COMPETINO Manual
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Technical Data
Measurements:
165 x 73 x 38 mm
Weight:
286 grams (including 4 Alkaline batteries, without
harness)
Electrical supply:
2 or 4 alkaline batteries AA or Nickel metal hydride
accumulator 2,3 Ah; 1.2V
Battery life:
ca. 26 hrs with 4 alkaline batteries
Altimeter:
Max. 8000 m; 1 m (3 ft) steps
Variometer:
A/-8 m/s; (1600 ft/m); 0.2m/s (20 ft/m) steps
Variometer:
D/-70m/s; (14.000 ft/m); 0.1m/s (20 ft/m) steps
Speed (wind wheel):
Digital 0 - 150km/h (or mph or kts) 1 km/h steps
Waypoints:
200 WPs
Routes:
20 routes with max. 30 WPs in each
Restricted areas:
20 CTR’s free; 150 CTRs due to extra cost
Max. memory time:
55 hrs flying time at 10 sec recording intervals
Number of track log points:
24,000
Number of registered flights:
100
Data memory and transfer according to the IGC format
Screen resolution:
38.400 pixels; 240 x 160 pixel (=1/8 VGA)
Operating temperature:
-15 to 45 °C
Mounting brackets for both hang gliders and paragliders are available.
The technical details may be altered without notification. Software upgrades can be made by
downloading the latest firmware version from our homepage (
www.brauniger.com
).
4
Air pressure functions
4.1 Altimeter and Air pressure
The
COMPETINO
has 3 altitude displays:
Alt1
should be always the altitude above sea level (QNH).
Alt2
(in the User Selectable Fields) is a reference height which can be changed or zeroed at
any time. To do so, press
F1
(Next Function) until
Mod Alt2
appears. The arrow keys
▲
or
▼
change the value while
F2
will set it to zero.
Alt3
(in the User Selectable Fields) shows the total height gained during a flight.
Among the User Selectable Fields there is another altimeter called
FL (ft )
Flight-Level
which cannot be adjusted by the user and is based on an air pressure of 1013 hPa at mean
sea level.
Alt1
should be adjusted to display the correct height above sea level. It is originally set by
the manufacturer to a sea level pressure of 1013hPa. Since this is seldom the case, the
correct altitude should be set before commencing each flight by using the arrow keys (
increases altitude) and (
decreases altitude). By means of this adjustment, the air
pressure display changes as well (the air pressure (QNH) always refers to sea level).
If there is satellite reception,a brief press on F2 the GPS altitude is taken over for
Alt1
.
If there is no satellite reception, the 1013 hPa altitude will be used.
During flight, adjustment of
Alt1
is blocked.
