Pegasus FlyAway Kit
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Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
The Capricorn 2000 System
The Pegasus FlyAway Kit portable weather station combines digital
quality and professional-grade equipment with the need for a highly
mobile weather station to create a state-of-the-art, rapid deployment
weather monitoring system for Emergency Operations.
Pegasus is specifically designed for firefighters, HazMat,
Emergency Management, and Disaster Preparedness personnel
when weather monitoring is crucial to the public’s safety.
Pegasus allows Accident and Incident Commanders to create a fully
functional weather operation within minutes, automatically collecting
weather data and providing a cost-effective force-multiplier not
available in any other portable weather station.
Specifications
Temperature
Type: digital semiconductor
Range: -67° to 257°F
Accuracy: ±0.9°F
Resolution: 0.01°F
Barometric Pressure
The barometric pressure sensor is located inside the Control
Module and is part of the weather station circuit board.
Type: silicon shear stress strain gauge; temperature compensated
and calibrated
Range: 27 to 33.96 in. Hg
Accuracy: ±0.03 in. Hg over range (at sea level, with temperature
between 32° and 182°F)
Resolution: 0.01 in. Hg
Wind Speed
Type: chopping disc anemometer, three cups
Range: 0 to 125 mph
