanks to one of the users of Paraglidingforum, I've added a new, simpler scheme in the page about the GPS to Palm connections.
Competition: CompetitionPilot manages different kinds of races: speed run or race to goal, with start on entry or on exit and with cylinder and/or line goal.
Start opening: while you wait for the start window to open, CompetitionPilot calculates how early or late you will arrive at the cylinder with respect to the window opening.
Customisation: one of the most distinctive features of CompetitionPilot is that you can customise the navigation page: you can decide which data to show and where on the screen. It also allows creating different pages and assigning them to different flight situations (wait for start, thermal, generic and final glide.) You will be shown the data you need when you need them.
Routes and waypoints: you can transfer waypoint (in CompeGPS or OziExplorer .wpt format) and route (in CompeGPS .rte format) files directly on your memory card during an HotSync operation and then load them with CompetitionPilot when you need them.
Autozoom: the moving map has a double autozoom feature: the magnification is automatically increased the closer you ger to the next waypoint; a thermal zoom with colour track activates when you start circling in a thermal. Optionally, you can have CompetitionPilot to compensate for wind-induced thermal drift to aid in centering.
Requirements: CompetitionPilot runs on Palm devices with PalmOS operating system, version 3.5 or greater (tested up to 5.2.1)
