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+= Release Notes for Version 0.8
+:toc!:
+:doctype: article
+
+       Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI
+       interface.
+
+       == AltosUI Application:  
+
+       * Post-flight graphing tool. This lets you explore the
+         behaviour of your rocket after flight with a scroll-able and
+         zoom-able chart showing the altitude, speed and acceleration
+         of the airframe along with events recorded by the flight
+         computer. You can export graphs to PNG files, or print them
+         directly.
+
+       * Real-time moving map which overlays the in-progress flight
+         on satellite imagery fetched from Google Maps. This lets you
+         see in pictures where your rocket has landed, allowing you
+         to plan recovery activities more accurately.
+    
+       * Wireless recovery system testing. Prep your rocket for
+         flight and test fire the deployment charges to make sure
+         things work as expected. All without threading wires through
+         holes in your airframe.
+    
+       * Optimized flight status displays. Each flight state now has
+         it's own custom 'tab' in the flight monitoring window so you
+         can focus on the most important details. Pre-flight, the
+         system shows a set of red/green status indicators for
+         battery voltage, apogee/main igniter continutity and GPS
+         reception. Wait until they're all green and your rocket is
+         ready for flight. There are also tabs for ascent, descent
+         and landing along with the original tabular view of the
+         data.
+    
+       * Monitor multiple flights simultaneously. If you have more
+         than one TeleDongle, you can monitor a flight with each one
+         on the same computer.
+    
+       * Automatic flight monitoring at startup. Plug TeleDongle into
+         the machine before starting AltosUI and it will
+         automatically connect to it and prepare to monitor a flight.
+    
+       * Exports Google Earth flight tracks. Using the Keyhole Markup
+         Language (.kml) file format, this provides a 3D view of your
+         rocket flight through the Google Earth program.