Flytec 6015 * - Manual (Page 28)

Operation Manual Flytec 6015-GPS
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3.5.5 Relocating thermals
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With weak or widely dispersed thermals this function helps to relocate
any lost thermals. A small arrow pointing up in
the compass rose
shows the direction to the last thermal with at least a 1 m/s climb rate.
If this arrow is positioned at the top of the display, one is flying
towards the thermal, however, if it is at the bottom of the display,
one is flying away from the upwash.
In order to use this function, the indicator page"Dist Therm" should in addition be activated.
This
value indicates the distance from the pilot to the last thermal.
The threshold to which the arrow should be pointed can be set under Main Setup Menu
Variometer Thermal threshold from 0.5 up to 3m/s.
Therefore the arrow is not pointing directly to the centre of the thermal, but to its circumference,
as one needs to relocate the entry area.
4 Flight-Memory and Flight-Analysis
4.1.1 Flight logbook and Flight Analysis
The recording mode does not need to be specifically activated. Each flight is automatically saved.
The flight memory provided with the 6015-GPS not only records flight altitude but it also logs the
position and the GPS-altitude of the pilot in the WGS84-coordinate system.
In Main Setup Menu Fight memory Rec.Intervals it is possible to set the recording
interval. The selected value determines the time interval in seconds according to which a new
data set is entered into the memory. The lowest value is 1 second, which corresponds to a
recording time of approx. 4 hours. At the maximum value of 60s
interval, the recording time
will add up to approx. 291 hours .
For the normal OLC recording the Rec.Interval is recommended to be between 5 and 10sec.
Hereby also narrow curves are well recognisable and the number of data points for the external
calculation of the OLC points is kept conveniently clear.
Factory setting is 10 sec.
For the start of a flight the following agreement is applicable :
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Start is recognised as soon as groundspeed reaches
for at least 5sec. more than 10km/h or if altitude difference
of more than 30m was detected within 60sec., or the Vario
value higher than 1,5 m/s during at least 5sec. was performed.
In each case the previous flight history covering 5 minutes
before take-off is logged into the memory of the
6015- GPS.
The end of the flight is recognised in automatic recording
mode, if less than 10km/h GPS-speed or air speed was
detected during min. 60sec. and also no Vario higher than +/-
0.1m/s was performed.
The instrument displays automatically the flight analysis page
after end of the flight. By brief pressure on the ESC key, or
after 30sec. the instrument shall be switched-off automatically!
Tip: if during display of flight analysis page the OK key
is actuated, the device is not switched-off but returns to
normal operation mode.
Caution:
make sure before take-off that the GPS-Receiver indicates to receive at least 4 Satellites
and that the GPS symbol is displayed.
Begin of the recording is visible by the running „Flight time“- counter or the REC symbol above the
satellite indicator.