Documentation

XCSoar 7

The open-source glide computer for cross-country, competition, and training flights.

Find your way around

From the first start to the last InfoBox

The manual is the complete reference. The quick guide brings you into the air with the fewest steps.

User Manual

Installation, user interface, navigation, cross country tasks, glide computer, airspace, configuration and data files, chapter by chapter.

Quick Guide

XCSoar in a flash. A checklist from installation to the after flight check for your first flights with XCSoar.

InfoBox Reference

Every InfoBox with its category, caption and meaning.

Hardware

Devices XCSoar runs on and the instruments it connects to.

Developers

Building XCSoar, the architecture and how to contribute.

Installation

What you need to run XCSoar, the software installation and the data files.

Configuration

The system setup dialogues, page by page, with every setting explained.

Cross Country Tasks

Ordered, goto and abort tasks, the task manager and flight analysis.

Glide Computer

Flight modes, MacCready, final glide, safety heights and wind estimation.

Airspace and Traffic

Airspace display and warnings, FLARM traffic and team flying.

Data Files

Maps, waypoints, airspace, polars, profiles and where XCSoar stores them.

XCSoar is free software. Downloads, hardware advice and news are on xcsoar.org.