Flytec 6030-gps – Flytec 6030 * User Manual
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Table of Contents
1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1
Keypad and summary of display screen ..........................................................................................................................4
1.2
User selectable Fields ......................................................................................................................................................6
1.3
Entering Text ....................................................................................................................................................................7
1.4
Menu Sequence ...............................................................................................................................................................8
2
Displays .......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1
Altimeter and Air Pressure ...............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1
Altimeter A1, absolute altitude...............................................................................................................................9
2.1.2
Altimeter A2, relative height ................................................................................................................................10
2.1.3
Altimeter A3, cumulated height ...........................................................................................................................10
2.2
Variometer......................................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.1
Analogue Vario ....................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.2
Digital Vario - average value or Netto Vario ......................................................................................................11
2.2.3
Acoustics and Volume Level ...............................................................................................................................11
2.3
Speed .............................................................................................................................................................................14
2.3.1
Vane wheel und dynamic air speed sensor.........................................................................................................14
2.3.2
Speed without Speed Sensor..............................................................................................................................15
2.3.3
Stall alarm............................................................................................................................................................15
2.4
Time of day and Date .....................................................................................................................................................15
2.5
Temperature...................................................................................................................................................................15
2.6
Navigation ......................................................................................................................................................................16
2.6.1
Assessment of Reception quality ........................................................................................................................16
2.6.2
Compass and Flight Direction .............................................................................................................................16
2.6.3
Track and Bearing ...............................................................................................................................................16
2.6.4
Waypoints and Co-ordinates ...............................................................................................................................17
2.6.5
Flying Routes.......................................................................................................................................................20
2.6.6
The Competition-Route for record- performance- and competition pilots ...........................................................22
2.6.7
Relocating Thermals............................................................................................................................................27
2.6.8
XT Error, Crosstrack Error................................................................................................................................28
2.6.9
Airspace (CTR - Restricted areas) ......................................................................................................................28
2.6.10
Air space - enter – alter - Delete..........................................................................................................................29
2.7
Flight Optimisation..........................................................................................................................................................31
2.7.1
Ground Speed - (Speed over Ground) ................................................................................................................31
2.7.2
Head-, Cross or Tailwind: the Wind component..................................................................................................31
2.7.3
Wind Direction and Wind Speed .........................................................................................................................31
2.7.4
Glide ratio ( = L/D ratio ) .....................................................................................................................................31
2.7.5
Speed to Fly for best Glide ..................................................................................................................................32
2.7.6
L/D req to goal = required Glide ratio to last WP of a Route ...............................................................................33
2.7.7
Alt a. Goal (In total required Height to the Goal of a Route)................................................................................33
2.7.8
McCready-Ring....................................................................................................................................................33
2.7.9
Average Thermal Climb.......................................................................................................................................34
2.7.10
Flight time ............................................................................................................................................................34
2.8
Battery - Management....................................................................................................................................................34
3
The Setting Menus........................................................................................................................ 36
3.1
User Settings..................................................................................................................................................................36
3.2
Instrument Settings ........................................................................................................................................................37
3.3
Manage Memory ............................................................................................................................................................38
3.4
Factory Settings (Specific instrument settings) ..............................................................................................................38
4
Data transfer ................................................................................................................................. 38
4.1
Flight-Memory and Flight-Analysis.................................................................................................................................38
4.1.1
Graphic Display of flights in Map format..............................................................................................................40
4.2
Data exchange via PC....................................................................................................................................................41
4.2.1
Flight instrument Options.....................................................................................................................................42
4.2.2
Waypoints and Routes ........................................................................................................................................42
4.2.3
Airspace (CTR)....................................................................................................................................................42
4.3
Transferring new Software to the FLYTEC 6030 GPS...................................................................................................42
5
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................... 43
5.1
Optional SW - Packages (additional Software) ..........................................................................................................43
5.2
Landing in water .............................................................................................................................................................43
6
Simulation ..................................................................................................................................... 43
7
Disclaimer of Warranty:................................................................................................................. 44
8
Technical Data .............................................................................................................................. 45
9 Appendix............................................................................................................................................. 46
9.1
Altimeter .........................................................................................................................................................................46
General inforation......................................................................................................................................................................46
9.2.1
Gross- Netto - Vario.............................................................................................................................................46
9.3
Speed .............................................................................................................................................................................47
9.3.1
True or Indicated Airspeed - TAS or IAS.........................................................................................................47
9.3.2
Stall Alarm ...........................................................................................................................................................48
9.4
Navigation ......................................................................................................................................................................49
9.4.1
Reception quality of GPS ....................................................................................................................................49
9.4.2
Accuracy of GPS Altitude ....................................................................................................................................50
9.5
Flight Optimisation..........................................................................................................................................................52
9.5.1
Polar curve and Speed to Fly ..............................................................................................................................52