First Steps; Before First Balloon Flight Seite; At Start Site; Handling During The Balloon Flight - Flytec 6040 Operation Manual

Operation Manual FLYTEC 6040 GPS
1.9

First steps

1.9.1 Before first balloon flight
- Entry of pilot's name, type and number of aircraft
- Selection of recording interval
- Settings of acoustics
- Check accu and charge. If due to lack of time charging is not possible, they
are to be replaced by batteries !
- Enter Waypoints
- Determine Routes
- Enter flight obstacles such as CTR's of the flight area
- Regroup the user selectable fields of the 3 pages according to one's own
personal needs.
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1.9.2

At start site

- Switch-on the instrument on time to ensure correct GPS reception.
We recommend approx. 10 min.
- Set altitude A1 to altitude of start site. If the altitude is known this value
should be set directly (highest accuracy).
- If you want to adopt the GPS altitude (F2 key), please consider that the GPS-receiver
only indicates the reliable altitude value after approx. 2 minutes!
In case of poor Satellite constellation or bad reception, altitude deviation
of up to 100 m will occur !
1.9.3

Handling during the balloon flight

Flight recording is automatically activated after the start.
Just enjoy the flight and watch not to commit an air space violation.
The instrument shows all important data on the large display screen at any time
or by audible message via loudspeaker.
- Flying time, Speed over Ground, Wind Strenght.
The most important commands during flight are:
- Page key for shifting between both Main- and Map pages.
- Right arrow key for shifting to user- data field page.
- Audio keys to switch-on and switch-off the audible information such as Sink alarm
Altitude Alarm
Completion of the flight is detected automatically after landing, or flight recording
can be cancelled at anytime by long pressure on the ON/OFF key.
Do not forget to switch-off the instrument
1.9.4

Data analysis after the balloon flight

Switch-on the instrument and connect to the PC with the Mini USB cable.
For data transfer the instrument needs to be switched to the Main Setup Menu
(long pressure on Menu key). Activate flight analysis program Flychart.
(For possible other programs see chapter data exchange). Select the correct
interface or have it done by search command and then download the flight from the
instrument. Several programs allow for direct entry to the OLC or similar online
competitions.
Download the flights regularly from the instrument to the PC and format the flight memory
from time to time with Del. All Records in Menu „Manage Memory".
This way you are ensured to record successfully your flights at any time.
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