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    • ozoneO
      ozone @Filip_K | Premium
      last edited by

      @filip_k
      That looks pretty good to me.

      A request: can you use the same color scheme as the drjack.info or the topmeteo website so that it's possible to compare apples to apples? Also, like the Drjack website, is it possible to break down the max climbable height into smaller increments, with more colors? Drjack.info uses every 1000 feet ( sorry about the english units- it's all we have in the USA).

      You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky
      -amelia earhart

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      • whooshW
        whoosh @Korina | Premium
        last edited by

        @korina Thanks for adding the thermal forecast, Im sure it will be appreciated by all pilots. Is the forecast model similar to the RASP forecasts that we have for soaring or have you used a new model?

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        • rayssa_brasilR
          rayssa_brasil Clima Brazil @DiscoverPG
          last edited by

          @discoverpg concordo

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            steelek @Korina | Premium
            last edited by

            Holy molly. Now I'll be able to see in the morning if I need additional pillow under my butt when planning to fly :D

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            • chrabC
              chrab | Premium
              last edited by

              Nice. We will see how it work. Some ideas:

              • calculate speed of lifting
              • rating soaring condition
              • better sounding, like eg. xcmeteo.net.
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              • KorinaK
                Korina @whoosh
                last edited by

                @whoosh Hello, the calculations are performed by us, but we also use additional data sources.

                Korina

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                • KorinaK
                  Korina @chrab
                  last edited by

                  @chrab Thank you, we will consider it :)

                  Korina

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                  • vicbV
                    vicb Paraglider @chrab | Premium
                    last edited by

                    @chrab I just happened to have developped a plugin called "better sounding", see https://www.windy.com/plugins/windy-plugin-sounding

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                    • vicbV
                      vicb Paraglider @Korina | Premium
                      last edited by vicb

                      Pretty cool,

                      @FILIP_K Could you expand on how you compute the Top Of Lift and give details about the algo ?

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                      • vicbV
                        vicb Paraglider | Premium
                        last edited by

                        One small nit: thermals are still displayed at 11PM...

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                        • vicbV
                          vicb Paraglider @ozone | Premium
                          last edited by

                          @ozone You can customize the colors to your liking in the settings.

                          Go to Settings > Customize color scale > Thermals

                          To windy, may be add a "s" to scale ? ("Customize color scales")

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                          • Filip_KF
                            Filip_K Developers @vicb
                            last edited by

                            @vicb Thanks for reporting that. We've noticed it too and we're looking into what is causing it.

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                            • Filip_KF
                              Filip_K Developers @vicb
                              last edited by

                              @vicb Sorry, that is something we want to keep to yourselves yet.
                              We're open to discussion on what should be forecasted under which conditions though.

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                              • KommandorKeenK
                                KommandorKeen | Premium
                                last edited by

                                Excellent addition.
                                Ignore all comments regards extra soaring specific layers as most can be derived very broadly from thermal height. How fast a thermal goes up is first driven by the height it attains, and secondarily by the temperature profile on the way. So unless you are going to deliver a profile tool for soaring........ :-)

                                There is one additional piece of information that would be useful, and that is the buoyancy to shear ratio (b/s ratio) or bullshit ratio, as we call it. That helps determine if the thermal will be too broken up to use, even if it goes up a long way. That said, simplistically if its windy the B/S ratio is low, if it is light winds it is high. Exceptions are the record breaking long distance days on the flatlands where the airflow is laminar but strong and the temperature gradient favourable. Individuals chasing those records will go a bit beyond windy anyway.

                                Thanks for continuing to improve a great product. If you want to incorporate the Australian BOM ACCESS model send me a message.
                                Simon

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                                • mteugelsM
                                  mteugels @Korina | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @korina Great Idea . Any chance to have PFD (Potential flight distance) based on the normal 18M span like Topmeteo/Skysight does ? Many thanks !

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                                  • KorinaK
                                    Korina @mteugels
                                    last edited by

                                    @mteugels We will consider it :)

                                    Korina

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                                    • TZT
                                      TZ Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi, we are planning to add some more features, but not everything. The way we are walking is not a detailed flight calculator for questions like "how many points can I get tomorrow with my specific glider?", but rather "is it going to be good weather tomorrow?". For better insights we are planning to add/improve meteograms for points or routes and also improve sounding. These tools should work well together and be part of whole Windy ecosystem with all its features and layers.
                                      Would you for example be interested in maximum climb displayed as isolines?

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                                        luglidz @TZ | Premium
                                        last edited by

                                        @tz What about maximum climb displayed as a line in the cloud box in an Airgram (similar to how you show the "pressure" line in a Meteogram).

                                        And I would love to see thermals AGL. This would be a better indicator for the expectable strength. Additionally, it would be easier to see, where the liftier airmasses are located.

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                                        • gerrymcnicolG
                                          gerrymcnicol @Korina | Premium
                                          last edited by

                                          @korina Fantastic. Love it.

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                                          • TZT
                                            TZ Administrator @luglidz
                                            last edited by

                                            @luglidz maximal climb as a line is one of features we consider.
                                            Any AGL maps are problematic. It could be easily misunderstood. Also the topography of all models is very coarse, all mountains are much smaller than real mountains. So we are trying to avoid AGL maps. But height above ground could be rendered in a meteogram or other detailed chart.

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