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PRE-FLIGHT PROCEDURES
The Colibri is ready to be used as a flight recorder as soon as the
GPS OK
message appears. For flight
data logging only, it is not necessary to declare a task. With flights for badges and records it is essential
to declare the task, and enter the pilot information etc. in the SETUP menu before take off.
The procedure is as follows:
Define departure, TP and finish procedures
Declare the task on the ground
Switch the Colibri ON approx. 5 minutes before take off (this will not reduce the memory).
After landing
DO NOT
switch off the instrument immediately. Wait until the message ‘
security
check’
appears, or
LOG:STOP
appears in the
GPS STATUS
menu. Now you can switch off the
unit.
Flight recording (logging) automatically starts when the aircraft’s ground speed exceeds
20 km/h and logging will automatically cease approximately 40 seconds after the glider
has stopped moving (ie landed ). A short power brake during the flight will not produce
two flights.
8
PC CONNECTION
The Colibri communicates with a PC via the RS232 port and the cable supplied. Data can then be
transferred between the PC and the Colibri. The following functions are available when the unit is linked
to a PC.
•
Read
logger
•
Write TP and TSK (DA4)
•
Read TP and TSK (DA4)
•
Write APT (database update possible only after input of update code)
•
Read Flight info
•
Write Flight info
•
Read
Logger
settings
•
Write Logger settings
.
8.1
PROCEDURE FOR PC CONNECTION:
Install the LXFAI program onto your PC using the supplied CD. Run the LXFAI program.
The Colibri will
connect automatically giving an acoustic signal and a message
CONNECT
will be shown on the display.
The connect message is present as long as the Colibri and PC are connected. All commands are sent
from the PC, that means the Colibri is a slave unit.