XCSoar JET

Jetsada Machom

About this app

For original XCSoar fan; you might wondering where is the original XCSoar app is. The answer is it's gone forever as the previous author took down the app.
The good news is a new author is taking over XCSoar future but there's still a lot of work to start publishing the original XCSoar again. (You can follow the progress at https://github.com/XCSoar/XCSoar/issues/1370)

In the meantime, XCSoar JET is the alternative to original XCSoar. XCSoar JET strategy is a soft fork, meaning we'll always have 100% of original XCSoar development/feature plus my features tailored to my personal needs.

FAQ:
# I cannot access app files anymore in Android 14
Unfortunately in Android 14, they locked down a way to access *any* application data directly. It's not possible to developer to enable this on our end. (see discussion in https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/173lsrc/android_14_storage_access_framework_no_longer/)
Fortunately, there's still workaround from the community.
- If you have access to adb command on your laptop, you still can use it to access application data
- If you don't have access to laptop you can use "Shizuku" solution to access application data on the go (instruction in https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/185d7ba/access_androiddata_and_androidobb_on_android_14/)

# What's the difference from original XCSoar
XCSoar JET will always include 100% of original XCSoar development/feature, plus additional features that are tailored to my needs, example as follows:
- Unlock minimal zoom level down to 100m
- Fix XCTracer GPS from return null island position (0,0)
- Reduce trail length from 60min/5min to 10min/2min
- Android: show status bar while in full screen, disable all screen immersion feature
- CrossSection view: fix scaling for feet unit, remove unit text padding
- New Infobox V GND and TAS in the same Infobox
- New Infobox Baro and GPS altitude in the same Infobox
- New Infobox H AGL and H T/O in the same Infobox
- Update Wind infobox to include wind_estimation data age
- Initial goto task will always be a takeoff site instead of nearest landable
- JETProvider support. Receive traffic info from OGN via internet without additional hardware
- Fuel burn calculation for PPG (Fuel burn time widget and task range estimation)
- Audio task bearing: speed-command-like sound that will scream at you when deviated of course
- Skysight.io overlay integration
- Show waypoint shortcode on task editor and infobox
- Increase cylinder waypoint circle interpolation to make large cylinder tasks more optimal
- Update SnailTrail Vario#2 color contrast
- NextArrowInfoBox show bearing different instead of distance
- GRInstantInfoBox show average GR on comment label
- Add scan QR task guidance
- New experimental Infobox NetworkWidget
- New Infobox Barogram with meter height

Update v1.23 [16 Jun 2024]:
- Rebase to XCSoar 7.43-rc0

Ratings and reviews

Great. Thank You. I wish it was possible to import tasks using QR code. Also I wish there was an option to place the thermal tracker superimposed on top of the glider. There are options to allow the thermal tracker to be set on the corners but not just yet in the middle. That would be super helpful because then deciding on which side to turn would become a faster process by combining the snail trail of the track, the glider position and the thermal tracker all in one place.

2nd flight with it yesterday and it worked perfectly. No crashes for 6 1/2 hours, 535km. Upgraded to 5stars. Sorry can't send log file from 1st flight as it was overwritten. Can you send me e-mail contact, I have suggestions/comments. Day 3 and it crashed again about an hour and a half into the flight.

Nice app, but I struggle to put my cup, airspace and map files into the app-folder. It is in /android/data instead of /android/media (as in the original xcsoar). I don't have permission in /android/data (Stefly Nav, Android 11)

What's new

Rebase on original XCSoar 7.43-rc0 (Jun 14, 2024)