Naviter Oudie 4 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Foreword 0

Part I Introduction

................................................................................................................................... 21 In the Box

................................................................................................................................... 32 Charging the battery

Part II Getting started

................................................................................................................................... 51 Getting to know Oudie 4

................................................................................................................................... 62 Turning Oudie 4 on and off

................................................................................................................................... 63 Updating your Oudie 4

................................................................................................................................... 94 Running Oudie 4 software for the first time

................................................................................................................................... 125 Using vario

................................................................................................................................... 136 Copying files to Oudie 4

................................................................................................................................... 147 Learning to use Oudie 4

Part III How to

................................................................................................................................... 161 Using Profiles

................................................................................................................................... 182 Set takeoff altitude

................................................................................................................................... 203 Manage airspace warnings

................................................................................................................................... 224 Using Thermal Assistant

................................................................................................................................... 245 Entering and flying the tasks

................................................................................................................................... 396 Flying with the FAI Triangle Assistant

................................................................................................................................... 427 Finish flight

................................................................................................................................... 438 Connect to the internet

................................................................................................................................... 469 Share your profile

Part IV Map page

................................................................................................................................... 501 Cursor info

................................................................................................................................... 522 Glider position

................................................................................................................................... 533 Arrow towards the North

................................................................................................................................... 534 Wind vector

................................................................................................................................... 535 Vector map

................................................................................................................................... 546 Airspace warning

................................................................................................................................... 547 Navboxes

................................................................................................................................... 558 Animation speed

................................................................................................................................... 569 Command bar

.......................................................................................................................................................... 50Waypoints

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Airspace

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Part V Information page

Part VI Statistics page

Part VII Menu

................................................................................................................................... 631 Esc

................................................................................................................................... 632 < Prev and Next >

................................................................................................................................... 633 Settings

................................................................................................................................... 644 Display options

................................................................................................................................... 655 Screen lock

................................................................................................................................... 666 Map orientation

................................................................................................................................... 677 Exit

................................................................................................................................... 688 Zoom

................................................................................................................................... 699 Volume & Altitude

................................................................................................................................... 7110 Goto

.......................................................................................................................................................... 72Details overview

.......................................................................................................................................................... 73Edit Waypoint

.......................................................................................................................................................... 73Waypoint filter

................................................................................................................................... 7511 Task

.......................................................................................................................................................... 75List edit

.......................................................................................................................................................... 76Map edit

.......................................................................................................................................................... 77Edit Point

.......................................................................................................................................................... 78Load task

.......................................................................................................................................................... 79Task options

................................................................................................................................... 8012 Next map

................................................................................................................................... 8113 Info page

................................................................................................................................... 8114 Statistics

................................................................................................................................... 8115 About

................................................................................................................................... 8216 Save Settings

................................................................................................................................... 8317 Thermal assistant

................................................................................................................................... 8318 Switch Profile

................................................................................................................................... 8419 Add Waypoint

................................................................................................................................... 8620 Wind

................................................................................................................................... 8721 Logbook

.......................................................................................................................................................... 87Flight statistic and replay

................................................................................................................................... 8922 Transfer

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Part VIII Settings

................................................................................................................................... 921 Map

................................................................................................................................... 952 Airspace

................................................................................................................................... 963 Waypoints (Wpts)

.......................................................................................................................................................... 94Scheme properties

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................................................................................................................................... 974 Track & target

................................................................................................................................... 985 OLC & FAI area

................................................................................................................................... 1006 Task

................................................................................................................................... 1007 Navboxes

................................................................................................................................... 1088 Symbols

................................................................................................................................... 1099 Warnings

................................................................................................................................... 11010 Thermal assistant

................................................................................................................................... 11211 Polar

................................................................................................................................... 11312 Units

................................................................................................................................... 11413 Fonts

................................................................................................................................... 11514 Input

................................................................................................................................... 11715 Commands

................................................................................................................................... 11716 Menu

................................................................................................................................... 11817 Files

................................................................................................................................... 12018 IGC Logging

................................................................................................................................... 12119 User Interface (UI)

................................................................................................................................... 12220 Miscellaneous (Misc)

................................................................................................................................... 12321 Hardware

................................................................................................................................... 12522 Vario

................................................................................................................................... 12723 Oudie Live

.......................................................................................................................................................... 106Edit

.......................................................................................................................................................... 124Terminal

Part IX Oudie firmware

................................................................................................................................... 1301 Main screen

................................................................................................................................... 1302 Settings screen

.......................................................................................................................................................... 131Volume

.......................................................................................................................................................... 132Backlight

.......................................................................................................................................................... 133Language

.......................................................................................................................................................... 134Autorun

.......................................................................................................................................................... 135Calibration

.......................................................................................................................................................... 136USB

Part X Oudie 4 tips and tricks

Part XI Technical specification

Part XII Troubleshooting

Part XIII Notice of non-liability

Part XIV Limited Warranty

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Part

1 Introduction

Company Naviter is dedicated to solving glider pilot's problems and Oudie 4 is one of the answers in this challenge. It´s intended use is helping para-glider, hang glider and other pilots navigate during leisure, cross country and competition flights.

Oudie 4 is a Personal Gliding Assistant which aims at providing everything a glider pilot needs in one simple package. For this reason Oudie 4 have big bright sun readable screen, excellent vario and a large battery which is powerful enough for more than twelve hours of flying. Vario and Navigation software, maps and airspaces for Oudie 4 are already preinstalled. You can literally take it out of the box and launch.

Oudie 4 works great in combination with other Naviter products such as SeeYou for the PC, Soaring Spot and others. It was designed to answer the question which was most frequently posted to us as "Why do you not build the device for paraglider and hang glider pilots?"

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Oudie 4 version 7.2

Naviter is a Slovenian based software company. We focus on highly featured and easy to use software for glider pilots. The needs of paraglider, hang glider and sailplane pilots worldwide are what we are interested in.

Naviter d.o.o. Planina 3 4000 Kranj Slovenia email: info@naviter.com web: http://www.naviter.com/

1.1 In the Box

The Oudie 4 is delivered with pre-installed Oudie 4 software and world-wide vector maps (topographical data, ground elevation data, cities, rivers, lakes, roads, etc.). Airspace and Airports files for much of the world are also pre-installed. Your Oudie 4 was delivered in a package with the following items:

1. Oudie 4

2. Protective case

3. Getting started manual

4. SeeYou Trial CD

5. Universal Wall Charger (110-220V)

6. Car Charger (12V)

7. USB Cable

8. Velcro tape for easy installation

9. PDF Manual on the CD

10. 2 pcs Naviter stickers

11. USB charger cable

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1.2 Charging the battery

There are several ways to charge Oudie 4 powerful internal battery.:

Connect the universal wall Quick charger cable to AC 110-240 V power source and insert the connector to the Oudie 4 .

Connect the car charger to the DC 12-24 V source and insert the connector to the mini USB slot on the Oudie 4.

Connect the Power and Serial data cable to DC 12V power source and insert the USB connector to the mini USB slot

Connect the USB cable to an external Power Pack battery via USB quick charger cable.

The Charging light indicates charging status of the Oudie 4. Green light means that the device's internal battery is fully charged. Orange light indicates that the battery is charging and blue light indicates that the Oudie 4 is connected to computer.

Fast charge with the universal wall Quick charger take about 6 hours to fully charge the Oudie 4. Slow charge will take about 10 hours to fully charge the battery.

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2 Getting started

This topic wants to cover some of the basic things you need to know about how to use your Oudie 4. If this is the first time you are using Oudie 4 please take a few moments to read about the basics about how to use Oudie 4:

. Getting to know Oudie 4 . Turning Oudie 4 on and off

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. Upgrading firmware . Running Oudie 4 software for the first time

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. Using vario . Copying files to Oudie 4 . Learning to use Oudie 4 . Using profiles with Oudie 4

. Entering the task . How Airspace warning works

. Flying Assigned Area tasks

. Flying with the FAI Triangle Assistant . Using Thermal Assistant

2.1 Getting to know Oudie 4

1.Power On/Off button

2.Power indicator

3.Earphone jack

4.microSD card slot

5.Charging light

6. Quick charger port

7.Mini USB port

8.Stylus

9.Speaker

10.Reset key

2.2 Turning Oudie 4 on and off

To turn the Oudie 4 ON press the power button for 1 second. In order to prevent turning on the device by accident you have to press the confirm button in five seconds.

To turn the Oudie 4 OFF go to Menu > Next > Exit > Yes . Once Oudie 4 software is turned off , press the power button for 1 second while the device is running then choose the desired action:

Power Off: will stop the navigation and turn off the device. You should do this before long term storage. Battery should be at least 50% full before you store it for a long time.

Sleep: will turn off the screen, GPS, Bluetooth and power down the processor. The navigation will be put on hold and the battery will drain very slightly. After switching back on you are ready for navigation in just a few seconds. You should use the Sleep function when you are waiting to launch and want to conserve the battery for example. It's ok to use Sleep over night as well. The battery drain is negligible.

Cancel: will do nothing and return focus to navigation.

To reboot press the reset button on the back of the device.

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See also:

Getting to know Oudie 4

2.3 Updating your Oudie 4

Keep your Oudie 4 updated at all times with OudieUpdater. OudieUpdater is a very simple, amazingly effective software. It will help you keep your Oudie 4 updated

with latest versions, airspaces files and maps at all times. On windows it installs into the tray, sits there quietly until there is something you need to know. That’s

all! Press the buttons when there is something to update and keep your Oudie updated at all times. Just look out for this message:

Click on message and OudieUpdater will show up:

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How it works?

Please download and install OudieUpdater on your PC: http://download.naviter.com/OudieUpdater/

ousetup.exe

1. To update Software, Airspace or Maps press buttons by side and wait until copying of all files is completed.

2. Disconnect Oudie 4 from PC.

3. Reboot Oudie 4 with restart button on the back side.

4. Wait until it boots into an Update dialog box.

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5. Press "Update" and wait until the process is finished.

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6. Reboot Oudie 4. That´s all. Now you are running latest software version. If you need to check your Oudie 4 software version go to: Menu > About >Oudie 4 (Ver 7.2).

2.4 Running Oudie 4 software for the first time

When you turn the Oudie 4 on for the first time or after a reset, navigation software is started automatically.

Create new profile

Oudie 4 has pre-installed two templates for profiles:

XC, RACE.

Choose one of them to add new profile to Oudie 4. One application for several profiles is when you fly different paragliders and need different setups for them (Competiton flying - RACE template, XC flying XC template, etc...). When there is more than one profile available, you get to choose it when startin the

application for the next time. Select template dialog:

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Language

Select language which you would like to use on Oudie 4 and confirm this by tapping on the Select button:

Region

Select region in which you are going to fly and confirm this with Select button:

Connecting to the GPS

When the navigation device is turned on for the first time or after a long period of non-use, initialising the integrated GPS receiver can take up to 40 minutes. Optimal conditions for problem-free and fast GPS receptions are: having a clear view of the open sky, no high buildings immediately close by and remaining in one place until the GPS position has been determined. The Navbox on the upper side of the map will show you the GPS status (by default - you can change the navboxes later).

Map with symbols

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This is where you will be looking for information all the time. You can do many things on the Map page:

You can move the map by dragging it. It will return to the position of the glider after 10 seconds automatically or by pressing the Map orientation symbol. You can move the Navboxes around the map to place then where you need them.

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You can also tap on any symbol to bring up additional dialogs for: . Map orientation by tapping on upper(North) arrow, . Wind by tapping on the Wind vector,

. Map zoom by tapping on the Zoom button, . Pan mode is a special mode where you can freely move around the map to explore some details

along the course. . Move the glider (lower arrow ) if you tap on the glider. . Moving on Map 2 by tapping on the Map 2 Navbox .

Tapping on a waypoint on the map gives you a list of Airspaces and Waypoints . Waypoints are

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sorted on distance from the tap. This is a quick way to select a waypoint from a group of waypoints. The Navboxes are what you will use to display the information you need. Be at waiting for Start gate,

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Final glide, Navigation, Optimization or another issue, use Menu > Navboxes to select which items you want displayed.

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Command bar

holds 2 shortcuts to specific actions. In addition to the Command bar, actions are also assigned to any hardware buttons on the Pocket PC. You can select which buttons do which actions through Menu >

Settings > Commands .

The default actions for software buttons from left to right (Command bar) are: . Zoom . Menu

Try the functions of these buttons. See also:

Getting Started

2.5 Using vario

Oudie 4 is now assisted by inertial sensors (gyros, accelerometers and magnetometers). Contrary to our initial expectations the inertial vario – when done right – is a real benefit and does provide additional information to pilot through its instantaneous response without being nervous or too sensitive.

You can control the audio settings of the vario on the Menu > Settings > Vario page. We went into a lot of trouble fine tuning the vario sound. Make sure to try the default settings in the air before you change them.

You can control the size and position of the Vario Symbol on the map. Simply drag it on the screen if you wish to move it to a new position. Go to Menu > Settings > Symbols > Vario to change it size and appearance. You can choose from two different shapes for the vario, its transparency, size and more. Once you finished with selected settings you can also ?lock? vario position: Menu > Settings > Symbols > Vario > Do not allow drag (remove checkmark) > OK.

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If you want to remember this setting, please save the profile with Menu > Next > Save Settings > Save Profile > Yes.

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Red symbol is average vario for last circle in thermal. Blue symbol is last (current) thermal vario. Practically is very useful to see when you climbing if thermal is increasing (red diamond is above blue T) or decreasing (red diamond is below blue T).

2.6 Copying files to Oudie 4

Copying files on the Oudie 4 similar to Upgrading the firmware . Just copy files in the root of your Oudie's 3 Resident Flash memory when connected to PC with the supplied USB cable.

If you need more instructions this is the whole procedure:

1. Connect your Oudie 4 with PC using the USB cable which was supplied in the box,

2. Once connected, tap "Connect to PC" or the USB Stick icon on Oudie 4,

3. You should now see Oudie 4 as an external Mass Storage drive on your PC (named TFAT),

4. Copy Files to the root or folder on your Oudie 4 device,

5. Once you finished copying files Safely remove your Oudie 4 from the PC software.

6. Disconnect Oudie 4 from PC and run the Oudie 4 software.

7. Then go to Menu > Settings > Files > Waypoints > "..." > Select your waypoints file > press Active and close all dialogs with OK.

8. We strongly recommend that you remember this setting with Menu > Next > Save Settings > Save Profile > Yes.

See also:

Getting Started

2.7 Learning to use Oudie 4

There are two recommended ways to learn how to use Oudie 4 before you get airborne.

File replay

This is by far the most efficient way to learn Oudie 4 software. What it does is it replays an already flown flight and enables you to see the data you would have been looking at if you had Oudie 4 with you on the particular flight.

In order to set this up, copy some of your flights from the desktop PC to your device. Then go to Menu >

Settings > Input , then change input to "File". Press the "..." button and choose a flight you wish to

replay. Now use the buttons to change Waypoints, MacCready and pages. Tap on the screen to see what happens and setup Navboxes to what you want them to be. Note that you can setup Navboxes separately for each of the two Map pages.

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If you wish you can replay your flight as well directly from Logbook: Menu > Next > Logbook > select flight >Tools > Replay flight .

Simulator

In the Simulator input mode, you can move the glider freely even without a prerecorded flight which enables you to go places you haven't visited in the air yet. To move the glider, tap on it, then drag a line out of the glider in the direction you want it to move. The longer the line, the faster it will go in the specified direction.

By learning how to use Oudie 4 software on the ground you will have more time to think about gliding, task and scenery in the air. It is warmly recommended.

See also:

Getting Started

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3 How to

If however you fly several types of gliders at different locations you are likely to be fed up with changing the polar, terrain, waypoint and airspace files each time before the flight. Profiles were added in Oudie 3 software. You can have separate setups for each of your gliders or type of flying. Here's how it works.

1. When you first ran Oudie 4, a Default profile was created. Anything you have changed in the application was stored to this profile. Now comes a day when you fly the another glider with a significantly different polar than the one you have used previously. To avoid entering the polar, header and hardware data each time you go fly this glider, you may create a new profile by going to Menu > Settings > Miscellaneous and click the "Add Profile..." button.

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If you feel no need to use more than one set of Navboxes or fly more than one type of gliders ignore this feature and go read the next chapter.

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2. You get to choose to either . Copy current profile (which makes an exact copy of your current settings), . Create a new profile (which creates a copy of the default settings).

You may give the new profile a name according to what you are going to use it for. Be it "RACE", "XC" or "Hike and fly glider".

3. Next time you start Oudie 4 you will have two (or more) profiles to choose from. You have 10 seconds to select a profile. If you do nothing, the profile you used last is loaded.

4. After you have loaded the profile for the first time you will want to set it up according to your preferences. Here is a handful of settings you will probably want to change before use:

Links to Terrain, Airspace and Waypoint files Pilot name and Glider type settings Navboxes for Map1 Navboxes for Map2

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Note: Switch Profile is not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. See also:

Getting Started

3.2 Set takeoff altitude

Setting the takeoff altitude correctly could be the difference between a successful and a frustrating end of the flight.

The altitude in the Oudie 4 is recorded at the standard pressure of 1013.25 hPa. In order to know you current altitude above mean sea level and your current flight level altitude the altitudes need to be corrected to correspond with the real world.

There are several ways how the Oudie 4 can correct the takeoff altitude. It will typically assume that the pressure recorded by the pressure sensor is relative to the standard atmosphere pressure of 1013.25 hPa (but it is even possible to correct for that, see below). It is quite possible to correct the altitudes to QNH automatically with the data which is already available on the Oudie 4. If you get the information from an external source (such as the ATC tower or the competition task sheet) then it is possible to enter the values manually as well.

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In order to correct the takeoff altitude you need to go to Menu > Vol & Alt. dialog.

By default the Auto QNH checkbox is checked. Auto QNH will try to correct the takeoff altitude to your current altitude by searching for a nearby airport or by using the Ground elevation at your location or (if all else fails) using a very much averaged GPS altitude (but the latter is only a fallback and should not normally happen since there is a worldwide terrain database already installed on each Oudie 4). Auto QNH setting will give you a very good idea about the current pressure level and it works automatically without your input.

If you want to change the altitude manually you should disable the Auto QNH navbox and enter the takeoff altitude manually. If the Linked checkbox is checked (which it is by default) then the pressure level will increase accordingly.

Typically in a competition you could get a complete set of data from the competition organization. In this case remove the Auto QNH checkbox AND the Linked checkbox. Enter the takeoff altitude AND the QNH pressure given from the competition then press ok. This way you will see exactly the same altitudes during your flight as the ones that you will be scored by later in the evening. DO NOT set the "linked" checkbox back in this case because it will change the pressure level back to the "linked" value.

3.3 Manage airspace warnings

1. Airspace Warning

The first stage - let's name it the Airspace Warning - is often merely informative. The screen will display an orange banner at the top of the page and highlight the airspaces you are about to encounter. It will also display a line with distances from your position to the nearest position of each airspace you are about to encounter. And it will beep briefly.

You get to choose to turn the airspace warning off for the airspace which is listed in the banner. You can turn it off for either . Today - until next takeoff, . 5 minutes - note that this number is user selectable through Menu > Settings > Warnings, . Ignore - for as long as you are flying towards it it won't beep again.

Avoiding forbidden airspace is often just as important as navigating in general. It can however be much trickier than finding the right valley since the airspace structure is very abstract and often complicated. Oudie 4 will be your best friend if you use the whole potential of what it's got to offer.

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2. Airspace Alarm

Once you come too close for comfort an airspace alarm will sound. It gives you a red banner at the top where you can read all about the airspace in question and it will highlight the airspace in question. It will also draw the line to the closest point of the airspace and it will give you a sound alarm continuously.

You still get to choose to turn this alarm off for: . Today - until next takeoff, . 5 minutes - user selectable in Menu > Settings > Warnings, . Mute - continue to display everything but stop the sound alarm.

After you have pressed Mute you can still Ignore this airspace alarm.

3. Helpful Navboxes

There are three airspace related navboxes which will give you a good overview of the airspace situation if you are familiar with what they are displaying:

1. "Nearest airspace - Horizontally" gives you the distance from your position to the nearest position of an

airspace where you are not horizontally inside (i.e. you are not below this airspace yet).

2. "Horizontally nearest airsapce - Altitude" gives you the altitude difference towards the horizontally

nearest airspace. The altitude difference is negative if you are below horizontally nearest airsapce. It is positive if you are above and "Inside" if you are about to hit the lateral borders of the airspace in question.

3. "Nearest airspace - Vertically" gives you the altitude difference towards the airspace above or below

the glider. The value is negative if you are below the airspace. It is positive if you are above, "Inside" if you are already inside an airspace and "N/A" if there is no airspace at your location.

In addition to the airspaces there is also a very useful Action which can be assigned to any Navbox. It is the action "Highlight nearest airspace" and it is assigned to the "Nearest airspace - Horizontally" by default. If you touch a Navbox which has this action assigned to it, Oudie 4 will highlight the airspace in question. It will link the glider with the airspace and display the distance from the glider to the airspace.

4. Screen taps

In addition to all the above you may tap anywhere on the screen and then choose "Airspace" to quickly access the list of airspaces at the location of the tap. With this list you can quickly change the visibility of the airspaces or simply get an overview of what lies ahead. You can also change the properties of an airspace such as lower or upper limit.

With this information airspace navigation should be easy and understandable even in a rather complex airspace environment.

3.4 Using Thermal Assistant

Thermal assistant is a feature of Oudie 4 which should help you get centered in a lift more quickly if you decide to follow its instructions.

Thermal assistant analyses the lift in your thermal. It calculates the average and follows how strongly the vario values change in each circle.

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So how does it work?

Your job:

. find a thermal, . start circling, . look outside, . observe the thermal clues, . observe traffic in your vicinity, . make use of Assistant's suggestions.

Assistant's job:

. analyze the thermal, . find the strongest lift in the circle, . make audio and visual suggestions.

It uses three ways to catch your attention:

1. You may choose between Bubbles or a Zoomed map which shows the best part of the lift. Bubbles

are disabled by default, zooming in is enabled.

2. Thermal assistant graphics is displayed if variance for displaying the thermal assistant is large

enough (see Settings - Thermal ). The size of the bubbles represents the amount of lift. The color of

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the bubble is relative to the MacCready setting. Red is better thank MC, blue is more than 0.5m/s (1kts) less than MC, yellow is in between. The arrow is pointing towards the maximum of the lift in the previous circle while the length of the arrow is how "strong" the advice is to move your circle elsewhere. The arrow is longer if variance is larger.

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3. Thermal Assistant audio warning goes off if variance is large enough (see Settings - Thermal ).

It whistles a selected amount of seconds or degrees (see Settings - Thermal ) before the glider will

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reach the same part of the circle where maximum lift was reached in the previous circle. We were not trying to develop a Thermal Wizard, just an Assistant for the times when

you are tired or have better things to do than focus 100% on the thermal. It will only sound a bell if the thermal varies significantly in strength.

If you would like to display Thermal assistant regardless of the current vario variation, feel free to navigate to the Menu and press the Thermal Assistant button. During the flight Thermal assistant could be cancelled after a press on the screen even if screen is locked.

We will be happy if you continue to enjoy soaring and if you never find the need to use the Thermal Assistant at all :-)

See also:

Getting Started Settings - Thermal

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3.5 Entering and flying the tasks

Entering the tasks by list

This is a tutorial about entering the task in Oudie 4. We have had the privilege to look over the shoulder many impressively experienced pilots who have found a very difficult way to enter a task into Oudie3.

Please read this because entering the task is just that - enter the waypoint names, set the times (Gate, Start speed section, End speed section, Task deadline) and Sector type (Line, Cylinder, FAI sector or Assigned area). No setting up of observation zones is neccessary. Tutorial will focus on entering the demo task. The default one in the evaluation version of Oudie 4. The task will become a 39,9 km Race to goal in the west part Slovenia - flying site Lijak. Both Racing, Record tasks as well as Assigned Area tasks are covered.

Always start from the scratch. Menu > Task > Tools > Clear task:

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Make sure the first line in the empty list is selected (if you didn't touch the screen after clearing the task, then it is already selected). Then press the "Insert" or ?Keyb? (as in Keyboard) button:

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Start typing and you will notice that the waypoint name auto-completes while you are typing (note that the keyboard characters which do not make sense are disabled while you type):

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Note that L and 01 keys were pressed while "058" was auto-completed. If you know your waypoint is in alphabetical vicinity of the currently auto-completed name of the waypoint, you may also use the "<<" and ">>" buttons on the full screen keyboard to advance the waypoint names alphabetically. Once you have found the waypoint you were looking for, press OK.

Edit point dialog will open automatically after choosing each waypoint. Setup these values to fly

competitions or FAI records.

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Press the "OK" button again and start entering the Start Gate turnpoint's name, L01058 in this example:

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Note that after entering "L" and "0" the suggested waypoint name is "L01058". If not "L01058" - Press ">>" once and you are now at "L01058". Press OK.

After you have entered the task waypoints, check that waypoint sectors once again (cylinders, lines, FAI sectors) and times are setup correctly. Note that you can choose your default Sector type settings in

Menu > Settings > Task > Observation Zone > Type > Cylinder are what you wanted to use on most

flights!

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Entering the tasks by Map

Entering the task by Map is also useful way to set the task. It help you to make easier visualization of the task. This tool is most useful for Task comity, to easy set and plan the task on competitions. You can also quickly create a task without waypoints for your upcoming cross country flight.

As before: Always start from the scratch. Menu > Task > Tools > Clear task:

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Make sure the first line in the empty list is selected (if you didn't touch the screen after clearing the task, then it is already selected). Then press the "Tools" and choose Map. Set the right Zoom to see codes of waypoints.

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Now you can start adding waypoints to list. Simply tap first waypoint (B01) for a second and Oudie will automatically ask you if you want to Append point to list. Confirm this with Yes.

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With tap on OK button continue with adding waypoints trough all the task. Use Pan mode to find waypoints on Map for which you´re looking for.

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After you have added all the task waypoints press Tools > List. Check waypoint sectors (cylinders, lines, FAI sectors) and times once again they are setup correctly. Once you finished tap OK and your task is ready to fly.

Start and re-start the task

To make a re-start. Change the target waypoint back to start point. The quickest way to do it is to open the Task dialog, select start point and press Goto. Statistics will be reset, when you cross the start line again.

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Note that once cylinder is reached you will not see it on the map any more.

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1. Set task as described above.

2. Choose End Speed Section Point.

3. Set Cone: ?None? - there is no cone, ?1:2.5? or ?1:4?... When cone is set as End speed section this

observation zone is as marked with crossed lines on map page (visible also in wayponit Edit dialog picture above).

4. OK.

Flying Conical End Speed Section - CESS

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Side view

Side view is showing terrain collision from your position to the target including Airspaces, observation zone(s), Current L/D (grey line) and Required L/D or arrival altitude (purple line). You can turn it ON/OFF with Action on any Navbox. You´ll find Action name as ?Toggle side view? in Menu > Settings > Next >

Navboxes > Select one Navbox > Action > Toggle side view .

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To navigate during the task use all of the features that are made available to you through Oudie 4 software: . Map pages to see where you are, . Navboxes to see the flight parameters you are interested in, . Statistics to see what you have done,

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. Airspace warning to keep yourself out of trouble, . Goto dialog to find nearest airports etc., . Side view to see where to set it.

Final glide

Here's a suggestion. Flying final glides is the most comfortable when you use the Required L/D and Current L/D navboxes . What they do is they show the required L/D to the finish line and current L/D you are doing at the moment. You are on glide slope when Current L/D is higher than Required L/D. The calculation already includes reserve altitude. The nice part is that it is insensible of the MC setting, glider polar, wind calculation etc. All of them can be wrong when you try to math through the glider polar.

Current L/D however is pragmatic - it tells you what you are doing. Required L/D is pragmatic as well. It tells you what you should be doing. If Current L/D is higher than the Required one you are doing good. If it looks like you can keep going like that, you are doing great.

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Have fun making those final glides!

Go fly the task and enjoy!

SAVING TASK FOR LATER USE

It is always wise to make sure you have all the data securely stored in case of an unintended outage of the device. Start from the main screen and select Menu > Next > Save Settings > tick the "Save profile" and "Save waypoints and tasks" checkboxes (if they are both enabled), then tap "Yes".

See also:

Getting Started

3.6 Flying with the FAI Triangle Assistant

FAI Triangle Assistant helps you complete the largest possible FAI Triangle. You don't have to do much to use the FAI Triangle Assistant. Just turn it on and fly is how we tried to

design the assistant. Here's how it works. Turning the FAI Assistant on or off follows the same phylosophy as toggling the Map, Waypoints,

Airspace, Navboxes etc. It is controlled through the Display Options dialog.

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Flying the Free FAI Triangle task

Once the FAI Area is on, you don't have to do much. You are of course required to know at least roughly which direction you would like to fly to fly a triangle. The larger the triangle you are attempting, the more you will know where to go. FAI Triangle Assistant will simply follow what you are doing. As you fly the first leg it won't yet know which way you are going to fly. That is not a problem. The FAI Area will be drawn on one side of the first leg. If you would like it to be on the other side, simply tap inside the area and it will rotate (provided that "Rotate on click" is enabled in the settings, which - by default - it is).

Once you have turned your first waypoint, simply continue to fly towards your other waypoint (or rather a larger area where you would like to turn your second waypoint). As soon as the triangle you have flown is deep enough the FAI Area changes. It is not drawn on the longest leg anymore. Instead it is drawn on the last leg you have flown. That means it is showing you the way towards the area where you will be able to turn your second waypoint and allow your whole flight to be an FAI triangle.

When you are near your second waypoint you will appreciate some help from the FAI Triangle optimization navbox, which is available through the list of Navboxes . Place it visibly on the screen to know exactly how large the triangle will be if you can finish it home. After you are happy with what you have done in your second area, head home. The FAI Triangle optimization should not change anymore, it's just about getting home.

The above example focused on an FAI Triangle which has been started from one of its corners. Flying a triangle with the start on the leg is no different. The only difference is that the second point you turn

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represents the first point from the above example and the third one is the final one from which you fly home.

Finishing the task

An FAI Triangle is not finished unless you fly back to your start point. One finish fix within 1 km radius from another fix that occured before turning the 1st waypoint of the optimized triangle is required to finish the task. It may be a single fix if you started your triangle in one of its corners. It is a whole series of fixes between soaring begin and the first waypoint if you started the triangle on one of its legs.

FAI Triangle Assistant also helps you identify the exact course to fly by always highlighting a 1km diameter circle around the closest available finish fix.

Rotating the area

Sometimes the flight requires much more thinking than the above examples. You may wish to know if your current leg is long enough already to cover Town X with the FAI Area of your current flight. For this reason you will want to rotate the FAI area from its current position. It can hardly be easier to do simply tap on the FAI Area on the moving map and it will rotate. If you are on your first leg (or not far enough on the second), it will rotate left/right around the first leg. Once you are far enough on the second leg to make it obvious which way you are going to fly the triangle, it will rotate around the legs. All this provided that "Rotate on click" is enabled in the settings, which - by default - it is.

The FAI Area icons may also be placed on the Command bar if you wish to have quick and constant access to them in flight. There are options for toggling the FAI Area and Rotating the FAI Area under

Menu > Settings > Commands .

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FAI Triangle Assistant preferences

If you would like to influence the look and feel of the FAI Triangle Assistant you may do so through Menu

> Settings > OLC & FAI Area dialog.

Example shows kilometer lines for Triangles between 80 - 120 km. If you fly into the violet area, the triangle will be an FAI triangle.

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See also:

Getting Started

3.7 Finish flight

Oudie 4 will finish the flight automatically without needing any input from the user. Once the flight is finished and signed it will copy the flight to the micro SD card if such card is present in the Oudie 4.

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3.8 Connect to the internet

It is possible to connect any Oudie 4 running SeeYou Moblie software to the internet. This is achieved by using an Android smart-phone as an internet proxy. The Oudie 4 connects to the phone through Bluetooth while the phone then connects to the internet by the any means available to the phone typically Wifi or Data plan.

In order to connect your Oudie 4 to the Android smartphone you need to install a free app "Oudie Live" from the Google Play store.

Once you have installed the Oudie Live app please follow the instructions on the smartphone to pair the two devices. If you wish to replay the tutorial on the phone press the "?" button at the top of the screen.

Here it is:

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As simple as that.

3.9 Share your profile

Oudie 4's Transfer menu option enables you by far the fastest way to copy all of the existing data from on to another Oudie 4. No cables, no wireless communication is needed, just a microSD card! This means you can share your waypoints, profile or declared task with your friends on the spot!

How to do it? It is very easy: . insert a microSD car on the side of your Oudie 4

. go to Menu>Transfer>Settings to SD card. This will transfer all of Oudie 4's data to the microSD card. . remove the microSD card and insert it to another Oudie 4. . go to Menu>Transfer>Setting from SD card. . now you can choose which data and files you wish to transfer to your Oudie 4

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Additionally you can transfer to microSD card all flights that are saved on Oudie 4, this way you can save all of your flight elsewhere without any cables etc.

See also:

Transfer

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4 Map page

Map view is the main Oudie 4 window. It contains the following elements: . Glider position . Arrow towards the North . Wind vector . Vector map . Flight trace . Terrain collision . Airspace warning . Navboxes . Animation speed . Command bar

A function is assigned to each one of these elements. It is described in the chapters you will access by following the above links. An important feature of the Map page is Cursor info .

Overview of the most important features of the Map view:

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There are two Map views (Map 1 and Map 2) which are setup independently from each other. Each map view can be orientated differently, have different Zoom levels, details of the map and its own Navboxes. This is useful because you can switch from an overview map.

4.1 Cursor info

A tap on the map brings up a dialog with relevant information about . Waypoints . Airspace . Task

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If either of the items above is present within the Drag limit distance from the tap, such information is

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4.1.1 Waypoints

If a tap on the map occurred close to a Waypoint, cursor info dialog appears with Waypoints sorted on distance from the position where the tap occurred.

You can also get a list of Waypoints, sorted on direction. Tap the screen and hold it down, then move the finger in one direction. You will get a list of points sorted on distance.

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Columns are sortable in the Goto dialog. Click on the column header to sort ascending or descending on these parameters: . Name . Type . Crs = Course . Distance . Arrival altitude . Required L/D . Code (short name)

If you would like to change the order or size of the columns, you may drag the boundaries to change size or drag the header to change the order of the columns.

Tap on a Waypoint, then tap OK to start navigating to the selected point.

4.1.2 Airspace

A tap on an airspace brings up a dialog where you can read the information on the airspace. By default this page shows all airspace within a certain margin around the area of your tap. You can

quickly change the status of any of these airspaces by using the buttons for disabling an airspace for Always, Today, 5 minutes or turning them back on with the Activate button.

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By turning on the Show all checkbox all airspace from the airspace file is listed. This helps you turn remote airspaces on or off. It also helps you to turn several airspaces off quickly. Note that Multiselect feature works in this dialog meaning that you can select as many airspaces as you wish.

4.2 Glider position

The symbol always represents the current position of the glider. The nose of the symbolic arrow is pointed in the direction of the movement of the glider.

Tap and hold aircraft symbol to move its current position. You will want to do that if you wish to have a different view of the map.

You can choose several sizes glider symbol through Menu > Settings > Symbols

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4.3 Arrow towards the North

Map orientation on Oudie 3 is not always "North up" It can be anything, therefore the North arrow is

always pointed in the direction of true North. By tapping the North arrow a menu will open up where you can select any of the other possible Map orientations.

North, East, South and West Up, will rotate the map so, that the selected orientation is towards the top of the screen. Goal Up will put the direction of the Selected Goto Waypoint to the top of the screen. Track Up will put the direction of the current track towards the top of the screen.

When panning the map freely, the arrow gets a caption "Pan mode". Tapping once on this symbol returns the view back to the glider and original map orientation.

See also:

Map orientation

4.4 Wind vector

The wind vector gives you a graphical and textual orientation about the wind at current height. The new sensors (and clever use of the Kalman filters if you like) allowed us to improve wind prediction considerably. In the best case scenario Oudie 4 will give a useful wind estimate already after a single 180 degree turn on the ridge. It also works at wind speeds higher than your airspeed. Additional turns make the prediction better of course. There is even lots of room for improvement of this in the future.

A tap on the Wind symbol will open the Wind dialog. You can also access it through Menu > Wind

4.5 Vector map

Oudie 4 uses the CIT maps to display terrain and topographic features. These are the same maps also used in the desktop version of SeeYou. Maps for the whole world are preloaded on Oudie 4 already. Just turn it on and you will have a map.

Map preferences can be setup through the Setup Map dialog.

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4.6 Airspace warning

Oudie 4 tries to estimate your position in the future and give you comprehensive warnings before you enter airspace.

Please read How Airspace warning works from the Getting Started chapter.

4.7 Navboxes

Oudie 4 supports several Navigation boxes. You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display, how large they should be and where they should be located.

Navboxes are setup separately for Map 1 and Map 2 views. That is because normally you will want to use the two map views for two different reasons. One could be general navigation while the other one is approaching the waypoint where details are important. You will require two different settings for which Navboxes should be displayed in these conditions.

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4.8 Animation speed

When in File reader mode , you can control the speed and position of the airplane symbol by jumping

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around the replayed IGC file. Tap on the black animation rate box [ 5x ] to open this dialog.

Pause button will pause the animation Rate box controls the speed of the animation. The higher the number, the faster animation, the slower

refresh rate for the Map page. Pocket PC reaches its limits here. Slider allows you to quickly jump to a point within the flight.

4.9 Command bar

The bottom line of Oudie 4 window is the Menu. It is optional (it can be disabled through Settings >

Miscellaneous ).

What it does is it adds 5 more shortcut buttons available in addition to all the hardware buttons on the Oudie 4 device. You can setup what each of the buttons in the Menu does through the Settings >

Commands dialog. Change the actions for Toolbtn1 and Toolbtn2.

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5 Information page

This page gives you some very general information about your position. Use it to report your landing position or check if everything is setup OK.

The Status panel gives information about GPS and additional pressure data if they are available. Something like GTWAV may be listed after the GPS status message where G = Groundspeed from GPS T = Track heading from GPS W = Vario from a pressure sensor source A = Pressure Altitude from a pressure sensor source V = True Airspeed from a pressure sensor source

Position panel shows present position (also in UTM coordinates format), local date and time. Altitude panel shows Altitude QNH, Flight Level altitude and Height over ground. Sunrise and Sunset panel shows local sunrise and sunset (UTC Offset must be set correctly).

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6 Statistics page

The statistics page gives you detailed information on Thermals and the flight. To change the content of the statistics pane, tap on it to switch between . Flight statistics . Task statistics . last 60 minutes statistics

Thermals panel graphically displays the last four thermals where the left most is newest. At the top of each bar you can see the Thermal average. The height of each bar represents the entrance and departure from each thermal relative to the other four. The number on the right is average for the last four thermals. Use it for your MacCready setting if you wish.

Flight statistics gives averages for the Lift, Average speed, Distance flown, circling percentage and duration of flight. Distance is the same as Optimized distance in the "Opt" navbox.

Task statistics gives averages achieved since the start of the task. Last 60 minutes statistics gives averages achieved on the Race to goal task or the Optimized task in

the last hour. You can press the "Back" button to get back to the last map page you have used before Statistics.

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7 Menu

The menu offers shortcuts to many features a pilot will want to access quickly. Buttons are large and well readable. There are two pages of the menu located one next to the other:

Page 1:

. Esc . < Prev and Next > . Settings . Display Options . Screen Lock . Map orientation

. Exit . Zoom . Volume & Alt.

. Goto . Task . Next Map . Info page . Statistics

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Page 2:

. About . Save Settings . Thermal Assistant . Switch Profile . Add Waypoint . Wind . Logbook . Transfer

Note that this is the default order of the Menu. It can be changed through the Settings > Menu dialog.

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7.1 Esc

The ESC button in the menu returns the view back to Map view.

7.2 < Prev and Next >

These buttons show the next and previous page in the Menu .

7.3 Settings

The Settings button in the Menu opens the Settings dialog where all of the preferences of Oudie 4 can be setup.

Note that some settings like Map and Navboxes are separate for Map 1 and Map 2 views while others like Units, Commands etc. are unique through the whole application.

7.4 Display options

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You can control what is visible on the Map page . All items which can be made visible or invisible on

Oudie 4 are listed in this dialog:

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7.5 Screen lock

Screen lock dialog will locked the screen. It´s very useful to lock it during the flight. Some action Navboxes like: Zoom in - Zoom out, Previous- Next turnpoint on task will still works.

Tu unlock the screen press the Menu button and confirm this by clickin on the upper side of screen. See screenshot below:

7.6 Map orientation

Opens a dialog which lets you choose from these different map display options: . Circling North map is turned heading up in straight flight and north up when circling. This is the recommended orientation for those who don't want to fly North up . North Up where top of the display is always true North, . East Up where true East is at the top of the screen, . South Up where true South is at the top of the screen, . West Up where true West is at the top of the screen, . Goal Up sets up the display so, that the point you are navigating to is always at the top of the screen, . Track Up puts your current track towards the top of the screen, . Heading Up puts your current heading towards the top of the screen. Heading is calculated by subtracting Wind vector from the Track vector.

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. Pan mode is a special mode where you can freely move around the map, zoom in, zoom out and rotate the map to explore some details along the course.

To move around the map in Pan mode you simply drag your finger over the screen and the map will follow your finger. To rotate the map drag your finger in the bottom 10% of the screen left/right. The map will again follow your finger, but this time it will rotate around the center point of the screen. If you will not move map in Pan mode for 10 seconds the Map orientation will change back to what it was before you started to pan.

There is a shortcut for this dialog if you tap with your finger on the North Arrow indicator.

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See also:

North arrow symbol

7.7 Exit

Pressing this button quits the application.

Before you exit, the program will ask you whether or not you wish to: . save the current profile changes . save changes to the waypoints and tasks . save changed or added Flarm aliases . Finish the flight by signing the IGC file with SeeYou G-record

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7.8 Zoom

The Zoom dialog lets you choose from several predefined values (depending on the units). The value represents the width of the Oudie 4 window.

0.1km, ... 2km, 5km ... 35km, 50km ... are fixed zoom settings. Setting represents the width of the Map window. Depending on the units, it can be in either kilometers, statute or nautical miles.

Target is a special kind of Zoom where the application determines what width of the Map window to use to keep the target and the glider on the screen all the time.

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7.9 Volume & Altitude

This menu item opens the Flight Properties dialog box which lets you enter: . Take-off altitude, . QNH, . MacCready setting, . Altitude reserve, . Volume.

Take-off altitude

By changing this setting you can change your take-off altitude. Setting up this value correctly is essential for correct final glide indications. When there is a waypoint or the terrain map with elevations in vicinity, there is a suggestion at what to set up in the top line of this dialog.

Auto QNH will take the best possible guess at what your altitude is and use that as your QNH setting. In

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order for this feature to work reliably please remember to turn the Oudie 4 on at least 3 minutes before takeoff.

QNH

By changing the QNH value you can change the pressure at start or change the QNH in flight to correct the change in pressure.

MacCready

You can setup the MC setting here. The optimum value for the MC setting can be derived from the statistics page and other Navboxes.

Altitude reserve

All final glide calculations are subject to correction of the altitude reserve. If this value is greater than 0, then your arrival altitude to the waypoint will be this much above the altitude of the waypoint elevation from the waypoint database (this may not be its actual altitude, so use at own risk, needless to say).

Volume

This property is used for changing the Vario volume.

Vario mute

You can mute Vario here - all other sounds will work, except vario.

Use GPS altitude for calculations

Add checkmark and Oudie will use GPS altitude for all calculations.

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7.10 Goto

The goto dialog allows you to select the "Navigate to" point quickly. There are several ways to access this dialog:

Tap on the map

Brings up the Goto dialog. Waypoints are sorted on distance from the point where the tap happened on the Map screen. This way it is easy to select the waypoint you were trying to "tap" even though you couldn't tell them apart in the Map view due to the Zoom level.

Through the menu

If the Goto dialog is accessed through Menu > Goto, waypoints are sorted first on type, then distance.

Pressing the Details button will open a new window where you can read waypoint details and edit waypoint properties. It will close automatically after 10 seconds or when you press the OK/Goto button.

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Since the waypoint list may be huge there is a quicker way to accessing a particular point alphabetically by filtering the points. When the waypoints are filtered, the Filter caption is highlighted in the command bar (see screenshot below).

At the bottom of the screen, immediately above the menu, three recently used waypoints are displayed.

7.10.1 Details overview

This window opens when you click on the Details menu option in the Goto dialog or Cursor Info -

Waypoints dialog. It displays the general information about a waypoint.

It also allows you to edit and delete waypoint properties on pages Edit Waypoint and Edit Description

. You can access these pages with the ">>" and "<<" buttons in the command bar.

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7.10.2 Edit Waypoint

You may edit and delete waypoints on this screen. This window opens when you click on the Details menu option in the Goto dialog or Cursor Info -

Waypoints dialog and press the ">>" button once.

Use the ++, +, - and -- buttons to change values quickly and without the use of the keyboard.

7.10.3 Waypoint filter

Since SeeYou Mobile may use multiple files as the input for waypoints there is need for a simple way to filter the waypoints so that only those waypoints are presented which are of the most interest for the user.

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Three filters are available in order for you to organize your waypoints in a more readable way: . Alphabetical filter . Filter by file

Alphabetical filter allows you to simply enter the waypoint's name. As soon as the list of waypoints is less than the length of the screen filter closes and you may choose the waypoint that you were looking for from the list that matches the filter you have entered. The screenshot below left displays such filter with the letters "MAL" already entered. The result is a list of all waypoints that begin with MAL (see screenshot on the right):

Filter by file allows you to show or hide waypoints that are stored in separate files. In the example below only two out of four waypoint files that were selected through Settings > Files will be displayed in the

Goto dialog

See also:

Goto dialog

Details overview Edit Waypoint

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7.11 Task

The task dialog allows you to edit and enter the task in list view.

You can edit the task either in . List view . Map view

7.11.1 List edit

Entering the task is best done in list view. Open the keyboard to start entering waypoint name. Oudie 4 will automatically suggest the first waypoint in alphabetical order. Use the right/left button to change waypoint name in alphabetical vicinity of what you had entered. Please read the Gettings Started chapter

Entering and flying the task .

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By tapping on the Edit button Edit point dialog opens where you can setup preferences of the

Observation Zone (cylinder, line, FAI sector), Start speed section and End speed section etc. Use Insert and Delete buttons to change the Task.

Options button gives you quick access and overview of the task settings.

From the command bar you can choose . OK to accept any changes . Cancel to discard any changes . Tools to Edit point , Delete point, Insert point, Move point up and down, Invert task, Load task , Save task, Clear task or setup Task Options .

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. Keyb to start typing waypoint names A warning dialog will be issued if finish altitude is set to zero. This is to protect you from making final

glides to the wrong altitude.

7.11.2 Map edit

The same simple philosophy from graphical task editing in SeeYou has been implemented in the Oudie 4 software.

Tap & Move anywhere except on a waypoint to move the map. Tap & Move on a Waypoint to move it. FAI Area is drawn to easily fly an FAI Triangle

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Tap & Hold on a Waypoint to delete it from the task. Tap & Hold on a Leg to insert a point to this leg. Tap & Hold anywhere on the map except on a leg and on a waypoint to append a waypoint to the end of the task.

. Use Zoom (200km) to change zoom, then Tap&Move the map to pinpoint the position of the free waypoint. . OK to accept any changes . Cancel to discard any changes . Edit to Edit point , Delete point, Insert point, Invert task, Copy task , Delete task or setup Task Options .

. List to change to graphical view.

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7.11.3 Edit Point

Point

Choose the waypoint name. Note that the easiest way to do this is by typing its name in List view .

Elev = Elevation

This is the reference altitude for the point in question. This is the altitude that is taken into account when calculating the final glide.

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Sector type select type of the sector for this waypoint. Default setting is cylinder Radius will setup the sector in the same way as already used to in the desktop version of SeeYou. Point type could be Start speed section, Task point or End speed section. For Start speed

section type you must choose: Gate time, Gate interval and Start Type (Entry, Exit).* Buttons at the bottom will help you enter the correct values quickly with your fingers.

*not featured in Oudie 4 Basic.

7.11.4 Load task

Load task dialog is accessed through Menu > Task > Tools > Load task... You can access it through both

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List and Map view of the Task.

Select a task from your database and press OK to make it your active task. Press Cancel to discard any changes. You pressed Help to get here.

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7.11.5 Task options

Task options dialog is accessed through Menu > Task > Tools > Options.

Description

You can name a task. This is particularly useful at a competition briefing where you can name it Task A (or 1) and Task B (or 2).

Start speed section

In this box you can set Start speed section waypoint, gate time and interval and number of intervals. For Race to goal tasks is Start on entry set to default.

End speed section

In this box you choose the end of speed section waypoint and Cone .

Task deadline time

You can put task deadline here. Oudie 4 will give you a warning 15 minutes before Task deadline time. Asigned area task time is essential for flying the Assigned Area tasks. It is used to calculate required

speed to finish as well as time difference on task. The MC (MacCready) panel allows you to set your average lift in the edit box and see what your

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theoretical speed will be if you fly according to the MacCready theory. The Navigate by shortest route check box will automatically navigate you on task by shortest

optimized distance. Use the + and - buttons to quickly change values.

Note: Task settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic.

7.12 Next map

If you are currently viewing Map 1 it changes the view to Map 2 and vice versa.

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7.13 Info page

See Information page

7.14 Statistics

See Statistics page

7.15 About

Through the About dialog you can see serial number and the version of Oudie 4 software. Upgrades are free and available through http://www.oudie3.com

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See also:

Updating your Oudie 4

7.16 Save Settings

Once you have setup Oudie 4 for your flight you may want to save the settings without exiting Oudie 4.

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7.17 Thermal assistant

See Using Thermal Assistant .

7.18 Switch Profile

The switch profile icon shuts down Oudie 4 and runs it again so you can choose another profile.

Note: Switch Profile is featured in Oudie 4 Basic.

7.19 Add Waypoint

You may edit and delete waypoints on this screen.

This window opens when you tap Menu > Add Waypoint or use the shorcut on a hardware or software button.

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Click waypoint position on Map. Use Zoom and Pan mode to define waypoint´s position on Map for which you´re looking for. If you click on the notification you will add a waypoint at your current location.

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After the tap the edit dialog appears. Use the keyboard and ++ and -- buttons if you would like to change values quickly and without the use of the keyboard.

Click GOTO if you would immediately like to navigate to the newly created waypoint.

UTM Calculator

This tool converts usual coordinate format to UTM format or vice versa.

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7.20 Wind

This dialog lets you see the wind in the third dimension as well as quickly adjust the wind for either one or several layers.

To change the wind:

1. select a layer or several layers by dragging over the left side of the dialog,

2. draw a wind vector in the square in the lower right corner,

3. longer line means stronger wind. Direction of the movement determines direction of the wind,

4. If needed, adjust Direction and Speed with the buttons in the lower part of the display,

5. tap Apply, then OK. Wind is calculated using three methods in Oudie 4:

. Position drift when Lat/Lon are the only available data, . Groundspeed difference when groundspeed and track are received from the GPS,

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. Combination of Groundspeed and straight flight when true air speed is received from the instrument. In this case, the wind is updated in straight flight as well.

7.21 Logbook

The logbook displays a list of flights written by your Oudie 4. It also displays information about the glider and the pilot if it is stored in the IGC file.

7.21.1 Flight statistic and replay

At end of each flight some statistics is written to IGC file for later use. To see statistic from your flight go to Menu > Next > Logbook > select flight >Tools > Statistic.

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If you wish you can replay your flight as well directly from Logbook: Menu > Next > Logbook > select flight >Tools > Replay flight .

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7.22 Transfer

Transfer menu option enables to copy all of the existing data from on to another Oudie 4 with a microSD card.

Settings to SD card packages and transfer all of the existing user data to the inserted microSD card. Settings from SD card open the source file on microSD card and enables you to transfer data such

as: . Declared task . Waypoints & Airspace . Screen layout . Glider

. or everything Flights to SD card transfers to all flights that are saved on Oudie 4 on the microSD card.

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See also:

Share your profile

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8 Settings

The Settings dialog has an array of Pages where all of the Oudie 4 preferences can be setup. Note that some settings like Map and Navboxes are separate for Map 1 and Map 2 views while others like Units, Commands etc. are unique through the whole application.

Available pages are

. Map where display of the vector map is setup . Airspace where display of airspace and airspace warning is setup . Waypoints page controls the way waypoints are displayed . Track &Target page sets up the trace, vario colors of the displayed trace . OLC & FAI area page (short for Optimization) lets you setup how the optimizations are calculated . Task page sets up the observation zones and other task options . Navboxes page lets you choose which navboxes to display and control their appearance . Symbols page allows you to choose from symbols for the map display . Warnings page sets up airspace and altitude warnings . Thermal page sets up the Thermal assistant . Polar page has all the controls to choose the polar for your glider . Units by your preference . Fonts page changes the appearance of the text on the screen . Input page lets you select between GPS, Simulator and File replay mode . Commands page reassigns tasks to all buttons of your PDA and SeeYou Mobile . Menu page lets you control the content of the main Menu . Files page has shortcuts to the terrain, waypoint and airspace files . IGC Logging page sets up the header for the IGC file . User interface is short for User Interface . Miscellaneous page has all the rest . Hardware page controls communication to GPS with proprietary sentences

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8.1 Map

This dialog allows you to setup the appearance of the map in Map view . Oudie 4 uses CIT maps for rendering the terrain. It is the same map as in the desktop version of SeeYou.

Show map check box will enable the display of the Vector map if checked.

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Terrain

You can choose from several levels of detail of the terrain which is being rendered. When terrain is Off, you will still see Water bodies, Roads, Railroads, Towns and labels on the screen. With the setting at Low isolines will appear at approximately 300m each. With the setting at Medium, isolines appear at about 100m. With the setting at High, you get exactly what you are used to in the desktop SeeYou version.

Scheme

Several color schemes are preloaded in a new installation. It is easier to see how each one looks if you look at it in the desktop SeeYou. We recommend "Hight contrast" for mountaneous terrain, ICAO for just general navigation and Open Street Maps color scheme for the Flatlands.

If Custom color scheme is chosen you get to define your own colors and other properties for the map objects.

Background color

For each cheme you can select background color.

Shade map

This function will shade map. Draw surface objects will enable drawing woods and grass, glaciers, fields if newer Open Street Maps

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Note: Map settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic.

8.1.1 Scheme properties

Scheme Properties dialog lets you change the color scheme for the topographic features of the map. Object properties allows you to change the zoom level, transparency and color for each of the

topographic features in the combo box. You can also copy settings from another scheme with Copy from scheme function.

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8.2 Airspace

In this dialog, you can setup airspace display and Warnings. In the Type panel you can setup how airspace is displayed. You should setup each type of airspace

separately. Choose an airspace type from the drop down list. Choose until which zoom level it is visible from the Zoom drop down list. By checking the Warn me check box you will be warned before entering this type of zone. Choose whether or not a zone should be filled from the Fill drop down list. Chose a Color for the airspace type from the drop down list. Fill transparencies could be set from 0 to 100% in 10% step.

Each airspace may be presented with its label (name). Choose until which zoom this label is visible from the Labels zoom drop down list.

If Fill alarmed zones is checked, airspaces for which an alarm was triggered will be colored transparently. If Hide inactive zones option is checked, then an airspace zone will be hidden from the Map page when dismissed. If Show airspace check box is checked, then airspace will be displayed in the Map view . Combo box Hide airspace above enables you to exclude airspace with lower limit higher than the height you select to show on the map screen. This helps declutter the screen in complex airspace.

Naviter Oudie 4 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 Introduction

1.1 In the Box

1.2 Charging the battery

2 Getting started

2.1 Getting to know Oudie 4

2.2 Turning Oudie 4 on and off

2.3 Updating your Oudie 4

2.4 Running Oudie 4 software for the first time

2.5 Using vario

2.6 Copying files to Oudie 4

2.7 Learning to use Oudie 4

3 How to

3.1 Using Profiles

3.2 Set takeoff altitude

3.3 Manage airspace warnings

3.4 Using Thermal Assistant

3.5 Entering and flying the tasks

3.6 Flying with the FAI Triangle Assistant

3.7 Finish flight

3.8 Connect to the internet

3.9 Share your profile

4 Map page

4.1 Cursor info

4.1.1 Waypoints

4.1.2 Airspace

4.2 Glider position

4.3 Arrow towards the North

4.4 Wind vector

4.5 Vector map

4.6 Airspace warning

4.7 Navboxes

4.8 Animation speed

4.9 Command bar

5 Information page

6 Statistics page

7 Menu

7.2 < Prev and Next >

7.3 Settings

7.4 Display options

7.5 Screen lock

7.6 Map orientation

7.7 Exit

7.8 Zoom

7.9 Volume & Altitude

7.10 Goto

7.11 Task

. Use Zoom (200km) to change zoom, then Tap&Move the map to pinpoint the position of the free waypoint. . OK to accept any changes . Cancel to discard any changes . Edit to Edit point , Delete point, Insert point, Invert task, Copy task , Delete task or setup Task Options .

7.12 Next map

7.13 Info page

7.14 Statistics

7.15 About

7.16 Save Settings

7.17 Thermal assistant

7.18 Switch Profile

7.19 Add Waypoint

7.20 Wind

7.21 Logbook

7.22 Transfer

8 Settings

8.1.1 Scheme properties

8.2 Airspace