Copilot Feature Overview

WeGlide's Copilot is a pioneering tool designed to harness the power of real-time data to enhance flight planning and decision-making. By leveraging live data, Copilot provides pilots with unparalleled insights into dynamic weather systems and thermal activities, empowering them to make informed strategic decisions during flight.

Satellite Imagery

With an ambition to offer the freshest satellite imagery possible, Copilot provides European users with new images every five minutes. This feature allows pilots to track weather movement through a time-lapse loop, enhancing their ability to make informed decisions based on weather developments.

Features:

• Frequent satellite imagery updates
• Integrated rain radar overlay
• Time-lapse loop for weather tracking

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Live Tracking

The live tracking functionality of Copilot enhances situational awareness by enabling pilots to toggle the visibility of gliders on any map. Tapping on a glider makes additional information about that glider visible to give you a clue about their performance and current sitation.

Capabilities:

• Toggle visibility of gliders on the map
• Access detailed information about each glider
  • takeoff time and airport
  • cross country distance and speed
  • MSL altitude
  • 10s average vario
  • last seen

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Live Thermals

Copilot's live thermals feature revolutionizes thermal detection by providing detailed information about nearby thermals and allowing pilots to zoom out for an overview of thermal development and strength along their route. Updated every second, this feature ensures that pilots never miss a thermal opportunity.

Benefits:

• Detailed and immediate thermal activity information
• Visibility of thermal strength and development
• Real-time updates for up-to-the-second accuracy
• Unique name for thermal to coordinate with team partners

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Live Net Climbing

Copilot evaluates the flight paths of all gliders in the vicinity to calculate air mass lift, offering a continuously updated map every two minutes, based on the last 60 minutes of data. This feature serves as a crucial decision-making aid for long-term route planning, helping pilots identify optimal lift lines and stronger lift areas within those lines.

Key Features:

• Detailed maps for precise identification of lift areas
• easy identification of convergences and cloud streets
• Color-coded lift strength indicators for easy visualization
• Data updates every two minutes for timely decision support

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Live Thermal Base

The live base height feature provides a clear overview of the current thermal heights across different flying areas, correlating base height with thermal strength in the absence of interfering factors. Updated every two minutes based on the latest 60 minutes of data, it offers valuable insights into thermal quality, enabling pilots to anticipate weather conditions and plan their flights accordingly.

Highlights:

• An intuitive display of thermal heights
• Frequent updates for the most current information

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Integration with SkySight

Copilot integrates predictive maps from SkySight, allowing pilots to access valuable forecast data such as Potential Flight Distance (PFD), hourly cross-country speed, and wave predictions, even with poor internet connectivity.

Integration Highlights:

• Access to SkySight's predictive maps.
• Reliable performance, even in areas with poor internet connectivity.

Currently available Maps

• Possible Flight Distance (PFD)
• XCSpeed
• Wave

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Footnotes

1: WeGlide Subscription required
2: Skysight subscription required
3: WeGlide or Skysight Subscription required