Cheat Sheet
Every common job in one line. For the full explanation of any of it, see the Guide.
Before the event
Set up once, on the ground, before you fly.
| Set the grid center | Pan the crosshair over the field › Settings › Grid Center › Use Map Center as Grid Center |
| Download offline maps | Settings › Offline Maps › Download Offline Maps… |
| Import Red / Red Road / Yellow / Blue zones | Settings › Zones › Import Red zones… (or Red roads / Yellow zones / Blue zones) |
| Import the contest area | Settings › Zones › Import Contest area… |
| Set the active contest area | Settings › Zones › Contest areas › tap the row |
| Check your device has GPS | See the FAQ's iPad GPS entries — some iPads have no GPS chip |
Morning setup
Load the day's tasks and get your device talking to the crew.
| Import the day's tasks | Tasks › paste the WatchMeFly TDS URL › Import |
| Fix a mis-parsed task | Tap the task › edit its fields directly |
| Set the launch point | Tap the Launch Point row › Common (CLP) or Individual (ILP) |
| Choose the source | Settings › Source › Replay / Crew / Pilot · GPS |
| Set the flight code and password | Settings › Source › Flight code, Password |
| Fetch winds aloft | Settings › Winds Aloft › Fetch winds aloft |
| Choose the wind model | Settings › Winds Aloft › Wind model › HRRR / ECMWF / GFS |
In the basket
Everything you'll reach for in flight.
| Go live and record | Tap the status pill |
| Pick the active target | Tasks › tap a task's A / B chip |
| Drop an ad-hoc target | Tap the map |
| Nudge the target | Long-press the active target › arrows › ✓ |
| Set wind lines | Wind Lines › drag a handle or use − / + |
| Declare a goal | Declare Goal › pick the task › key EASTING/NORTHING or Use Crosshair Location › confirm |
| Measure a distance | Wrench › Measure › drag the green and red circles |
| See task-to-task legs | Wrench › T2T Info |
| Turn on practice drops | Wrench › Practice Drops |
| Log a practice drop | Drop › pick the marker › confirm |
| Mute a warning | Mute 60s on the warning border |
| Switch Map/Aerial | Tap Map / Aerial in the control bar |
| Change follow mode | Tap the follow-mode button › Track-up / Center / Frame |
On the crew device
Set Settings › Source › Crew with the same flight code and password the pilot used.
| Receive the pilot's position | Automatic once the flight code and password match |
| Accept the pilot's tasks | Pilot Updated Tasks alert › Accept and Overwrite |
| Drive to the active target | Tap the car button (replaces Declare Goal in crew mode) |
| Choose Apple or Google Maps | Settings › Targets › Directions app › Apple Maps / Google Maps |
| Read the link state | Status pill › CREW · LIVE / STALE / OFFLINE |
After the flight
Wrap up and hand off.
| Stop recording | Tap the status pill › confirm |
| Find a recording | Settings › Recordings |
| Share a recording | Settings › Recordings › tap a row › Share |
| Replay a flight | Settings › Recordings › tap a row › Replay |
| Bring in a GPX from another app | Share it › pick Box the Wind — or Settings › Recordings › Import GPX… |
| Clear the balloon track | Settings › Source › Clear old balloon track |
| Clear the task list | Tasks › Clear Task List › confirm |
Full explanations in the Guide. New to the app? Getting Started walks the setup in order.