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Creating Areas & Circles

User-defined areas let you mark locations on the map that aren't part of the standard airspace data. Common uses include:

  • Competition zones — scoring areas, limited scoring zones (e.g., Gordon Bennett races)
  • Sensitive areas — livestock, restricted land, hostile landowners
  • Personal landmarks — launch sites, landing fields, club areas

Creating a Circle

  1. Tap ☰ MenuUser Area
  2. Select "Add Circle"
  3. Tap the map to set the centre point, or enter coordinates manually
  4. Set the radius
  5. Enter a name and optional description

Creating a Polygon

  1. Tap ☰ MenuUser Area
  2. Select "Add Area"
  3. Tap points on the map to define the boundary vertices
  4. Close the polygon
  5. Enter a name and optional description

User area editing

Appearance

You can customise each area's appearance:

  • Colour — choose a colour for the boundary and fill
  • Transparency — make the fill semi-transparent to see the map underneath
  • Line style — solid or dashed outline