marcin-osowski / igc_lib

A simple library to parse IGC logs and extract thermals.
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Minimum ground speed limit is too high for paragliding records #7

Closed marcin-osowski closed 8 years ago

marcin-osowski commented 8 years ago

The current minimum limit (40 km/h) is too high for paragliding records. Stuart suggests 8km/h, but that might be too low for gliders, as they are often towed across the airfield with speeds greater than that.

I see two solutions: 1) Decrease to 20 km/h - that should be good for both worlds. 2) Combine ground speed with vertical speed (vario), and trigger flight mode when either the ground or vertical speed is above configured thresholds.