IQ Motor+
Operation Manual
BRÄUNIGER
Flugelectronic GmbH
Dr.-Karl-Slevogt-Str.5 D-82362 Weilheim, Tel. +49 881 64750
[email protected]
www.brauniger.com
Firmware Vers.1.00c 11.3.2011 Revision: 18-11-2013
Page 1: ...IQ Motor Operation Manual BR UNIGER Flugelectronic GmbH Dr Karl Slevogt Str 5 D 82362 Weilheim Tel 49 881 64750 info brauniger com www brauniger com Firmware Vers 1 00c 11 3 2011 Revision 18 11 2013...
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Page 3: ...3 Handling during flight 18 1 8 4 Data evaluation after the flight 18 2 Functions 19 2 1 Altimeter and air pressure 19 2 1 1 How does an altimeter work 19 2 1 2 Altimeter Alt1 Absolute altitude 20 2 1...
Page 4: ...6 XT Error Crosstrack Error 40 3 6 Flight optimisation 41 3 6 1 Groundspeed speed over ground 41 3 6 2 Head Cross or Tailwind the Wind component 41 3 6 3 Winddirection and Windforce 41 3 6 4 Glide ra...
Page 5: ...11 4 3 Final glide calculation over several Waypoints 64 11 5 Flight Memory and IGC File 65 11 5 1 Content of IGC File 65 11 5 2 New Regelations for Record flights or decentralized Competitions OLC 6...
Page 6: ...Operation 1 1 Instrument summary USB Mini B plug for data exchange Reserve jack not connected SD Card Slot Safety cord Cover right side USB plug PC side Loudspeaker Keypad Connection jack for vane se...
Page 7: ...e diode is the operating LED Flashlight signals of status LED Fast red error inside system verification of sensor cable recommended Slow green battery ok Slow orange battery capacity approx 30 40 Slow...
Page 8: ...Is prompted on the display screen Again to prevent unintentional switch off also the switch off action needs to be acknowledged by pressing the OK key 1 Following OK acknowledgement the instrument is...
Page 9: ...tion devices such as mounted on numerous paraglide motor systems may partially generate extremely disturbing HF interferences These impulses may seriously hamper the radio transmission from the FlyLin...
Page 10: ...unction related keys F1 and F2 The two F1 and F2 keys alter according to function or readout screen their setting possibility The significance of the keys is indicated in the lower part on the right a...
Page 11: ...Vario Zom Out Zom In Mod A1 4 2 2645 WP2 WP1 10 0 4 km h 2 08 FltTime 452 Alt 1 Gnd Geschw 56 Alt GPS Mod A1 Alt QNE 1 km h 1 0 Time 18 48 Vario 1 1 rpm 4715 P1 3 km h 3 km h 4 km h 2 km h 2 km h 1 k...
Page 12: ...eld to be altered The selected data field shall be designated by a black bar By using the or keys it is possible to assign a new display value to the selected data field The field designation is displ...
Page 13: ...he pilot is currently in normal Thermal flight page 2 Navigation page is used if a Waypoint WP has been selected as goal to fly to Instead of the values recommended above this field should mainly cont...
Page 14: ...is gradually magnified hereby individual details of the recording are clearly recognisable OK from each graph back to the screen optimised graph Page return to main screen page All other keys cause t...
Page 15: ...Digitalvario 22 Altitude 1 m Absolute altitude 20 Altitude 1 ft Absolute altitude in ft 20 Altitude 2 Reference altitude can be set arbitrarily to 0 21 Altitude 3 Sum Cumulated gain in height during t...
Page 16: ...22 Variometer Acoustics Acoustic settings Climb acoustic 23 Threshold Sinktone 23 Speed Setting wind vane 26 Stall Speed 26 Flight Memory Recording Auto Man 50 Recording interval 17 Ctr Alarm 40 Polar...
Page 17: ...800 Hz Mod 5 700 Hz 8 Pi 3 Climb acoustics threshold Fine tuning of climbtone activation max 20 cm 23 2 cm sec Sinktone threshold Activation point of sinktone 23 0 8 m s ft m Speed Sensor sett Wind v...
Page 18: ...e SW package Bluetooth is enabled At this item is made the Pairing of Bluetooth interface for the SMS function page 55 Pls see separate documentation SMS Only active if the Bluetooth and SMS SW Packag...
Page 19: ...str Settings Factory settings Only password access Not possible Flight data Waypoints and Routes as files on SD Card SD Card Data management only possible on PC With Main Setup Menu Manage Memory Form...
Page 20: ...up to 100 m will occur 20 Competition Route to be activated if required Enter Start cylinder and Start time 35 1 8 3 Handling during flight Flight recording is automatically activated after the start...
Page 21: ...ays The deviation of 1 C per 1000 height meters induces approx 4 m error This empirical formula is valid for up to 4000m If you are flying during summer through 2000 height meters in an air mass being...
Page 22: ...stment the QNH display user field is also altered Adopt GPS altitude By brief pressure on the F2 Alt1 GPS key it is possible to adopt the GPS altitude Please consider that the GPS receiver only provid...
Page 23: ...etting altitude A2 to 0m By brief pressure on the F2 SET 0 key the Altitude is set to 0m 2 1 4 Cumulated altitude display user field Altitude Sum The user defined field Altitude Sum adds up all meters...
Page 24: ...gue Vario and of climb or sink acoustics can be adapted within a wide range in accordance to pilot s needs or the weather conditions In order to simplify the settings Flytec has defined 5 basic resp t...
Page 25: ...Sink Acoustics can be adapted with high flexibility on the IQ Motor in manifold fields to one s individual and personal requirements 2 2 3 1 Audio volume The volume level of internal loudspeaker is a...
Page 26: ...ow the relevant starting point The precise actuation point at which sink rate the sink tone shall start is adjusted in Main Setup Menu User Settings Variometer Acoustic Sinktone Threshold Damp Dampeni...
Page 27: ...Starting point As for climb acoustics the starting point of sink acoustics can be selected The threshold can be set by use of the up down arrow keys During flight the Sinktone can be switched on or s...
Page 28: ...or measures the true speed of the air True airspeed TAS In case you are not familiar with the difference of these terms please read article 11 2 of the appendix Speed display is in digital mode The us...
Page 29: ...less vulnerable than the capacitive detection The sensor is in addition monitored in regard to wire breakage The direction of mounting the sensor on the ignition wire does not matter Picture mounting...
Page 30: ...nated Universal Time The local time is just used as Time display and calculates simply the UTC plus or minus the UTC Offset For the take off time at Competition Routes the local time is binding 2 7 Te...
Page 31: ...ule Buildings mountains or thick forest affect reception quality of the receiver Therefore you should always look for the best possible visibility around you and the antenna in the casing should point...
Page 32: ...e undefined The exact course this is the direction in which the user travels over ground is always at the top of the compass but can also be read in the display Track 3 2 1 Track and bearing Track is...
Page 33: ...ing exactly the same calculation format as the GPS receivers do With all the other formats rounding errors could sum up to 20 m It is exclusively calculated with the WGS84 system Differing geodetic sy...
Page 34: ...eactivate the Route The more Waypoints are saved in the memory the more slowly the navigation becomes in Main Setup Menu as the list is rearranged again in the background over and over 3 3 2 Display o...
Page 35: ...ement of various Waypoints over which one would like to reach a goal Of course the Waypoints used on a Route have to be saved in the unit s memory Similarly to the Goto Function the pilot should fly f...
Page 36: ...changed then you select and delete this WP and insert a new one after the existing WP3 by pressing F1 Again the list of available Waypoints appears along with the request Edit Waypoint No 4 After sele...
Page 37: ...te create alter delete Even so a Competition Route is treated differently than a usual Route during flight and also for data transfer there is no difference when setting or altering it The route can b...
Page 38: ...as Start cylinder the pilots are not bound to observe a start time and the automatic switch over to the next WP is effected as soon as the pilot is inside of a cylinder 3 5 3 3 Waypoint Cylinder Defin...
Page 39: ...pilot is inside the start cylinder It will also sound if the start time is positive and the pilot is crossing the start cylinder circumference from outside to inside In both cases the next active Way...
Page 40: ...e is outside of the cylinder The user field Dist StCyl always indicates the distance to start cylinder For precision and better understanding here again the different distance terms Dist Cyl displays...
Page 41: ...reaching a WP Cylinder a long unmistakable tone sounds during 2 sec signalling Waypoint reached and the instrument automatically switches forward to the next Waypoint of the Route Notice in order to f...
Page 42: ...arises in the centre between start and the next Waypoint if one is very close to the track the angles become very flat With 50 km distance between start and Waypoint the inaccuracy in the centre can...
Page 43: ...into consideration this wind component in the course during for calculating the final glide The entire windspeed as well as the speed difference of the course Diff Speed can be displayed as user fiel...
Page 44: ...ide ratio over ground to reach the last WP Goal of a Route from the momentary position L D Goal Distance to WP Height difference to Goal WP This field shows the required glide ratio over ground to the...
Page 45: ...strength than the measured one The strength is depending on the value of climb and also if the pilot is in the upper or lower part of the thermal 2 If the pilot knows by experience when down gliding f...
Page 46: ...tor up to 150 flight obstacles such as CTR s TMA s air fields danger areas cables or also a wildlife protective area of which the graphs are displayed on the map page These restricted area zones may c...
Page 47: ...which these lines should be displayed later The IQ Motor draws automatically a line from the recent Waypoint to the first one It is therefore not necessary to repeat as last waypoint the first one As...
Page 48: ...within the Flychart folder a new folder with the name Air Maps or Airspace in order to facilitate recovery and management of the Air Space files which had been downloaded Flytec Air Space ending with...
Page 49: ...stricted Areas which are stored in the instrument shall be overwritten upon transmitting The active selection which is stored or transmitted to the instrument is marked with a green check Non active A...
Page 50: ...p to maximum 17 characters We recommend to apply a clearly comprehensible abbreviation As a standard are used for data files of the DAFIF data base the official 3 digit aviation name of the airfield a...
Page 51: ...active zone Now alter for the individual Air Space areas the name and description in abbreviations which are comprehensible to you Simplify complex Air Spaces of which only some parts are interesting...
Page 52: ...the memory of the IQ Motor Even the last 3 minutes prior to the start of the logged flight are recognisable as they are recorded in 10 sec recording interval The end of the flight is recognised in au...
Page 53: ...cious flights and that the instrument may perform new recordings again with a refreshed flight memory 5 1 2 Graphic display of flights in map format The flight route of saved flights can also be shown...
Page 54: ...Important for transmission of a m data the connection cable to the PC may only be plugged into the IQ Motor after the instrument has been switched on and the program required for the data transfer was...
Page 55: ...uirements presented by pilots or new Competition regulations may be rapidly implemented The manufacturerFlytec shall post from time to time program up dates of the IQ Motor firmware on his Internet ho...
Page 56: ...y contrast to flight data transfer make sure that the IQ Motor is not switched on when the connection cable to the PC is plugged to the instrument Caution never leave the PC cable hooked to the instru...
Page 57: ...vice 8 4 Bluetooth As another option it is possible to assemble a Bluetooth module It is only possible to assemble either the Bluetooth or otherwise the FLARM FlyLink Both devices together is not poss...
Page 58: ...ontinuously changes between somewhat closer and somewhat farther away Under simulation mode you can also test the different acoustics of climb tone when altering frequency pitch and modulation Please...
Page 59: ...r use 2 pieces each per Bank Alkaline High Power Batteries 1 5V size AA Estimated operation time 2 times 20h 40h in total 2 pieces each per Bank NiMH Accumulators 2100mAh or more 1 2V size AA Estimate...
Page 60: ...librate an altimeter is to set it to the actual QNH What is the QNH General air traffic needs a common zero point This means that at a certain altitude all aircraft show the same altitude on the altim...
Page 61: ...tall over one wing surface or an unintentional 180 degree curve The stall alarm is a loud concise acoustic signal that requests the pilot to fly faster It assists first and foremost hang gliders howev...
Page 62: ...s or thick forest affect reception quality of the receiver Therefore you should always look for the best possible visibility around you and the antenna in the casing should point upwards if possible I...
Page 63: ...volume of the defined pyramid is the biggest Again the DOP Dilution Of Position is the inverse value of the volume of this pyramid For a good 2 D position finding on the earth surface it is best if yo...
Page 64: ...form the same with the vertical position the receiver would need twice the calculation power Due to the fact however that automobiles and pedestrians normally need the horizontal position this complex...
Page 65: ...egard to have in mind some details of the McCready Theory The McCready Theory reveals that one is flying in time optimized mode if you fly so fast after having left the thermal as if you were in a sin...
Page 66: ...titude knows by experience in which way the wind shall change in the lower layers he can consider this fact already in advance 4 When para glider pilots are flying without Speed sensor the manually lo...
Page 67: ...s signature is calculated over all data and therefore covers the flight as well as the pilot s personal data and the date The signature is generated by the instrument itself Any misapplication is ther...
Page 68: ...ent and unit of column are captioned The columns now need to be set into the configuration required by the Software Caution the Co ordinates are in XX XX XXX format Therefore the number 4619616 should...
Page 69: ...d the judging committee would be aware of the manipulation 11 5 4 Digital Signature and OLC Registration The popularity of decentralized competitions has been growing enormously over recent years Mean...
Page 70: ...INDER Startzeit 14 00 14 20 14 40 Flugzeit endet beim Einfliegen in den Ankunftszylinder Landung im Zielzylinder ist vorgeschrieben Pilot 1 kreist ausserhalb des Startzylin ders in einer Thermik Dessh...
Page 71: ...K ENTER STARTZYLINDER Starttime 14 00 14 20 14 40 Flugzeit endet beim Einfliegen in den Ankunftszylinder Landung im Zielzylinder ist vorgeschrieben Pilot 2 entscheidet sich zu einem sp teren Zeitpunkt...
Page 72: ...ve Microwaves shall destroy the instrument immediately After complete drying please return imperatively the instrument to your dealer or directly to BRAUNIGER GMBH for final check over Any claim under...
Page 73: ...quency ISM Band 2 4GHz Range max approx 10m Speed measuring range 1000min 1 up to 8000min 1 Temperature measuring range 20 C bis 800 C Accessories harness items for hang gliders and para gliders are a...
