LX Era
Advanced operation
Document name: LX EUM
Document revision: R1
4.2 Thermal assistant page
The Thermal assistant page is a pilot’s best friend while thermalling. It is designed to provide
the pilot with all relevant information while in a thermal.
The TA page incorporates four NavBoxes, showing the following parameters:
• T AVG - shows the average vertical speed for the whole thermal, since the device detected
the start of circling, up to the current point in time
• AVG - shows the integrated vertical speed for the time duration set in the Vario/SC setup
menu
• MAX - the maximum variometer value in the last circle (360 degree turn). This is the same
value as is represented by white dot on TA page.
• GAIN - shows the accumulated altitude from the start of circling. The GAIN NavBox
shows the difference between current altitude and altitude recorded at the start of cir-
cling, which means this value can also be negative.
Figure 28. Thermal assistant page overview
In the middle of the screen, we can see the actual Thermal assistant, embodying the Wind
indicator. The Wind indicator works much the same as already noted in Wind indicator.
The Thermal assistant is an indicator, whose main function is to map the strength of the
thermal in the last full circle and give the pilot an idea of his actual position in the thermal, thus
helping him center.
A glider represents the pilot’s current position in the thermal. The glider can be either on the
left side (circling to the right), or the right side (circling to the left) of the Wind indicator.
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