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    • dnone1D
      dnone1 | Premium
      last edited by

      Hi everyone and Merry Xmas!

      Is there a way to increase the visibility of the pressure /altitude levels and respective temperatures on the screens: I do struggle to discern them since they’re so faint.
      The same with the freezing line throughout the timeline.
      Thank you in advance!
      Love the route planning ability by the way!

      Reply

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      • idefix37I
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @dnone1
        last edited by

        @dnone1
        No need to multiply the same post:
        https://community.windy.com/topic/9071/weather-forecast-flight-planning-and-airspaces-at-once-a-great-extension-for-pilots/19

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          shadow_heart | Premium
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          Hello, how do you select the model of prevision (ECMWF, ICON, ...) in the Route Planner? Thanks

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          • idefix37I
            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @shadow_heart
            last edited by

            @shadow_heart
            Route planner is only available with ECMWF model. No way to select an other one.

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            • raph_londonR
              raph_london | Premium
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              Hi,
              Can we add stop over or can we only do it in several routes?

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              • idefix37I
                idefix37 Sailor Moderator @raph_london
                last edited by

                @raph_london
                Hi,
                There is no possibility to include stop over in a Route. You need to do several routes

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                  jphobbs
                  last edited by

                  Is there any plan to implement a IFR route planner for paragliders, microlights, powered paragliders, gliders, powered parachutes etc.?

                  The tool looks incredibly powerful but unfortunately the airgrams are not of any use as our altitude ranges in flatlands are relatively low and there's no granularity.

                  It would be amazing to have something just like the IFR tool but topping out at about 6000 ft (or lower as an option) rather than 44,000 ft!

                  At the moment, only the bottom two would be of any use to me and it isn't worth me subscribing to Premium for this feature.

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                  • idefix37I
                    idefix37 Sailor Moderator @jphobbs
                    last edited by idefix37

                    @jphobbs
                    Why don’t you use the VFR for paragliding option instead of IFR ??

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                      jphobbs @idefix37
                      last edited by jphobbs

                      @idefix37 sorry brain freeze. I meant VFR in all instances above. I can't edit the post. My points still apply.

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                      • idefix37I
                        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @jphobbs
                        last edited by

                        @jphobbs
                        The VFR option is topping at 9000ft not 44000ft in the Route planner.

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                          jphobbs @idefix37
                          last edited by

                          @idefix37 said in Windy Tutorial: How to use a route planner:

                          @jphobbs
                          The VFR option is topping at 9000ft not 44000ft in the Route planner.

                          Thank you, you're right. Is there any plan to have it work with multiple weather models?

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                            csj97229 @pavelneuman | Premium
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                            @pavelneuman The VFR flight planning tool is amazingly helpful! I only wish it displayed clouds and winds up to FL140 or FL180. The current top of FL100 doesn't clear some of the moutnains in the western part of the US, and the IFR view doesn't show the type of information that is most helpful for light aircraft.

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                              R0b | Premium
                              last edited by

                              Re: Windy Tutorial: How to use a route planner

                              Re: Route Planning for Boating

                              1. Is it possible to have wave periods show? Wave height alone does not provide the whole story.

                              2. When I create a route, I am unable to move the start (departure date). All demos and instructions show the start and end duration, which you can slide foward and back to analyze for the best departure. I only see the start but advancing it does not adjust for the created route.

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                              • idefix37I
                                idefix37 Sailor Moderator @R0b
                                last edited by idefix37

                                @R0b

                                1. At sea, waves period should much more useful than the temperature.

                                2. In the mobile app, scroll the timeline.
                                  In the web version scroll the “Start” label

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                                • picea paulP
                                  picea paul @idefix37 | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @idefix37 Hello.

                                  How can monitor the route and adjust my present position as reference.
                                  For example on a route of 10 days, on the day 4 I am on route on different position, and want to start simulation from that position, from that time.

                                  Thank you.

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                                  • idefix37I
                                    idefix37 Sailor Moderator @picea paul
                                    last edited by idefix37

                                    @picea-paul
                                    Hi,
                                    To update a route, the best thing is to plot a new route in place of the old one, starting from your updated position. This is the way traditionally used in dead reckoning navigation : starting from a new position, you plot a new route.
                                    Or you can add a new waypoint by clicking on the route and then grab it to your current position if you want to keep your route.

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                                    • LilyRandallL
                                      LilyRandall
                                      last edited by

                                      tutorial was a godsend

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