Guide

Your first flight with WindXplorer.

Three stages, like a flight: plan, fly, share.

Inside the envelope during inflation
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Plan

  1. Add your launch fieldSearch for a city, use GPS or point at the map. The place joins your dashboard.
  2. Read the FlyScoreThe slot holds from 70 up. Check morning and evening over 14 days to spot the window.
  3. Open the windgramCheck the surface wind, the gusts and the layers up to your flight altitude.
  4. Simulate the trajectorySet the time, duration and altitude. Three trajectories give the likely landing area.
  5. On the field, bring out the compassIt shows the heading to the target and the surface wind before you inflate.
Hot air balloon seen from below at take-off
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Fly

  1. Start Track at take-offThe instruments appear and the track is recorded.
  2. Choose a targetGOTO shows the heading, the distance and the arrival time.
  3. Keep an eye on airspaceThe current airspace is shown with its floor and ceiling.
  4. Stay in touch with your crewCrew shows them the balloon, AirVoice lets you talk.
Hot air balloon on the ground near a wood
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Share

  1. Stop recording at landingThe flight joins the Logbook with its track and statistics.
  2. Complete the flight sheetAdd your photos, crew members and notes.
  3. Relive it in 3DThe replay plays the flight back in relief, with the altitude profile.
  4. SharePost to the feed, to your club, or send a link.

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