RC Electronics FENIX User Manual page 22

FENIX – user's manual
3.2.1.1 Pilot
In the Pilot sub-menu, settings can be made for:
➢ Active pilot
➢ Weight
➢ Copilot name
The Pilot sub-menu holds all information's for the pilot and copilot. User profile to which all
user setting is saved to, relate to the current pilot profile.
New user can anytime create a new pilot profile. To create the new pilot profile, first select
Active pilot field and choose EMPTY. Once set, the fields Surname, Name, Weight and Reserve
can be set. These settings will save in your new created pilot profile.
The created pilot profile can be selected ether during device power up, as noted in 2.1 First
time powering up sub-section or by choosing it in this sub-menu. After pilot profile selection, all
changes made will be saved to the selected pilot profile.
Pilot and Copilot name and surname are written into the declaration of the IGC flight, so be
sure to have the correct information if badge, record or competition flights are planned.
The pilot and copilot masses are used for calculating wing-loading and the adjustments
made to the aircraft polar, used for calculation of the final glide, so great care should be
Due to the direct impact of Reserve altitude on the final glide calculation, always make
sure prior to take-off that the Reserve altitude is set to a value you are comfortable with.
Pilot, copilot and ballast mass also influence the FG calculation, but to comparatively less
➢ Surname
➢ Reserve
➢ Copilot weight
NOTE
NOTE
taken to insert the correct information.
WARNING
degree to the Reserve altitude setting.
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➢ Name
➢ Copilot surname