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title: "How to change the high-wind blinking"
description: "Airports with strong wind blink so you notice them. You can choose the wind speed where blinking starts, or switch it off completely. ### Open your map's settings 1. On a phone or computer that is on the **same WiFi…"
url: "https://pilotmap.co/help/how-to-change-the-high-wind-blinking/"
updated: "2026-10-29"
category: Customization
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# How to change the high-wind blinking

Airports with strong wind blink so you notice them. You can choose the wind speed where blinking starts, or switch it off completely.

### Open your map's settings

1. On a phone or computer that is on the **same WiFi as your map**, open a web browser.
2. Go to `http://<map name>.local` (the name you wrote down during the WiFi setup) or `http://<IP address>`, for example `http://192.168.1.50`. If you don't know the IP address, see [how to find the IP address of your PilotMap](https://pilotmap.co/help/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-pilotmap/). Some Android phones can't open `.local` names; use the IP address there.
3. In the menu at the top, move the mouse over **Settings** and click **Editor**.
   ![Settings menu with Editor and Save Config File](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pilotmap-help-menu-settings-1.png)
4. Click a blue bar to open that group of settings.
   ![Settings editor with its groups of settings](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pilotmap-help-confedit-top-1.png)

### Change the wind speed

1. Open **Basic Settings**.
2. Change **Set Wind Speed**. It is in **knots**: airports reporting this wind speed or more will blink. For example `15` blinks at 15 knots and more, `25` only for really windy airports.
   ![Set Wind Speed setting](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pilotmap-help-wind-speed-1.png)

### Turn blinking on or off

1. Open **Sectional Map Settings**.
2. Set **Blink LED's for High Winds** to **No** to stop all blinking, or **Yes** to turn it back on.
   ![Blink LEDs for High Winds setting](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pilotmap-help-wind-blink-1.png)

### Save

1. In the menu at the top, move the mouse over **Settings** and click **Save Config File**. You will see *Settings Successfully Saved*.
   ![Settings menu with Save Config File](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/pilotmap-help-menu-settings-save.png)
2. That's it. The map restarts its weather display by itself and shows the new setting within a minute or two. While it restarts, the legend may show all green for a moment (that is the normal ["starting" status](https://pilotmap.co/help/status-codes/)). You don't need to unplug it.

**Tip:** changes are only kept after **Save Config File**. If you close the page before saving, nothing changes.