User Manual XC Tracer Maxx
Rev 02 4.6.2020
Buddy Screen
On the Buddy Screen you can see all paraglider and hang glider pilots who fly with a FLARM device
and have been received by the XC Tracer Maxx in the last 5 minutes. Your position is in the middle
of the circles, and from one circle to the next the distance (in kms) doubles.
The dots show paragliders or hang gliders that are equipped with FLARM that are flying, and the
triangles show pilots with FLARM that have not yet taken off or landed.
In the config file you can set the Radio ID and the name for up to 8 buddies. These buddies are then
displayed as big dots or triangles. The height and the climb/sink rate of your buddies will be
displayed so you always know where your buddies are.
You can also add a buddy at the take-off
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this can be done with a few clicks with the red button.
You will find more information on the next page.
If you have more than 4 buddies defined, the info for the first 4 buddies will be displayed for 10
seconds, then info for buddies 5-8 will be displayed for 10 seconds, then again buddies 1-4 will be
displayed etc.
It is important to know that position, altitude and status (flying or not) of your buddies will be stored
in the vario continuously. This can be helpful to know where to start searching for a buddy in
extreme cases. This info can be found in the settings under SAR (Search And Rescue) Buddy. You
can find more about how to change or view the settings without using a computer on the next page.
