Flytec Element User manual
Contents
1. 27 for instructions on selecting your UTC offset Choosing units The Element s default is to use SI units metric See page 28 for instructions on how to change your Element s units of measurement Mounting There are three paraglider mounting options available for the Element shown on the following pages A control bar mount for hang gliders is also available Leg strap mount Harness mount Front insert rubber washer Back insert screw attach to back of Element QO A 4 ASERS O Insert the Element into the vario pocket attach to the 8 O 8 velcro bar Attach strap to leg Fix Element s lanyard to harness Attach the velcro bar to your harness and securethe Element s lanyard to harness or velcro bar Cockpit mount Insert the Element into the vario pocket attach your cockpit and secure the Element s lanyard to the cockpit Detecting take off The Element is programmed to automatically detect your take off Launch detection is enabled as soon as GPS 3D has appeared Your Element will know the moment you begin flying Recording flight data The symbol REC will appear at the top of the display screen when your Element is recording flight data It saves all the data from your flight and it will only stop recording when it detects your landing or if you switch off your Element i GE cPs20 REC a 205 3m2. 31 31 32 32 Recording interval scan rate While the Element updates its position every second using GPS its default setting is to record every 10 seconds in order to manage tracklog file size The record interval called scan rate is adjustable from between 1 to 30 seconds At 1 second scan rate your Element can record a single flight of up to 5 4 hours Complete flights are then stored in the Element s general memory which can hold 10 000 hours of flight time Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Flight memory Press OK Use MAW to select Scan rate Press OK Use 4 amp 9 to enter your desired value Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu We recommend you keep the scan rate between 5 10 seconds and manage the memory capacity by deleting flights from your Element once you have transferred the data to your computer This scan rate range is especially important if you will be uploading your flights to an online contest site Record mode The Element will default to automatic flight recording mode You can disable automatic flight recording and choose manual recording mode This could be useful if you wanted to record a hike and fly adventure for instance including your track while walking Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Flight memory Press OK Use MAW to select Record mode Press OK Use MAW to select Man Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu In manual mod
3. Once you pass over Vilanova de M your Element will point you toward Knoll and so on Shown below the pilot has passed Knoll and is heading toward Ridge but the Element shows the glider is slightly off course The Element also shows that our pilot s next turn will be to the right to set a course for Santa Fe Ridge t f es The main arrow shows the O amp A direction to waypoint Ridge NSG z Oo The pilot must veer to the right i 5i NN S IONN O A2 OLN 2N YN l Sc aT KORX L110 WP Santa Fe N A u 4 he Santa Fe S The blinking arrow shows the Knoll pilot his next turn by indicating that waypoint Santa Fe is located off the right wingtip 21 Required glide to next waypoint Use Flight Information Display Pages 5 and 6 to help you determine if you have enough altitude to reach your next waypoint when you set off on glide Page 6 shows you your current glide ratio along with the required glide ratio to reach the next waypoint at the saved waypoint altitude If your L D ratio over ground is higher than L D required accelerate with confidence If you are under the required glide ratio search for lift Track success Ph a T il r EET BE 3 Current glide ratio will reach the active waypoint with extra height o pe i r j Po m Current glide ratio will just reach the active waypoint Current glide ratio will not reach the
4. N OOS wert a SO DS NOH N a N os Ye S a7 4 ON ee N Hy 4 S 4 S N SO ae x The Element will give two separate notifications of a successful competition start e First a tone sounds when the countdown timer reaches 00 00 00 meaning that the competition has begun e Second a Start OK message will appear and a tone will sound when you cross the start gate correctly Multiple start gates The Element will assume you want to take the first start gate and begin directing you toward the next waypoint once the start time countdown reaches zero If you wish to skip a start gate and use then next one you must enter the route menu and re select the first waypoint Then the Element will reactivate the start cylinder and reset the start time countdown according to the start gate interval you entered Flying the competition The Element will guide you through the waypoints just like a normal route Final glide The final glide to goal can make or break you in a competition Be sure to use Flight Information Display Page 6 to judge if you have enough altitude to glide to goal Page 6 shows you your current glide ratio along with the required glide ratio to reach the next waypoint at the saved waypoint altitude If your L D ratio is higher than required you should reach goal If you are under the required glide ratio you need more altitude to reach goal For more information about this display see page 16
5. The graphic vario shows your vertical speed climb or sink in metres per second ranging from 10 m s to 10 m s in 0 2 m s increments You may also choose feet per minute ranging from 20 fpm x100 to 20 fpm x100 See page 28 to change your vario display units The black bar will extend upwards to indicate values from 0 m s to 5 0 m s then begin receding upwards to indicate climbs greater than 5 0 m s up to a maximum of 10 0 m s The graphic vario indicates sink in the same way 3 2 m s 5 0 m s 6 8 m s Numeric vario The numeric vario gives your vertical speed averaged over a time interval displayed in increments of 0 1 m s from 0 to 300 m s recalculated every second The default setting averages the vario readings over the past 5 seconds See page Error Bookmark not defined to adjust this value Near thermal tone When the Near thermal Tone is activated the symbol 4 appears in the upper right corner of the display This function is useful when conditions are weak and you are searching for weak thermals with very slow climb rates that might not activate a climb tone Turn on the Near thermal Tone and you will hear an indication whenever the Element senses the slight sink indicating you are near a weak thermal See page 29 to adjust the Near thermal Tone threshold To activate or deactivate the Near thermal Tone Press and hold ALARM Use MAW to select PreTherm Confirm activating deactivating the Near
6. feet The label ALT1 remains beside the altitude reading but the units change Note that you can adjust this value Adjusting ALT2 in this mode will automatically adjust ALT1 as well e Relative altimeter The label ALT2 appears beside the altitude reading Note that you can adjust this value These are the available adjustments for ALT2 1 When in relative altimeter mode you can rapidly reset the ALT2 relative altimeter to either your current GPS altitude or to zero by holding down the ALT2 key Press and hold ALT2 Press F1 to set the relative altimeter ALT2 to 0 OR Press F2 to set the relative altimeter ALT2 to your current GPS altitude Press OK 2 When in relative altimeter mode you can adjust the ALT2 relative altimeter up or down using the arrow keys amp V Press and hold ALT2 Use MAW to set the relative altimeter ALT2 to your desired value Press OK 3 When in ALT1 m ft inverse mode you can adjust ALT2 up or down using the arrow keys A W This automatically adjusts ALT1 Press and hold ALT2 Use 4 amp 9 to set the ALT1 m ft inverse altimeter ALT2 to your desired value Press OK 12 ALT3 Relative altitude Toggle between displaying ALT3 and the current time of day by pressing the ALTS key This altimeter always gives a relative altitude and is easy to reset to zero in flight using the Clear ALT3 CLR A3 key It has two main uses 1 When your Element detects take off it automatically sets A
7. individually and or link together into a saved route The Element has enough memory to record 250 waypoints and a route may enchain up to 50 waypoints Here is how to store locations in your Element as waypoints Note see page 4 for a visual guide to help you with text entry Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Waypoints Press OK Use MAW to select Edit Press OK Press F1 to create a new waypoint Spell out Ager take off using 4 amp 4 to select the letters and F1 F2 to move back and forth Use RTE to toggle capital letters and special characters Holding down RTE will also delete a character Press OK to move on to the next page Select N and enter 42 2 765 for the latitude Press OK Select E and enter 00 44 774 for the longitude Press OK Enter 1565 m for the Ager take off waypoint altitude Press OK The waypoint named Ager take off is now saved Repeat this procedure to enter the other waypoints Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu Creating a route To follow your planned cross country flight you will need to create a route that tells the Element how you want to fly over the waypoints Note that saving a route creates a file stored separately from the waypoint list already in the device s memory Press and hold MENU then select Route Press OK Select Edit Press OK 19 Press F1 to open the list of waypoints Use AAW to highlight your first waypoint in this case Ager take off Press O
8. the update folder the Element will automatically choose only the newest one Next update Early 2015 firmware releases will address these topics e Extend battery life e Upload waypoints from files e Store current position as waypoint Future updates Soon other firmware upgrades will give your Element even better capabilities e Airspace support e Additional languages e Optimised competition route e Coordinates in UTM format e AGL altitude above ground level e Flight data export for Google Earth 34 Technical notes and support In this section Batteries Maintenance Reboot If exposed to water Warranty Technical support 35 35 35 35 36 36 Batteries Your Element comes with two AA alkaline batteries Battery life in normal use should exceed 30 hours If you store your Element for long periods of time remove the batteries to prevent corrosion If you choose to power your Element with NiMH rechargeable batteries it is important to configure the power supply setting on the device Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Instrument settings Press OK Use 4 to select Battery type and press OK Use 449 to select NiMH 2 1Ah Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu We do not recommend using NiCad rechargeable batteries in the Element Maintenance The Element is a sensitive instrument handle it gently Always store it in its cloth bag when not in use and only wipe it
9. vario in strong climbs choose a lower value Pitch mode default is linear Choose linear or exponential for this setting which matches the number of beeps per second to the rate of climb Exponential will give a rapidly changing pitch from 0 0 2 0 m s then gradually increasing pitch in climbs from 2 0 10 0 m s Near thermal threshold default is 0 5 m s or 1 0 ft min x 100 This tone can be set from 1 0 to 0 0 m s or 2 0 to 0 ft min x 100 and gives you notice that you are approaching a thermal Sink audio menu Under this menu are adjustments you can make to your sink tones Sink Alarm is also located in this menu Navigate to the Sink audio menu Press and hold MENU then use AW to select Sink audio Press OK From here you will see three items to adjust Sink threshold default is 0 5 m s or 1 0 ft min x 100 This value sets how quickly you must be sinking in order to activate a sink tone Sink frequency default is 600 Hz Adjust the frequency of the highest sink tone to hear overall lower or higher pitched sink tone Sink alarm threshold Adjust the vario value at which your Element will sound the Sink Alarm letting you know you are rapidly losing altitude External wind vane sensor The Element can be connected to an external wind vane sensor available for purchase from your vendor Normally the Element displays Ground Speed with the label GND shown on the screen but when connected to a functio
10. 600 ft min x 100 Scale 0 1 m s or 0 1 ft min x 100 Integrator Adjustable from 1 to 30 sec Acoustics Volume 4 volume settings All base frequencies and modulations can be modified Climb acoustics Tone and interval modulation with selectable lower threshold Maximum interval frequency threshold automatic smart interval or manual selection from 3 to 11 m s Sink acoustics Discreet near thermal tone with selectable lower threshold Discreet sink tone with selectable upper threshold Loud sink alarm with selectable upper threshold Stall alarm with optional external airspeed sensor GPS Channels 48 Update rate 1 Hz independent of selected recording interval 37 Airspeed measurement with optional external sensor Range Units Resolution Adjustments Connectivity Connection Compatibility Recording Flights Recording interval Memory capacity Flight data file formats Waypoints Capacity Entry Coordinate formats File formats Routes Capacity Entry Competition route Competition Support Standard Advanced Airspace support coming soon 0 km h up to 120 km h km h kts or mph 1 km h 1 kt or 1 mph 50 Micro USB cable data exchange through file copy Mass storage compatible with Windows Mac OS X Linux Android and iOS through OTG cable 50 flights with start time date flight duration maximum altitude maximum climb rate maximum sink ra
11. BND D 6 Cy D r 2 ee ae 6 26 Adjustments and customisation In this section defined Pilot information Time zone UTC Units of measurement Coordinate format Audio volume level Variometer adjustmentsError Bookmark not defined Numeric vario averaging intervalError Bookmark not Last thermal thresholdError Bookmark not defined Turbulence filter Climb audio menu Climb threshold Climb frequency Frequency adjustment Pitch adjustment Pitch mode Near thermal threshold Sink audio menu Sink threshold Sink frequency Sink alarm threshold External wind vane sensor Airspeed calibration Stall alarm 2 2 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 30 30 Pilot information You can enter your name aircraft type and aircraft ID number under this menu Note see page 4 for a visual guide to help you with text entry Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Pilot Press OK Select a field to edit and press OK Spell out your information using 44M to select the letters and F1 F2 to move back and forth Use RTE to toggle capital letters and special characters Holding down RTE will also delete a character Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu Time zone UTC Your Element s time and date are automatically set by GPS however you must input your time zone in the form of an offset from Coordinated Universal Time UTC To look up your UTC setting use www worldti
12. Flytec Element User manual Version 1 0 March 2015 mais www flytec ch F Ly tec Thank YOU for flying with a Flytec vario We are proud to present the Element an Table of Contents ideal choice for any pilot who values accuracy and simplicity All the information you need to familiarise yourself with the instrument can be found in the Quick Guide included with your vario and we recommend you start there before digging into the Element User Manual instrument OVEN VICW 5 aciscccescvcciccecedeecaccdactcecsdsscicdaacedencseclodiceceeictsecatiecccasedinseetek 3 GENS O en ea buns tude ninaniecneuen 6 About Flytec For over 30 years Flytec has taken pride in developing flight instruments of the highest In flight information sssssssessssssesssssssssssessseseeeeeeeeeeeeosseeeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeereererrrererens 10 quality We draw our inspiration from some of the world s most beautiful flying sites near our home in the heart of Switzerland where we design and test our products l l l l Naviga O gerne ee naa E ES 18 Made by pilots for pilots it s as simple as that PMNS 1 ICS a E E ap daecere ees esueetces 24 Stay in touch Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of product updates and other useful information E tonii http www flytec ch nl OVS URON Hy WN srren N 25 To download this manual in another language please visit Adjustments and CUSTOMISATION ss ssssssesssessosssssssersssssssserressssssserer
13. IN wads l aan E NS s x N Ko NSC A SLO ley ws o SS 2 a S 2 9 O VA o 15 Flight Information Display pages In flight your Element has a lot more information than can be shown all at once on the display screen Press d W to cycle through seven pages in the Flight Information Display field which appears at the bottom of the display screen 1 Altimeter graphics This graph shows your altitude during the past 40 seconds The y axis will automatically scale itself from 50 m to 100 m or from 200 ft to 400 ft if you are climbing or sinking rapidly 2 Variometer graphics This graph shows your rate of climb or sink during the past 40 seconds The y axis will also scale itself depending on your vario readings 3 Wind data This page informs you about the Element s measurement of wind which is calculated from your drift For more information about this function as well as the wind arrow see page 15 Actual track of your flight 0 360 Wind direction 0 360 Time since last calculation in minutes Wind speed km h kts or mph depending on your unit settings 4 Navigation page This page is a multifunction navigation tool that helps you fly to your intended target Use this page when flying to the next waypoint in an active route see page 20 or when using the Goto function see page 22 You can also use this page to help return to the last therm
14. K Use 49 to select the cylinder radius for the waypoint We recommend the default value of 400 m Press OK Repeat these steps to add the other waypoints on the route Press ESC to save the route and return to the Main Setup Menu Activating the route In order to tell the Element you are ready to fly the saved route you must activate the route This gives the Element the instruction to start navigating you along the chain of waypoints Note that you will be prompted to enter a start time for your route For normal cross country navigation simply select No for the start time Entering a start time for your route activates your Element s competition mode See page 25 for information about flying competition routes Press and hold RTE Confirm Route Start by pressing F2 You will see the prompt Start time Use AW to select No Press OK The route is now activated and your Element will start navigating automatically upon take off Saving current position as a waypoint There are two fast and easy ways to save your current coordinates to your waypoints list 1 Simply create a new waypoint Every time you create a waypoint the Element offers you its current position as the default coordinates You can instantly save your current position as a waypoint by simply using the OK key to confirm this default waypoint information Your position will be stored as anew waypoint with a name comprised of two numbers that represent the dat
15. LT3 to zero In this way ALT3 will indicate your height above or below the launch 2 In flight reset ALT3 to zero at any time by pressing CLR A3 This can be useful to monitor your height gain in a weak thermal Variometers The Element has acoustic vario tones and two vario displays one graphic and one numeric vario Vario acoustics reflect the values of the graphic vario not the numeric vario The Element s barometric pressure sensor is very sensitive and the vario default settings are designed to help you thermal optimally in normal conditions so we recommend you do not change them for your first few flights with the Element Later if you wish to configure your vario settings see page Error Bookmark not defined Vario acoustics Like most all varios the Element beeps when you climb and sounds a low tone when you sink But the vario acoustics are slightly more sophisticated than that In addition to the familiar climb and sink tones your Element also features a Near thermal Tone to help you find weak thermals and it sounds a Sink Alarm if you are sinking rapidly All vario tones are configurable under the Vario Settings Menu discussed on page 28 See page 29 for more information about setting and using the Sink Alarm B Climb tone Climb tone threshold Near thermal tone lt lt Near thermal tone threshold E Soundless range 4 Sink tone threshold Sink tone Sink alarm 13 Graphic vario
16. Not used Press Toggle between ALT1 and ALT2 page 12 Hold Sets ALT1 and ALT2 page 11 MENU Selects choices marked F2 Press Switches on page 6 Toggles between time of day and ALT3 page 13 Hold Switches off page 9 MENU Escapes current page or steps back one page Text Entry When entering data it may be helpful to visualize the Element s keys as being labelled differently Here is a guide to how the keys function when in text entry mode Key pad functions while editing waypoints Scroll up through character list Move cursor right Move cursor left Accept entry and advance to next field Advance character set to capital lower case number or symbol or long press to rub out Escape cancel entry character Scroll down through character list Press Scroll through seven pages of the Press Activates information screen with Flight Information Display page 16 Hold Not used page 10 Hold Main Setup Menu page 5 current coordinates flight time etc MENU Scroll up and down in menus MENU Selects the highlighted choice Menu Diagram Access the Element s Main Setup Menu by pressing and holding MENU for 3 seconds Then use the arrow keys d W and OK to navigate forward and ESC to step back through the menu tree Main Setup Menu Flight memor Climb audio Factory settings Flights Climb threshold Pressure correction Scan rate Climb frequency Aircraft type Restore defaults Rec
17. Note that upon landing your Element will need a few seconds to determine for sure that you ve stopped moving Once it has it will display a summary of your flight While the flight summary is displayed press to switch off your Element Flight summary page e Maximum value of ALT1 Jim ci ms e Maximum climb rate of the flight e Maximum sink rate of the flight e Total flight time e Position in Element s memory most recent flight is always 1 034 e Date e Time of take off Switching off Switch off your Element at any time by holding down the On Off key and then confirming the prompt by pressing OK Press and hold o Confirm Off by pressing OK The Element will also wait for you to switch off once it detects your landing Switch off by pressing while the flight summary page is displayed If it is left idle your Element will switch itself off after 5 minutes to preserve battery life In flight information Info key Pressing the Info key at any time in flight will display a useful information page After In this section 20 seconds the screen will return to normal or you can immediately return to the normal Info key 10 display by pressing ESC l f ALT1 Altimeters 10 Information Page ic Am ALT1 Absolute altitude 11 e Maximum value of ALT1 Pm i ALT2 Alternative altitude display 12 n ALT3 Relative altitude 13 E ama a of the current flight Var
18. OK Confirm all WP Delete by pressing OK Press ESC to cancel 23 Airspace Coming soon We will soon offer airspace support as a new navigation feature of the Flytec Element Please visit element flytec ch to check for the most current firmware version Sign up for our newsletter at www flytec ch nl to be notified of update releases 24 Competition flying In this section Creating a competition route Activating a competition route Starting the competition Compass rose at competition start Multiple start gates Flying the competition Final glide 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 Creating a competition route Enter waypoints for your competition and store them as a route exactly as you would for normal cross country navigation Activating a competition route When activating any route enter the Element s competition mode by selecting yes at the prompt Enter start time Competitions often begin with an exit cylinder around a waypoint and at the start time you must be flying inside the cylinder When the start cylinder opens it is time to fly out and head off for the next waypoint Some competitions do the opposite specifying instead an enter cylinder which you must remain outside of until the start time In that case when the cylinder opens you must fly into it to begin the race Competitions may also specify several possible start times called gates If there are multiple start gates they wil
19. active waypoint I mm aa I asasala Ir oa i ot we ofi j Past sonek 1 HDC For more discussion of these displays see page 16 Passing over waypoints The Element will sound a long unmistakable tone when you cross a waypoint cylinder edge and the compass rose will point you toward the next waypoint on your route Deviating from your route You do not need to follow your route exactly as planned It is easy to return to a previous waypoint on the route or to skip a waypoint or to interrupt your route and navigate to any other waypoint in your stored waypoints list Skipping or repeating waypoints A useful option is to skip forward or backward within an active route Imagine you just caught a rocketing thermal to over 3000 m at Vilanova de M so you decide to skip Knoll and proceed straight to Ridge instead Press and hold RTE Use amp to select Ridge Press OK You will now be guided to the waypoint you have selected Once you reach it the active route will continue from there Use the same procedure to skip backwards to a previous waypoint in your route Goto function Navigate to any stored waypoint at any time using the Goto function Imagine you have passed Knoll but you are losing too much altitude to continue on You decide to navigate back to Vilanova de M for a safe landing field Press and hold WPT Confirm Goto by pressing F1 Use MAW to select Vilanova de M Press OK The arrow i
20. al you climbed in see page 15 Name of active waypoint Bearing to waypoint 0 360 Distance to waypoint km or miles 5 Active waypoint direction and glide While flying to a waypoint use this page to determine whether or not you can reach your target with enough altitude to continue your flight The page also shows your track and the required bearing to reach the waypoint Actual track of your flight 0 360 aD Bearing to the waypoint 0 360 oe ee Glide ratio required to reach the waypoint This page also gives a glide path symbol to help you quickly decide if you have enough height to reach the waypoint Current glide ratio will reach the active waypoint with extra height Current glide ratio will just reach the active waypoint Current glide ratio will not reach the active waypoint 16 6 Speed and glide Use this page to help optimise your flight Should you slow down to minimum sink Should you use your speed bar This page makes the decision easy Speed over ground km h kts or mph depending on your unit settings Glide ratio over ground Glide ratio required to reach the active waypoint Note that the same glide path symbol from Flight Information Display Page 5 appears here on Page 6 also 7 Competition data This screen is useful when flying competitions See page 25 to learn more about how your Element can help you win races Position relative to cy
21. bove Mean Sea Level MSL Toggle between displaying ALT1 and ALT2 see page 12 by pressing ALT1 ALT2 ALT1 is automatically set to your GPS altitude as soon as the Element acquires a GPS signal Note that ALT1 flashes until the Element has calculated a precise reading This altitude calibration means of course that the QNH pressure setting is also automatically adjusted You can manually adjust ALT1 by holding down ALT1 which brings you into the ALT1 setting screen There are three main reasons you might choose to adjust ALT1 1 If you DO know your present altitude but you DO NOT know your QNH setting For instance you notice a sign posted at the take off giving the actual MSL elevation of the ramp In this case you might adjust your ALT1 to match the sign You will notice that adjusting the altitude setting will also cause a change the QNH pressure setting Press and hold ALT1 Use Aa W to adjust ALT1 to the desired reading Press OK 2 If you DO NOT know your present altitude but you DO know your barometric pressure Perhaps you have an aviation weather report giving the local QNH setting or perhaps you have a setting from air traffic control In either case you can change ALT1 to reflect this pressure setting Press and hold ALT1 Use 4 amp 9 to adjust ALT1 until QNH matches the desired reading Press OK 3 If you want to cancel an adjustment and return to either standard pressure setting or GPS altitude T
22. clean with a soft damp cloth Never expose the Element to extreme temperatures water or mechanical force Reboot In the event your Element 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 Element is not water resistant Exposure to water or any other liquid will cause serious damage In case your Element gets wet remove the batteries immediately to prevent more damage If your Element was exposed to salt water rinse it in warm clean fresh water Dry your Element thoroughly and return it to your vendor or directly to Flytec for servicing 35 Warranty Flytec provides a 2 year warranty on all our flight instruments and we encourage you to contact us via our website any time for support After your warranty has expired we will still repair your Element at a reasonable charge Technical support Please direct all inquiries to your vendor or directly to Flytec via our website flytec ch 36 Specifications Altimeter Range O to 12 300 m Resolution 1mor1 ft Scale m or ft QNH Air pressure in hPa or inHg ALT1 Absolute altitude ALT2 Absolute or relative altitude ALT3 Differential altitude or AGL coming soon Variometer Units m s or ft min x 100 Graphic display Range 10 m s or 20 ft min x 100 Resolution 0 2 m s or 0 4 ft min x 100 Digital display Range 300 m s or
23. e and time you created the waypoint Ex 220415 152845 is a waypoint created on 22 April 2015 at 15 h 28 min 45 s local time 2 Use the Info key When you call up the Info page by pressing you can then use OK to automatically save your current location to the waypoints list The same format is used for the waypoint name Press You will see the prompt Pos gt WP Press OK J te Gm ci ms FLIGHT TIME uIo4 N 47 00 842 20 Flying a normal route In flight the Element will show you the direction to your next waypoint as a bold arrow appearing in the compass rose To fly to the next waypoint on your route turn your glider until this arrow stays pointed toward the top of the compass rose Every time you cross a waypoint your Element will sound a tone and begin pointing you toward the next waypoint Com pass Rose All icons on the compass rose indicate bearings relative to your direction of flight Your direction of flight is always at the very top of this display mai _ e gt J b e eer E y Zui O es P 5 c Q Ka DL u F gt Q rup OF s ax ao 7 O7 g 7 wr ANY A l Fi poe ER 7 Ne i a int after next Y Waypoint after ne 4 blinking __ ri epa ia 7 ane v a T a Last herm XN A a ast In the example flight when you fly from Ager take off the device will automatically point the way to Vilanova de M
24. e your Element will begin recording as soon as it acquires a GPS fix indicated by the symbol GPS 3D It will stop recording when you switch it off 31 Reviewing flights on your Element The most recent 50 flights are stored in chronological order on the Element and are available for review until you delete them To review the summary of any flight use the Flight Memory menu The extended memory of your Element will hold additional flights but they are only accessible using a USB connection Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Flight memory Press OK Use MAW to select Flights Press OK Use MAW to select a flight Press OK Flight summary page e Maximum value of ALT1 m t 3 1 e8 c m s e Maximum climb rate of the flight e Maximum sink rate of the flight e Total flight time e Position in Element s memory 9034 e Date e Time of take off Uploading flights to your computer The Element saves flight data automatically as IGC track files for online contests Coming soon in a firmware update tracklogs will also be saved as KML files for Google Earth Your Element works as a USB mass storage device so when you connect it to your computer it will appear as an external hard drive Your track files are stored in a folder named track Switch off your Element Connect the Element to your computer with the USB cable Open the icon labelled ELEMENT on your computer Open the
25. er amount Appropriate conditions 7 Normal flying light turbulence Climb audio menu Under this menu are numerous fine tune adjustments you can make to your beeping climb tones This section will explain them briefly First navigate to the Climb audio menu Press and hold MENU then amp P to select Climb audio Press OK From here you will be given several items to adjust Climb threshold default is 10 cm s or 20 ft min x 100 This value sets how fast you must climb to start hearing the climb tone The Element is so sensitive that on some days such as when strong thermal cycles are coming up the hill it may sound climb tones even while you are standing around preparing to launch You can raise this value to prevent this Climb frequency default is 800 Hz You can raise or lower the frequency of the lowest climb tone to hear overall higher or lower pitched beeps Frequency adjustment default is 2 The Element climb tones are set to raise in frequency the faster you climb Some pilots enjoy hearing very excited high pitched tones from their varios in which case they should choose a higher number for this setting If you want a calmer vario in strong climbs choose a lower value Pitch adjustment default is 2 The Element also beeps at a faster rate when you are climbing faster Just like the frequency adjustment if you want your vario to beep wildly choose a higher number for this setting If you want a calmer
26. folder named track Drag and drop the tracklog files to your desktop Click Eject or Disconnect Safely before disconnecting your Element Warning Your Element consumes battery power when in USB mode Do not leave it connected to your computer for an extended period of time or you will drain your battery Warning Always choose Eject on a Mac or Disconnect Safely on a PC before disconnecting your Element Deleting flights from your Element Follow these steps to delete all flight data stored on your Element Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Flight memory Press OK Use MAW to select Delete Press OK Confirm all flights Delete by pressing OK Use ESC to cancel 32 Firmware updates In this section Installing a firmware update Next update Future updates 33 34 34 Flytec will periodically issue firmware updates for the Element to improve its functionality and offer new features It is important to upgrade to the latest firmware version To see which firmware version your Element is running switch it off and then switch it on again The Element switch on display shows battery test device serial number pilot s name device name and finally firmware version Visit element flytec ch to download the most current firmware version Sign up for our newsletter at www flytec ch nl to be notified of update releases Warning Your Element consumes battery power when in USB mode Do not leave it c
27. he F1 and F2 keys will allow you to quickly cancel any ALT1 adjustments and use a Standard setting Press and hold ALT1 Press F1 to confirm the choice to set ALT1 to FL Alt MSL using standard atmospheric pressure OR Press F2 to confirm the choice to set ALT1 to GPS altitude Press OK 11 ALT2 Alternative altitude display Toggle between displaying ALT1 and ALT2 by pressing ALT1 ALT2 When ALT2 is toggled your Element will not necessarily display the label ALT2 instead it will indicate whichever ALT2 configuration is presently selected You can configure ALT2 to show any of four different values using the Instrument Settings menu Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Instrument settings Press OK Use MAW to select Alt2 mode and press OK Use 4 amp 9 to select your preferred ALT2 mode Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu These are the four available choices for ALT2 e GPS altitude The label GPS appears beside the altitude reading Note that you cannot adjust ALT2 when you have selected this option ALT2 will only display the current GPS altitude e Flight Level The label FL appears beside the altitude reading Note that you cannot adjust ALT2 when you have selected this option because the Flight Level display is always based on a standard atmospheric pressure value of 1013 25 hPa e ALT1m ft inverse If ALT1 is displayed in metres then ALT2 displays true altitude in
28. iometers 13 d Vari 13 Maximum sink rate 1 ANO ATOUT UES of the current flight Graphic vario 14 FLIGHTTIME e Elapsed flight time Numeric vario 14 Hee a the i e Current GPS coordinates A a a lr GL Near thermal tone 14 h d 7 I I n la Sink tone 14 e Save current position z imi tat i h a Sink alarm 14 peebegeiew k osthiP Direction of flight 15 Altimeters Wind direction and strength 15 As any pilot knows there are many different altitudes in aviation The Element determines Relocating thermals 15 altitude using both GPS and barometric pressure and its altitude display is customisable You can select among three altimeters called ALT1 ALT2 and ALT3 and you can manually Compass rose and wind arrow 15 set the sea level barometric pressure Flight Information Display pages 16 We will use the following definitions when explaining the altimeter functions e Absolute altitude height above mean sea level MSL e GPS altitude MSL altitude indicated by GPS satellites e Relative altitude height above a known point such as an airfield e AGL Altitude height over the terrain directly below above ground level e QNH the actual air pressure at sea level e Flight Level altitude MSL in hundred feet intervals relative to the ISA pressure setting of 1013 25 hPa FL17 for example indicates that you are in the 1700 band between 1650 and 1750 MSL 10 ALT1 Absolute altitude ALT1 is your altitude a
29. l be separated by regular intervals of a number of minutes Press and hold RTE Confirm Route Start by pressing F2 You will see the prompt Start time Use AW to select yes Press OK Use AW to enter the start time hours Press OK Use AW to enter the start time minutes Press OK Use MAW to select the number of start gates Press OK Use MAW to select the start gate interval Press OK Use MAW to choose either EXIT cylinder O or ENTER cylinder O Press OK 25 Starting the competition Use the arrow keys d W to select Flight Information Display Page 7 which will tell you your position relative to the start cylinder as you wait for your start time Ie 0 57 15 You are inside the start cylinder mi ib wa 0 You are outside the start cylinder 16 24 I If you are on the wrong side of the cylinder the symbol will flash The page 7 display also gives you a countdown to the start time your distance from the cylinder edge and the speed over ground required to reach the cylinder at the start time If you are in the start cylinder the compass rose will show you your position within the cylinder and the direction to the next waypoint If you are outside of the start cylinder the compass rose will point the way back to it Compass Rose at Competition Start l gal lt a A 2 4 m Q a Pa 4 X7 O7 l AS 7 l rd p N Z 7 yA S PA s N ON a D on ae N SA wey
30. linder and start time ri 1 J Speed required to reach the cylinder edge at start time before start time or distance to goal once started G Se FJ 058 anneal i Distance to cylinder edge Note that this data field can only be selected when a route is activated 17 e The Element is the perfect vario to get started with cross country flying Here is how you Navigation might go about planning and flying a flight using your Element In this section Generating coordinates Generating coordinates 18 First you will need navigation data You can get this from your mentor or another pilot or Entering waypoints 19 you can use mapping software to generate your own information For this tutorial you will use XC Planner a free online tool www xcplanner appspot com You can also use Google Creating a route 19 Earth or similar software or even a paper map if you want to do it the hard way Activating the route 20 Drag the red line to position waypoints on the map In XC Planner right clicking creates a Saving current position as a waypoint 20 new waypoint Control click on a Mac Grabbing and dragging the midpoint of the red line also creates a new waypoint Required glide to next waypoint 22 Passing over waypoints 22 Let s say you want to fly the classic route from Ager to Organya in Spain You will drag the red line to connect likely thermal sources and soarable ridges along the route Deviating from your rou
31. meserver com and click on your country and city Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Instrument settings Press OK Select Time zone and press OK Use MAW to enter your UTC offset Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu 27 Units of measurement The Element offers different units of measurement for altitude soeed pressure rate of climb sink distance time and coordinates Default settings are in SI metric units To select other units follow these steps Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Instrument settings Press OK Use MAW to select Units Press OK Use MAW to select the unit to be changed Press OK Now use AW to select your unit preference Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu Coordinate format The Element uses the degrees decimal minutes format dd mm mmm as its default for GPS coordinates because it introduces fewer rounding errors Selecting other formats may make your GPS less accurate on the order of 20 metres Follow the procedure above for changing units of measurement and select Coordinates The Element supports these coordinate formats dd mm mmm default dd ddddd UTM coming soon in a firmware update Audio volume level Adjust your Element s audio volume using the key Pressing it repeatedly allows you to cycle through five audio levels Audio level is indicated at the top of the display screen with
32. n the compass rose will now point you to Vilanova de M You can also easily cancel the Goto function Press and hold WPT Confirm EX Canc Goto by pressing F1 As long as you still have an active route the Element will resume pointing you to the next waypoint along your route once you cancel the Goto function Deactivating the route An activated route will remain in active mode until you deactivate it even if you switch off your Element You also cannot edit the route until you deactivate it Press and hold RTE Confirm Route KX by pressing F2 22 Erasing the route Deleting the route will not erase the waypoints from your stored waypoints list because they are stored separately Press and hold MENU then use AW to select Route Press OK Select Del all WP Press OK You will see the prompt Delete Route Press OK Erasing individual waypoints You can also choose to erase waypoints from your Element s stored waypoints list If the waypoints you delete are also part of a saved route they will remain in the route Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Waypoints Press OK Select Edit and press OK Use MAW to select Ager take off Press F2 to delete Your waypoint Ager take off has been deleted Erasing all waypoints Be careful with this feature It is easy to erase all the waypoints from your Element Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Waypoints Press OK Select Delete and press
33. ning airspeed sensor the label will change to AIR and the Element will display airspeed instead 29 Airspeed calibration Airspeed can be corrected 50 under the Speed menu This could be useful if the shape of your pod harness is affecting your speed sensor s accuracy for example Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Speed Press OK Use MAW to select Speed correction Press OK Use 4 amp 9 to enter your desired speed correction Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu Stall alarm Stall Alarm only functions when your Element is connected to an external sensor that provides it with airspeed data When the Stall Alarm feature is activated your Element will sound a loud tone if your airspeed drops below the Stall Alarm threshold To activate or deactivate the Stall Alarm Press and hold ALARM Use 4 amp 9 to select Stall Confirm activating deactivating the Stall Alarm by pressing F1 Press OK Stall Alarm threshold can be set to any value from 15 0 to 99 9 km h or from 8 1 to 53 9 kts or from 9 3 to 62 0 mph Press and hold MENU then use MAW to select Speed Press OK Use MAW to select Stall alarm Press OK Use 4 amp 9 to enter your desired airspeed for the Stall Alarm Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu 30 Data management In this section Recording interval scan rate Record mode Uploading flights to your computer Deleting flights from your Element
34. onnected to your computer for an extended period of time or you will drain your battery Warning be sure you have fresh batteries before installing new firmware If your Element runs out of battery power while it is updating its firmware it may not work properly Warning Always choose Eject on a Mac or Disconnect Safely on a PC before disconnecting your Element Installing a firmware update Because your Element works as a USB mass storage device updating the firmware is fast and easy When you connect it to your computer it will appear as an external hard drive Download the new firmware in your language then connect your Element and drag and drop the UPG file into the folder named update Switch off your Element Connect the Element to your computer with the USB cable Open the icon labelled ELEMENT on your computer Open the folder named update Drag and drop the UPG file from your desktop into the folder update Click Eject or Disconnect Safely before disconnecting your Element Switch on your Element Confirm Update by pressing OK 33 Your Element will read the new firmware and automatically update itself Note that this could take a few minutes The firmware file remains in the update folder after the update but its ending changes from upg to _pg If you change the ending back to upg your Element will offer to install it again the next time you switch it on If multiple files with the ending upg exist in
35. ord mode Frequency Aircraft ID adjustment Delete Pitch adjustment Internal settings Pitch mode Instrument settings Waypoints Near thermal LCD contrast threshold Edit Battery type Delete Time zone Sink audio Alt2 mode Sink threshold Units Sink frequency Edit Sink alarm threshold Speed Delete Pressure Vario Vario settings Speed Distance Integrated vario Stall alarm Time 2 R 3 D Vario filter Speed correction Coordinates Last thermal threshold wD e ot oO Getting started In this section Switching on GPS acquisition Setting time zone Choosing units Mounting Detecting take off Recording flight data Switching off O O OO WA BW OA AW O Switching on The Element comes with two AA alkaline batteries with which the device will operate for about 30 hours Press the On Off key Confirm On by pressing OK GPS acquisition Give your Element at least 2 minutes with an unobstructed view of the sky to acquire a GPS signal GPS 3D will appear at the top of the display screen when the device receives sufficient satellite reception The Element will automatically calibrate its clock and GPS altimeter Battery charge state is also indicated i Warning Your radio and mobile phone will interfere with GPS reception so keep them away from your Element Setting time zone Time and date are automatically set by GPS but you must input your time zone See page
36. resssss 27 element flytec ch gt manuals Data management ses oeseessoesroresesrorenesesssrorenesesesrosesesrenenesesrorenenesesrorenesesess 31 Firmware UDdateS secuii see eens a 33 Technical notes and SUPpOTt eessesessessesessesseseeseseeseeseeseseseeseseseoseseeseeseseesee 35 SPECA 6 cee nnn ee ne ee nee eee ee 37 Element Diagram Instrument overview In this section ww JOC 2 Im Element Diagram 3 Altitude GPS signal ALT1 or ALT2 Keypad Diagram 4 Text Entry 4 Menu Diagram 5 Battery charge M MN Gre30 REC Wf P Integrated vario Compass rose Wind direction Analogue vario Ground speed Taia D a Ea th JILL Airspace Last thermal Flight Time ALT3 QNH information display Scroll with the arrow keys a W between various information displays e g F1 graphic altimeter F2 Route Waypoint ba a ESC On Off Keypad Diagram The Element s keys serve different functions depending on when and for how long you press them The keys have a short press function white lettering and a longer 3 second hold function dark lettering The keys also help you navigate through the Element menu Select audio volume level Turn on off three alarms Near thermal tone page 14 Sink alarm page 29 Stall alarm page 30 Selects choices marked F1 Sets ALT3 to zero page 13 Activates a menu F1 Goto function page 22 F2 Activate route page 20
37. te 1sto60s Extended data storage for 10 000 hours of flight time IGC igc Google Earth kml coming soon 250 waypoints Store current position manual entry Coming soon load waypoints from file dd mm mmm dd mm ss dd ddddd Coming soon UTM CompeGPS wpt GEO wpt Ozi Explorer wpt SeeYou cup GPX gpx 1 route with up to 50 waypoints Selection from waypoints list Start time number of start gates start gate interval time Competition route guided through cylinder centres Optimised competition route coming soon Distance and direction to nearest restricted airspace Proximity warning of restricted airspace Nearest exit of restricted airspace Miscellaneous Dimensions Weight Power supply Operating time Charge state Operating temp Storage temp Languages Warranty 138 x 74x 23 mm 178 g including batteries without mount 2 AA alkaline batteries or NIMH accumulators 30 hours approximately Continuously monitored battery voltage with indicator 10 C to 50 C 30 C to 70 C English German French additional languages coming soon 24 months
38. te 22 Skipping or repeating waypoints 22 a i T aS D pe m ee Ad Goto function 22 pr E EAST de A LAR OA eet 5 EA Erasing the route 23 Erasing individual waypoints 23 Erasing all waypoints 23 To generate coordinates for the waypoints along this route click the box on the right labelled Download 18 EC Pionner x You amp 2 C D xcplanner appspot com av pgo Save x Turnpoint details TOI 42 2769 N 0 44 774 E 1565m SP TO2 42 O0 631 N O S4 179E 813M TPT TOJ 42 3 624 N 1 1745 E 1135m TP2 TO4 42 10 894 N 1 4590 E 1451m TPS TOS 42 12276 N 1 18458 E 759m TOG 42 13 147 N 1 19 339E 49m KB Download Format KML Google Earth Filename Ager to Organya Cese Download Copy down the information You can also save the waypoints as a WPT file by selecting the option FormatGEO GpsDump and clicking Download In a future firmware update for the Element you will be able to drag and drop this file directly into your Element For now you will enter the navigation information manually WP01 Ager take off N 42 02 765 E 0 44 774 1565 m WP02 Vilanova de M N 42 00 631 E 0 54 179 813m WP03 Knoll N 42 03 624 E 1 01 746 1135m WP04 Ridge N 42 10 894 E 1 04 590 1451 m WPO05 Santa Fe N 42 12 276 E 1 18 458 759m WP06 Organya N 42 13 147 E 1 19 339 549m Entering waypoints Your Element stores locations as a list of waypoints which you may choose to navigate to
39. the Audio Symbol MUTE pod 25 Variometer adjustments The Element vario is highly customisable This section explains all the possible adjustments Remember when in doubt use the default settings Numeric vario averaging interval This value may be adjusted from 1 to 30 seconds Though the default setting is 5 seconds it may be useful to adjust the averaging interval to a longer setting A good strategy is to set the numeric vario averaging interval to at least the time it takes you to turn a complete circle when thermalling approximately 15 seconds or longer Press and hold MENU then use AW to select Vario settings Press OK Use MAW to select Integrated vario Press OK Use MAW to select a value Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu Last thermal threshold The Element records thermals using readings of its numeric vario You can adjust the threshold of the last thermal value from between 0 1 to 3 0 m s or 0 2 to 6 ft min x 100 The default setting is 0 5 m s or 1 0 ft min x 100 Press and hold MENU then use amp to select Vario settings Press OK Use 4 amp 9 to select Last thermal threshold Press OK Use MAW to select a value Press OK Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu 28 Turbulence filter The Element has four sensitivity settings to filter turbulence so you get the most usable information from the instrument The default setting is Level 1 Setting Filt
40. thermal Tone by pressing F1 Press OK Sink tone The Sink Tone is a low gradual tone telling you that you are losing altitude The lower the tone the higher your sink rate See page 29 to adjust the Sink Tone threshold Sink alarm The Sink Alarm is a continuous tone telling you that you are sinking rapidly When activated the symbol fv appears in the upper right corner of the display See page 29 to adjust the Sink Alarm threshold To activate or deactivate the Sink Alarm Press and hold ALARM Use 4 amp 9 to select Sink Confirm activating deactivating the Sink Alarm by pressing F1 Press OK 14 Direction of flight The Element uses GPS to monitor your track over the ground and it shows your direction of flight relative to north on the compass rose Note that the Element does not use magnetic compass data and cannot display your heading i e which way you are facing The GPS compass only works when you are flying or otherwise moving over the earth at 3 km h or faster Wind direction and strength Wind direction is shown on the display as a small wind arrow beside the compass rose When the arrow points up you have a tailwind When the arrow points down you are flying into a headwind Wind speed is shown on Flight Information Display Page 3 which you can select at any time using the arrow keys da W see page 16 Note The Element calculates wind direction and strength by measuring your track o
41. ver the ground during 360 degree turns and calculating your drift For the most accurate wind reading you should fly two or more slow circles holding constant speed and bank angle Relocating thermals To help you in cross country flight your Element will remember the location of the last thermal as you fly along your route The bearing to your most recent thermal is displayed as a small f arrow on the compass rose If you fall out of a thermal or if you are sinking out and want to return to the last thermal turn your glider until the up arrow indicator appears at the top of the compass rose then fly straight until you enter the thermal and begin climbing again You should also use the arrow keys 4 amp W to select Flight Information Display Page 4 which will tell you the bearing and distance to your last thermal This is shown on page 16 See page Error Bookmark not defined to configure your Element s threshold for last thermal strength TIP You can also use the Goto function see page 22 to guide you to your last thermal which will appear as _Last in your waypoints list Compass rose and wind arrow All icons on the compass rose indicate bearings relative to your direction of flight Your direction of flight is always at the top of this display The wind arrow appears off to the side ga lt A a Yo Q Pi S 4 A Ov RZ 7 l Y7 i 7 F ln Y N ction _ wnd diret CO
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search