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  • Page 1 B1 NAV User manual Document version 1.4...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of FLYMASTER Avionics Lda. herein FLYMASTER avionics. FLYMASTER Avionics hereby grants...
  • Page 3 Flymaster B1 NAV. Flight safety is the sole responsibility of the pilot. It is unsafe to operate the Flymaster B1 NAV while in the air. Failure by the pilot equipped with a Flymaster B1 NAV to pay full attention to the aircraft and flying conditions while flying could result in accident with property damage and/or personal injury.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1.Introduction........................6 1.1.Getting started........................6 1.2.B1 NAV Keys........................... 7 1.3.Switching B1 NAV On and Off....................7 2.The Flight Mode Screen.....................8 2.1.Status indicators Section......................8 Battery Level Indicator......................9 Sound Level Indicator......................9 Satellite Lock Status......................10 2.2.Variometer Section........................ 10 Analogue vario........................
  • Page 5 9.Miscellaneous........................40 9.1.Fail Safe firmware update..................... 40 9.2.How to reset the B1 NAV....................... 40 Document version: 1.4 Page 5...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for choosing FLYMASTER B1nav. If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of our vario you can visit our website or contact our Support Department (support@flymaster-avionics.com). This manual covers Firmware versions up to 1.21h. If have a more recent version of firmware some of the features may not be covered.

  • Page 7: B1 Nav Keys

    1.3. Switching B1 NAV On and Off To switch on the B1 NAV, briefly push the S1 key, this will display the start up screen with a 10 second countdown . Pushing the S2 (Enter key) before the 10 seconds have elapsed will initiate the B1 NAV On startup the B1 NAV will initiate in flight mode.

  • Page 8: The Flight Mode Screen

    2. The Flight Mode Screen The B1 NAV has a high resolution (320x240) and contrast display. This allows it to show more useful information simultaneously. In order to increase the usability of the device some of the information is dynamic. This means the information can change according to the situation of flight.

  • Page 9: Battery Level Indicator

    • Battery Level Indicator This symbol shows the status of the battery or charging indication. Symbol Description • Battery level above 85% • Battery level between 65% and 85% • Battery level between 45% and 65% • Battery level between 15% and 45% •...

  • Page 10: Satellite Lock Status

    The Analogue vario bar is scaled from 0 m/s to +/-10 m/s depending if you are climbing or sinking. When the B1 NAV detects that the pilot is climbing, a black bar starts to grow from the bottom of the scale to the top ,and for each increase of 0,1 m/s the bar height graph will increase to the maximum of +10m/s.

  • Page 11: Integrated Vario

    When the pilot enters the thermal B1 NAV will reset the Gain indicator to 0 and will start to track how much altitude the pilot has gained. At a certain point in the thermal the lift may become weaker and inconsistent.

  • Page 12: Altimeter And Speed

    GPS receiver has a valid signal. 2.5. User Defined Data Section The B1 NAV has 6 user defined fields which the pilot can configure for his own needs (see item 8.7. on page 40). The following table lists and explains the available data fields, as the B1nav firmware evolves this list will likely grow.
  • Page 13 Field ID Description Velocity made good, is the speed at which the pilot is approaching the active turn point. Dist Toff Distance to take off. The direct distance to the point of take off. Dist Start Distance to start. The distance to the start cylinder line. Dist.Goal Distance to goal.
  • Page 14 Field ID Description G.R.Toff Glide ratio to takeoff, usefull to know if you want to top-land. Dist.Thermal Distance to last thermal core. Heading Pilots heading in degrees. Ave.Speed Average speed, uses a filter to show a smoother speed number, eliminating erratic speed jumps due to glider pitching. Wind Speed Calculated wind speed using drift calculations.

  • Page 15: Navigation Section

    For information to be displayed in the navigation section the B1 NAV must have a valid GPS fix. When no valid fix is available the direction arrow will not be shown and the distance indicators will show “-----”.
  • Page 16 As the correct course approaches it becomes difficult to understand which is the perfect direction, so B1 NAV shows a “fine adjustment indicator” in the form of a small arrow. An arrow to the left means the pilot should turn slightly to the left, and inversely an arrow to the right indicates a small adjustment to the right is needed.
  • Page 17 B1 NAV will not advance to the next point in the route. Another important aspect of the start is B1 NAV does not point to the start cylinder but rather to the next turn point on the list.

  • Page 18: Menu Mode

    Displays detailed GPS status and allows GPS module reset. (see item 7. on page 32) Settings Accesses the Settings sub menu. (see item 8. on page 33) Shutdown Switches off the B1 NAV, and displays detailed battery status. Document version: 1.4 Page 18...

  • Page 19: Task Delay

    Generally take off is postponed and so is the start gate, goal close and land by times. Instead of having to edit the defined task B1 NAV offers a task delay feature which moves all defined times in a task forward by X minutes. To delay a task in the menu simply push the enter(S2) key on the Task delay option, using the arrow keys (S3 and S4) select the number of minutes to delay by and push the enter(S2) key.

  • Page 20: Waypoints And Task

    4. Waypoints and Task The Waypoints/Task page manages the waypoints and task definition in the B1 NAV. Task Waypoint list Selected item data Waypoints/Task page (figure:10) The page is divided into 3 areas, the waypoint list, task and selected item data. On entering the page the cursor is active on the waypoint list, and the selected item data will show details about the selected waypoint.

  • Page 21: Waypoint Action Menu

    4.1. Waypoint action menu Waypoint action menu (figure:11) On entering the waypoint action menu the selected waypoint becomes grayed indicating that waypoint specific actions will be carried out over the respective waypoint. Action Description Add WP to Task Adds the selected waypoint to the end of the task. Insert New WP Starts a new waypoint entry.
  • Page 22 In the above example the task has only one turn point and is thus considered to be a “go to” type route. The B1 NAV will automatically start navigating to that point. When the task contains more that one point then the first turn point will automatically be assumed as the take-off point, therefore is ignored in navigation and is only used for calculating the total task length.

  • Page 23: Edit Route Point

    On some occasions, for safety reasons, landing is recommended to be elsewhere, so a different waypoint may be used. As the B1 NAV validates a turn point it emits a audible notice informing the user that navigation has now changed.

  • Page 24: Move Route Point

    Very important: The sequence in which the route points are listed is very important since B1 NAV will navigate them in that order, so in the case of a start gate which is also a turn point (as is commonly used in competition tasks) the start must be placed before the turn point.

  • Page 25: Example Of A Task And How To Set It Up On The B1Nav

    Following the instructions in section 4. access the waypoints/task page of the Flymaster B1 NAV. To setup this task on the B1 NAV, start by deleting any existing task on the B1 NAV (see section 4.2.). Add “T01” to the task using the “Add WP to Task” (as described in section 4.1.), B1 NAV will automatically assume it as the takeoff.
  • Page 26 The task list will contain the following items: On the task list, select first occurrence of “W06” and edit it. Change the waypoint type to “Start out”, set the distance to 18.000km and the start time to 12:30. Beware: It is very important that the first occurrence of W06 be set as the start, otherwise B1nav will assume that the turn point W06 needs to be completed before the start gate, and that is not what is required for this task.

  • Page 27: Near Airfields

    5. Near Airfields The near airfields menu allows the pilot to quickly check for landing options. The function can be selected directly from the Flight Mode screen, by using a short cut function key (see 8.8. on page 40). On entering the function a list of waypoint to which gliding is possible is displayed, airfields bellow your current altitude will obviously not be displayed.

  • Page 28: Flight Log

    Max. Altitude – Maximum altitude during flight (ASL). The Flight Log option also allows to delete flights saved on the B1 NAV, to do so just select the flight, press Enter and select “Yes” to confirm the permanent erase of the flight from the B1 NAV(see figure 16) Document version: 1.4...
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  • Page 31 Delete flight(figure 16) Document version: 1.4 Page 31...

  • Page 32: Gps Status

    “enter” on the GPS menu item will reveal the “Reset GPS” option, changing it to yes will make B1 NAV reset the GPS status and start a new search. So if you notice B1 NAV is taking abnormally long to get a fix (over 2 minutes) a “gps reset” will probably get it locked quicker.

  • Page 33: Settings Menu

    8. Settings menu The settings menu is used to configure B1 NAV's many features. The menu is divided into two sections, the menu option and the associated configurable fields. To use the configuration menu, select the desired option by using the arrow keys (S3 and S4) then push the enter(S2) key to edit the fields.

  • Page 34: Set Altimeter

    Settings Menu(figure 18) 8.1. Set Altimeter The set altimeter page adjusts the barometric altimeter. A barometric altimeter calculates altitude based on atmospheric pressure. Since atmospheric pressure can vary substantially along time it should be calibrated prior to takeoff. Calibrating the altimeter can be achieved by entering the know altitude of the location. Entering an altitude automatically calculates the QNH.

  • Page 35: Time

    10km/h is exceeded and B1 NAV has a 3d GPS fix. However when a task is active B1 NAV will store a track log point immediately as it enters a turn point cylinder, open start or goal.

  • Page 36: Advanced Features

    Settings menu press S2. 8.4. Advanced Features The advanced features settings option can be used to adjust the B1 NAV acoustics to the user preferences. Using these features the user can turn the vario sound more or less responsive, and can also turn on and off the buzzer functionality.

  • Page 37: Damper

    Setting a lower damper value cause the B1 NAV to become more responsive but harsher, inversely a higher value cause B1 NAV to be less responsive but smoother. We have found that an ideal value is 8 and therefore the default value.

  • Page 38: Buzzer

    Finally, in the 3 level the air is rising at 1.2 m/s and so both pilots climb at 0.2 m/s. The B1 NAV pilot starts to hear his vario beep... beep... sound, it is only at this point the green pilot hears the first beep from his instrument.

  • Page 39: Auto Silent

    A start flight is detected when the speed exceeds 10km/h and the GPS has a 3dFix. The audio will then be kept active until the B1 NAV is switched off. The default value for the auto silent parameter is “On”.

  • Page 40: Data Fields

    8.7. Data fields The User Defined data section fields described in 2.5. of page 12, can be defined here the image below (figure:20) shows the correspondence to the data field number: User defined fields (figure:20) 8.8. FS Keys In Flight Mode keys S3,S4 and S2 assume functionality that can be defined by the user. The following functions can be allocated to the function keys.

  • Page 41: Firmware

    Once the driver and the update tool is correctly installed use the following procedure. 1. Connect the B1 NAV to your PC using the cable supplied. If it is the first time the B1nav is being connected to the PC Windows should report that new hardware is present a ready to use.
  • Page 42 7. Use the S3 or S4 key in order to change the “No” to “Yes” and then press the S2 key to confirm the option If everything is ok then a message in the B1 NAV screen and flashB1 software appears saying that the B1 NAV is updating. You should wait until the process ends and the B1nav starts to function normally.
  • Page 43 Follow the same procedure described in section 8.9. to install the drivers, once they are correctly installed use the following procedure. 1. Connect the B1 NAV to your PC using the cable supplied. If it is the first time the B1 NAV is being connected to the PC Windows should report that new hardware is present a ready to use.
  • Page 44 Clip insertion(Figure 24) 3. Gently push the reset button until you feel a click. 4. Look ate your B1 NAV screen if the procedure is done correctly the B1 NAV will reboot and start working on the flight screen. Document version: 1.4...
  • Page 45 Alphabetical Index Analogue vario........................... 10 Auto Silent............................35 Battery Level Indicator.........................9 Buzzer..............................34 Cadence.............................. 33 Charge battery............................6 Cylinder.............................. 22 Damper............................... 33 Delete Route............................23 Delete waypoint..........................20 Dynamic Frequency..........................33 Edit route point........................... 22 Fail Safe firmware update........................38 Flight Mode Screen..........................8 Go to..............................21 Goal cylinder............................

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