SECTION 4. Using the Ground Support Unit (GSU)
3.
GPS V, GPS ALT
: Current GPS ground speed in
km
h
and altitude in
m
.
4.
DISTANCE R, X, Y
: Travelled ground distance, travelled distance longitudinal, travelled distance latit-
udinal.
5.
G MAX R, G MAX V
: Maximum ground distance from the take off point in
m
and maximum ground speed
in
m
s
.
6.
G MAX ALT, G MIN ALT
: Maximum and minimum altitude in
m
.
7.
IAS, MAX IAS
: Indicated airspeed and maximum indicated airspeed in
km
h
.
Keep in mind that ground speed and air speed can differ significantly.
4.5.5
Test functions
This menu gives access to various test functions to manually operate connected devices (fuel pump, valves) or
to query sensors (RPM, temperature, RC), see Table 8).
Menu item
Description
5.1
FUEL PUMP
Pressing enter (
✓
) enters a sub menu where the fuel pump’s voltage can be
adjusted using the up (
↑
↑
) and down (
↓
↓
) keys. Pressing enter (
✓
) then starts
the fuel pump and escape (
✘
) aborts. This program can only be used when
the engine is
off
.
5.2
GLOW OUTPUT
Pressing enter (
✓
) enters a sub menu where the glow plug’s voltage can be
adjusted using the up (
↑
↑
) and down (
↓
↓
) keys. Pressing enter (
✓
) then turns on
the glow plug and escape (
✘
) aborts. This program can only be used when
the engine is
off
.
5.3
IGNIT. FUEL
Pressing enter (
✓
) switches the valve from
OFF
to
ON
and vice-versa.
5.4
FUEL VALVE
Pressing enter (
✓
) switches the valve from
OFF
to
ON
and vice-versa.
5.5
SMOKE VALVE
Pressing enter (
✓
) switches the valve from
OFF
to
ON
and vice-versa.
5.6
RC TMNG. THR
Shows the RC signal for the throttle position.
5.7
RPM SENSOR
Shows the RPM sensor’s signal.
5.8
TEMP SENSOR
Shows the temperature sensor’s signal.
5.9
STARTER TEST
Pressing enter (
✓
) once enables setting the starter’s voltage using the up (
↑
↑
)
and down (
↓
↓
) keys. Pressing enter (
✓
) again switches the starter to
on
. Press-
ing escape (
✘
) aborts and / or switches the starter to
off
.
Table 8: Entries in the
TEST FUNCTIONS
menu
WARNING
Fire hazard! Be careful not to flood the engine with fuel using the fuel pump test (
5.1
).
4.5.6
Expert menu
The expert menu is locked by default. Its unlocking can be triggered by pressing and holding the up (
↑
↑
) and
down (
↓
↓
) keys and the releasing them simultaneously. A four digit number is the unlock challenge. The expert
menu is unlocked if the user enter the correct input for the unlock challenge by using the up (
↑
↑
) and down (
↓
↓
)
keys. Enter (
✓
) confirms the unlock code, while escape (
✘
) returns to the main menu without completing the
unlocking process.
CODE : 8144
INPUT:
127
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