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5030 GPS User manual Vers. 2.25
Flytec AG
Ebenaustrasse 18 , CH – 6048 Horw Switzerland
Tel. +41 41 349 18 88 – flytec@swissonline.ch - www.flytec.ch
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  • Page 1 Flytec 5030 GPS 5030 GPS User manual Vers. 2.25 Flytec AG Ebenaustrasse 18 , CH – 6048 Horw Switzerland Tel. +41 41 349 18 88 – flytec@swissonline.ch - www.flytec.ch - 1 -...
  • Page 2 Flytec 5030 GPS GPS- Status Battery - Status Page nbr McCready Vario unit Indicator Analog Vario Digital Speed Required Average Speed for BG hermal climb Altitude Vario - mod us Stallspeed Limit Digital Vario Wind speed direction er selectable User selectable...
  • Page 3 Flytec 5030 GPS 5030 Display and Audio functions Page 1 Bat. 3.57V Selection of user def. fields function T em p L/D gnd Time Alt 2 Page2 T em p Dist to WP Flighttime Alt a.BG Time Alt a.WP Page3...

  • Page 4: Turning The Unit On And Off

    5030 GPS Introduction Although it is quite possible to turn on the Flytec 5030 GPS and go flying straight away, we recommend that you study these operating instructions and make yourself familiar with the various functions. ( the latest changes are marked in grey ) We have kept the operating instructions as brief as possible.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.10 NMEA data output ..............................39 Data Transfer..........................40 Data Exchange Via PC ..............................40 Transferring New Software to the Flytec 5030 GPS..................... 41 Appendix............................42 Stall alarm..................................42 Netto vario ..................................42 True or Indicated Airspeed; TAS or lAS........................43 Polar Curve and Required Speed..........................

  • Page 6: Flight Functions

    1.2 Altimeter and Air Pressure The Flytec 5030 GPS has 4 altitude displays. Alt1 is always the absolute altitude altimeter above sea level (QNH). Alt2 in the user selectable fields is a relative reference height altimeter and can be changed with the arrow keys .

  • Page 7: Digital Vario And Netto Vario

    Speed, as well as the Net Vario can function with gliders only when the exact airspeed is known. The Flytec 5030 GPS has two independent speed sensor connections. 1. For paragliders the wind wheel sensor is still present. Advantage: it shows the true air speed and begins to make correct measurements above 1km/h;...

  • Page 8: Speed Without Speed Sensor

    For hanggliders with a built in pitot sensor For paragliders without this sensor If you plug into a Flytec 5030 GPS with pitot sensor the wind vane sensor , only the speed of the wind vane will be displayed. 1.5 Speed without speed sensor Many paraglider pilots fly without any speed sensor.
  • Page 9 Flytec 5030 GPS Modul Modulation (see graphic below) SinktoneF Sink tone/alarm The basic tone deepens when sink increases. Frequency base you can choose the pitch of the sink tone (or sink alarm) under ‘Sinkton Freq’. (factory setting = 700 Hz ) The sink tone is continuous and decreases in frequency as the sink speed increases and increases in frequency when approaching rising air.

  • Page 10: User Selectable Fields

    Flytec 5030 GPS Pitch Pitch, broken tone interval (see graphic below). The broken tone intervals increase in pitch with height In the basic settings it is possible to set the following thresholds Sink tone thres. Threshold The starting point can be chosen as in climb acoustic.
  • Page 11 Flytec 5030 GPS If nothing is changed after selecting a field, the instrument goes back to the normal function after 10 seconds and the previously shown display remains the same. Display remains empty Dist to ^ Distance to last climb* 2.10...

  • Page 12: Temperature

    Flytec 5030 GPS We would like giving some help to the user, how to preset the 3 pages with the selectable fields. Some of the measurements are so important, we recommend to display these in each of the 3 pages always at the same places; e.g. Speed-Diff and Groundspd...

  • Page 13: Flight Time

    Flytec 5030 GPS 1.8.3 Flight time The take off time is automatically recorded. Recording of data and the clock for the flight time start as soon as the speed over the ground or through the air reaches a reasonable flight speed and altitude difference. The condition for starting the record is a ground speed of more than 10km/h for at least 60seconds or an altitude difference of 30m within 60 seconds.

  • Page 14: Distance To Waypoint

    Flytec 5030 GPS 1.8.5 Distance to Waypoint The horizontal distance is displayed for the viewer to the chosen waypoint as long as the destination has been input automatically or manually with the Goto function. For distances under 10km the resolution is 10m, if farther it is 0.1km. (Please read – 2.7 Goto-Function) The distance to a WP is always measured to the centre of a WP cylinder an not tits circum- ference.

  • Page 15: Dist To Goal

    Flytec 5030 GPS 1.8.7 Dist to Goal A new user field showing the counted up sections of a route in front of the pilot. He knows anytime, how many km he still has to fly until goal. Wind Direction/ Strenght...

  • Page 16: Xt Error, Crosstrack Error

    It does not matter whether the pilot has chosen to set true or indicated airspeed, as Flytec 5030 GPS compensates for this. However, the true value of the best glide speed will increase with increased altitude. (See also 5.3 - True or Indicated Airspeed.) 1.10 McCready Ring...

  • Page 17: Average Thermal Climb

    Climbing is generally better at midday than in the morning or the evening. The Flytec 5030 GPS has, for this reason, a grey area in the double edge of the analogue vario display which indicates the average thermal climb and is necessary for the McCready theory.

  • Page 18: Gps Functions

    2.1 Assessment of Reception Quality Flytec 5030 GPS's GPS receiver can be turned on and off by prolonged pressing of the Fl button. It can follow up to 16 satellites at the same time. After turning on the unit it is necessary to receive at least 4 satellites to fix position for the first time.

  • Page 19: Compass And Flight Direction

    Therefore, you should always look for the best possible visibility around you and the antenna under the Flytec 5030 GPS label should point upwards. When the units is fastened, it should not have more than 45° deviation from a horizontal position.

  • Page 20: Head, Cross And Tail Winds; The Wind Component

    Diff' (in the user defined fields) is positive, then the pilot will fly with a tail wind and the glide ratio over the ground will improve. If it is negative the glide ratio will worsen. The Flytec 5030 GPS takes the wind into consideration when calculating the best speed to fly and with final glide calculations.

  • Page 21: 2Current Coordinate Indicator

    /Mark for 3 seconds. As confirmation you will hear a double peep and those current co-ordinates will be stored in the memory as a waypoint. The Flytec 5030 GPS uses the letter M (for marker) for the waypoint designation and then the date and time.

  • Page 22: Flying Routes

    Of course there is still the option of looking other, possibly closer, waypoints without leaving the route one is on by using the Goto function. Altogether the Flytec 5030 GPS can have up to 20 routes set. The same wayp oint...

  • Page 23: The Competition Route - For Record Flights, Performance Flyers And Competition Pilots

    Start- -------------------------------------- cylinder. Ins. Because F lytec 5030 GPS's GPS receiver confirms its new Wayp. Wayp. position every second, it only takes one second for the pilot to know that he/she is crossing the cylinder circumference.
  • Page 24 It is guaranteed that several track log points wit hin the cylinder are stored at one second intervals in the memory of the Flytec 5030 GPS, totally independent of what recording interval is used during a standard flight.
  • Page 25 Flytec 5030 GPS By pressing the Prev WP key the instrument will set the start (WP1) as the active waypoint and increments the start time by the interval set in the Competition Route. If the last start gate time has passed and the pilot presses Prev WP, the instrument will not increment the start time.
  • Page 26 Flytec 5030 GPS Briefly pressing the software key F1 let you choose following inputs Next = next or previous Waypoint Mod Alt1 Modify Alt1 ; (only possible so long no recording takes place ) Mod Alt2 Modify Alt2 or reset with F2...
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  • Page 29: Relocating Thermals

    WP with a line. The transfer of the waypoint list of a CTR to the Flytec 5030 GPS could be done, either manually in Setup mode / restricted areas or, with less afford, with a PC program, i. e.

  • Page 30: Nit's Setting Menu (Set-Up Mode)

    Flytec 5030 GPS Mark CTRs (restr. Areas ) 01 or 02 Enter - input the release Code with the down arrow and the up arrow - Enter If the code was correct the unit answers with : Package released Attention: After disengaging the CTR function with the release code, the part of the memory where the CTRs will be stored has to be reorganized;...

  • Page 31: Flight Memory And Flight Analysis

    The flight logging system used in the Flytec 5030 GPS registers not only the flight altitude and speed, but also logs, with the GPS receiver switched on, the time, position of the pilot in the WGS84 coordinate system, the GPS altitude and flight speed (= air speed).
  • Page 32 Flytec 5030 GPS previous flight history with up to 30 recording points is logged in the Flytec 5030 GPS's memory. Even the last 3 minutes before the start of the logged flight can be recognized as they are recorded with a...

  • Page 33: Graphic Display Of Flights In Map Format

    Flytec 5030 GPS This value is represented only in the Flight - analysis page and cannot be transferred through the serial interface. Remark 2: Even if the instrument is able to store up to 100 flights, we recommend, to store the flights on a PC and format the memory afterwards with „basic Settings ->...

  • Page 34: Waypoints - Alter, Delete, Or Add

    Selecting the waypoint to be deleted is done with the arrow keys. Pressing the F2 key (Del WP) activates the delete function. To be on the safe side, the Flytec 5030 GPS asks once again, “Delete Waypoint?” Yes or No are the choices available. It is possible, however, to stop the deletion process by pressing Esc and returning to a previous level.

  • Page 35: Routes Set - Delete - Alter

    (Ins. Route) a new route can be created. A route is a string of waypoints. (Of course the WPs have to be already in the Flytec 5030 GPS's memory). If a WP is used in a route, then it can no longer be deleted.

  • Page 36: Competition - Route Set - Alter - Delete

    Menu>Optional SW Packages) it is possible to enter up to 20 CTR’s (depending on the number points required to define the CTR). The unlock code from can be purchased from Flytec. Practically we reached around 14 CTR’s with a 128kB EEPROM, depending on the number of points.
  • Page 37 Flytec 5030 GPS Restricted areas ---------------------------------- Innsbruck Warning distance: If you are nearer than this distance, a Name of the CTR ---------------------------------- warning will be displayed in Ctr 1/1 the Information Display 1.1.1.2 Innsbruck Remark shown Remark possible! on real time map Number of end Warning Dist.[m]:...

  • Page 38: Simulation

    WP becomes smaller while at the same time the altitude naturally decreases. If you now initiate a climb with the key, the Flytec 5030 GPS simulates circling up in a thermal; the compass rose turns and the distance to goal continuously changes between somewhat closer and somewhat farther away.

  • Page 39: Factory Settings, Unit Specific Parameters

    The GPS receiver is turned off during the simulation, and in place of its bar the word “Simulation” appears. A simulated flight is stored into the memory of the Flytec 5030 GPS, but the Digital Signature is not valid. 3.8 Factory Settings, Unit Specific Parameters Beyond this set up level, which is not accessible to the pilot, all basic factory settings are stored.

  • Page 40: Data Transfer

    4.1 Data Exchange Via PC Among the items belonging to the Flytec 5030 GPS's basic equipment is a data cable for a serial PC interface (9 pol Sub D plug). In this way data transfer can occur in both directions.

  • Page 41: Transferring New Software To The Flytec 5030 Gps

    Flytec 5030 GPS. ( actual now is Version 2.16 ) In order to be able to write to Flytec 5030 GPS's flash memory at all with one's own PC, a software tool is necessary, which is a compressed file named “Flash 5030.zip” (approx.

  • Page 42: Appendix

    30 and 34 km/h. The stall speed also depends on the specific weight of the air at different altitudes. In the Flytec 5030 GPS the level for the stall alarm is automatically raised with increasing flight altitude, corresponding precisely to the indicated airspeed.

  • Page 43: True Or Indicated Airspeed; Tas Or Las

    The wing wheel sensor (propeller sensor) shows the true air speed (=TAS) because it runs practically without friction. Thanks to modern processor technology, our Flytec 5030 GPS will always use both speeds side by side, regardless of which speed input is used or which type of speed is displayed.
  • Page 44 When the Flytec 5030 GPS is turned on, the polar curve entered is calculated and stored in the unit's memory as a very precise chart. At every flight speed the unit knows immediately how strong the associated sink rate should be.

  • Page 45: Mccready Theory - Optimized Speed To Fly

    Because the Flytec 5030 GPS knows all the parameters during thermalling , it can give the all clear to the pilot to leave the thermal to reach the selected goal as fast as possible.
  • Page 46 With the Flytec 5030 GPS, as with the 5000 instrument series, we are entering a new area for distance optimized Speed to Fly. The pilot does not need to touch the unit to change the McCready ring value (that is the average thermal climb);...

  • Page 47: Final Glide Calculation

    2 m/sec. While circling he/she will naturally try to fly with the speed for minimum sink. Besides the polar curve table in the Flytec 5030 GPS's memory, there is a second table calculated S2F (speed to fly), which knows the associated McCready speed for each average climb (30 sec average) in a thermal.
  • Page 48 2) Gliding to Goal Our pilot has left the thermal at the moment when the Flytec 5030 GPS shows Alt a. WP = 0 and is flying towards his/her goal. He/she should speed up until the pre-calculated altitude over the goal is at 0 again.
  • Page 49 Flytec 5030 GPS 49/53...

  • Page 50: Safety Altitude ( = Alt Above Bg )

    Flytec 5030 GPS 5.6.1 Safety Altitude ( = Alt above BG ) The display ‘Alt a.BG ‘ indicates the pilot's current altitude above (or below) the best glide path that leads to goal. The Alt a.BG is also the altitude which he/she can safely lose when a sinking air mass is encountered during flight and still make it to goal.

  • Page 51: New Regulation For Record Flights Or Decentralized Competitions

    GPS data logger. At the automatically or manually end of a flight this digital signature is created, , in the Flytec 5030 GPS and added to the logger's memory as a so called G- record. A message is displayed “Generating Digital Signature”...

  • Page 52: Miscellaneous

    Our instruments carry a 24-month guarantee. However, physical damage such as a broken casing or glass breakage as well as damage resulting from water landings are excluded from this guarantee. Flytec can accept no liability for faults arising from any abuse or unapproved use of your instruments.
  • Page 53 Flytec 5030 GPS Number of track log points: 24 000 Number of registered flights: 100 Number of restricted areas 1 free, 20 or 300 with costs Data memory and transfer according to the IGC format Screen resolution 240 x 320 pixel (=76'800 pixel) Operating temperature -15...45 °C...

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