2.  Version Notes

Cross-Country Soaring 98 is the second version of this software and follows Version 1.0, which was released in July 1997.  Here are the changes that were made to the current version:

• This version is designed for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 (instead of FS 5.1).  The adventure file included with Cross-Country Soaring 98 has been converted for use with MSFS 98 and hasn't been tested with earlier versions.
• A dedicated web site has been set up for Cross-Country Soaring 98.
• The User Guide is in HTML format.
• No aircraft are distributed with this version.  I've decided to leave glider production up to others in order to focus more on thermal scenery and adventure programming.
• Four more scenery files were added, giving a four to five times increase in the size of the "soarable" area.
• The adventure program was cleaned up a bit, eliminating pauses in vario audio and speeding up some calculations.
• Each scenery file, SOARSFC*.BGL, was reduced in size to only 217 bytes.

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