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plane: Document SOAR_CRSE_ARSPD
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Signed-off-by: Ryan Friedman <[email protected]>
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Expand Up @@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ and then begin a gliding descent. Watch the telemetry graphs or look at the Data
by increasing ``PTCH2SRV_IMAX`` and :ref:`TECS_INTEG_GAIN<TECS_INTEG_GAIN>` to achieve good airspeed
tracking in gliding flight.

In AUTO mode, the target airspeed for gliding can be adjusted by :ref:`SOAR_CRSE_ARSPD<SOAR_CRSE_ARSPD>`,
The special case value of -1 can be used to glide using the "speed to fly" principle which adjusts the
gliding airspeed based on the wind and expected thermal updraft velocity to achieve the optimal groundspeed.
When thermals are strong, and it's flying into a headwind, the gliding speed will be faster than when
thermals are weak and it's flying in a tailwind.

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