Flytec 5030GPS
Revision Date: 10/29/05
Through firmware v2.21
Page 1: ...Flytec 5030GPS Revision Date 10 29 05 Through firmware v2 21...
Page 2: ...thank the considerable help from Davis Straub editing this manual Flytec USA 2003 2004 2005 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in...
Page 3: ...A7 2 Time and Date 12 A7 3 Flight time 13 A7 4 Track and Bearing 13 A7 5 Distances 13 A7 6 Glide Ratio L D Ratio 13 A7 7 Altitude above targets 14 A8 Best Glide Speed 14 A9 Average Thermal Climb Indi...
Page 4: ...etition Route 26 C 6 Simulation mode 26 C7 Factory Settings Instrument Specific Parameters 27 D Data Transfer 27 D1 Data Exchange Via PC 27 D3 Transferring New Firmware to the 5030 27 D4 NMEA Data Out...
Page 5: ...110 km h in 1 mph increments Digital 19 94 mph 30 150 km h in 1 mph increments Speed vane wheel Analog 19 69 mph 30 110 km h in 1 mph increments Digital 0 94 mph 0 150 km h in 1 mph increments Waypoi...
Page 6: ...unctions below line on button yellow F2 Soft key Clear Altimeter 2 Volume Main menu Confirm selection Select waypoint Toggle to map page or cancel selection if setting a parameter short press Turn 503...
Page 7: ...Flytec USA 2003 7 Vertical Bar Display and Keypad Map...
Page 8: ...d the McCready Indicator arrival altitude at destination and distance from the destination etc The sounds are simulated as well As with any electrical unit you should protect your 5030 from excessive...
Page 9: ...ng lift may also be adjusted with the filter in Menu Basic Settings Vario Speedresp delay A value between 1 10 can be set where the lower the value the quicker the audio will start and stop as you ent...
Page 10: ...etto vario can only function when the airspeed is known The 5030 displays both digital and analog air speed and the user can choose to view airspeed as a True or Indicated in Menu Basic Settings Speed...
Page 11: ...at which the sink alarm will sound The pitch of the sink alarm can be changed under Menu Basic Settings Vario tone sinktoneF Acoustic Integrator dampens irregular sound patterns during rapid vario mov...
Page 12: ...Distance to last climb A7 5 2 Dis t Goal Distance to goal end of route around the balance of the route B10 Dist t Ctr Distance to restricted areas A7 5 3 Dist Start Distance to take off A7 5 4 Spd Dif...
Page 13: ...hermal This function helps the pilot relocate thermals that are lost when searching for better lift The user field Dist to will show the distance to your last thermal over 200 ft min A small up arrow...
Page 14: ...does not matter if the pilot has chosen to display true or indicated airspeed as the 5030 compensates for this on the various displays For more information please see sections E3 True or Indicated Air...
Page 15: ...ommend that you unplug the charger for safety reasons when charging is complete The battery has been permanently built into the unit and the user should not try in any way to replace it In the event t...
Page 16: ...ontinuously updated during signal reception However if the signal to the Almanac memory is disrupted completely or the 5030 is taken 125 miles or more from the last reception point then the Almanac ha...
Page 17: ...conservative approach to goal in a headwind is desired The 5030 defaults to automatic entry of the head tailwind if a manual head tailwind is desired press the F1 Next Func key until the Information D...
Page 18: ...e directional pointer in the compass rose points directly upwards The large arrow in the compass will now look like the sample shown By doing this you can be sure that the flight path over ground is i...
Page 19: ...o r key to change the No to Yes and press Enter The start for the task can be set by highlighting the desired waypoint from the list in the Competition Route and pressing the McC Mrk key The start way...
Page 20: ...etition Route it is possible to select additional waypoints perhaps sources of lift by pressing and holding the Goto key The waypoints are sorted according to their distance from the pilot The waypoin...
Page 21: ...of a line or arc Center Center of an arc Startboarder Start point of an arc with direction clockwise counterclockwise Stopboarder End point of an arc clockwise counterclockwise Circle Center of the ci...
Page 22: ...o Speed resp delay Filter 1 10 Time interval for Analog Vario 6 40 A1 Filter 2 delay 12 1 2 sec Digital Vario mode Averager or Net Vario Averager period 1 30 sec A3 INT 1 sec Time Date Year UTC offset...
Page 23: ...cluded in the flight record For example with the record interval set to 10 seconds the three minutes before the start of the logged flight are stored in the flight record The flight is determined to h...
Page 24: ...considerably easier to add waypoints to your 5030 using a PC and software that manages waypoints such as FlyChart SeeYou and CompeGPS or downloading them from a meet director scorekeeper However you c...
Page 25: ...y be altered by pressing the Enter key The Fl key Ins Route can be used to insert a new route and the F2 DeI Route key is used to delete a route C4 1 Creating a New Route The easiest way to create a r...
Page 26: ...etition Route for Record Flights and Competition Pilots Starting with firmware v2 21 when flying an active Competition Route the map page will show a dotted line for the complete route and will also s...
Page 27: ...re you transfer the waypoints and route data switch the 5030 to the Setup Menu During data transfer the 5030 checks whether the transferred waypoints or route names already exists If so the old names...
Page 28: ...00 baud Paket 1 GPRMC Used in navigation programs Paket 2 VMVABD Flight specific data Paket 3 BRSF Special calculation available if the software package is unlocked E1 Stall alarm If a pilot gradually...
Page 29: ...mbing and as an air mass Netto vario during glide These settings can be accomplished in Menu Basic SettingsVariomode E3 Airspeed True TAS and Indicated lAS In general aviation it is customary to measu...
Page 30: ...ong tem validity hang gliders and more so paragliders have a polar curve that is dependent on the age of the surface the condition of the sailcloth the weight of the pilot the aerodynamics of the pilo...
Page 31: ...e positive respectively When attempting to determine at what speed to fly between thermals and not to a goal the pilot makes a guess as to the value of the average climb in the next thermal that he sh...
Page 32: ...e the goal has to be stored as a waypoint in the waypoint list To aid the pilot in achieving the fastest time to goal the 5030 will indicate when to leave the last thermal To be able to make this deci...
Page 33: ...ltitude can be achieved by excess speed reduction the use of TEC makes sense A hang glider can gain 60 or more feet of height when pushing out the control bar at high speed It would be a mistake if th...
Page 34: ...alculate digital signature button If the 5030 gets stuck when creating a digital signature for a flight or there is a problem with the digital signature of a flight in the Flight Memory this key can b...
Page 35: ...efully with warm air hair dryer 4 It is also recommended that the ribbon keypad cable is removed 5 Return the instrument to Flytec USA or Flytec AG for repair readjustment and a final check Warranty a...
