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Kinetic Assistant and ALBATROSS minor update

Mostly minor Kinetic issues are fixed – vertical wind indication improved, hotkeys works again, thermal circle no longer disappear when you just reached it. Tow plane issue when it does not gain altitude during take off still happen, as it related with AI trying to control ghost plane. As workaround, program “teleport” towplane higher so …

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Mutual update of Kinetic Assistant and ALBATROSS

New updates available for our programs – Kinetic Assistant (0.9.1) and ALBATROSS (0.5). Most improvements in replay functionality was made this time. Now you can use manually created track files for the tow plane, so no more weird AI behavior. More various routes will be added soon. You still can enable ATC controlled tow plane …

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Be ready for our next 100km race!

We are ready to introduce new gliding competition  – short range race in the skies of Central Eastern Alps. Home airfield – LOIJ Sankt Johann Airport based in Austria, well-known glider airfield nestles in an open valley basin in the Kitzbühel Alps. 100 kilometers long route, 10 knots S-E wind, lower clouds layer at 8000ft. …

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TouchingCloud on Discord!

Looks like time comes – we have created a Discord server. We spent a lot of time to keep discussion with all our testers and users as everyone has own preferable way to communicate, so we propose to get together on Discord:  https://discord.gg/6rueC2c8qc Several purposes for this server – we can publish testing updates privately …

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New ALBATROSS with something special

We have started to work on a new feature of Kinetic Assistant and ALBATROSS – Ghost Replay. It is quite a special feature for MSFS – unlike other replay tools, it does affect not your aircraft but insert and animate AI aircraft instead. First and simplest usage of it – animate the tow plane so …

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New Kinetic version with many fixes and improvements

Next update took a little longer than expected, but looks like most issues were finally eliminated. Most important change is the nav screen – now it’s much easier to search for thermals, attach tow rope to near planes or read the wind. NMEA and XCSoar data export option unlocked, still experimental so feel free to …

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Next weekend competition and ALBATROSS update

We are ready for the new gliding competition – Race 250 LSZE! 250 kilometers long task in Swiss Alps a good challenge for the brave glider pilots. 20 knot S-E wind, 25 Celsius degrees ground level temperature and 9 000ft clouds will help you to stay airborne for a long time. Please update ALBATROSS to …

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ALBATROSS – “Race 220 LSTS” briefing (for novice pilots)

We are happy to invite you to a new gliding competition! Difficulty level above average, so we have prepared a simple briefing to make it easier. If you are an experienced glider pilot – you probably will be able to complete it by yourself. Open start – you can join anytime, start gate will be …

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Tracking – Gliding Competition Race 125 LFNJ

We wish to thank everyone who participated in our last event! Today we will announce new weekend competition, and new ALBATROSS version with many important changes. See you in the skies of Switzerland!

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Kinetic Assistant 0.8.4.1 hotfix

If you have problems with winch or tow on some gliders (like Discus v2.5), please update to the newer version.