Explanations

Detailed information on the subject of thermals - whether blue thermals or with clouds, their height, or whether they are affected by showers or screening.

Background colours

The numbers indicate the flyable altitude in hecto-feet (100 feet intervals) - colour-coded (grey/green/yellow/red) : 12³ = 12.300 ft MSL.

Blue thermals (with rise height above NN), colour-coded (grey/green/yellow/red)

Cumulus cloud cover (with base height above NN), colour-coded (grey/green/yellow/red)

No thermals

Precipitation

Heavy precipitation

Low irradiation, e.g. due to heavy screening

Sea surface

Clouds

[Cu Med]

Cumulus mediocris - Large heap clouds, can have a tendency to spread

[Cu Cong]

Cumulus congestus - Towering heap clouds

[Cb]

Cumulonimbus - High-reaching anvil cloud, however, still without precipitation

Showers

[SH-]

Light/occasional showers

[SH]

Moderate showers

[SH+]

Heavy showers

Storms

[TS-]

Light/occasional thunderstorms

[TS]

Moderate thunderstorms

[TS+]

Heavy thunderstorms

Rain

[DZ]

Drizzle

[RA-]

Light rain

[RA]

Moderate rain

[RA+]

Heavy rain

Snow and rain

[SNRA-]

Light snow and rain

[SNRA]

Moderate to heavy snow and rain

Showers of snow and rain

[SHSNRA-]

Light showers of snow and rain

[SHSNRA]

Moderate to heavy showers of snow and rain

Snow

[SN-]

Light snowfall

[SN]

Moderate snowfall

[SN+]

Heavy snowfall

Snow showers

[SHSN-]

Light snow showers

[SHSN]

Moderate to heavy snow showers

Freezing rain

[FZRA-]

Light freezing rain

[FZRA]

Moderate to heavy freezing rain

Flight Planning - Handling

Draw track

Activates or deactivates the drawing mode

Exports a drawn track as CUP, TXT or to LX NAV

The transparency of the weather layer can be adjusted on the right edge in the vertical slider

Map settings, like background image or FAI mode

ALT + Left mouse

Deletes this point on the track

Free track or FAI triangle?

The FAI triangle mode in the map settings activates the FAI sectors. Powered pilots planning to fly a free track disable this mode.

LX-Export

A track planned here can be opened directly in your LX-NAV device in the cockpit.
For this, the LX-NAV device must be linked to your TopMeteo account (weather data link).
Enter a name when exporting to make it easier to find the track in the LX-NAV menu.
Then start your LX-NAV and connect it to the internet. The last track planned will then be automatically loaded onto your LX-NAV.
Only tracks that are not older than 48 hours are loaded and only the last exported route is sent to the LX-NAV.