The following instructions are valid for XCTrack and XC Guide. AIR³ Manager won’t upgrade automatically through Play store. As mentioned in the Software upgrade instructions page, you can upgrade apps manually (watch the video), or automatically via Play store. It may happen that the Play store version is not as recent as the version provided Read more about How do I automatically update my apps via Play Store?[…]

Depending on your eyes, you may want to display cities with bigger font.This is how to proceed: Download the Hyperpilot custom xml file here. If you download it from the browser of AIR³, keep your finger on the file for more than one second and select “Save link” in the contextual menu. Make sure the Read more about How to display cities with bigger font on the map?[…]

Adaptive brightness is a very useful feature of AIR³. It greatly increases autonomy. When the device is exposed to more light, the screen adapts and becomes brighter. When the device receives less light, the screen automatically decreases the brightness and thus reduces power consumption. However, you can disable this feature (for example if the upper Read more about How to disable “Adaptive brightness”?[…]

Since XCTrack 0.9.9.0 (beta) you can directly see the thermal map layer on both XC Map widget or Task Map widget. You can read below, other ways to get such thermal spots out of the kk7 database . These are now considered as “Old way”… 1/ Thermal hotspots 2/ Thermal map 1/ To get the Read more about Can I see the thermal map and/or hotspots on my AIR³[…]

To use this feature, you need to configure both the AIR³ (Google account) and a Google Drive (Reading/writing rights for this Google account + Openair files with the right naming) as described in this page . If the configuration is not right, you will get this message.

In the event of a rapid descent with a large change in pressure, you might feel a short moment with the sound of the vario, weaker than usual, while using AIR³ 7.3 or 7.3+. This is due to a significant pressure difference between the inside of the unit and the outside. The pressure will quickly Read more about Why is the vario sound weaker after a rapid descent (7.3)?[…]

If you want to return the device to its original state when it was new, check this FAQ. AIR³-XCTrack is preconfigured with ideal settings, according to its specificities. AIR³ Manager communicates with XCTrack to set it ideally. Maybe you have made some changes to the interface or to other settings but you actually prefer to Read more about How do I reset XCTrack/AIR³ to its default settings?[…]

With an internet connection, XC Guide is able to get commercial traffic and transfer the data to XCTrack through a TCP link. To know more about this feature and how to configure it, check this VIDEO.Check also more explanation here.

To know more about Fanet, Flarm and Livetracking, check this FAQ… AIR³ 7.3+ or AIR³ 7.35+ has an integrated Fanet and Flarm module. To enable it for flying, you can either enable it with XCTrack, or with XC Guide. WARNING: the module should be activated ONLY with XC Guide or with XCTrack. NOT both. The Read more about Enable Flarm/Fanet on AIR³ 7.3(5)+?[…]