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IGC files 

41 

 

 

 

IGC files 

 

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IGC files 

The Flytec Balloon 4 records every flight in IGC format, ready to view on your computer right after landing. 

 

Accessing the files 

1.

 

Connect the Flytec Balloon via USB to a computer 

2.

 

Wait until the 

FlytecBalloon 

drive appears 

3.

 

Open the 

IGC 

folder 

 

4.

 

Copy the desired file(s) onto your computer for further processing 

Note: 

The file names are in the format <flight date>-<pilot name>-<number if more than one flights on that day>.igc 

 

Processing 

A number of online and offline programs exist that process IGC files. 

 

B record format 

The B records in IGC files recorded by the Flytec Balloon 4 follow the offical specification 

[1]

, with an additional 

field at the end: The last three digits contain the envelope temperature in °C. 

 

Example 

•

 

B0015453540746N10556928WA0203102116105 

•

 

B | 001545 | 3540746N | 10556928W | A | 02031 | 02116 | 105 

•

 

001545: time is 00:15:45 UTC 

•

 

3540746N: latitude is 35°40.746' N 

•

 

10556928W: longitude is 105°56.928' W 

•

 

A: GPS reception is good 

•

 

02031: baro altitude is 2031m 

•

 

02116: GPS altitude is 2116m 

Summary of Contents for Balloon 4

Page 1: ...Flytec Balloon 4 user manual Version 1 6 17 11 2019...

Page 2: ...and altitude adjustment 21 Sound volume adjustment 23 Flight 25 Flight mode 25 Flight recording 32 Envelope temperature 33 Analysis 36 Flight log 36 Google Earth 38 IGC files 41 Configuration 43 Vari...

Page 3: ...1 Overview General information languages Contents Batteries The Flytec Balloon 4 at a glance Contents Batteries...

Page 4: ...Flytec Balloon 4 cannot be charged from a computer Charging information The four batteries are charged in pairs batteries 1 2 together and batteries 3 4 together For each pair the charging informatio...

Page 5: ...ternal batteries will be used up The charging mode is indicated by the running battery charge meter in the status bar Additionally by flipping through the flight pages at the bottom of the screen you...

Page 6: ...atteries Contents First start Keyboard Switching on To switch your Flytec Balloon 4 on press Confirm the question On with or cancel with If you do not press either within 3 seconds the vario will turn...

Page 7: ...key to leave this page and turn the vario off Regular operation Press to cycle through the five audio volume levels 0 25 50 75 100 0 Press to cycle through the three altitude indications m ft Flight L...

Page 8: ...erature settings menu Long press to show the menu press to confirm input Press to change menu selection or alter setting values Text input Key tone By default the Flytec Balloon 4 sounds a short beep...

Page 9: ...oup The choices are Metric Alititude in m vario in m s distance in km speed in km h pressure in hPa temperature in C USA Altitude in ft vario in fpm distance in miles speed in mph pressure in inHg tem...

Page 10: ...e program of your choice See the data evaluation section for a list of programs that process IGC files system folder In the rare case of a malfunction our support technicians may ask you to send the v...

Page 11: ...ware is indicated when starting up your Flytec Balloon 4 or in the Menu under Device About the number on the first line Never miss a new version Sign up for our newsletter 1 to be notified when we rel...

Page 12: ...omputer to have the FlytecBalloon drive come up On this drive you find the program FB_Actualizer Run this program occasionally or after receiving notice of a new version through our newsletter 1 The F...

Page 13: ...f you change the ending back to upg your Flytec Balloon 4 will offer to re install this version the next time you turn it on Trouble shooting Normally the update process starts automatically the first...

Page 14: ...Error 4 An error occurred in the Flytec Balloon 4 s co processor Try again and if it keeps failing contact our technical support 2 Error 5 An error occurred in the Flytec Balloon 4 s main processor Tr...

Page 15: ...ition is not determined yet solid Receiving GPS signal current position is determined Flight recording off No flight recording on Flight data is being recorded Audio Shows the current sound volume TT3...

Page 16: ...u overview languages Status bar Contents More details Menu overview 1 To access the Flytec Balloon 4 s menu press and hold for 3 seconds 2 To leave the menu press repeatedly until you are back in flig...

Page 17: ...ot In the event your Flytec Balloon 4 locks up you may perform a hard reboot by removing the batteries for 5 minutes before replacing them and restarting the device If exposed to water The Flytec Ball...

Page 18: ...at facilitates repairs Our repair partners world wide 2 will do their best to fix what can be fixed regardless of your vario s age and warranty status When sending a vario to our factory in Switzerlan...

Page 19: ...17 Insert the rubber ring into the groove in the bracket front Flight preparation Mounting the vario languages More details Contents Mounting the TT34 Mounting the vario Fastening the attachment strap...

Page 20: ...Mounting the vario 18 Fasten the attachment strap to the vario with the screw Insert the screw from the bracket back...

Page 21: ...ght and thread the vario through it once 2 Loop the attachment strap around the upright loop it through the open side of the bracket and fixate it with the velcro end 3 Slide it up or down until the v...

Page 22: ...Mounting the TT34 20 Mounting the TT34 languages Mounting Contents QNH and altitude adjustment Mounting the TT34 temperature transmitter Mounting Contents QNH and altitude adjustment...

Page 23: ...light if required by air traffic control The Flytec Balloon 4 does that automatically for you but you can override this automatic adjustment manually Automatic adjustment When you turn on your Flytec...

Page 24: ...ress F2 to switch to altitude adjustment 3 Use to adjust ALT1 in steps of 1 m 1 ft until the value matches the desired reading 4 Notice how QNH is adjusted accordingly 5 Press to confirm your setting...

Page 25: ...lume adjustment Sound volume adjustment languages QNH and altitude adjustment Contents Flight mode Sound volume adjustment The Flytec Balloon 4 s acoustic vario has four different sound volume levels...

Page 26: ...is set to in flight only your vario will remain quiet while on the ground in general But after changing the audio volume the vario beeps will be audible even before launch for 30 seconds to allow you...

Page 27: ...25 Flight mode Flight languages Sound volume adjustment Contents Flight recording Flight mode...

Page 28: ...4 s Indicators Graphic vario The graphic vario shows your vertical speed climb or sink in m s ranging from 10 m s to 10 m s or fpm ranging from 2000 fpm to 2000 fpm Note that the scale for the graphic...

Page 29: ...QNE Press to cycle through the three indications m ft Flight Level m if units are set to imperial ft m Flight Level ft Numeric vario The numeric vario gives your vertical speed either in m s or fpm Gr...

Page 30: ...an can be shown all at once on the display screen Press to flip through the different flight pages in the lower part of the screen Overview Course Flight direction in degree QNH Currently set QNH Temp...

Page 31: ...Bat TT34 s battery status Position Current position and satellite information N or S Latitude E or W Longitude Sat Number of satellites currently receiving Battery charging Battery charging informatio...

Page 32: ...Flight mode 30 TT34 Position Battery charging Temperature...

Page 33: ...econds the screen will return to normal or you can immediately return to the normal display by pressing The information given on the flight information page is Maximum value of ALT1 Maximum climb rate...

Page 34: ...e every 5 seconds both as a Google Earth file KML and an IGC file Flight recording is indicated by the recording symbol in the status bar Constant recording Instead of automatically starting the fligh...

Page 35: ...lloon TT34 temperature transmitter 1 which is available separately from your Flytec Balloon dealer 2 Prerequisites This is required to receive temperature data on the Flytec Balloon 4 1 A TT34 is inst...

Page 36: ...Shortcut To quickly jump to the temperature flight page press TT34 information Along with the envelope temperature the TT34 also transmits its own battery status TT34 status information is indicated...

Page 37: ...266 F Ask your Flytec Balloon dealer to set it to the maximum temperature recommended by your balloon s manufacturer When that threshold is exceeded the Flytec Balloon 4 emits a warning sound and auto...

Page 38: ...files for flight analysis on a computer The flight summary page To review the summary of any flight use the Flights menu 1 Press and hold then use to select Flights Press 2 Use to flip through your fl...

Page 39: ...4 Confirm the file export with another press on The export will start counting from 1 to 100 Depending on the flight duration this can take a few minutes Note 1 The Flytec Balloon s internal memory i...

Page 40: ...d flight data Flight recording files remain intact To delete those files as well connect your Flytec Balloon 4 with a computer and delete the files there Envelope temperature Google Earth Contents Goo...

Page 41: ...your computer for later analysis Note The file names are in the format flight date pilot name number if more than one flights on that day kml Details The Google Earth file includes the following detai...

Page 42: ...Google Earth 40 Flight log Contents IGC files References 1 https www google com earth versions Flight detail information...

Page 43: ...mat flight date pilot name number if more than one flights on that day igc Processing A number of online and offline programs exist that process IGC files B record format The B records in IGC files re...

Page 44: ...IGC files 42 105 envelope temperature is 105 C Google Earth Contents Variometer settings References 1 https www fai org page igc approved flight recorders...

Page 45: ...Contents Temperature settings Variometer settings The Flytec Balloon 4 indicates vertical speed numerically graphically and also acoustically This section explains how to configure both its vario aco...

Page 46: ...o menu select Acoustic and press to get here Note As a shortcut simply long press to quickly get to the vario acoustics settings Audio general Inside the Acoustic menu select Audio general and press t...

Page 47: ...menu select Base frequency and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with The frequency is set in Hertz default is 800 Hz Tone change Determines the way the tone changes...

Page 48: ...y increases or decreases at a medium rate with vertical speed This is the default setting fast The frequency increases or decreases quickly with vertical speed Use this to clearly distinguish between...

Page 49: ...io produces a climb tone or not In the Climb tone menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with yes The vario produces a climb tone no The vario does...

Page 50: ...o produces a sink tone or not In the Sink tone menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with yes The vario produces a sink tone no The vario does not...

Page 51: ...adjust the value Select one with or cancel with low The vario filters out most turbulence and reacts relatively slowly to changes in altitude nor to changes in climb or sink rate regular This is the d...

Page 52: ...rature settings The Flytec Balloon 4 indicates envelope temperature as received by the Flytec Balloon TT34 temperature transmitter This section explains how to configure temperature reception Accessin...

Page 53: ...to quickly determine whether temperature reception is active or not Pairing a TT34 In order to receive data from a TT34 its ID which is its serial number must be set on the Flytec Balloon 4 There are...

Page 54: ...ously to reset the ID to 0 3 Confirm with or cancel with With the ID being set to 0 the Flytec Balloon 4 will set the TT34 ID to the first ID it receives Manual TT34 ID entry 1 In the Temperature menu...

Page 55: ...manufacturer temperature alert will sound regardless of this setting when its threshold temperature is exceeded In the Alert menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one...

Page 56: ...266 F or the manufacturer temperature alert threshold whichever is lower Default is 120 C 248 F Variometer settings Personal settings Contents Personal settings languages Temperature settings Contents...

Page 57: ...ettings 55 Accessing personal settings Long press then use to select Settings press Time zone Defines the offset from UTC as received from GPS Inside the Settings menu select Time zone and press to ge...

Page 58: ...ct Time zone and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with Available languages are German deutsch English Spanish espanol French francais Italian italiano Pilot name Ent...

Page 59: ...individually adjust each unit type to your preference The units set here are used in the various indicators as well as in the Google Earth file Inside the Settings menu select Units and press to get h...

Page 60: ...s are indicated Inside the Units menu select Distance and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with km distance is shown in kilometer miles distance is shown in internat...

Page 61: ...km h horizontal speed is shown in kilometers per hour mph horizontal speed is shown in miles per hour kts horizontal speed is shown in knots Pressure Defines how pressure is indicated Inside the Unit...

Page 62: ...in degree Fahrenheit Key tone Defines whether or not the Flytec Balloon 4 emits a short beep every time a key is pressed Inside the Settings menu select Key tone and press to get here Use to adjust t...

Page 63: ...fines how the battery voltage translates to the the battery level indicated in the status bar and at what voltage the low battery alert is emitted Inside the Settings menu select Battery type and pres...

Page 64: ...get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with In flight Flight recording starts once launch has been detected and includes the five minutes leading up to that moment This is the reco...

Page 65: ...languages Personal settings Contents Device information and settings This section explains how to access device information and adjust the device settings for the Flytec Balloon 4 Accessing device in...

Page 66: ...r repair provider with access to a calibrated reference barometer Inside the Device menu select Sensor correction and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with The corre...

Page 67: ...y reset and press 2 Confirm factory reset by pressing or cancel with Internal settings Internal information mainly for development and manufacturing purposes Inside the Device menu select Internal set...

Page 68: ...rantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment...

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