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Flytec6040GPS/TT34
OperationManual
FirmwareVers.2.05f11.05.2009Revision:11.07.2011
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Tableofcontents
1Operation.................................................................................................................................3
1.1......Instrumentoverview.......................................................................................................................31.2......6040-GPSSwitch-onandswitch-off............................................................................................41.2.1SwitchOn.................................................................................................................................41.2.2InstrumentSwitch-off...............................................................................................................41.3......Operationphilosophy.....................................................................................................................51.4......Keypad.............................................................................................................................................51.4.1FunctionrelatedkeyF1andF2..............................................................................................5
1.5......Displayscreen.................................................................................................................................61.5.1Maindisplayscreen..................................................................................................................61.5.1.1Shiftpageofdatafields........................................................................................................71.5.2Mapdisplayscreen...................................................................................................................81.6......WindlayerDisplayScreen..........................................................................................................91.6.1.1Shiftpageofdatafields........................................................................................................91.6.1.2Windlayerpage.........................................................
.........................................................101.7......Userdefineddatafields.............................................
...................................................................111.8......TheSettingmenus........................................................................................................................121.8.1Menunavigationoverview......................................................................................................121.8.1.1UserSettings......................................................................................................................131.8.1.2ManageMemory................................................................................................................131.8.1.3InstrumentSettings............................................................................................................14
1.8.1.4Factorysettings..................................................................................................................141.8.1.5FlightMemoryandDataanalysis.......................................................................................151.8.2EnteringText..........................................................................................................................151.9......Firststeps......................................................................................................................................161.9.1BeforefirstballoonflightSeite..............................................................................................16
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1.9.2Atstartsite..............................................................................................................................161.9.3Handlingduringtheballoonflight...........................................................................................161.9.4Dataanalysisaftertheballoonflight......................................................................................162Functions...............................................................................................................................17
2.1......Altimeterandairpressure............................................................................................................172.1.1Howdoesanaltimeterwork?.................................................................................................172.1.2AltimeterAlt1(absoluteAltitude)............................................................................................182.1.2.1SettingaltimeterA1............................................................................................................182.1.2.2UserfieldsrelatedtoAlt1...................................................................................................182.1.3AltimeterAlt2,RelativeAltitude(Userfield)...........................................................................192.1.3.1SettingAltimeterAlt2..........................................................................................................19
2.1.4CumulatedAltimeterdisplay(UserfieldAltSum)..................................................................192.1.5FLFlightlevelAltimeterdisplay(UserfieldFLft)....................................................................192.1.6GPSAltitudedisplay(UserfieldAltitudeGPS).....................................................................192.1.7AltitudeAlert/Alarm...............................................................................................................202.1.7.1Settingofthealtitudealert.................................................................................................202.2......Variometerfunctions....................................................................................................................212.2.1AnalogueVario............................................................
...........................................................212.2.1.1Basicfilter............................................................
...............................................................212.2.2Digital-Vario(AverageVario)................................................................................................212.2.3VariometerAcousticsandVolumelevel(Sound)...................................................................212.2.3.1AudioLevel........................................................................................................................222.2.3.2VariometerAcousticSettings.............................................................................................222.3......Speed..............................................................................................................................................23
2.3.1Windvanesensor...................................................................................................................232.3.2GPSSpeed.............................................................................................................................232.4......Timeofdayanddate....................................................................................................................232.5......Temperature..................................................................................................................................242.6......EnvelopeTemperature................................................
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.................................................................242.6.1.1Personaltemperaturealarm...............................................................................................242.6.1.2MaximumTemperatureAlarm............................................................................................252.6.1.3Temperaturesensorfailure................................................................................................252.6.1.4TempRxEmpfangOn/Off...................................................................................................252.7......TemperaturetransmitterFLYTECTT34......................................................................................25
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3Navigation..............................................................................................................................26
3.1......AssesmentofGPSReceptionquality.........................................................................................263.2......Compassandflightdirection.......................................................................................................273.2.1TrackandBearing..................................................................................................................273.3......WaypointsandCoordinates.........................................................................................................283.3.1Alter,deleteorinsertwaypoints.............................................................................................283.3.2Displayofactualcoordinates.................................................................................................293.3.3Memorisingtheactualposition...............................................................................................293.3.4Go-ToFunction....................................................................................................................303.3.5DistancetoWaypoint(UserDatafield)....................................
...............................................303.4......Routes..............................................................
..............................................................................303.4.1CreatingaRoute....................................................................................................................313.4.2AlteringaRoute......................................................................................................................313.4.3DeletingaRoute.....................................................................................................................313.4.4FlyingRoutes..........................................................................................................................323.4.4.1DistancetoStartSite.................................................
........................................................323.4.4.2XTError,CrosstrackError.............................................
.................................................333.4.5Flightduration.........................................................................................................................334MapofFlightObstacles(Restrictedareas).........................................................................34
4.1......FlightobstaclesEditmanually.................................................................................................344.2......Mapofflightobstacles-EditwithFlychart...............................................................................36
4.2.1AirSpaceinOpenAirFormat*.txtor*.fas..............................................................................364.2.2CallingthefunctionAirSpaceinFlychart..............................................................................364.2.2.1DownloadingAirSpaces....................................................................................................374.2.2.2UserAirSpacesendingwith*.fa5.....................................................................................374.2.2.3SelectionofAirSpaces......................................................................................................37
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4.2.2.4EditingAirSpaces..............................................................................................................385Flight-MemoryandFlight-Analysis......................................................................................40
5.1.1FlightlogbookandFlight-Analysispage................................................................................405.1.2GraphicdisplayofFlightsinMapformat................................................................................416Datatransfer..........................................................................................................................42
6.1......DataexchangeviaPC...................................................................................................................426.1.1WaypointsandRoutes...........................................................................................................436.1.2AirSpaces..............................................................................................................................437Simulation..............................................................................................................................438Battery-Management............................................................................................................44
9Transferringnewsoftware-(-firmware)totheFlytec6040-GPS.........................................4510Miscellaneous........................................................................................................................46
10.1....OptionalSoftware(additionalSoftware)...................................................................................4611AdditionalInformation..........................................................................................................4711.1....Altimeter.........................................................................................................................................4711.2....Navigation............................................................
..........................................................................4711.2.1ReceptionqualityofGPS................................................
.......................................................4711.2.2AccuracyofGPSAltitude.......................................................................................................4811.3....FlightMemoryandIGCFile..........................................................................................................5011.3.1ContentofIGCFile.................................................................................................................5011.3.2EvidenceofflightsSecurityagainstmanipulation...............................................................5211.3.3DigitalSignature-...................................................................................................................52
12Maintenance...........................................................................................................................53
12.1.1ExposuretoWater..................................................................................................................5313Warranty.................................................................................................................................5314TechnicalData.......................................................................................................................54
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15Approval/Conformity...........................................................................................................5416Attachment.............................................................................................................................55
16.1.1MountinginstructionfortheRadioTemperaturTransmissionUnitFunksensorTT34..........55
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1Operation
1.1InstrumentoverviewConnectionjackforwind
ChargingsetVeh.Charge
vanesensor(option)
110-230V/ACcable12VDC
USBMiniBChargerJackSDCardSlotSafetyCordCoverrightsideUSBPlugPCsideLoudspeakerKeyPadOn/Off
switchkeycharginLEDsAntennaTT34Receiver
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1.26040-GPSSwitch-onandswitch-off1.2.1SwitchOnInitEEPROMEnglish^DeutschFrancaisEspagnolItalianoMagyarv---------------------------------OKTheinstrumentisswitched-onbypressingtheOn/Offkey.
Byuseofthe^orkeystherequiredlanguagemaybeselected.
Thelanguageasselectedshallautomaticallybeenabledagainuponnextswitch-on
FlyTECAG6040
Sn8642TT34Adress:6475
Owner:notset
BalloonTyp:notset
Version3.0216.05.08DateTime(UTC)
12.06.0913:29batterycheckfor3s..BatteryBank1:88%
BatteryBank2:90%
Afterconfirmation,theidsplayswitchesfor15sectotheswitch-onDisplaywiththefollowinginformation:
-Typeofinstrumentandserialnumber-Software(Firmware)Version-Time,Date-BatteryStatus1.2.2InstrumentSwitch-offForswitch-offpresstheOn/Offkeyaslonguntilthequestion:
Switch-off?
PressOK
Ispromptedonthescreen.
Again,topreventunintentionalswitch-off,alsothisactionneedstobeacknowledgedbypressingtheOKkey!
1.FollowingOKacknowledgementtheinstrumentisimmediatelyswitched-off,incasenoflightrecordinghasbeenmade.2.Followinganactiveflightrecording,thereadoutscreenFlightAnalysis
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isdisplayedbeforeswitch-off.Ifyouwanttoquittheflightanalysisdisplay,pressshortlytheOKorON/OFFkey,theinstrumentwillthenbeswitched-offimmediately.BatBank1:xx%BatBank2:xx%switchoff?Ausschalten?Arreter?PressOkDruckeOKAppuyersurOK
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1.3Operationphilosophy-whitekeylettering:allacousticsignalsettings,theF1/F2keycommands,thedisplayscreenshiftsandaninformationrequest(i),canbemaderapidlyduringtheflightbyshortpressureonthekey.
-yellowkeylettering:bylongpressureof3sec.importantfunctionsmaybecalledupdirectlyduringtheflightandmayalsobeedited.Theselectedfunctionremainsactive,untilanotherfunctionwillbecalledup!-Mainmenu:allinstrumentsettings,butalsoWaypoints-Routes-andFlightobstacle-editing,canbesetbeforetheflightviatheMainmenu(MENUkey).Tip:allinstrumentsettingsoftheMainmenucanbesetcomfortablybyuseofthefreebiePC-SoftwareFlychartonthePCandbetransferredviaUSB-interfaceontotheinstrument.
1.4Keypad
FuncitonsofF2key
FunctionsofF1keyShiftingtheuserdefined
Selectionforrevisionofuser
pages
Definedfields
Settingaltitudealert
SettingalttudeA1
InsertMarkerduringflight
AcknowledgementkeyOK
intoflightrecording
InstrumentMainmenu
AltitudeA2setto0
WirelessTemperaturTransmission
Selectionofwaypoints
TT34key
withinaroute
FunctionMenu
InfoKeyDisplayof
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currentcoordinatesand
AudioSoundlevelinformation
WP-Selection
Routeselection
1.4.1FunctionrelatedkeyF1andF2BothkeysF1andF2altertheirsettingpossibilitiesacordingtotheirfunctiosordisplay.TheSignificationofthekeysisalwaysshownontherightandleftsideofthebottomofthedisplay..Example:OnthemapscreentheF1keyisrelatedtothefunctionZoomOutandthefunctionZoominisrelatedtotheF2key,whilintheset-modewaypointsthefunctionrelatedtotheF1keyis_AddwaypointsandDeletewaypointsfortheF2key.
1656Alt1
GPSModAlt1....Alt11013Displayshift/inmenu1setpbackward
On/offkey
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1.5DisplayscreenThe6040instrumentoffersthreedifferentdisplayscreens.Aftertheswitch-ondisplayscreen,themaindisplayscreenisautomaticallydisplayed.
MaindisplaysreenMapdisplayscreenWindlayerdisplayscreen
Km/h33442QNHInt1.428161013m
28605030P1EnvTemp81.6Time10:3510NESW4020
0Kurs45Flugzeit1:25AltiGpsModAlt1....m/sAlt10132+Stanserhorn
10StartZugVario1.9AltitudeSpeedEnvelTemp124816ZoomOutZoomIn
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2m/s1.82816m2860503010NESW40200Alt1Alt1GPSModAlt1....m/s1013QNHhPa101386.2EnvelTemp45KursUhrzeitFlugzeit18:451:26
P1iGPS
Numberofsatelites
VarioUnitt
DigitalSpeedAnzeige
AnalogueVario
SpeedUnit
DirectiontonextbutOneWP
DigitalVarioDisplay
Altitude
DirectiontoWP
Compass
GNDSpeed
SinkAudio?
Alarm-level?
UserselectableDatafields
FunctionofF1key
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FunctionofF2key
Infoline2
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Userdefineddatafields
Thereare7datafieldsinthelowerpartofthedisplaywhichmaybeallocatedindividually.Intotalmorethan20selectabledatafieldsareatdisposal.Forlistofdatafieldspleasereferto1.7-Userdefineddatafieldspage10.(dependingonfirmwareversion!)
Alterdatafieldsmanually
MarkbyrepeatedpressingoftheMainSetupMenu->Instr.settings->Userfieldsitispossibletoconfigurethesereadoutpageswith4bigor6smallfields!
Wewouldliketopresenttotheusersomeprovenrecommendationsinregardtothedefaultvaluesofthe3adjustablepages.Someofthereadoutsareofsuchinterestthatwerecommendtokeepthemoneachofthe3possiblepagesalwaysatthesameposition.Forexample:theSpeedoverground-Gnd-SpeedorthewindcomponentSpeeddiff.
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Example:page1)GeneralFlightinformationiscalledupbeforethestartorwhenthepilotiscurrentlyinanormalballoonflight.
page2)NavigationpageisusedifaWaypoint(WP)hasbeenselectedasgoaltoflyto.Insteadofthevaluesrecommendedabove,thisfieldshouldmainlycontainnavigationreadouts,suchasDist.toWP,Alt.a.BG,;Alt.a.WP.
page3)GeneralinformationwithaltitudeAlerterHerethepilotcanconfigurethe6field-display.ThetwonewData-fieldscanbeusedtodisplaytheupperandlowerAltitudealertLevel.ThemostimportantdatafieldssuchasONHandEnvelopTemp,shouldalsobepresentonthispage.
Km/h4
4DiffgeschwInt-2.5281614m57908060P3DistZiel9.4
GLZGnd11.240E705030AbwBGZiel65GLZZiel10.5AltiGpsModAlt1....
Alt1013Km/h3344Alt2Int-2.52816
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1165m57908060P2KursP2:45DistWP12.440ES705030AbwSpurW0.6GLZSoll12GLZGrund10.5
AltiGpsModAlt1....Alt1013Km/h33442Alt2Int-2.5
28161165m57908060Time16:08FltTime2:45Temp16
40NESW705030GLZGrund8.6Wind12GndGesch56
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AltiGpsModAlt1....m/sAlt10132P1
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1.5.2MapdisplayscreenAirspace
+Stanserhorn10StartZugVarioAltitudeSpeedEnvelTemp1.924861682.6ZoomOutCTRBuochsZoomInModAlt1Waypoint
Analogue
TrackVariometerdisplayWaypointwithcylinder
Altimeter
Scale
Digitalvariometer
EnvelopeTemp
FunctionofF1key
FunctionofF2key
GNDSpeed
Informationlines
Byshortpressingonthepagekeythemapformatpageisselected.(Northisalwaysatthetop!)Themapmodedisplayscreenillustratesthecurrenttrack.Inaddition,AirspacedatasuchasTMA,CTR,WildlifeprotectedareasandstoredWaypointswithcrossanditsnamearedisplayed.IncaseofactiveCOMPETITIONRoute,thestartandWaypointcylinderaswellasWaypointinterconnectionsoftheRoutearealsodisplayed.
ThisscreenalsodisplaystheflightrelevantdatasuchasanalogueVario,altimeter,speedandDigital-Vario.ByusingthetwofunctionkeysF1andF2youcanmagnifyoralsoscaledownthemapsegment.Themapscaleisshowninthelowerpartonrightside.
F1:Zoomout:themapscaleisgraduallydecreaseduntilthetotalmapoverviewisachieved.
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F2:Zoomin:themapscaleisgraduallymagnified,therewithindividualdetailsoftherecordingareclearlyrecognisable!
OK:fromeachgraphbacktothescreenoptimisedgraph.
Infoi:Informationrelatedtothenextthreeflightobstaclesshallbeshown.
Page:returntomainscreenpage.
AllotherkeyscausetheTrackinthecurrentselectiontoberedrawn.
Arrowkeys:Byusingtherightsidearrowkey,youcanfadeoutallWaypointsnotbeingpartoftheRoute
duringtheflight.Foranynewmap-/screengraphselection,allWaypointsarealwaysshown.
Duringtheflighttheactivepositionisinthecentre.Thedisplayscreenisscrollingbyhalfwhentheactivepositionhasreachedthemapborder,orifonereturnsfromanotherreadoutscreentomapmode..
henviewingastoredflightintheFlightMemory,andusingthearrowkeys,the
illustratedareacanbeshiftedup,down,leftorright.However,thisfunctionisnotenabledduringanactualflight.
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Remark:anyscreenlayoutmaytakeafewsecondsaccordingtotherelevantdatavolume.ThemoreTrackpointsarealreadystoredinmemory,themoretimeisrequiredforthecompletionofscreenlayout.Ifazoomorpankeyisactivatedduringthescreenlayout,themomentarylayoutprocesswillbestoppedandwillresumewiththenewvalues.Thusonecanobtainthedesiredgraphrapidly.TheTrackisplottedbackfromtheactiveposition.Thismaybeimportantforthescreenlayoutduringverylongflightsandshortrecordingintervals.
1.6WindlayerDisplayScreenAfterashortpressureofthepage-key,thewindlayerdisplayscreenwillbedisplayedjustafterthemapdispliayscreen.
AktiveInformation
Statusbatterybank1
Statusbatterybank2
VarioUnitt
AnalogueVario
SinkaudioAlarmTreshold
FunctionofF1key
TT34ReceiptionofenveloptempStatusbatteryoftempreceiver
UserselectableDatafiledsDatafieldpagenumberkm/h42034024Alt1GPSModAlt1....Alt11013P1
183500601123503000452500
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31200030150042100015500iHoehe1mQNHhPa101385.2HuellenTempKurs162018GndGeschw31numberofGPSsatelitesf
Altutdeofthewindlayers
WindSpeed
Curveindicatingwindpower
Actualaltitude/position
CompassWinddirectionmp
FunctionofF2key
IInformationlines
1.6.1.1ShiftpageofdatafieldsThesevendatafieldsexist3timesoneachpageofdatafield!Thereforeyouhavethepossibilitytoconfigureintotal21datafieldsindividually!Shortpressingoftherightsidearrowkey..givesaccesstothenextpage.Thepagenumberisshownintheupperpartofthedisplaynexttothebattery-chargestatereadoutasP1,P2orP3..Seelistofthedatafieldsunder1.7.Userdefiendeddatafieldspage10(dependsontheversionofthefirmware)
Tipp:Thisfunctionisalsoavailableonthemaindisplayscreen.
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1.6.1.2WindlayerpageAscentphase
Afterswitchon,beforstart,thescaleisatitsmaximumof100mresolution.Thestartpointisalwaysbetweenthetwolowestscaleunits.Whenthetopmarginisreachedthewholescalewillbeshifteddownbyonescaleunit
Example:Start530mAscentupto840m
Descantphase
Duringdescanttholdvaluesfromtheascentphasewillbeoverwrittenwiththenewdata
WindlayerscaleZoomandScroll
AfterenteringthewindlayerpageF1andF2areprestwithZoomandScrollfunction.Abriefkeypressactivatesthefunction.Theactivated
functionisvisibleintheinformationdisplay
km/h2040Alt1GPSAlt1....18350050300045250031
20003015004210006015500mNEWSZoomFunction
Withtheupanddownarrowthezoomfcatorforthescalecanbechosen.Therear4zoomsteps(100m-200m-500m-1000m).Afterenteringanewzoomdisplay.theactualpositionisbetweenthe4thandthe5thscaleunit.
ScrollFunction
Thewindlyerscalecanbeshiftedwiththeupand
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downarrowkey.
Hint:
AlongkeypressonAlt1activatesthealtitudeadjustementfunctionforabout10seconds.ThefunctionkeysF1/F2willshowtheavailablefunctions
20Alt1GPS11001000900800700500mEWNSkm/h
2040Alt1GPSAlt1....1100900318003070060050060m
EWNS324ScrolZoom....ZoomKurs16GndGeschw31
131500410001500EWNS
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1.7UserdefineddatafieldsThemaindisplaypagecontains3pageseachwhicharesteppedforwardbyusingthe>key.Thusitispossibletodisplayalmostallofthefollowingmeasuringvaluesintherightcontext.Thepagenumberisshownnexttothebattery-chargestatereadoutasP1..P3.
page
displlayremainsemptyTimeTimeofday23FlighttimeFlighttimesincetake-off40VarioDigitalVario21
Altitude1mAbsolutealtitude18Altitude1ftAbsolutealtitudeinft18Altitude2Referencealtitude,maybesetto0user-defined19GPSaltitudeGPSaltitude19Altitude3SumCumulatedgaininheightduringtheflight19FL(ft)Flightlevelinfeet.Notalterable18QNHhPaAirpressureinHektopascal18
QNHinHgAirpressureininchofMercury18
GndSpeedSpeedoverGround*(=GS)23AirSpeedVanewheelsensorairspeed(Option)23
TrackFlightdirection(Course)*27BearingWPDirectiontoselectedWaypoint*27CrossTrackErrorPerpendiculardistancetotheactivelegofaroute33DistWPDistancetoselectedWaypoint*30DisttEndDistancetoendofroute31DistStartDistancefromtake-offposition32DistCylDistancetoWPcylinder30DistCTRDistancetonextAirspace34
UpAlertUpperAltitudeAlert20LowAlertLowerAltitudeAlert20
TemperaturInstrumentTemperature23Env.TempEnvelopeTemperature24Max.Env.Max.EnvelopeTemperature25
SMSp/tNumberofSMSPending/transmitted(option)46
Ifnothingischangedafterhavingselectedafield,theinstrumentreturnstonormalfunctionafter10sec.andthepreviousdisplayisshownagain.
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1.8TheSettingmenusLongpressureontheMENUkeygivesaccesstosettingmode.Byuseofand^keysoneoftheMenuitemsisselectedandbypressingtheOKkeyaccessisgiventothecorrespondingsubdirectory.
1.8.1MenunavigationoverviewpageFlightmemory40Waypoints28Routes30Airspace34
>UserSettings
>VariometerBasicfilter21DigitalVarioIntegrator21SinkAlarm
>VariometerAcousticsAcousticsettings21ThresholdSinktone21
>SpeedSpeedScale23Settingwindvane23
>FlightMemoryRecordingAuto/Man40Recordinginterval15
EnvelopeTemperatur24
Pilotsname15Typeofaircraft15AircraftID15
>
ManageMemory
Deleteflights12DeleteWP&Routes12FormattingMemory12DeleteAirspace12Simulation43
>InstrumentSettingsDisplaycontrast14TT34Number24Batterytype44Timezone23Units14Coordinatesformat14PressuresensorCorr14UserFilds11
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Language14
BluetoothOptionSMSOption>Opt.Software46>Factorysettings
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1.8.1.3InstrumentSettingsTermDenotationmoreFactorysettingInfoDisplaycontrastRange0..100%-50%TT34NumberSerialnb.Temperaturtransitter24BatterytypeBatterytype.SelectablebetweenAlcalineorNiMH44AlcalineTimezoneDifferencetoUTC;also0.5htimezonesareadjustable23-2UnitsMeterorfeet;km/hormphorknots.Temp.inCorF-m;km/h;CCoordinatesformatdd'mm.mmmordd.dddddordd'mm"ss,UTMorSwiss-Griddd'mm.mmmPressuresensorCorrectionDuetothissettingitispossibletoremediateapossibleageingofthe
pressuresensor.AsmonitoringtheQNHvalueisapplied.IfyouknowtheQNHvalueofacertainlocation(e.g.airfieldaltitudee)thealtitudemustbeconcordanttotheeffectivealtitude.1hPacorrespondsat500mtoapprox.8m.-0hPaUserFields7LanguageSelectionpossiblefrom5differentlanguages4EnglishBluetoothOnlyactivewhentheSWPackageBluetoothisactivated.HereismadethePairingof
BluetoothinterfacefortheSMSfunction.46plsseeseparatedocumentationSMSOnlyactivewhentheBluetoothandSMSSWPackageisactivated.HereisenteredthetargettelephonenumberaswellastheMode.46pls.seeseparatedocumentationOpt.SoftwareHereadditionalSWfunktions(Packages)areactivated.ForthispurposetherelevantmanufacturersCodeisrequired.46
FactorysettingsDisabledzone14
1.8.1.4FactorysettingsThissettingitem,whichisnotaccessibletothepilot,containsallbasicsettingsoftheinstrument.Inparticular,boththesensorspecificparametersandallcalibrationdataarelocatedhere.
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1.8.1.5FlightMemoryandDataanalysisFlightsarerecordedinaFlash-Memory(seehereunder).EachTrackpointcontainstimeofday,position,GPS-altitude,barometricaltitudeaswellasflightspeed.Inthisway,itispossibletographtheBarogram,variogram,speedgramandcourseoftheflightoveramapforlaterevaluation.Thesedataareprocessedforflightanalysisbyvariousevaluationprograms.InFlychart4.52itispossibletoshowtheflightonthePCmonitorin3Dmodeonthecorrespondinglandscape.(GoogleEarth)
TheBraunigerCOMPEO+isprovidedwithtotalling3differentmemoryzones.
ContentTypeAccesswithDeletingProgrammemoryFlashFlasherToolatinstrumentoff-stateTheFlasherTooloverwritesthememoryeachtimeFlightmemoryFlashMainSetupMenu.Flight
memoryReadoutofflightsviatheUSBinterfaceMainSetupMenu.ManageMemory.DeleteallflightsWaypoints,RoutesandAirspaceEEPROMMainSetupMenu.Waypointsor.Routesor.AirspaceMainSetupMenu.ManageMemory.DeleteallWp&Rtor.DeleteallAirspace
UserandInstrumentSettingsEEPROMMainSetupMenu.UserSettingsor.Instr.SettingsMainSetupMenu.ManageMemory.FormattingMemory.Serialnumber,AdjustmentdataEEPROMMainSetupMenu.Instr.Settings.FactorySettings.
OnlywithpasswordNotpossible
WithMainSetupMenu.ManageMemory.FormattingMemorymanufacturerapprovedbasicsettingsarecalled-upandaresavedagaininthesettings.Thisfunctionshouldonlybeusedincaseofemergency,asbyitsactivationalsoallWaypointsandRoutesshallbedeleted.
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1.8.2EnteringTextItispossibletoenteroncertainfields,asforexamplepilotsname,typeofaircraft,aircraftID,orinregardtoWaypointsandRoutes,thedesiredtextdirectlyontheinstrument.TextentryontheinstrumentisdemonstratedherefortheexampleofaWaypoint:Byuseofthe^andarrowkeysaWPisselectedandafterpressingtheOKkeyitisalteredwiththearrowkeys.The1stletteroftheWPnameshallbeflashing,againbyusingthe^andarrowkeystherequiredletterisselected;numbers,lettersaswellasarangeofspecialcharactersareavailable.Bypressingthe>keythecursormovestothenextletterpositionetcInthismodetheF1keyisusedtoswitchbetweencapitalsandminuscules.TheF2keyisusedtoruboutonecharacter.Itispossibletoentermax.17characters.Whenthenamehasbeenenteredcompletely,itistobeconfirmedbypressingOK.
ItismuchmoreeasiertocarryoutthetextentrybyuseofthePCusingtheprogramFlychart4.52,andtotransferittotheinstrument.
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2Functions
2.1Altimeterandairpressure2.1.1Howdoesanaltimeterwork?Abarometricaltimetercalculatesaltitudefromthepresentairpressureoftheatmosphere.Airpressurewilldecreaseatincreasingheight.Duetothefactthatairmaybecompressed,thepressuredecreaseisnotlinear,butindeedexponential.Thebasisforaltitudecalculationinaviationisaninternationalformulawhichdefinesastandardatmosphere.IntheCINA-Standardatmospherethebasicpressureonsealevelis1013,25hPa(Hektopascal)atatemperatureof15C.Furthermoreitdefinesacontinuoustemperaturedecreaseatincreasingheightof0,65Cper100mascent.Thereforeisbinding:abarometricaviationaltimeterdisplaystheprecisealtitudeonlyifweatherconditionsareinexactaccordancetothestandardatmosphere.Inpractice,suchanalogueyismorelikelytobetheexception!
Airweightandpressurearestronglyinfluencedbyairtemperature.Iftemperaturedeviatesfromstandardatmosphere,thedisplayofaltitudecalculatedaspertheinternationalformulaisnolongercorrect.Thealtimeterdisplaysduringsummer,whentemperaturesarehigher,indeedaltitudeparameterswhicharetoolow,andduringwintertimeitisexactlythecontrary!Flyingatlowertemperaturesiseffectivelydoneatloweraltitude,andathighertemperaturesflightaltitudeishigherthanthealtimeterdisplays!Thedeviationof1Cper1000heightmetersinducesapprox.4merror.(Thisempiricalformulaisvalidforupto4000m!)
Ifyouareflyingduringsummerthrough2000heightmetersinanairmassbeingtoowarmby16Ccomparedtostandardatmosphere,thealtimeterwillthendisplay2x4x16=128mdifferenceinaltitudebelowrealheight!Basedupontheinternationallydeterminedaltitudecalculationwithstandardvalues,thisdisplayerrorcausedbyairtemperatureshallnotberectifiedbytheinstrument.
Airpressurechangesinrelationtoweatherconditions.Inordertocompensatef
ordisplayfluctuations,analtimeteralwaysneedstobegauged.Thismeansthatthealtimeterhastobesetpreciselybeforetake-offforanyflighttoawell-knownaltitudevalue.Caution:theatmosphericpressuremaychangeduringthetimelineofonedayuptofiveHektopascal(forex.coldfront).Asaresultthisisafteralltheequivalentofmorethan40metersheightdifference.Thereisanotherpossibilitytogaugethealtimeterwhichistoenterthecurren
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mightbeimportantwhenbeingincontactwithanairtrafficmanager.
Iftheuserdoesnotknowthealtitudeofhispresentlocation,hemayobtainthedatabyfadingintheUserFieldQNHand,usingthearrowkeys,bychangingthealtitudevalueuntiltheQNHmatchestheactualQNHasperweatherforecastorindicationissuedbyairtrafficmanagement.
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2.1.7AltitudeAlert/AlarmInthealtitudealertfunctiontwolevelsofalertcanbeset:oneforaminimalandtheotheroneforamaximalaltitude.Dependingonthesettingofthealertlevel,aalarmcanbeprogrammedforundercuttingorovercuttingofanaltitudeorevenforacertainaltitudelayer(bench?).Incaseofalarmthealtitudedisplayswitchestoaninversedisplay(brightnumberinablackbackground)andatthesametimeadiscretalarmsoundcanbeheard.BothalertlevelsaredisplayedintheuserfieldsUPalarmandLowalarm2.1.7.1SettingofthealtitudealertBypressingforalongtimetheAlt((.))key,thealtitudealertwillbedisplayed
BypressingtheF1,F2keyforashorttimethepilotcanshiftfromUpAlarmtoLowAlarmMiteinemkurzenDruckaufdieF1resp.F2.Bypressingthearrowkeyforashorttime,
thealarmlevelcanbeadjustedbymeters.Bycontinuingholdingofthekeythealtitudedisplayedisgoingtobechangeduntilthekeyisnotpressedanymore.Incasebothalarmlevelaresetto0,thealtitudealarmwillbedeactivated.
Example:
1.UpperAlarmandLowerAlarmlevel2.Alarmwithinthelevelbeingset(UplevelislowerthanLow-level)
1656Low
AlarmLowAlt....1200UPAlarmAlarmAlarmAltiAlti
UpperAlarm
AlarmLowerAlarm(F1)
LowerAlarm(F2)
UpperAlarm
GroundGround
IftheballoongoesoverorunderIftheballooniswithinthelimitsthesettedlimits,adiscretalarmisbeingsetadiscretalarmisbeingbeingheardheard.
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ThealarmcanbeconfirmedbytheOK-keyandwillbedeactivateduntilenteringthealarmzoneagain.
Tip::AshortpressuretotheInfokey,showsinthevario-displayandinthewindlayerdsplay-screenthestatusofallactivatedalarms
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2.2Variometerfunctions2.2.1AnalogueVarioThemostimportantindicationforanon-motordrivenaircraftiswithoutanydoubttheVariometer.Itdisplaystheverticalspeedinmeter/secondandinformsthepilotabouttheactualclimborsinkrate.ItisonlypossibleforthepilotbyusingtheVario(anditsaccompanyingacoustics)todeterminethemostefficientthermalclimb,andintheoppositesituation,torecognisewhenheissinkingtoorapidlyindownwindandshouldleavethematbestspeed.
Thescaleoftheanaloguedisplayisconsistently0,2m/soverbothscaleranges!Therangeofthefirstscaleextendsfrom0upto+/-4m/s.(fig.1)Thereafterthescaledisplayswitchesautomaticallytothesecondscalerangewhichextendsfrom48m/s.Thesecondscaleisafterwardsdisplayedwithawhitebaronblackbase.(fig.2)
TheresponsecharacteristicsoftheanalogueVarioandofclimb-orsinkacousticscanbeadaptedwithinawiderange
inaccordancetopilotsneedsortheweatherconditions.Inordertosimplifythesettings,Flytechasdefined5basic-resp.turbulencefilters.
Tip:ByuseofthePCFlychartSoftwareExtras->FlightinstrumentOptions,allVariocharacteristicscanbeseteasilyandcomfortably.Withthetonesimulationtheadjustedvaluescaneasilybecheckedsimultaneously!
2.2.1.1BasicfilterMainSetupMenu.UserSettings.Variometer.Basicfilter.
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fig.1Vario1.5m/sfig.2Vario5.0m/skm/378426m/sQNHInt5.0
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2.2.3.1AudioLevelByuseofthekeyAudioLevelisadjustedthevolumelevelofinternalloudspeaker.Indeedforfivevaluesfromsoundlesstomaximumsoundlevel.TheselectedvalueisdisplayedontheInfo-lineandisconfirmedwithashortbeepordouble-beep.Theadjustablesoundlevelsare:0-25%-50%-75%-100%-0.
ShortpressureontheAudioLevel-keyshallincreasethevolumeleveleachtimeby25%
InthemainSetupmenuethepilotssetsthelevelonwhichthesinktoneandthesinkalarmareactivated:MainSetupmenue.usersettings.Variometeracoustics.sinktoneandsinkalarmlevel
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422Int-2.28mNESWm/sQ10TimeKuP12.2.3.2VariometerAcousticSettingsTheclimbtoneisafrequencymodulatedbeeptonewhosepitchandbeeptonesequenceincrease
rhythmicallyatincreasingclimbrate.Thepulse/pauseratiois1:5.Thesinkalarmisacontinuoussoundwhichisactivatedbypassingthesinkalarmlevel.Thesinkalarmisbeingheardalsotheaudiohasbeensetoff!
ThefollowingsettingsarepossibleinMainSetupMenu->UserSettings->VariometerAcoustics:
AcousticSettingsSinktoneF=BasicTonpitchVariometerSink
(Tonpitchwhensinktoneisbeingheard).
Sinktonelevel:SinktonelevelSinktoneAlarm:SinktoneAllarmleel
MainSetupMenu.UserSettingt..Variometeracoustics.Sinktoenlevel.
ClimbSinkSinkTonAlarm
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NotoneRange0m/sSinkToneRangeAllthesoundseffectswhicharedescribedinthispassagecanbecheckedoutdirectlyontheInstrumentbyenteringthesimulationmodus
TipThePCsoftwareFLYCHART4.52enablesacomfortablesettingofallvarioacousticparameters.(gotoextras-Flightinstrumentoptions-Acoustics).Theparameterswhicharesetcanbechekedoutbythetonesimulationoption.
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1256Alt1GPSKm/hAlt2int2.52816116557605030402008.6Wind1256Alt1GPS10
2.4TimeofdayanddateNotice:timeofdayandthedatedonotneedtobeadjusted.TheyaretakenautomaticallyfromtheGPS-Receiver.However,anytimezonedifferencefromUTC(WorldTime)needstobeenteredwithapositivevalueifthetimezoneislocatedEastofGreenwich,orawithanegativevalue,ifitisattheWestofit.Timezoneswith0.5hUTCOffsetarealsoadjustable.ThissettingisenteredwithMainSetupMenu.Instr.Settings.Timezone.
Important:allinternalcalculationsoftheinstrumentaremadeinUTC(CoordinatedUniversal
Time).ThelocaltimeisjustusedasTimedisplayandcalculatessimplytheUTCplusorminustheUTCOffset.Forthetake-offtimeatCompetitionRoutesthelocaltimeisbinding.
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P160501NEIfthegivenalarmlevelisreachedthepersonaltemperaturealarmgoeson.ThenanimpulsetoneIsactivated.BypressingtheOKkeyfor30secondsthealarmcanbeswitchedoff.Thealarmresoundsuntiltheballoonisoutofthealarmlevelbenchagain.
BypressingtheTemp((.))keyforalongtime,thetemperaturealarmfunctionisactivatedBypressinganarrowkeyforashorttimethealarmlevelcanbeadjustedbyonetemperatureunitsteps.Whilepressingthiskeycontinuously,thedisplayedvalueischanginguntilthepressureonthiskeyisreleased.Thetemperaturealarmcanbesetbetween40C(104F)anthemaximumenvelopetempwhichissetbytheenvelopemanufacturer
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Temp....95...
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Themountingmustbecarriedoutexactlyaccordingtotheregulation.(Seeattachmentonpage55)
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3.2CompassandflightdirectionIncontrasttoastandardmagneticcompasswhichisorientedtothemagneticlinesofforceoftheGlobe,theGPScompasscanshowdirectiononlywhentheusermovesabout.However,ithastheadvantagethatitisnotsubjecttoanygriddeviationanddoesnotshowanydeviationasaresultofironoranymagneticmaterialeither.Itszeropointalwayscorrespondswithtruegeographicnorth(0or360degrees).Thecourse,thatistheflightdirection(=Track),iscalculatedfromaseriesofpositions.Iftheuserremainsstationaryatthesamelocation,thenthecourse(track)andcompassneedlesareundefined.Theexactcourse,(thisisthedirectioninwhichtheusertravelsoverground),isalwaysatthetopofthecompass,butcanalsobereadinthedisplayTrack.Whencirclinginathermalthecompassroseonlyappearstoturn;inrealitytheneedledoesnotmove;itsthecasingalongwiththeaircraft,whichmovesaroundtherose.
3.2.1TrackandBearingTrackisthedirectionintowhichanaircraftismovingoverground.ThegeographictrueNorthdirectionisalways0or360degrees.(East=90;South=180;West=2
70degr.)
Bearingisthedirection(accordingtothesystemdescribedabove)toaselectedWaypointseenfromtheviewer
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NESWm/s2MCWP2WP1KursLinieCourseKursabweichungCrosstrackerrorNKursTrack
DistanzDistancePeilungBearingGeschwindigkeitSpeedCaution:TrackorTracklogisalsocalledthesequenceofrecordedpositionsduringoneflight.
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3.3WaypointsandCoordinatesAwaypointisanysinglepointontheearthssurfacethatyouwouldliketogoto.TheFLYTEC6030GPScansaveupto200differentwaypoints.Eachwaypointcanhaveupto17characters,e.g.FieschAirfield.Indeterminingthewaypoint,itisalsonecessarytoenterthealtitude,
i.e.1123meters(alwaysabovesealevel).WenowonlyneedthepositionofWaypointontheearthssurface.ForthispurposetheCOMPEO+utilizesthegeographicalmapsystemnamedWGS84(WorldGeodeticSystem1984).Thisreferencesystemassumesthatlatitudeismeasuredfromtheequator(0degrees)totheNorthPole,90N,andtotheSouthPole-90S.LongitudeismeasuredfromtheGreenwichzeromeridian(nearLondon),EastiscountedpositiveandWestisnegativeupto+/-180.However,theFLYTEC6030GPSalsoconvertsWaypointsenteredaccordingtothepreviousnorm,
introducedbyBrauniger:3lettersand3numbers.Example:FIE112indicatesaWaypointwiththenameFIExxxandanaltitudeof1120metersabovesealevel
InBasicSettings/CoordinateFormatthedataentryformatisselectablebetween:1)DegreesMinutesDecimalplacesofMinutes(ddmm.mmm)(Factorysetting)2)DegreesMinutesSeconds(ddmmss)3)DegreesDecimalplacesofDegrees(dd.ddddd)4)UTM(agridsystemwitha1kmrasterinbothN-SandalsoinE-Wdirection)5)SwissGrid
Basicallyoneshouldalwaystrytousepossibilityno.1(=factorysetting),bec
auseonlythisformatisusingexactlythesamecalculationformatastheGPSreceiversdo.Withalltheotherformatsroundingerrorscouldsumupto20m.ItisexclusivelycalculatedwiththeWGS84system.Differentgeodeticsystemsarenolongerselectable.
3.3.1Alter,deleteorinsertwaypointsInthispositionofSet-Menuthewaypointsmaybemanaged.AfterbrieflypressingtheOKkeythedisplaywillshowthelistofsavedWP.Incasethislistcontainsmorethanthevisible8WP,
thenadownarrow..attherightloweredgeofthelistwarnsthatmorepagesaretofollow.Toscrolldowntothenextpage,pressthe>key,nowWP916aredisplayedetc.Tip:WaypointsmayalsobesetcomfortablyonthePCbyuseoftheFlychart4.52PC-SoftwareandbetransferredviathePC-interfacetotheinstrument.
Usingthekeys^anditispossibletoselectanindividualWPand
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toalteritafterpressingtheOKkey.The1stletteroftheWP-namewillblink,againwiththe^andkeystherequiredletterisselected;therearenumbers,letters,aswellasasetofspecialcharacterstochoosefrom.Bypressingthe>key,youmoveforwardtothenextletteretc.WiththeF1keyyoumayshiftbetweencapitalsandsmallletters.WiththeF2keyonesinglecharacterisdeleted(Rubout).Youcanenteramaximumof17characters.Oncethenamehasbeenenteredcompletely,confirmbypressingtheOKkey.NowtheWPaltitudewillblinkandrequireanyalteration.Withthekeys^thealtitudevalueisenteredandconfirmedbypressingtheOKkey.NowthepositionofWPisnext.AtfirstthelatitudeisenteredindegreesandconfirmedwithOK,afterwardstheminutesandthenthedecimalsoftheminutes.Thesameprocedureisappliedforthelongitude.Continuouskeystrokechangesthevaluestobesetfaster.
Waypoints------------------------------------------FlytecnCalandalOcalaStanserhorn
NiesenFantasyofFlightAstatula------------------------------------------UsedWaypoint7/200AstatulaAlti245ftLatiN4755.116LongiE00816.813Ins.Wayp.Del.Wayp.
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3.3.4Go-ToFunctionProlongedpressureontheGoTokeyswitchesthelowerhalfoftheinstrumentintotheGo-To-mode.ThisfunctionallowsforsearchingaWaypointstoredinthememoryoftheCompeo+andtoselectitforaflighttogoal.AtthesametimethenextWaypointsarelistedintheorderofshortestdistancetotheuser.ThefigurebehindtheWP-nameindicatesthedistanceinkm.IfaWPwasselectedwiththearrowkey,itcanbeconfirmedbypressingtheOKkey.TheGoto-functionmaybedeactivatedbypressingtheF2key(CanGoto).
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3.3.5DistancetoWaypoint(UserDatafield)OnlyincaseaWaypointhasbeenselectedmanuallywiththeGoTofunction,orautomaticallywiththe"Route"function,thehorizontaldistanceseenfromtheviewertothewaypointisdisplayedhere.Thescaleis10m(fordistancesbelow10km)otherwiseitis0,1km.AlsowhentheWaypointisusedasturningpointinacompetition,itisalwaysthedistancetothecentreofthecylinderwhichisdisplayed.
Km/h334422Alt2Int0.08160m
57908060P1-------------------SelectWaypointFlytecAG036Calanda160CrassonsGrat267FieschLandepl112--------------------NE
SW705030CanclGoto...MC3.4RoutesArouteisanarrangementofvariousWaypointsoverwhichonewouldliketoreac
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hagoal.Ofcourse,theWaypointsusedonaRoutehavetobesavedintheunitsmemory.SimilarlytotheGo-to-functionthepilotshouldflyfromWPtoWPinatraveloptimizedmode,whichmeansthatwithhelpoftheMcCready-theoryhewillbeabletocompletehistaskwithintheshortestpossibletime.WhileinsidetheGo-to-FunctionthenextWaypointneedstobeselectedfromalisteachtimebyprolongedpressingoftheGo-tokey,whenflyingRoutesitispossibletoswitchforwardbybrieflypressingthekey^(nextWP)or(previousWP).Altogether,theFLYTEC6040-GPScanhaveupto20Routescreated.EachRoutemaycontainmax.30WPs.TheoneandsameWaypointcanbeusedmorethanoncealongaRoute,andthesameWaypointmaybeincludedonotherRoutesaswell.
Notice:inanormalRoute,whenreachingawaypoint,thereisnoautomaticshifttothenextWP!FortheautomaticforwardshiftitisrequiredtousetheCompetition-Routefunction!
Important:OnceaWPhasbeenusedalongaRoute,itcannolongerbedeletedfromtheWPlist..
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3.4.1CreatingaRouteWithMainSetupMenu.RoutesaccessisgiventothelistofstoredRoutes.(max.20Routes).Withinthislistonecanselectbyuseofthearrowkeysor^oneoftheRoutes,orbypressingtheF1key(Ins.Route)anewRoutecanbecreated.AfterpressingtheF1key(Ins.Route)atfirstanamehastobeenteredforthenewRoute.Thecursorwillblinkonthe1stletteroftheword"Xxxxx".Witharrowkeys^oritisaltereduptothedesiredletter.Byuseofthe>arrowkeyoneproceedstothe2ndletter,altersit,andsoforth.BypressingtheOKkeythedataentryoftheRoutesnameiscompleted.AtthispointtheindividualWaypointsneedtobeinsertedintotheRoute.AfterpressingtheF1key(Ins.Wayp.)thelistofavailableWaypointswillappearinthebottomhalfofthereadoutscreeninalphabeticalorder.Atthesametimeoneshallseetherequest:"SelectWaypointNo1".Againbyusingthe^orarrowkeysthe1stWaypointisselectedandisaddedtotheRoutebypressingtheOKkey.Thisisindicatedintheupperhalfofthescreen.BypressingtheF1key
(Ins.WP.)onecanselectthe2ndWPandaddittotheRoutebypressingtheOKkeyagain,andsoon.ThehighlightedWaypoint(offsetinblack)ofaRouteisalwaysthelastoneentered,whichmeansthatthefunctionIns.WPwillsetthenextWPtobeenteredaftertheonebeinghighlightedinblack.If,forinstance,youwanttoinsertanadditionalwaypointafterWPNo.1,thenWP1hastobehighlighted,followedbypressingtheF1key(lns.WP);thentherequestSelectWaypointNo2shallappear.Ifyounotice,forexample,thatWaypointNo.4mustbechanged,thenyouselectanddeletethisWPandinsertanewoneaftertheexistingWP3bypressingF1.AgainthelistofavailableWaypointsappearsalongwiththerequestEditWaypointNo4.AfterselectingandpressingOK,theoldWaypointisreplacedbythenewlychosenone.
IfonewantstodeleteaWaypointfromtheRoute,itismarkedanddeletedbypressingtheF2key(Del.Wayp.).TheWaypointisthendeletedfromthelistwithoutanyfurtherprompt..
3.4.2AlteringaRouteYouselectaroutetobealteredwiththe^orarrowkeysandconfirmwithOK.TheRoutesnameischangedfirst.Ifthisisnotrequired,thenitissufficienttopressOKagaininordertogetaccesstotheWaypoints.Asdescribedinthelastparagraph,additionalWaypointscannowbeaddedordeleted..
3.4.3DeletingaRouteTest-Route---------------------WegepunktTest1WegepunkTestt2---------------------SelectWaypointNo3WegepunktTest3WegepunktTest4
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WegepunktTest5WegepunktTest6WegepunktTest7------------------Ins.WaypDel.Wayp.Route---------------------COMPETITION-ROUTEStanserhornPlanpFiesch-OberalapCassons-PizGuil---------------------Route2Stanserhorn-PlanpTotalDist:96Waypoints:8---------------------Ins.RouteDel.RoureTest-Route
---------------------WegepunktTest1WegepunktTest2---------------------Waypoint1/2inRouteWegepunktTest2TotalDistance:49---------------------Ins.WaypDel.Wayp.Byusingthe^
orarrowkeysoneselectstheroutetobedeletedandconfirmsbypressingthekeyF2(Del.Route).FordatasafetytheFLYTEC6030GPSinquiresonceagain:DeleteRoute?whichshouldbeansweredwithYesorNo.
Notice:RoutesmayalsobesetcomfortablyonthePCbyuseoftheFlychart4.52PC-SoftwareandbetransferredviathePC-interfacetotheinstrument.
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3.4.4FlyingRoutesTheMenuRoutesisenabledbylongpressureontheRoutekey.AfterthisselectionthelistofRoutesstoredintheinstrumentappearsinthelowerpartofthescreen.WithinthislistoneoftheRoutescanbeselectedbyuseoftheor^arrowkeysandcanbeactivatedbypressingtheOKkey.
ForanactivatedRouteathickblackarrowpositionedinthecentreofthecompassrosepointstothedirectionofthenextWaypoint.ThedirectiontothenextbutoneWaypointisillustratedinshadedmode.
Notice:anactivatedRouteiskeptenabledevenafterswitch-offandswitch-onoftheinstrument!TheRoutemayonlybedeactivatedbytheCancelRoutefunction!Iffollowingswitch-onoftheinstrumentablackdirectionpointerisvisibleinthecompassrose,itindicatesanactivatedRouteoraGoTofunctionstillinactivity!
3.4.4.1DistancetoStartSiteTheinstrumentmemorisesthecoordinatesfromwheretheballoonflightstarts(Flightaceptance)TheflightstartsbeingcountedifaGNDSpeedof10km/hformorethan60secondshadbeenreached.Withthedistancetostartthedistancetothispoint(whichisnormallythestartsite)canbedisplayed.
Km/h334
422Alt2Int0.08160m57908060
P1-------------------SelectRouteCOMPETITION-ROUTERouteDemo2RouteFlytec--------------------NESW70
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3.4.4.2XTError,CrosstrackErrorThisfieldindicatestheshortestdistance(perpendiculartotheTrackinrelationtoamapview)totheactivelegofaRoute.
Pos3
Waypoint
Negativevalue
P3
Start10Buho
Positivevalue
Theaccuracyofthedisplayedvaluedependsonthelengthoftheactiveleg.ThelargestinaccuracyarisesinthecentrebetweenstartandthenextWaypointifoneisveryclosetothetrack(theanglesbecomeveryflat).With50kmdistancebetweenstartandWaypoint,theinaccuracyinthe
centrecanreachupto400m.Positivevaluesaredisplayedifoneisontherightsideofthetrack,negativevalueswhenbeingontheleftofthetrack.EvenwhenonehasflownoverthenextWaypoint,thedistancetothestraightlineisdisplayed(seepos.3)
3.4.5FlightdurationThetakeofftimeisautomaticallyrecorded.Theflightstarttimeisperceivedassoonastheinstrumenthasdiagnosedadifferenceinheightofabout30mupwardsordownwards,orifthespeedovergroundhasbeenmeasuredwithmorethan10km/hsincemin.60s.
ForthispurposetheGPSneedstobeactivated.IncasetheGPS-Receiverhasnooronlypoorreceptionquality,onlythedifferenceinheightofabout30misvalidascriteriaforflightrecording.
Moreover,onlyflightswhicharelastingmorethan3minutes,arelogrecorded.
Theflighttimecanbedisplayedintheuserselectablefields.Theunitwillalsorecognizeautonomouslytheendoftheflight.Itisthebasicconditionfortheendofthe
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flightthatneitherspeedovergroundhasbeenmeasuredwithmorethan10km/hduringmin.60s,northattheVariopointedtomorethan0.1m/s.InBasic-Settingsonecanselectinsteadofautomaticflightrecordingthemanualprocedure.
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4MapofFlightObstacles(Restrictedareas)
ItispossibletoenterontheFLYTEC6040GPSupto300flightobstaclessuchasCTRs,TMAs,airfields,dangerareas,cablesoralsoawildlifeprotectivearea,ofwhichthegraphsaredisplayedonthemappage.Theserestrictedareazonesmaycomprisestraightlines,butalsoarcsegmentsorjustcircles.Thesesectorsaredisplayedinmapmode.EachCTRmaybecomposedofmax.110Waypoints.AssoonasthedistancetoCTRfallsshortofawarninglimittobesetinSetupMode(factorysetting=200m),thisdistanceisdisplayedadditionallyonthegraphicmapscreen,aswellasonthestandardflightdisplayintheInfoline.CTR0.20KmThedistancetothenextCTRcanalsobedisplayedasuserdefineddatafield.
IfthepilotisinsideoftheCTR,thenDist.toCTRisalwaysindicatedas
being0.ForeachCTRisassignedanameandacommenttobefreelyeditedbythepilot.ThenamesofthefivenextAirspaceCTRsmaybeshown
withtheikeyinMapMode.TherelevantcommentmaybeusedtoinformthepilotduringflightabouttheupperorlowerborderlimitsoftheCTR.ThesequenceoftheseCTRscorrespondstothedistance
fromthemomentaryposition.Asecondpressingontheikeyremovesthisinformation,ortheInfopagedisappearsafter30seconds.
Themapsectioncanbealteredasfollows:
F2:Zoomin:themapscaleisgraduallyincreaseduptoapprox.0,5km.Thusevendetailsareclearlyrecognisable.
F1:Zoomout:themapscaleisgraduallydecreased,downtothescreen-optimisedillustration.Maximumis50km.
4.1FlightobstaclesEditmanuallyCTR'scanbeenteredintotheinstrumenteithermanuallyunderMainSetupMenu.AirSpaceormoreeasilybyuseofaPCprogram,e.g.FlychartwhichisavailablefordownloadviaInternetonourhomepage(www.Brauniger.ch).Theprocedureformanuallysetting,alteringanddeletingCTRs
isoperatedaccordingtothesamesystemwhichisusedforsetting,alteringanddeletingWaypointsandRoutes.
itispossibletouseupto300CTRs,dependingonhowcomplextheseare.Youcanunder
MainSetupMenu->ManageMemory->DeleteAllAirSpacestoretheCTRInnsbruckintotheinstrumentandsubsequentlyalteritunderMain
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AfterhavingcalledupthisfunctionitisatfirstrequiredtoclickintothelistinordertoactivateallAirSpacescontainedinthelist.Thegraphisdisplayedintherightsidepartofthescreen.TheactivatedAirSpaceiseachtimemarkedinred.FromFlychartVersion4.52.31onitispossibletodisplayAirSpacesalsographicallybyusingthemouseinMapmode,whichmaythenbeselectedordroppedwiththerightsidemousebutton.
4.2.2.4EditingAirSpacesInthesamedropdownmenusomemoreactivitiesmaybeexecuted:withalter(alter...)itispossibletoalterthename,commentoralsothecoordinates.Withnew(new...)itispossibletoenternewAirSpacesmanually.ThisisconvenientforspecificAirSpacessuchaswildlifeprotectiveareasorexceptionsinofficialAirSpacesmadeonbilateralagreement.
Withdelete(delete)AirSpacesareerasedfromthelist.
Withdouble-clickoftheleftsidemousebuttonaccessisgiventothedetailviewscreen.
Thenamecanbealtereduserdefinedwiththerightsidemousebutton->alter(->alter).Oneandthesamenameisonlyadmittedonceinthelistandmaycontainuptomaximum17characters.Werecommendtoapplyaclearlycomprehensibleabbreviation.Asa
standardareusedfordatafilesoftheDAFIFdatabasetheofficial3-digitaviationnameoftheairfield,aswellasanabbreviationofthetypeandoftheradiochannel.Howeverthisresultsindoublenamesinthelist,becausethedescriptionmaybelongerthan17charactersandisthenbarelycomprehensible.Thedescriptioncanbealtereduserdefinedwiththerightsidemousebutton->alter(->alter).Thisdescriptionisdisplayedontheinstrumentandmayalsocontainuptomaximum17characters.WerecommendtoapplyaclearlycomprehensibleabbreviationoftheAirSpace,as
wellascomplementaryinformation,suchasupperorlowerheightlimitsortheradiochanneldataofthecontroltower.AsastandardthealtitudeisindicatedinmeterorasFlightLevelintheDAFIFdatafiles.ThewarningdistanceistheverticaldistancetotheAirSpacefromwhichonawarningisemittedinthelowerinfolineoftheinstrument.Thewarningdisplaysanabbreviationofthename
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andtheremainingdistance.Thecoordinatesofkeypointsneedtobeenteredinthesequenceofkeypointsofthepolygon.Therotationaldirectioncanbeclockwiseorcounter-clockwise
CoordinatesofkeypointsExamplecounter-clockwise
p5a3Dir-
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Radiiareindicatedinthefollowingformat:Long,Latcentre;Long,LatstartpointofRadius;Long,LatendpointofRadius;rotationaldirection(+clockwise,-counter-clockwise).
Circles
Circlesareindicatedinthefollowingformat:Long,Latcentre;Radiusinkm.
Werecommendthefollowingprocedure:
SelectwiththebuttonDownload("Laden")aFLYTECAirSpacefile(*.fas,*.fa5or*txt).Youwillnowreceivealonglistandacomplexgraph.
Clickintothelist,allAirSpacesappearinblue.NowselectwithCtrl+leftsidemousebuttonthesingleAirSpaces,forzonesuseShift+leftsidemousebutton.SelecttheAirSpacesbeingimportantforyou.Theyshallbedisplayedontherightsideofthescreen.PleaseconsiderthatinMapmodeoftheinstrumentittakesthemoretimeforthescreenlayout,themoreAirSpacesareintheactivezone.NowalterfortheindividualAirSpacesthenameanddescriptioninabbreviationswhich
arecomprehensibletoyou.SimplifycomplexAirSpacesofwhichonlysomepartsareinterestingtoyoubydeletingkeypoints.CombineAirSpaceswhicharenestedintoeachotherandforwhichyouarenotpermittedtopenetrate.Nowyoucanstorethisfileforlaterusewithsave("save").Withsend("Senden")theselectedAirSpacesaretransmittedtotheinstrument.Ifacousticisenergised,ahighpitchbeepisaudibleforeachAirSpacewhich
wastransmittedsuccessfully.Incaseofunsuccessfultransmittancethetoneissomewhatdeeper,e.g.incaseofdoublenames.Withreceived("received")onecancheckwhichAirSpacesarecurrentlystoredintheinstrument.Tip:createatfirstauserAirSpacefilecontainingtheAirSpacesinyourflightarea.ThisfilemaycontainnumerousAirSpaces.OpenthisfilepriortotheflightanddownloadonlytheAirSpacestoyourinstrumentwhichyouarelikelytoapproachduringt
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Flight-MemoryandFlight-Analysis
5.1.1FlightlogbookandFlight-AnalysispageTherecordingmodedoesnotneedtobespecificallyactivated,aseachflightisautomaticallysaved.TheflightmemoryusedontheFLYTEC6040GPSnotonlyrecordsflightaltitudeandflightspeed(TAS),butitalsologsthepositionofthepilotandtheGPS-altitudeintheWGS84-coordinatesystem.InMainSetupMenu.UserSettings.Flightmemory.Record.Intervalstherecordingintervalscanbeset.Theselectedvaluedeterminesthetimeintervalinseconds,accordingtowhichanewdatasetisenteredintothememoryoftheFLYTEC6030GPS.Minimumvalueis2seconds,whichcorrespondstoarecordingtimeofapprox.9hours.Atthemaximumvalueof60sintervaltherecordingtimewilladduptoapprox.291hours.
Fortestsoracrobaticflightsasamplingrateof2secondsisrecommended.AnotherrecommendationistheRecordingIntervalbetween5and10s.Herebyalso
narrowcurvesarewellrecognisableandthenumberofdatapointsfortheexternalcalculationoftheOLCpointsiskeptconvenientlyclear.Factorysettinghereis10seconds.
Forthebeginningofaflightthefollowingagreementisapplicable:
startisrecognisedassoonasGroundspeedreachesmorethan10km/hduringmin.60s,orifaltitudedifferenceofmorethan30mwasdetectedwithin60s.
Ineachcase,however,thepreviousflighthistoryover
30recordingpointsisloggedintothememoryoftheFLYTEC6030GPS.Eventhelast3minutespriortothestartoftheloggedflightarerecognisable,astheyarerecordedin10sec.recordinginterval.
Theendoftheflightisrecognisedinautomaticrecordingmode,ifthereisnospeedformin.60sec.(lessthan10km/hGPS-speedorairspeed)andifnochangeinaltitudeoccurs.
ThenthestandarddisplayscreenisautomaticallyswitchedtoFlight-Analysismode.Fromthismomentonthedigitalsignatureoftheflightiscalculatedand
shownbyanoticeintheInfo-line.Pleasewaituntilthiscalculationiscompleted.BybrieflypressingtheESCkeyonereturnstostandardmode.
FlightMemory------------------01.03.020:43:1213.02.021:37:3428.01.020:24:0523.01.021:02:24
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12.01.022:11:4515.12.010:34:5524.11.011:07:32MainSetupMenu------------------FFlluuggssppeeiicchheerrWWeeggppuunnkktteeRoutenLuftraeme>BenutzerEinstellungen>SpeicherverwaltenSimulation-------------------------FLIGHTANALYSIS-------------------------Date:17.20.07UTCStart:17:02:02UTCStop:19:55:32UTCFlighttime:2:53:30Scanrate:10sMaxA1:2823mMaxA2:1154mA3:4273mMaxEnv.Temp:86.2C
MaxVario(10s):2.2m/sMinVario(10s):-1.4m/sMaxspeed:73km/hRecalSign.ShowMapItisalsopossibletoswitchtheinstrumenttomanualrecording.ForthispurposeonehastoselectunderMainSetupMenu.UserSettings.Flightmemory.RecordingAuto/MantheitemNo.
Byuseofthissettingtherecordingstartsapprox.2minutesafterswitch-onandisonly
finishedafterthekeyESChasbeenpressedfor3seconds.
BeginoftherecordingisvisiblebytherunningFlighttime-counter.
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Caution:makesurebeforetake-offthattheGPS-Receiverindicatestoreceiveatleast4Satellitesinordertoachievevalidrecordings.
Comment1:intheFlightAnalysisaredisplayedmax.valueswhichoccuredduringtheflight.Duetothefactthatthedisplayscreenisupdatedeverysecond,these1-secondvaluesaresavedfortheflightanalysis.IfoneundertakesadownloadofsuchaflightafterwardsonthePCusingaprogramsuchasFlychart,SeeYou,CompeGPS,MaxPunkteetc.,theseprogramsareonlyappropriatetoevaluatetheflightrecordsinIGCformat.IntheIGCfilearesavedthetime(UTC),position,barometricaltitude,GPS-altitudeandTrueAirSpeedofthewindvaneorpitotpressuresensor.TheprogramsnowcalculatetheVariometervaluesfromthealtitudedata.Ifforinstance,onehassetarecordingintervalof10s,andhascoveredaheightdifferenceof5mduringthese10seconds,therewillbecalculatedaVariovalueof0.5m/s.However,duringt
histimea1-secondVariovalueof2m/smayhavebeenperformed.ItisonlythisvaluewhichshallbeindicatedontheFlight-Analysispageanditisnotsubjecttoelectronicreadout.Ontheflightanalysispagebothvaluesaredisplayed.
Comment2:althoughtheinstrumentiscapabletostoreupto100flights,werecommendtosavetheflightsinregularintervalsfromtheinstrumenttoaPCandtoreformattheflightmemoryafterwardsunderMainSetupMenu.Memory.DeleteallFlights.Thisprocedureensuresthesafedatastorage
ofyourpreciousflightsandthattheinstrumentmayperformnewrecordingsagainwitharefreshedflightmemory.
5.1.2GraphicdisplayofFlightsinMapformatTheflightrouteofsavedflightscanalsobeshownontheDisplayscreenforappraisal.WithintheitemFlightAnalysistheF1keyistakenforthefunctionShowMap.Afterpressingthiskeythescreen-optimisedillustrationoftheflightrouteisshown(Northisatthetop!).Inaddition,storedWaypointsarepresentedwithacrossandthename,aswellasthemap
scaleasashortlinewithkmindication.Nowtheillustrationcanbealteredasfollows:
F2:Zoomin:themapscaleisgraduallyincreaseduptoapprox.0,4km.Thusindividualcirclesareclearlyrecognisable(dependentontherecordingintervalwhichwasset).
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F1:Zoomout:themapscaleisgraduallydecreased,uptothescreen-optimisedillustration.Maximumis47.4km
ArrowkeysPan:........byuseofthesekeystheillustratedareacanbeshiftedup,down,leftorright.
OK:fromeachgraphbackagaintothescreenoptimisedillustration.ESC:ReturntotheMainSetupMenuAlltheotherkeyscausetheTrackinthecurrentselectiontoberedrawn.
Remark:asthescreenlayoutwilltakeafewsecondstoappearinaccordancetothedatavolume,themessageWaitandReadyappearsonthestatuslineasuserinformation.Ifazoomorpankeyisactivatedduringthescreenlayout,themomentaryprocesswillbestoppedandwillresumewiththenewvalues.Thusitispossibletoobtainthedesiredgraphrapidly.
Start:17.11.0714:31
Flighttime:3:14.45ZoomInZoomOutReadyQuestGrantGriffinLeesburg15
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6Datatransfer
Alldataenteredbythepilot,includingWaypoints,Routes,pilotsname,etc.aswellastheautomaticallyrecordedtracklogpointsoftheflightsundertakenbyhimareinthememoryoftheFLYTEC6040GPS.Eachofthesetracklogpointcontainsthetimeofday,position,GPSaltitude,barometricaltitudeaswellastheflightspeed.Inthisway,itispossibletographtheBarogram,variogram,speedgramandcourseoftheflightonamapforlaterevaluation.InFlychart4.52itisevenpossibletoshowtheflightonthePCmonitorin3Donthecorrespondinglandscape.ForthispurposetheprogramGoogleEarthneedstobeinstalled,alongwithanactiveinternetconnection
6.1DataexchangeviaPCThebasicequipmentoftheFLYTEC6030GPSincludesadatacableforaUSBPCinterfaceUSBMini
B.Duetothisfeaturethedatatransfercanbecarriedoutinbothdirections.ThedatatransmissioniseffectedviaserialinterfaceCOMXwith:57.600baud;8databit;1stopbit;noparity;Xon/Xoff.TheFLYTEC6030GPScanalsobeoperatedfordatareadoutandentryviaUSBinterface:
entireinstrumentconfiguration(BasicSettings,userdefinedfields)listofWaypoints
listofRoutesOnlyreadoutofflightssavedintheflightmemoryispossible.
Important:fortransmissionofa.m.datatheconnectioncabletothePCmayonlybepluggedintotheFLYTEC6040GPS,aftertheinstrumenthasbeenswitched-onandtheprogramrequiredforthedatatransferwascalledup.Important:atfirsttheUSBdriverfromProlificincludedinthescopeofsupplyneedstobeinstalledfromtheCD.FortheinstallationofFlycharttheinstallationofUSBdriveriseffected
automatically
ToperformdatatransfertheinstrumentneedstobeswitchedtotheMainSetupMenubyprolongedpressingontheMenukey.Pleaseobservetheinstructionsofthesoftwarebeingusedfortransferofstoredflightdata.(formostofthesoftwareprogramsitisrequiredtoswitchtoFlightMemoryresp.toFlightAnalysismode).TherearevarioussoftwareprogramsavailableforcreationofIG
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C-files,partlyevenforOLC-files.Moredetailedinformationunderhttp://www.onlinecontest.de/holc/.
WerecommendtheuseofFlychartwhichyoumaydownloadfromtheWebsitewww.flytec.ch.WithFlychartitispossibletoperformallinstrumentsettingscomfortablyonthePC
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Likewise,theGo-TofunctioncanbecalleduptoselectaWaypoint.ThedistancetothisWaypointappears.Ifthedirectionarrowinthecompasscentrepointsupwards,thepilotismovingtowardshisgoalandthedistancetoWPbecomessmallerwhileatthesametimethealtitudeisnaturallydecreasing.Ifyounowinitiateaclimbwiththe^key,theFLYTEC6040GPSsimulatescirclingupinathermal;thecompassroseturnsandthedistancetogoalcontinuouslychangesbetweensomewhatcloserandsomewhatfartheraway.Undersimulationmodeyoucanalsotestthedifferentacousticsofclimbtonewhenalteringfrequency,pitchandmodulation.Pleaseshiftbacktosinkflightmode.Afterpressingthe
F1keyitisnowpossiblebyuseofthe^andkeystoaltertheSpeedoverGround,i.e.simulatethewindinfluence.Whenusingthekeys
itisalsopossibletochangetheflightdirection,e.g.toflydirectlytoaWP.Onecanalsoretraceperfectlyinsimulationacalled-upRoute.IfyouselectthisRouteasCompetition-Route,youwillhearthecharacteristictoneuponapproachingwithin400metersoftheWaypoint,whichtellsyouthatyouareinsidethecylinder.MoreoveryoucanseetheautomaticswitchovertothenextWPtoo.(Caution:forautomaticswitch-overthecountdowntimermustshowpositivevalues).BypressingtheESCkeyyoucanswitchtomapdisplayandobservetheapproachtotheWaypointcylinder.IfonehasselectedthefunctionWindTrackwiththeF1key,itisrealfineto
simulatetheinfluenceofheadortailwindduringapproachtothegoal.Itisindeedinformativetoseetheinfluenceofheadwindwhenapproachingthegoal.ItisreallyinstructivetoseehowfartheheadwindwillinfluencethereadoutofAltaBG.
DuringsimulationmodetheGPS-Receiverisswitched-offandinsteadofitsbargraphappearstheword"Simulation".AsimulatedflightiswellstoredintothememoryoftheFLYTEC6040GPS,buthoweverforsuchflight
theDigitalSignatureisnotvalid.
Battery-Management
TheFLYTEC6030GPSprovides2banksof2accumulatorseach.OntheMainDisplayscreentherearetwoscalestoindicatetheapproximatechargeleveloftheaccumulators.Uponswitch-onandswitch-offtherespectivecapacityofeachoneisdisplayedinpercentfori
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Bank1Bank2LadeLEDThefollowingbatteriesareappropriateforuse:2pieceseachperBankNiMHAccumulators2100mAhormore,1.2VsizeAA.Estimatedoperationtime2times15h=30hintotal(deliverystatus).Incaseofneed,e.g.iftheaccumulatorsmaynotbechargedintime,theFLYTEC6040GPSwillalsoworkwithstandardAlkalinebatteries!2pieceseachperBankAlkalineHighPowerBatteries1.5VsizeAA.Estimatedoperationtime-2times20h=40hintotal.TherelevantbatterytypesaretobesetunderMainSetupMenu.Instr.Settings.Batterytype.
Awronglyenteredsettingmayleadtotheresultoftheinstrumentsprematureandcompleteswitch-offwhenshiftingfromBank1toBank2andthusprovidesincorrectstatusinformation!
WerecommendnottouseNiCdAccumulators.Thesebatterieshavesignificantlyreducedcapacityandtheyarelessenvironment-friendly.Alsotheswitchingthresholdisnotlaid-outforNiCdAccumulators.
Remark:theestimatedoperationtimeasmentionedbeforeisbasedonnormaltemperaturesofapprox.2025C.Atlowtemperaturesthebatteriesandaccumulatorshaveamarkedlyshorterservicelife.
Transferringnewsoftware-(-firmware)totheFlytec6040-GPS
Asisthecasewithmanyotherpresent-dayinstruments,thereisalsothepossibilitytoup-datethesoftware(firmware)version.HerebyevenfuturerequirementspresentedbypilotsornewCompetitionregulationsmayberapidlyimplemented.ThemanufacturerBraunigerGmbHshallpostfromtimetotimeprogramup-datesoftheFLYTEC6030GPSfirmwareonitsInternethomepage,whichcanbedownloadedbytheuserfreeofchargeforstorageandsubsequenttransfertotheFLYTEC6040GPS.InordertobeabletowriteintotheCOMPEO+flashmemorywithaPC,theprogramFlasher.exe
isrequired,whichisavailableinzippedformatfileunderthenameofFlasher.zip.Moreoveralsotheintrinsicfirmwaretobeuploadedneedstobeobtainedfromthehomepage.Itsnameise.g.FLYTEC6030v328.moc(approx.500KB)whichisequivalenttoversion3.28.
Tip:werecommendtostorealltherelatedfilesinonesinglesubdirectory(e.g.C:\Programs\FLYTECFlasher\).AfterdecompressingtheZIPfileanumberoffilesarecreated.
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Doubleclickonthefile"Flasher.exe"startstheprogram.
Forthesafetywarningpressexecute(exectue),afterthistheprogramwillstart.WithSearch("Suchen")youselecttheprogramtobetransferredandending"*.moc",e.g.FLYTEC6040_V328.moc,oryoudragitfromtheExplorerbydrag&dropintothefield.NowconnecttheUSBcablewiththeinstrument,afterthatyoucansettheinterfaceinthefieldComPort,orifitisunknowntoyou,settoAutoandhavetherebyanautomaticsearchprompted.ThevirtualinterfaceCOMshouldbepositionedbetween1and9.AbovethisvaluetheFlashercannomorerecognisetheinterface.StartthedatatransferbyclickingonUpdate.ThentheversionoftheinstrumentssBootloadershallappearandtherelevantbitrate.Thenumbersappearinginthefieldonth
erightaretheresponsedataoftheinstrument.
Important:bycontrasttoflightdatatransfermakesurethattheFLYTEC6040GPSisnotswitched-onwhentheconnectioncabletothePCispluggedtotheinstrument.Caution:neverleavethePCcablehookedtotheinstrumentforalongerperiodwhenitisturnedoff.Indeedthisisenergyconsumingandthebatterycouldbedischargedunnoticed
Tip:underWindowsthecharacteristicnoiseforUSBdevicesshouldbeaudiblewhentheunitisplugged.
10Miscellaneous
10.1OptionalSoftware(additionalSoftware)BymeansofanactivationcodewhichisavailablefromFlytec,itispossibletoenableadditionalspecialfunctions.Forexamplebyuseofa5-digitCodetoactivatetheNMEAoutput.
ProcedureforCodeentry:
SelectinMenuOptionalSWPackagestherespectivepackage.PressOK.ThentheCode30000willappear.SettheCodebyuseofthearrow-downkeyandpressOK.Theinstrumentsignals-Packagereleased!IfawrongCodehasbeenentered,theinstrumentremainsblockedformin.5minutes!
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11.1AltimeterAnaltimeterisreallyabarographbecauseitdoesntdirectlymeasurealtitude,butairpressure.Altitudeisthencalculatedfromairpressure.Thepressureatsealevelisusedaszeropointheightforthecalculationofabsolutealtitude(accordingtotheinternationalheightformula).
Whydoespressurechangewithheight?Pressureatanygivenpointontheearthiscreatedbytheweightofairintheatmosphereaboveit.Therefore,pressurereduceswithheightthereislessairaboveyourhead!Achangeinpressureof1mbar(mb)at500metresabovesealevelisaheightdifferenceofabout8metres.
Inpractice,however,itisnotassimpleasthatbecauseofthemanyotherfactorsthatinfluenceairpressure.Therefore,airpressureisalsodependingontemperatureandofcourse
,onweatherconditions.Onastableday,temperatureinduceddifferencesof1mbarmeanaheightdifferenceof10metres.Dependingontheweatherconditions,airpressureatsealevel(QNH)mayvaryfrom950mbarto1050mbar.Inordertoeliminatethisinfluenceofweather,thealtimeterhastobecalibratedatcertainintervals.Thismeansthealtimeterhastobesettoaknownaltitudeanditmustthenshowthisvalue.
Duringrapidweatherchanges(e.g.passageofacoldfront),theairpressurecanchangeby
5mbarduringoneday.Thismeansaheightdifferenceof40metres!
AnotherwaytocalibrateanaltimeteristosetittotheactualQNH.
WhatistheQNH?Generalairtrafficneedsacommonzeropoint.Thismeansthatatacertainaltitudeallaircraftshowthesamealtitudeonthealtimeter.ThecommonbasisforthisistheQNH.TheQNHistheactualpressureinhPa(1hPa=1mbar)calculatedbacktosealevel.Itiscalculatedseveraltimesadayandcanbetakenfromtheweatherforecastforaviationoritmayberequestedbyradiofromairfields.
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torecordaltitudetoo(3Dpositioning),thendefinitelyfoursatellitesarerequired.Thereisatableinthereceiver,TheSatelliteAlmanac,inwhichthepath,place,andtimedataofallsatellitesarekeptwithreferencetothereceiver.TheAlmanaciscontinuouslyupdatedduringsignalreception.However,ifthesignaltotheAlmanacmemoryisdisruptedcompletelyortheunitistaken200kmormorefromthelastreceptionpoint,thentheAlmanachastobere-established.Powerisstillsuppliedtothealmanacsmemoryevenwhentheinstrumentisturnedoff.
Normallytheinstrumentrecognizesitspositionunderunobstructedviewconditionsafterafewminutes.Ifthereceiverisswitched-offforashorttime(lessthan2hrs.),thetimefornewpositionfindingislessthanaminute.Buildings,mountainsorthickforestaffectreceptionqualityofthereceiver.Therefore,youshouldalwayslookforthebestpossiblevisibilityaroundyouandtheantennainthecasingshouldpointupwardsifpossible.Inparticularwhenmountedonthesteeringbarofthehangglider,werecommendnottohavetheinstrumentfixedunderthepilotsheadonthemiddle
ofthebasis,butindeedsideways.InthispositiontheFLYTEC6030GPSshouldnothavemorethan45deviationfromhorizontalpositionsothattheantennapointsupwards.Duetothefactthatreceivingstrengthofthesatellitesignalsisonlyapprox.1/1000ofmobileradios,theseradiosetsandotherdisruptivefactorsTheFLYTEC6040GPSisfittedwitha16-channelGPS-Receiverwhichisfeaturedwithlesserpowerconsumptionandalsoasignificantlyshortersatellitedetectiontime.Accuracyisbetween7to40m.Asanaverageonemayassumeapprox.15m.
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11.2.2AccuracyofGPSAltitudeAgoodexplanationontheGPSAltitudeaccuracyisfoundonthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.kowoma.de/en/gps/errors.htm
Firstofallthewordaccuracyhastobedefined.Onthewebsitementionedaboveyoucanread:ThedeclarationoftheaccuracyusedbyGarminfortheirGPSreceiversleadssometimestoconfusion.Whatdoesitmeanifthereceiverstatesanaccuracyof4m?Thisreadoutreferstotheso-called50%CEP(CircularErrorProbable).Thismeansthat50%ofallmeasurementsareexpectedtobewithinaradiusof4m.Ontheotherhand,italsomeansthat50%ofallmeasuredpositionsareoutsideofthisradius.Assuminganormrepartition,95%ofallmeasuredpositionsarewithinacircleoftwicethisradius,i.e.8mand98.9%arewithinacircleof2.55-foldoftheradius,thatisinthiscasewithina
radiusof10m.
EarthRadius=6360kmSatelliteOrbitRadius=26560kmThecalculationofGPSpositionisderivedfromatriangulation.TheGPSreceivermeasuresthetimeneededbythesignalsandcalculatesoverthespeedoflightthedistancetotherespectivesatellite.Withthreesatellitesthehorizontalpositionfindingisdetermined,andwith4satellitesthestericalpositionwithaltitude.
YoumayfindagoodexplanationoftheinvolvedcalculationsonWikipedia.
Forthestericalpositionfinding(3Dposition)4satellitesarerequired.Oneofthesatellitesisusedforsynchronisation.
904thsatellitefortimesynchronisationIncaseofa3Dpositionfinding,bestaccuracyisachievedif3satellitesarein90toeachother.
Inthiscasethevolumeofthedefinedpyramidisthebiggest.AgaintheDOP(DilutionOfPosition)istheinversevalueofthevolumeofthispyramid.
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Incaseofa3Dpositionfinding,bestaccuracyisachievedif3satellitesarein90toeachother.Inthiscasethevolumeofthedefinedpyramidisthebiggest.AgaintheDOP(DilutionOfPosition)istheinversevalueofthevolumeofthispyramid.
ZeitunterschiedSatellit1Satellite1Satellite2AlmostnotimedifferenceinSatelite2PositionAPositionBMoreoverthereisabetterchancetofind2satellitesat90nearthehorizon,thantofind3satellitesat90toeachotherdirectlyaboveyourposition.
Calotte
45Kalotte
Thissurfaceisbiggerasthesurfaceofthecalotteabove
Becausethecircumferenceareaatthehorizonisbiggerthantheverticalareaabovetheposition,andbecauseitisassumedthatthesatellitesareaboutequallydispersed,thereisabetterchancetofindconvenientsatellitesneartothehorizon.TheGPSmodulewillthereforeprefersatellitesnearthehorizonforthehorizontalpositionfinding.Themodulewillcalculateallpossiblecombinationsofvisiblesatellitesandmakes
everysecondanaverageofthesecombinations.Inordertoperformthesamewiththeverticalposition,thereceiverwouldneedtwicethecalculationpower.Duetothefacthoweverthatautomobilesandpedestriansnormallyneedthehorizontalposition,thiscomplexityiseconomisedandcalculationofaltitudeisperformedfromthebestcombinationandbytheaveragevalueoftime.Thatistheexplanationforthesmallishaccuracyandtheslowfollowbehindmovementoftheverticalposition.TheGPSmoduleintheFLYTECinstrumentsmakesnotimefilteringoverthehorizontalposition,butat
goodreceptionitperformsafilteringofaround5secondsintheverticalposition.ThepoorertheGPSsatellitereception,thelongerthistimeconstant.
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11.3FlightMemoryandIGCFile11.3.1ContentofIGCFileIntheIGCFilearesavedallimportantdataofaflightinreadableformat.OnecanedittheIGCFilebyusinganydesiredEditor.
Thougheditingoralteringispossible,thesignatureattheendofIGCFileshallbeinvalidated.Thissignatureiscalculatedoveralldataandthereforecoverstheflight,aswellasthepilotspersonaldataandthedate.Thesignatureisgeneratedbytheinstrumentitself.Anymisapplicationisthereforepracticallyexcluded.
SometimesitishelpfulifonecanimporttoExceltherawdatabeingstoredintheIGCFileinordertopracticeowncalculations.
Thenpleaseproceedasfollows:InExcelclickonopenfileInfiletypesselectallfiles.Followthe3Importsteps
Setthearrowsforcolumndisjunctionasfollows
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Selectstandardformatforcolumns
Thepresentheadinlines113containsinternalflightdata.Thesearenolongerneededanymoreandcanbeerased.
ZumbesserenVerstandnissindInhaltundEinheitderSpaltenbeschriftet.ThecolumnsnowneedtobesetintotheconfigurationrequiredbytheSoftwareCaution:theCo-ordinatesareinXXXX.XXXformat.Thereforethenumber4619616shouldbereadas46degrees19.616minutes,whichcorrespondsto461939.96.
MoredetailedinformationinregardtoIGCFormatisavailableontheFAIWebsiteunder:
http://www.fai.org/gliding/gnss/tech_spec_gnss.asp
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11.3.2EvidenceofflightsSecurityagainstmanipulationTheFAI(FederationAeronautiqueInternationale)anditssubgroupIGC(InternationalGlidingCommittee)requirearecordingformatwhich,whilememorisingcontinuouslythetimeofday,positionandalsotheflightaltitude,substitutesthebarograph.WhentransmittingflightdatatothepilotsPC,aso-calledIGC-Fileiscreated,whichreceivesadigitalsignature(=G-Record),authenticatingtheflightdataandmakingitfraud-resistant.Ifonlyonecharacterofthefilecontainingtheflightdatawouldbechanged,thesignaturewouldnolongerbecomplianttothedataandthejudgingcommitteewouldbeawareofthemanipulation.
11.3.3DigitalSignature-Aftercompletionofaflight,effectedautomaticallyormanually,thisDigitalSignatureiscalculatedautonomouslyandattachedtotheflightdatafileasso-calledG-record.
AcorrelativeremarkGeneratingDigitalSignatureisdisplayedintheinfofieldoftheinstrument.Asthiscalculationisextremelycomplicated,itmaytakeseveralminutesfollowingalongflightwithsettingofashortscanrate.Pleasewaituntilthismessagewilldisappear
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12Maintenance
Thispremium-qualitymultifunctioninstrumentisfittedwithsensitivesensorswhichnecessitateagentlehandlingoftheinstrument.Excessivepressure,asmaybecausedbyvehementlyslammingthetrunklidofanautomobile,mustabsolutelybeavoided.Inthesamewaystorageoftheinstrumentinhumidenvironmentistobeavoided.Theoptimalcleanupshouldbeperformedbyuseofaslightlyhumidified,softdrapery.Optimalstorageisensuredwiththetextilebagaswassuppliedalongwiththeinstrument.Self-evidentlythisbagneedstobecleananddry.Incaseofmalfunctionitisnecessarytoretrievetheaccumulatorsformin.1minutefromtheinstrument.Asaresultofthisshorttimespantheinstrumentshallperformaself-testafterre-installationoftheaccumulators.Ifthemalfunctioncontinuestoexist,pleasereturntheinstrumentwithashort
butcompletestatementabouttheproblemtoyourdealerordirectlytoFLYTECAG.
12.1.1ExposuretoWaterIft