User Manual

Flytec 6030-GPS
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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