XC Guide

XC Guide is a flight instrument with extensive live-tracking capabilities.

Pilots and retrieve drivers can track each other using these systems:

Open Glider Network (OGN)
FANET
FLARM ®
SportsTrackLive
Telegram
SkyLines
FlyMaster ®
Livetrack24 ®
Loctome
Garmin inReach ®
SPOT ®
AirWhere
XC Globe
ADS-B

FANET live-tracking and messaging require either the Air3 7.3+ tablet or an 868MHz LoRa module with GxAirCom firmware.

FLARM ® can be transmitted (and in some cases received) with an XC Tracer or Air3 7.3+ tablet.

Telegram groups work with XC Guide using the XCView.net service.

General Aviation traffic using ADS-B can also be displayed when linked to a SkyEcho2 ADS-B transceiver or using the OpenSky ® service.

The main App features are:

1) A Flight Computer.
This indicates altitude AMSL and AGL, ground speed, bearing, climb/sink rate, glide angle, G-force, wind direction, flight duration and distance from take-off.
Barometric pressure can be obtained either from an internal sensor or via a Bluetooth vario, i.e. SkyDrop, XC-Tracer ®, BlueFly, MipBip+ or GxAirCom.

2) A list of pilots.
Showing aircraft type (or photo), relative direction, tracker type and status messages. Contacts permission is requested if the integrated contact features are used.

3) A Google map.
Showing other pilots, retrieve buses, airspace, way-points, thermal hot-spots, flight trails plus safety and retrieve messages.
FANET weather station reports and thermals appear on the map automatically.

4) A Navigation tool to manage waypoints and tasks.

5) A Thermal assistant widget on the map.

6) Rain radar and cloud cover widget.

7) Competition race tasks.
Tasks are fully compatible with the PG-Race.aero service. Camera permission is requested when scanning QR codes, for easy task sharing between other Apps.

Audible alerts can be set for 'SOS' and 'Retrieve' messages, airspace proximity, XC TRACER FLARM ® collision warnings, and new FANET messages.

Flights are logged as IGC and KML files, and can be replayed.

IGC flight logs made by XC Guide are accepted by FAI/CIVL and verified by their online validation service. They are also accepted by XContest.

XC Guide can automatically send an email to your safety contacts when you take off and land.

Detailed help, in several languages, is included in the App.

Note: XC Guide folders are located in:
/Android/data/indysoft.xc_guide/files/
If un-installing XC Guide, these folders are deleted automatically by the operating system. So please backup important files, such as your flight logbook and IGC flight logs.

pg-race.aero/xcguide/