How does GliderBalance work?
The three-minute guide: who does what, how a glider is added, and what the pilot sees.
An example to get started
LAK 17a
LE · F-CPLE · Single-seater
✓
Balance OK
52 %
Settings
kg
min 59 kg110 kg
ForwardSeat positionAft
L
0120 L
L
05 L
Wing loading
35.9kg/m²
Total mass
325kg
Who does what?
Signed in
Administrator
The person in charge of the airfield or club.
- Creates the glider fleets
- Invites the managers
invites
Manager
The person who creates the glider sheets in the app.
- Creates and updates gliders
- Imports weighing sheets
- Handles requests sent by pilots
prepares the gliders
Pilot
Freely checks the balance of the club's gliders, via the link or a QR code to print and keep in each glider.
Adding a glider
The manager copies the data from the weighing sheet: a few minutes is all it takes.
- 1
General information
Type, registration, competition number.
- 2
Details per wing configuration
Masses, lever arms and limits, copied from the weighing sheet.
- 3
Extras and save
Custom parameters if needed (ballast, equipment…), and the glider is online.
The pilot view
The pilot picks a glider, enters the load and reads the result.
- Simple, clear interface: balance OK, low margin, sensitive or prohibited takeoff
- Per-item breakdown to understand the result
- Works on desktop and phone alike, nothing to install
On desktop
On the phone