Tn2007 Features


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TaskNAV  is a MS Windows program set for glider pilots, developed using MS VB6 Professional, running on Windows XP and Windows Vista.   The TN Windows v1 prototype (TNWin95) was first used at the WGC 1997 at St Auban.  

Notes
1. a DOS based TaskNAV product existed from 1993 - 1996.  It was withdrawn from marketing in early 1997. 
2. the Microsoft Win9X operating systems are obsolete and are no longer supported by Microsoft, consequently TaskNAV is no longer tested on Win9X or Windows Millenium systems. 
3. there are unofficial and often amateurish (French and Swedish) TaskNAV websites with ancient and low quality TN screen shots, usually accompanied by out-of-date and/or misleading or incorrect factual information. We can't control these people.  
Please be aware that the sole official web site is   www.tasknav.com


Advanced flight planning and GPS analysis for glider pilots.  Does anyone do it better?  With quality topographical maps (free), TaskNAV  is very affordable, and for all round excellence is hard to beat, in fact, we know of no comparable software at the price.


A top World Championships solution.  Since 1997,  TaskNAV has been selected as the official contest software for 14 World Championship level contests, i.e. the championships plus rehearsal events, including the gliding element of the World Air Games, 2001.


Quality Topographic full colour vector mapping - Digital Chart of the World sourced - free downloads giving world-wide gliding coverage


Excellent single flight 2D and 3D animation (3D courtesy Hannes Krueger) with instrument panel subsets on most screens


Advanced Multiple Flights Replay (aka 'maggot racing') with slick ease of use facilities, a variety of track bug options and instrument groups for the status of the race winning gliders.   Its the best 'maggot racing' software that we've seen.


Powerful task search facilities will find that elusive task in the direction you want and within the search criteria provided by you.   A brilliant use of computing that saves you vast amounts of time compared to using manual methods in the gliding club map room.


Tn2007 contains advanced support for the current SC3 2004 competition requirements with particular emphasis on AAT - Assigned Area Tasks.     Tn2007  is suitable for both private pilot FAI badge and pleasure flying, and also the most advanced competition use in continental and world championships. 
  • FAI 'Racing Task' - aka the old favourite closed circuit speed task
    • Up to 9 turn points plus optional remote start and remote finish points
  • AAT Assigned Areas with easy to use task setting and automatic GPS analysis
    • Up to 9 areas, circle or sector in any combination
  • PST ... Pilot Selected Speed Tasks using TPs and Pilot Selected Distance Tasks using TPs can have up to 16 turn points.  The current FAI rule allows a maximum of 10.
  • Multiple Start Points - up to 16 points for a single competition task
  • Single WayPoint Start lines
    Radius, length and bearings as required are set at the discretion of the user
    • Semi-circle
    • BGA semi-circle
    • FAI Quadrant (sector)
    • Cylinder with Observation Zone Correction rule - if required - at the user's discretion.
    • French FFVV rules large radius cylinder
    • ARC radiused back from TP1
    • LINE of user specified length and bearing
    • LINE perpendicular to and centred on the departure track
    • Takeoff time
  • Turn Point Zones
    • FAI Quadrant (90°sector)
    • FAI Quadrant plus Circle sometimes known as a "thistle" shape
    • Cylinder with Observation Zone Correction rule - if required - at the user's discretion.
  • Finish lines
    Radius, length and bearings as required are set at the discretion of the user
    • FAI Quadrant
    • Cylinder with Observation Zone Correction rule - if required - at the user's discretion.
    • Finish Ring with altitude limits
    • French FFVV rules large radius cylinder
    • LINE of user specified length and bearing
    • LINE perpendicular to and centred on the departure track
    • Landing Time
  • Automatic GPS log analysis has automatic MoP/Engine detection for all IGC engine/MoP recording methods including the Cambridge low value Engine Noise Level and 302 model standard ENL,  Filser/Colibri/PrintTechnik and SDI ENL(999),  Peschges ON/OFF ("Y" / "N") method,  EW engine ON/OFF "events" and Zander ENL/vibration recording
  • Competition task controls
    • Missing fix detection with user option to ignore gaps or to allocate a GNSS OL
    • Start Line Open time
    • StartLine Close time
    • Finish Line Close time
    • Flight termination at sunset (GNSS OL)
    • Start "region" safety zone;  user set altitude limit and time period 
    • Start Altitude limit
    • Task Altitude limit
    • Line time interpolation
    • Automatic GNSS outlandings
    • Automatic Engine/Mop detection as a GNSS outlanding
    • UTC time offset to reflect local times in analysis, displays and reports
    • Garmin non-IGC loggers are supported provided the download file is in a pseudo IGC format with "GAR" as the first 3 characters of the logger serial number field (see the "A" record of the pseudo IGC file).  Ron Henderson's most recent edition of the excellent G7ToWin(© copyright) program includes enhancements for Garmin pseudo "IGC" files but for TN purposes, the status of the "A" record is so far unknown. The G7ToWin program is freeware, and for the convenience of TN + Garmin users, it is built into the TN LogMaster©  download management program
  • Quality Printed reports  TaskNAV provides both text and high resolution graphic printouts for the complete range of flight planning and GPS analysis options ...

Discounts.    multi-licence packs are available to clubs and the organisers of Championships.

 

 

 

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Advanced graphical flight planning and automatic GNSS analysis for glider pilots
TaskNAV is compatible with all IGC flight recorders and 'loggers'...
Cambridge, Colibri, EW, Filser, Garmin (most), Peschges, Print Technik, Volkslogger, Posigraph, Scheffel, Zander
Manufacturer codes: CAI, LXN, EWA, FIL, GCS, GAR, PES, PRT, SCH, SDI, ZAN, igc, gnss
TaskNAV Distributors: Robert Danewid, Thomas Milko, David Robertson, AFE/RD Aviation Ltd, Stephen Olender

TaskNAV Copyright© 1993 - 2007  DJ Robertson & Co.  All rights reserved
Revised:  13 Juni, 2007 05:40