Flymaster LIVE manual EN 1v2.0
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1. CONNECTOR KEYBOARD SAFETY CORD Figure 1 LIVE Overview Document version 2 0 Page 6 FLYMASTER 3 Getting started Fully charge battery before using FLYMASTER LIVE for the first time Figure 2 USB Connector The battery may be charged by either connecting the LIVE USB connector to the wall socket charger or USB cable USB connector can be found on the right side of the LIVE see Figure 2 3 1 Charging the Battery Flymaster LIVE has a completely new battery power management that gives the pilot a more accurate information about the battery state as well as the charging time and battery remaining time To charge the Flymaster LIVE battery you can use the wall charger the Usb cable or the car charger Flymaster accessories are recommended in order to avoid damage the power management module Charging or battery status information is shown in the Shutdown menu When not being charged the remaining battery level is shown as a percentage In addition the estimated remaining working time TTG is shown Both values are estimated based on the average consumption of the device since the last charge Naturally any change in consumption profile results in an estimation error The Flymaster LIVE has 2 charging modes namely Quick Charge and Slow charge The charging mode choice is made automatic Quick charge mode is only choose when the wall charger or the car charger are used while Slow2. FLYMASTER Table 8 Main Menu Options Action Description Add WP to Task Adds the selected waypoint to the end of the task Insert New WP Starts a new waypoint entry The current location is automatically used for default waypoint data Edit WP Start editing the selected waypoint Delete WP Delete the selected waypoint If the waypoint is being used in the task this option is disabled Delete all waypoints Deletes all waypoints and task Edit Task Starts editing task If no waypoints have been added to the task this option is disabled see section 7 2 The option list can be scrolled using UP and DOWN keys 7 2 Edit Task Route The Live will only store one route This is done to prevent flying an incorrect task A task can be edited selecting the Edit Task option of the WAM list Selecting the Edit Task option will highlight the the first Task Route point see figure 12 In addition the task point parameters are shown in the bottom screen area Warning After the task is edited navigation will be restarted at the beginning of the route In the example of Figure 20 the task has one route point B01 defined as a Cylinder with a 400meter radius When a task has only one point it is considered as a Go To type route The LIVE will automatically start navigating to that point When the task contains more than one point then the first turn point will automatica
3. No Altimeter 58m Altitude2 58m Figure 32 Set Altimeter Document version 2 0 Page 41 FLYMASTER 13 2 Time The Time page allows the user to set the vario integration time track log parameters and the Universal Coordinated Time UTC offset see Figure 33 Vario Integr 10s Track interval 1s UTC offset 00 00 Figure 33 Timing Parameters The current firmware version supports two interval related parameters the Vario Integrator and Track Interval 13 2 1 Vario Integrator The Integrated Vario is calculated by integrating the vertical soeed during a period of X seconds defined by this value In the example of Figure 33 the integration period is 10 seconds default value 13 2 2 Track interval During flight the LIVE stores a track log point every track interval seconds Recording a track automatically starts once a speed of 5km h is exceeded and the LIVE has a 3D GPS fix However when a task is active the LIVE will store a track log point immediately as it enters a turn point cylinder Goal or Start open Using GPS data the LIVE automatically adjust the internal clock according the Universal Coordinated Time UTC The user should adjust the UTC offset so that the time displayed by the LIVE matches the local time 13 3 Vario Acoustics The user can change the climbing and sinking rate sound through the respective threshold values These thresholds correspond to the clim
4. Charge mode is choose when is used a USB cable connected to a Pc Document version 2 0 Page 7 FLYMASTER Note Charging is not possible when the device is turned on and the device is connected to a PC In order to start charging the device should be turned off Information about the charging process can be seen in the shutdown page or in the center of the display when the device is turned off In both cases information displayed includes the charging mode slow or quick the current battery level in percentage and the remaining charging time in hh mm format Note Charging should be avoided at high temperatures in order to reduce the probability of battery overheating 3 2 LIVE Keys Four keys are used to interact with LIVE see Figure 3 In this manual we will call MENU key to S1 ENTER key to S2 UP key to S3 and DOWN key to S4 Each key has 2 functions depending on whether the device is in flight mode or in menu mode Additionally the MENU key is used to power up the LIVE when it is switched off Figure 3 Keys In the flight mode Keys S2 S3 and S4 have user configurable functions F1 F2 and F3 that can allocated in the Menu gt Settings gt FS Keys see section 13 10 In menu mode all keys have fixed functions represent by a symbol on the key 3 3 Using keys Inside Menu Changing parameters on the LIVE can be performed through the menu Changing a parameter involves accessing the menu selecting an opt
5. Finally in the 3 zone the air is rising at 1 2 m s and so both pilots climb at 0 2 m s The LIVE pilot starts to hear his vario beep beep sound it is only at this point the green pilot hears the first beep from his instrument The green pilot may have missed the thermal completely had he found the inner zone or if he was not watching his friend with the LIVE 13 4 5 Auto Silent Setting Auto silent on will keep the LIVE s buzzer quiet until a start flight has been detected A start flight is detected when the speed exceeds the value defined in Advanced Features and the GPS has a 3D Fix The audio will then be kept active until the LIVE is switched off The default value for the Document version 2 0 Page 47 FLYMASTER auto silent parameter is On 13 4 6 Start Speed The start speed is used to define the minimum GPS speed in Km h that should be reached in order to initiate the flight In the example of Figure 35 the speed is set to 1 Km h so once this value is reached the flight will start Note that the start flight event is important to many other functionalities so care should be taken when setting this value For example if auto silent is on the vario will only beep after the flight starts The track date is also only saved when the flight starts 13 5 Screen The screen menu option allows the user to set the Screen contrast and to Enable Disable the pages triggers 13 5 1 Screen Cont
6. Once a flight has started shows the maximum sink encountered during the flight Note that these values are using the integrated vario When the instrument is switched off this value is reset back to zero Max Speed Maximum Speed returned by GPS achieved during the flight When the instrument is switched off this value is reset back to zero Motor Motor Temperature available when connected with Flymaster M1 Temp Page Current layout active page number Number RPM Motor rotation available when connected with Flymaster M1 Speed Indicates ground speed in km h The speed is only available when the GPS receiver has a valid signal Speed Strt Speed to Start The speed at which the pilot must fly in order to reach the start gate exactly at its opening Time Current Time This value is automatic revised when the device gets a valid Gps Signal see Note 2 TTG Remaining time to Start Opening see Note 3 Document version 2 0 Page 24 FLYMASTER Trans G R Glide ratio during transition Average glide ratio during transitions between thermals UDF1 User defined field 1 The data shown can be user defined UDF2 User defined field 2 The data shown can be user defined UDF3 User defined field 3 The data shown can be user defined UDF4 User defined field 4 The data shown can be user defined UDF5 User defined field 5 The data shown can be user defined UDF6 User defined field
7. in Flight Mode Figure 4 Layout pages examples Screen layout can be configured by the user using a free application called Flymaster Designer which can be downloaded from the Flymaster website www flymaster net This intuitive tool allows the user to create an unlimited number of layouts which can be saved to the computer uploaded to the instrument and even shared with other Flymaster users See the Designer user manual available on the website for more information about the Designer tool Document version 2 0 Page 10 FLYMASTER Designing a Layout consists of inserting a set of objects called Elements in the desired position and with the desired dimensions in each of the available 16 pages The Designer works by what you see is what you get This means that when you insert a element in a page and after uploading the layout to the instrument you will see exactly the same thing on the LIVE screen There are several elements available for the LIVE which are presented in the following section 5 LIVE Elements The main objective of an element is to provide information to the user Elements can be Graphical or Data Field type Each element have its own properties which can be changed in order to alter the element behavior and or shape 5 1 Graphical Elements Graphical elements are characterized by providing information in a graphical way Most of the graphical elements have fixed dimensions although
8. jump to the next data field or return to the configuration menu if no more data field needs to be set 3 4 Switching LIVE On and Off To switch on the LIVE briefly push the S1 key Menu Key This will display the start up screen with a 10 second countdown Pushing the S2 Enter key before the 10 seconds have elapsed will power up the LIVE LIVE initiates in flight mode If the S2 key is not pushed within 10 seconds the LIVE will go back to sleep To switch off the LIVE push the S1 menu key to activate menu mode using the arrow keys S3 or S4 scroll the cursor to the Shutdown item and push the S2 Enter Key 3 5 Resetting the LIVE The reset procedure allows the pilot to restart the LIVE if it freezes or stop responding Document version 2 0 Page 9 FLYMASTER To reset the LIVE just push S1 Menu key and the S4 Down arrow key keys simultaneously for at least two seconds 4 Flight Mode The Flymaster LIVE has two main working modes namely Flight mode and Menu mode Flight mode is used during flight and this allows the user to see information such as Altitude Speed or Vario The LIVE has up to 16 different pages see Figure 4 in memory Each page corresponds to a different screen which can be completely configured by the user A set of 16 pages is called a Layout Once a Layout containing multiple pages has been defined the user can switch page using one of the configurable function keys see section 13 10
9. the default values are the ones wanted Regarding the Goal edit the first occurrence of G05 and change its type to Goal cylinder The radius does not need to be changed since the radius is by default 400m Continuously pressing the ENTER bottom will make the cursor jump to the next parameter which is the time Time should be set to 17 00 which is the goal close time Edit the second occurrence of G05 and change its type to Landing and time to 17 30 Document version 2 0 Page 34 FLYMASTER This will establish the landing deadline at 17 30 After the above procedure the task is set Going back into the Flight Mode Screen by pressing MENU bottom will automatically activates the task and starts navigation 8 Task Delay Main Menu Waypoints Task Task navigator Near Airfields Flight Log GPS Settings Shutdown Task delay By Figure 24 Task Delay During competitions it is common practice to postpone a task Usually take off is postponed and so is the start gate goal close and land by times Instead of having to edit the defined task the LIVE offers a task delay feature which moves all defined times in a task forward by X minutes To delay a task in the menu simply push the ENTER botton when the Task Delay is selected see Figure 24 Then using UP and DOWN bottom set the number of minutes to delay Finally push the ENTER bottom to confirm 9 Task Navigator This function is useful to
10. time the LIVE is connected to the PC wait until Windows show the message that new hardware is present a ready to use 4 The update should start automatic and a message appears saying Programing and a progress bar starts to grow If after a few seconds nothing happens reset the LIVE click at the same time the Menu and down arrow key for 2 seconds see section 3 5 When the process is finish the application shows a message saying complete Then disconnect the USB cable and the LIVE will start to work Eventually a message can appear asking for a Layout If this happens the Designer software should be used to upload a new layout Flymaster firmware installer Firmware file CAD ocuments and Settings user My Documents Flymaster Firmware B 2Live B 2Live fmf Ei Send firmware Figure 47 Firmware Installer Document version 2 0 Page 57
11. 6 The data shown can be user defined Vario Numeric value of the instantaneous Vario shown in vario graph VMG Velocity made good is the speed at which the pilot is approaching the active turn point Voltage Current battery level in Volts Wind Dir Wind direction in degrees Wind Speed Calculated wind speed using gps speed Note 1 The LIVE considers a thermal has been entered when the integrated vario value is above 0 5m s and considers the thermal as been exited when the integrated vario goes bellow 1 0 m s Once in the thermal the Gain indicator will keep track of the maximum altitude reached in the thermal If the altitude is less than the the max thermal altitude then a negative number will show the difference from the highest point reached If the altitude is equal or higher than the maximum reached then a positive number will show the altitude gained since entering the thermal The Gain indicator keeps track of how much altitude is being gained in the thermal When a pilot enters a thermal the LIVE will reset the Gain indicator to O and will start to track how much altitude the pilot has gained At a certain point in the thermal the lift may become weaker and inconsistent At this point the gain indicator will show altitude loss in this inconsistency Once the pilot climbs in the thermal again the indicator will show the gain since entering the thermal Note 2 All the internal LIVE time calculations are based on UTC Coord
12. DOP between than 2 0 and 3 0 B 3D position with a PDOP greater than 3 0 Ki 2D position no altitude information K No GPS Signal Note that FAI rules require 3D tracklog data which includes GPS altitude Therefore the LIVE will only start recording a tracklog when 3D information is available The LIVE has an high sensitivity 50 channel GPS receiver which offers unmatched tracking performance in harsh signal environments 160 dBm sensitivity and very short acquisition times The LIVE has a 4 Hz GPS update rate most of others only provide 1Hz which allows the LIVE pilot to see very small speed and position changes Furthermore the movement of the direction arrow is smoother and any position change is shown in a quarter of the time of other devices Note that the 4 Hz update rate requires more than 5 satellites in view More information about GPS accuracy and also other GPS related information can be seen in http www kowoma de en gps errors htm 5 1 5 Analog Vario The Analog Vario Element shows information regarding the analogue instantaneous Document version 2 0 Page 14 FLYMASTER vertical speed This element can be resided and re positioned This Element graphically represents the rate of climb scaled from O m s to 10 m s depending if you are climbing or sinking Figure 5 Analog Vario Element When the LIVE detects that the pilot is climbing a black bar starts to grow on the left from the bottom of the
13. FLYMASTER FIYMASTER LIVE User manual Document version 2 0 FLYMASTER 2012 FLYMASTER Avionics Ltd R de Fundoes n 151 3700 121 S Joao da Madeira Portugal Tel 351 256 001 935 Fax 351 256 880 551 All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of FLYMASTER Avionics Lda herein FLYMASTER avionics FLYMASTER Avionics hereby grants permission to download a copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print a copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice FLYMASTER Avionics reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the FLYMASTER Avionics website www flymaster avionics com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other FLYMASTER Avionics products Document version 2 0 Page 2 FLYMASTER Wa
14. GSM and Delete Fight Flight Log 2011 12 16 17 17 04 01 38 46 pload via GSM Delete flight Figure 28 Flight Upload Selecting the Upload via GSM option will make the LIVE send the selected flight data using GSM to the pre defined server see section 13 13 Similarly selecting the Delete Flight option will delete the selected flight from memory Before deleting the flight a message is displayed asking the user to confirm the action see Figure 29 Document version 2 0 Page 38 FLYMASTER Flight Log 2011 12 16 17 17 04 01 38 46 Delete flight Are you sure NY Figure 29 Delete flight 12 GPS status In the main menu the LIVE provides a detailed view of the GPS status the current position dilution of precision pdop value and the current GPS coordinates of the pilot Main Menu Waypoints Task Task delay Task navigator Near Airfields Flight Lo Settings Shutdown 29 N 543286 ES 4526028 pDop 3 13 Figure 30 Satellite status Figure 30 illustrates the GPS satellite reception page In this example the LIVE shows that Document version 2 0 Page 39 FLYMASTER 9 satellites are visible and 7 are being used to provide the position fix Each bar shows the signal strength for each individual satellite A filled bar indicates the LIVE has a lock on that satellite The position dilution of precision pdop shown gives an indication of how reliable t
15. IVE default values Climb threshold 0 1m s and Buzzer 3 0 3m s the buzzing with start at 0 2m s because 0 1 0 3 0 2 Also at the 0 1m s directly below the Climb threshold the LIVE will emit a constant sound varying rapidly in pitch from around 100hz to the set base frequency at which the first beep is emitted Setting the Buzzer value to 0 will disable the buzzer feature Although the Buzzer will sound very annoying on the ground it becomes an amazing companion in flight allowing the pilot to pick up thermals he would have usually missed Document version 2 0 Page 46 FLYMASTER Pilot Rate of climb Figure 37 Buzzer illustration A practical example of the advantages of the buzzer feature can is illustrated in Figure 37 In this example both pilots are sinking at 1 0 m s The orange paraglider has a LIVE for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s and the Buzzer parameter is set to 3 0 3 m s The green paraglider has usual vario for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s As shown in the figure when both pilots enter the thermal nothing is heard The air is rising at 0 1 m s but both pilots are descending at 0 9 m s In the second zone of the thermal the air is rising at 0 8 m s and so pilots are descending at 0 2 m s At this stage the orange pilot starts to hear the Next to Climb brrrrr sound of his LIVE which helps him to center the thermal while the green pilot is still unaware of the thermal
16. S is sent every 2 minutes 14 Firmware Flymaster follows a policy of continuous improvement of its products This means that a new version of firmware can be uploaded from our website periodically The update process is simple Before beginning update procedure make sure you download the next files from the download page of LIVE product section USB Drivers according the operating system Windows windows 7 64bits or MAC OS X e The last version of the firmware LiveFirmware fmf s The firmware updating software according the operating system Flymaster firmware installer The first step of the updating procedure consists in installing the USB drivers In order to do that you should run the drivers installation file and follow the on screen instructions Next you need to install the update application run the Flymaster firmware installer setup and follow the on screen instructions Once the driver and the update tool are correctly installed do the following procedure Document version 2 0 Page 56 FLYMASTER 1 Double click the firmware file this will start the Flymaster Firmware installer with the firmware path already inserted Alternatively open the Firmware installer and insert the path to the firmware file see Figure 47 2 Click Send Firmware button The message waiting for Flymaster instrument will appear 3 Connect the LIVE to the PC using the cable supplied If it is the first
17. ace Altitude Current altitude This altitude is calculated based on the barometric pressure and depends on the QNH value see Note 4 Altitude2 Second Altimeter which can be set independently to the main altimeter Arrival Estimated arrival height above Goal The height is calculated considering the Goal average glide ratio that has being made This means that wind day quality and glider performance are used in the calculations Document version 2 0 Page 22 FLYMASTER Arrival Estimated arrival height above the next waypoint This means that wind day Next quality and glider performance are used in the calculations Ave Rot Average rate of turn in degrees per second Ave Speed Average ground speed calculated using a filter to show a smoothed speed eliminating erratic speed changes due to glider pitching etc Ave Vario Average Vario calculated using an integration time constant in order to indicate smoother climbing rates CTR Status Airspace related Status messages This field will show Violating when the pilot is inside the controlled airspace Immenent Alt when closer than the CTR alt Th to entering airspace vertically and Pos Immenent when closer than the CTR dist Th to entering airspace horizontally Cur G R Current glide Ratio calculated using the average vario value and average ground speed Date Current date This v
18. alue is automatic set when the device gets a valid GPS Signal Dist CTR Distance to controlled airspace When more than one airspace area is in range the closest will be shown When inside an airspace area the distance shown is to the closest edge Dist Edge Distance to Edge Shortest distance to the optimal point of the next waypoint using route optimisation see section 5 1 7 Dist Goal Distance to goal is the total distance from the current position to the goal The distance is calculated considering that the optimal route is made through all pending turnpoints Dist Line Distance to Line Shortest distance to the waypoint line circle Distance line corresponds to the Distance Next minus the waypoint radius Dist Next Distance to Next Shortest distance to the waypoint center Distance next corresponds to the Distance Line plus the waypoint radius Dist Start Distance to start Shortest distance to the start cylinder Dist Shortest distance to last thermal core thermal dot Thermal Dist Toff Distance to take off is the distance between the current point and the flight starting point Dur Flight Duration Duration of the current flight Flight Level Current altitude in hundreds of feet Fuel Level Fuel level in liters available when connected with Flymaster M1 G R Goal Glide ratio to goal Necessary glide ratio to reach the Goal considering that the optimal route trough remainng waypoints is made Do
19. and DOWN keys to change each field option Pushing the ENTER key confirms the current field value and highlights the following field Pushing the MENU key will undo changes Table 11 Language Units Menu Options Function Description Language Allows to define the interface language Alti Units Altitude Units Altitude can be show in Meters or Feets Roc Units Rate of Climb Units ROC can be show in m s or 100xFeets s Dist Units Distance units can be in Km or Miles Speed Units Speed Units can be in Km h Miles h or Knots Coords Coordinates format The most common formats are available 13 7 Device Settings This menu option allows the user to reset all parameters to the default factory values Care should be taken because all changes made by the user are lost In order to reset all settings use UP or DOWN key to change the Factory Settings parameter to Yes and then confirm the action with the ENTER key Document version 2 0 Page 50 FLYMASTER Additionally this menu also allows to make an hardware reset to the instrument The result is the same as the one presented in section 3 5 In order to reset the instrument use UP or DOWN key to change the Reset Now parameter to Yes and then confirm the action with the ENTER key 13 8 RF Probes The RF Probes menu option allows the user to set the ID of the M1 motor instrument and Pitot probe Wi
20. bing and sinking rates at which Document version 2 0 Page 42 FLYMASTER the sound activates The user can also define in the Acoustic Thresholds option the sink alarm and the sound volume of is the LIVE see Figure 34 13 3 1 Sinking Climbing Threshold The sinking threshold is set to 2 m s by default The value can be changed by pressing the ENTER key when the Acoustic Thresholds option is highlighted on the settings menu This action will highlight the Sink TH threshold which can be changed using UP and DOWN keys respectively to increase and decrease the value Confirmation should be made by pressing the ENTER key which at the same time highlights the Climb TH threshold The same procedure can then be used to adjust the climbing threshold 13 3 2 Sink Alarm The Sink Alarm is highlighted when the confirmation of Climb TH is made The Sink Alarm defines a vertical speed value at which a sound alarm starts to be produced This alarm can be used to identify high vertical speeds as for example in a spiral dive Set the Sink Alarm to 0 to disable the alarm 13 3 3 Base Frequencies Additionally the audio frequencies can be adjusted to match the user s preference by setting the Base Frg and Increments The Base Frq is the first frequency used to produce the initial sound which corresponds to the climb threshold usually 0 1 m s Later as the climb rate increases a bip
21. bip sound is produced for which the cadence and frequency also increase The Base Er can be set from 500 to 1500 Hz The higher is the frequency value the more high pitched the sound is In order to change the base frequency value press the ENTER key after the Audio Frequencies menu option is highlighted This action will highlight the Base Er value so it can be increased using the UP key or decreased using the DOWN key The ENTER key should then be pressed thus confirming the Base Era setting The preset value for Base Fra is 700 Hz Document version 2 0 Page 43 FLYMASTER 13 3 4 Increments The Increments parameter sets the frequency increment for each 0 1 m s climb rate increase The increments can be set from 1 to 99 Hz The preset value for Increments is 10 Hz I Considering an Increments value of 10 and Base tr of 700 Hz the vario frequency at 1 m s is 800 Hz 13 3 5 Volume The final option allows the user to adjust the sound volume The current volume level can be seen using the sound element see chapter 5 1 2 for more details The LIVE has six different sound levels plus no sound Pressing UP or DOWN key will respective increase or decrease the sound level After setting the sound value to confirm and return to Settings menu press the ENTER key Note that sound volume can also be adjusted using one FS key However changing the volume using an FS ke
22. cument version 2 0 Page 23 FLIES TEeg G R M G Glide ratio made good The actual glide ratio towards the active turn point It is calculated using the integrated vario and the VMG G R Next Glide Ratio to Next Necessary glide ratio to reach the next turn point G R Toff Glide ratio to takeoff Necessary glide ratio to reach the take off Goal close Remaining time to goal close GPS Alti Altitude reported by the GPS Heading Heading in degrees returned by GPS Land in During competition tasks it is common usually due to safety reasons to have a land by time The land by time is defined by adding a waypoint typically the goal to the already defined task setting it as Landing and defining the time Land in shows the amount of time remaining before having to be on the ground Latitude Current position latitude according to the format defined in the settings menu Longitude Current position longitude according to the format defined in the settings menu Max Alti Maximum altitude reached during current flight This is based on barometric altitude Max Climb Once a flight has started it shows the maximum rate of climb encountered during the flight This value uses the integrated vario not the instantaneous rate of climb This provides good indication of the quality of the day s thermals This value is reset when the instrument is switched off Max Sink
23. een see section 7 2 1 The Near Airfields page can be used to make a Go To by using the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired waypoint Pushing the ENTER button will immediately Document version 2 0 Page 36 FLYMASTER activate navigation to the selected waypoint On the example of Figure 26 the closest airfield is 12 48 Km from our present location and the necessary glide ratio to reach it is 9 6 Near Airfields Boos FEE BELJ B003 15 25 118 B004 45 68 12 4 B007 23 13 17 8 Figure 26 Near Airfields 11 Flight Log The Flight Log option allows the user to access information about previous saved flights In the top of the screen a list of flights is showed Each flight is identified by the take off date time and flight duration Flights can be selected using UP and DOWN keys For each flight the flowing information is displayed eMax Altitude Maximum altitude during flight ASL sl off Alti Take off altitude eMin Sink Maximal sinking rate eMax Climb Maximal climbing rate Document version 2 0 Page 37 FLYMASTER Flight Log 2012 02 27 15 51 53 00 17 11 2012 02 16 11 28 52 00 26 15 2012 02 14 16 31 23 00 11 11 2012 01 17 16 44 11 00 11 55 Max Alti 1744m T off Alti 1320m Above Toff 424m Min Sink 3 1m s Max Climb 2 0m s Figure 27 Flight Log Pushing the ENTER key will display the Flight Log Action List see Figure 28 with options of Upload via
24. escription Airspace Warning This event occurs when the horizontal or vertical distance to an airspace is less then the respective thresholds In Thermal This event occurs when the pilot enters in a thermal Transition This event occurs when the pilot enters leaves a thermal and starts a transition Before Start In The same description as Thermal but considering that a thermal task is defined and start is not open Before Start In The same description as Transition but considering that a Transition task is defined and start is not open Arriving Turnpoint This event occurs when the pilot is arriving a turnpoint less than 1 Km Page triggers can be set individually using the designer software see designer user manual for more information on setting page triggers This menu can be used to disable all the page triggers at once In order to disable page triggers the Disable Triggers option should be set to Yes using the UP or DOWN keys and confirmed with the ENTER Key Document version 2 0 Page 49 FLYMASTER 13 6 Language Units The Language and Units menu option allows the user to change the LIVE interface language and units A short description off the available options for this menu are shown in Table 11 Language English AltiUnits Meters Roc Units m s Dist Units Km Speed Units km h Coords UTM Figure 39 Language Units You can use the UP
25. essure Since atmospheric pressure can vary substantially with meteorological conditions it should be calibrated prior to takeoff Calibrating the altimeter can be achieved by entering the know altitude of the location Entering an altitude automatically calculates the QNH Conversely if the QNH is changed then the altitude is adjusted accordingly This method allows calibrating the altimeter by either entering a know altitude at the current location or known QNH for a particular instant in time at the current location Altitude can also be set from the GPS Below the QNH you will find a Get from GPS field which can be set to Yes No or Auto Adjusting this value to Yes will make the LIVE take the altitude from the GPS and adjust the altitude accordingly The Yes is not stored in the setting since it is a one time only operation The Get from GPS can also be set to Auto with this value being stored in the settings When Auto is selected the LIVE will automatically set the altimeter to the GPS altitude when the pdop value is lower than the previous one Note that position dilution of precision pdop gives you an indication of how reliable the GPS altitude is at the moment The lower the pdop value the more accurate the position fix This is only done once every flight To re arm the Auto set feature the LIVE must be switched off and back on QNH 1013 250 Get from GPS
26. figure the GSM operator you need to know the APN name Username and Password If you don t know the APN data for your network operator you can point to the web address wiki apnchanger org in order to get it In this website APN data are organized by country In Figure 44 it is possible to see an example for a specific country Cellular Operators Vodafone Telecel Vodafone APN settings username blank or vodafone or vas password blank or vodafone or vas APN name internet vodafone pt or net2 vodafone pt or vas vodafone pt or mms vistream net Telecomunicacoes Moveis Nacionais S A TMN APN settings m username tmn m password tmnnet APN name internet Figure 44 APN Settings In order to activate the GSM follow the next steps 1 Remove the PIN Code from the GSM SIM card you can use a mobile phone to disable the pin 2 With the LIVE off insert your SIM card on your Live with the SIM connector facing down see Figure 45 3 Turn on the LIVE and within the GSM Data menu option activate the GSM Modem and set the GSM operator data Specifically set the Apn User Name and Password Document version 2 0 Page 54 FLYMASTER Figure 45 SIM Card After setting the GSM data if the Mobile Operator see section 5 1 3 element is present on the flight page a graph indicating the signal strength and a message with the operator name should be seen 13 13 Server Co
27. he GPS altitude is at the moment The lower the pdop value the more accurate the position fix Values bellow 2 5 are fairly accurate If the LIVE is switched on in a location where no satellites are visible indoors for example it will go into wide search mode If this occurs going outdoors again will make LIVE take an increased amount of time to pick up satellite signals If this occurs pushing enter on the GPS menu item will reveal the Reset GPS option changing it to yes will make the LIVE reset the GPS status and start a new search So if you notice LIVE is taking abnormally long to get a fix over 2 minutes a gps reset will probably get it locked quicker 13 Settings menu The settings menu is used to configure LIVE s many features The menu is divided into two sections the menu option and the associated configurable fields To use the configuration menu select the desired option by using the arrow keys UP and DOWN then push the ENTER key to edit the fields Settings Set Altimeter Time Vario Acoustics Advanced Features Screen Language Units Device settings RF Probes Data fields FS Keys QNH 1031 301 Get from GPS Auto Altimeter 320m Altitude2 320m Figure 31 Settings Menu Document version 2 0 Page 40 FLYMASTER 13 1 Set Altimeter The Set Altimeter page allows the user to adjusts the barometric altimeter A barometric altimeter calculates altitude based on atmospheric pr
28. he external circle contains the cardinal points The current traveling direction bearing corresponds to the point indicated in the top of the navigation circle For example in the case shown in Figure 7 the bearing is around 200 5 1 7 1 Navigation Arrows When a route is active the direction of next optimal point is pointed by an arrow larger arrow The optimal point corresponds to the unique point on the waypoint cylinder which lies along the optimal route red route in the Figure 8 example If no route is defined the arrow will start showing the direction to the takeoff after the takeoff is detected i e the average speed exceeds 5km h During a competition task flight using the optimal tangent navigation saves a substantial amount of time The smaller arrow points to the center of next waypoint cylinder the combination of both arrows provides a spatial location of the waypoint Document version 2 0 Page 16 FLYMASTER Figure 8 Route Optimisation The example in Figure 8 shows a hypothetical task A pilot navigating to the center of the waypoint following the small arrow will probably be flying the blue course whilst a pilot using the optimized route will fly the substantially shorter red route Small course corrections are sometimes required and these are shown on the live by a fine adjustment indicator in the form of a third small arrow An arrow to the left means the pilot should turn slightly to
29. hen the arrow points south bottom of the screen Additionally centered with the arrow a circle is draw and a number shown inside it This number corresponds to the wind speed in Km h see Figure 16 The wind speed value can be also seen in a data field Document version 2 0 Page 21 FLYMASTER Figure 16 Wind Arrow Graph Note that both wind direction and speed are calculated based on the GPS ground speed while the pilot is turning so there is no need of wind speed probe 5 2 Data field Elements Data field elements can be used to shown numerical information like speed altitude glide ration amongst others These elements have configurable size and position although the text within has only 3 possible sizes Table 6 explains the available data fields As the LIVE firmware evolves this list will likely grow Table 6 Data fields Description Field ID Description A OverGoal Altitude over goal is the difference between the current altitude and the goal s altitude based on barometric pressure values Above Toff Altitude above takeoff is the altitude over the flight starting point Abs Absolute atmospheric pressure value in Pascals Pressure Active TP Active turnpoint name Alt Gain Altitude Gain Altitude gained in current thermal see Note 1 Alt to CTR Altitude to CTR shows altitude to controller airspace a negative number indicates we must sink to come out of controlled airsp
30. inated Universal Time This is also the time saved on the track log However the time displayed in the time field is calculated adding an UTC offset to the UTC time obtained from the GPS receiver The UTC offset should be defined in the settings menu see section 13 2 so that the correct local time is displayed Note 3 The TTG field is dynamic and will vary according to the current flight status and type of task defined It will show TTG time to go before start gate opening and will then Document version 2 0 Page 25 FLYMASTER change to SS Speed Section time which is the time elapsed after the opening of the start If no start gates are defined in the task or no task is defined then this field will show Dur which in this case is the time elapsed since takeoff The takeoff event is triggered when ground speed exceeds 5km h and a 3D fix is available Note 4 The altitude field see Figure 6 indicates the absolute height in meters or feet depending on the setting This altitude corresponds to the barometric altitude and thus depends totally on the QNH absolute pressure at a given moment and location in regards to the correspondent pressure at MSL The altimeter cannot be reset but can be set using the corresponding menu option see section 13 1 6 Menu mode When in flight mode pushing the menu S1 button accesses the menu mode When in menu mode pushing the menu S1 button will go back t
31. ion with a button The functions in Table 12 can be allocated to the FS keys Table 12 Battery Element description Function Description Sound On Off Allows changing volume settings Switch Page Allows changing the Layout Page Task Navigator Jumps from flight page directly into Task Navigator page Reset A2 Sets altimeter 2 to zero Airfields Jumps from flight page directly into Near Airfields page 13 11 Airspace settings This menu allows the user to define certain parameters related with airspace s Each of the parameters can be changed using UP and DOWN keys Pressing the ENTER key confirms the value and jumps to next parameter Changes can be undone by pressing the MENU key According to Figure 42 there are 5 parameters related to the airspace s Document version 2 0 Page 52 FLYMASTER The CTR dist Th and CTR alt Th are the minimum horizontal distance and minimum vertical distance respectively that a pilot can be from an airspace without triggering an airspace warning If this threshold is passed a warning is emitted event CTR dist Th 3000m CTR alt Th 200m Ref altitude Flight Level Enabled No Grey lines No Figure 42 Airspace settings The Ref Altitude parameter allows the user to define the altitude that is used to evaluate the airspace s proximity The parameter can be set to GPS Altitude Altitude given by the GPS Altitude Baro
32. ion and then changing a specific Document version 2 0 Page 8 FLYMASTER field value Accessing the main menu can be done by pressing the MENU key in flight mode Once in the menu UP and DOWN keys can be used to scroll up and down through the menu options list Once the desired option is selected the option is highlighted and the ENTER key should be used to access the option Depending on the menu option either appears a new menu options list or a data fields list appears Going back from a menu can be achieved using the MENU key When accessing data fields the associated menu option becomes grayed and the respective field data item is highlighted Using the UP and DOWN keys changes the value on each field When the correct value appears pushing the ENTER key moves to the next field or in same cases to the next character digit Conversely pushing MENU key moves to the previous field or to the next character digit If the ENTER key is pushed on the last field all the data in the selection section is stored and control returns to the configuration menu Inversely if the MENU key is pushed on the first data field the changed settings are ignored and control is returned to the configuration menu When setting a data field that involves setting several characters e g when defining a waypoint name after defining the desired characters then pushing the ENTER key continually for more than 2 seconds will make the cursor
33. l quality Signal quality is shown graphically The relationship between what is shown and the signal quality can be seen in Table 3 Table 3 GSM signal quality graphic description Symbol Description alll GSM signal level 5 all GSM signal level 4 al GSM signal level 3 TERE GSM signal level 2 GSM signal level 1 Additionally next to the symbol a message is draw which provides information about the network provider The description of each message can be seen in Table 4 Table 4 Network related messages Message Description Operator GSM Operator name No service The LIVE has not yet or can t connect to the GSM Operator No SIM Card No SIM card detected Disabled GSM module disabled This can be done manually through the Settings or automatic if no SIM Card is detected Document version 2 0 Page 13 FLYMASTER 5 1 4 GPS The GPS Element provides graphical indication about the current GPS signal quality Basically the lower the PDOP value position dilution of precision the more accurate calculations are for determining position Values bellow 3 0 are fairly accurate The relation between what is shown and the signal quality can be seen in Table 5 Table 5 Network related messages Symbol Description Fr 3D position with a PDOP bellow 1 5 CF 3D position with a PDOP between than 1 5 and 2 0 Br 3D position with a P
34. lly be assumed as Take Off The take off is ignored for navigation proposes and is only used for calculating the total task length Document version 2 0 Page 29 FLYMASTER Waypoints Task km Type Cylinder Size 000 400km Figure 20 Edit task Each waypoint in the task is defined as having a particular type In Table 9 all the waypoint types are described Task waypoint parameters like the Type can be changed see section 7 2 1 Additionally task waypoints can be Move see section 7 2 2 and Remove see section 7 2 3 The entire task can also be Deleted see section 7 2 4 Table 9 Main Menu Options Type Navigation This first task waypoint is automatic defined as Take Off This waypoint Take off however is only a place marker for calculating the entire task length LIVE will ignore it for navigation purposes The cylinder type is defined by a coordinate and a radius The coordinate is taken from the chosen waypoint and the radius can be defined by the user Cylinder By default cylinder radius is 400m radius since this is the FAI standard During navigation LIVE will only advance to the next task waypoint once a coordinate inside the current task cylinder is detected Start In route waypoints are start gates sometimes also known as Exit start LIVE will only validate the waypoint and advance to the next Start In waypoint on the route if the user is inside the
35. lt value 13 4 2 Cadence When a rate of climb is higher than that specified by the Climb threshold the LIVE creates a beeping sound The rate cadence of the beeps increases as the climb rate increases This increase in rate is not linear The cadence parameter specifies which cadence curve should be used Current there are 2 possibilities represented in the graph of Figure 36 Document version 2 0 Page 45 FLYMASTER 0 5 0 45 0 4 0 35 0 3 4 0 25 cad0 0 2 cad1 Beep duration seconds 0 15 0 1 0 05 0 m4 IS 00 05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 5 5 Rate of Climb meters per second Figure 36 Cadence Curves 13 4 3 Dynamic Frequency The LIVE beeps at a specified pitch frequency when a certain rate of climb is encountered When dynamic frequency is off the pitch frequency of that beep will remain constant if the rate of climb changes With dynamic frequency on the pitch of the beep may vary if the rate of climb varies during the individual beep 13 4 4 Buzzer Is so called because of the sound it emits which resembles a buzzing sound The buzzer sound is produced when the rate of climb is close to but has not yet reached the specified Climb threshold This value is set between O and 9 with each unit corresponding to be 0 1 m s ie 3 is 0 3m s Subtracting this decimal value from the climb threshold will give us the value at which the LIVE will start buzzing For example with the L
36. metric altitude Flight Level Altitude considered standard pressure value 1013 hPa for the QNH The Enabled parameter allows the user to enable airspace s warnings or disable them by setting the value to YES or NO If this parameter is set to YES when a pilot is inside an airspace as shown in a 2D representation area not necessarily inside the airspace the airspace is drawn in black In this case all other airspaces are drawn in grey 13 12 GSM Data The LIVE includes a Full feature quad band GSM GPRS class 10 module This module allows the device to send and receive data from a remote server The applications of this capability are huge including amongst other application the Live Tracking To have communications a SIM card should be used This SIM card should allow data communications using GPRS The GSM Data menu allows the activation deactivation of the GSM Modem and the configuration of the GSM operator Note that by default the GSM modem is turned off The GSM modem should be turn off if not needed in order to save power In certain conditions the GSM modem is automatically turned off for example when the SIM Card is not present Document version 2 0 Page 53 FLYMASTER GSM modem Off APN internet User Password Figure 43 GSM Data This menu also allows to set the network operator Specifically it allows the user to specify the Access Point Name APN data for the desired operator To con
37. mportant The sequence in which the waypoints are listed is very important since the LIVE will navigate them in that order so in the case of a start gate which is also a turn point as is commonly used in competition tasks the start must be placed before the turn point The Time is only available on turn point types that are time related thus the Time will only be visible when the turn point type requires a time e g Start gates and goals The table below shows field types and their associated time field meaning The time field is represented in local time Turn point Type Time field usage Take off No time field Cylinder No time field Start out The time at which the start opens The start is only validated if the pilot is in a regular position in or out later than the defined time The TTG time to go will show how much time remains to the opening of the start i e the difference between this field s value and the local time of day Navigation to next point will only continue after the validation of the start Start in Goal Cylinder Time of goal close The Goal Close configurable data field displays Goal Line how much time is left until the close of the goal Landing Time of compulsory landing The time will be used to calculate the Land In user defined field 7 2 2 Move Route Point The order of a waypoint in a task can be easily changed To change the order simply select
38. n 18km from the turn point until the defined start opening time which for this example we will assume to be 12 30pm o GOS Figure 22 Task Example Document version 2 0 Page 33 FLYMASTER 7 3 1 Setting up the task Start by deleting any existing task on the LIVE see section 7 2 4 Then add to the task in the right order T01 twice W06 WO3 and finally twice GO5 see section 7 2 4 The LIVE will automatically assume T01 as the takeoff since it is the first waypoint on the list The first WO6 will be used as Start and the last G05 will be used to define the landing deadline Waypoints Task JO O 1 T01 Wo6 Start Wo3 Wo6 19 5 Wo6 WO3 4 3 Wo3 0 0 G05 46 6 G05 0 0 Total 70 4 Name G05 Altitude Om Latitude N 60 30 00 36 Longitude E 009 59 14 76 Figure 23 Task Screen Once all waypoints are inserted their parameters should be changed in order to match the task definition On the task list select the first occurrence of W06 and edit it Change the waypoint type to Start Out set the distance to 18 000km and the start time to 12 30 Note that all times are in the 24 hour clock Beware that it is very important that the first occurrence of W06 be set as Start otherwise LIVE will assume that the W06 needs to be completed before the start gate and that is not what is required for this task Nothing needs to be changed for the second occurrence of WO6 since
39. n which allows the definition of a Landing limit Landing time Then LIVE will use this limit to calculate the Land In data field On some occasions for safety reasons landing is recommended to be elsewhere so a different waypoint may be used Note 5 According to FAI sporting code section 7 when a start is defined a line should be crossed after a specific time As the LIVE validates a turnpoint it emits a audible notice informing the user that navigation has advanced to the next waypoint 7 2 1 Edit route point Task waypoints are automatically set as cylinders with a 400m radius except for the first one as mentioned above which is set as takeoff To modify a waypoint push the ENTER S2 button when the desired waypoint is selected A list of available actions is shown in the bottom of the screen If the Edit Route Point is selected pressing the ENTER button again will highlight the first parameter which is the waypoint Type see figure 13 Type Size 000 400km Time 00 00 00 Figure 21 Route point edit Document version 2 0 Page 31 FLYMASTER Each waypoint is defined as a type which can be takeoff automatically assumed to be the first one start out start in goal cylinder goal line and landing Should a route point require the waypoint to have more than one type for example a turn point which is also a start gate point it should be added again for each required type Very i
40. nd Speed The ID is important to distinguish between different external instruments probes in a scenario were several pilots are near one of each other The ID corresponds to the last for digits of the serial number of the probe you wish to connect For example consider the M1 with the serial number S N 1034 00024 In this case the M1 ID should be set to 0024 see Figure 40 Note The serial number of the MM can be found in the back of the module or in the start screen M1 id 0024 Pitot id 0000 Figure 40 RF Probes 13 9 Data fields The LIVE has 6 user defined fields UDF which the pilot can configure for his own needs using this menu UDF s are numbered from 1 to 6 A description of available data Fields can be found in section 5 2 Considering that UDF data fields exist in the current layout then this menu can be used to defined the data shown in each of the 6 UDF s see Figure 41 Document version 2 0 Page 51 FLYMASTER UDF 1 Vario UDF 2 GR Next UDF 3 Cur GR UDF 4 GR Goal UDF 5 VMG UDF 6 GRMG Figure 41 User Data fields You can use the UP and DOWN keys to set the data shown in each UDF Pushing the ENTER key confirms the current value and highlights the following field Pushing the MENU key will undo changes 13 10 FS Keys In Flight Mode keys UP DOWN and ENTER can have an user defined function which provides shortcuts to certain functions This menu allows the user to associate a funct
41. nfiguration The Server Configuration menu allows you to define the remote server where data should be sent This can be navigation data or other depending on the available server services The current firmware version only offers the possibly to connect with Leonardo Live server http www livetrack24 com More servers will be available in time In order to use the Leonardo Live Tracking a Leonardo Live account is needed Once the account is created within the server configuration menu set the server to Leonardo and the User and Password to the Leonardo user name and password After the account is made insert on the Server Configuration your account User and Password Server Leonardo User Password Figure 46 Server Configuration The LIVE can also be used to sent an SMS to a predefined phone number within a certain Document version 2 0 Page 55 FLYMASTER interval The message includes the current position altitude longitude gos speed gps altitude and time The SMS to parameter allows the user to define the phone number If needed the country could be inserted without any more characters For example if the number is 123456789 and the country code 333 the SMS to parameter should be set to 333123456789 The SMS is sent with an interval defined by the SMS every parameter in minutes For example if the SMS every is set to 2 min then an SM
42. ns E 28 T Edit Task ROUTE EE 29 Fl Edit ro t PO direis 31 1 2 2 MOTE Ro te E 32 e e E 33 124 Delete ROUTE ecrire a E ide 33 7 3 Task Dl 33 TSE up th tas ateos 34 6 Task Dela tic 35 A A A 35 A 36 IR Flight a A a E 31 IZ GPS Eed 39 EP EEE ee eee 40 EARL O EE E REE ER R ESS 40 IK hn 41 13 2 1 VEO E da 42 132 2 Track interval oli aid 42 13 3 Varo AOU IG ries 42 13 3 1 Sinking Climbing luese ia 42 1332 SOK o oe o Een gee 43 13 3 3 e 43 Ke ee 43 Document version 2 0 Page 4 FLYMASTER LE S Volume cca avast cee scence eas E EE REA ATE E NORN 43 134Adyanced Features dopado 44 13 4 1 DA ta 44 EA PPP o a AP 45 134 3 Dynamic PS Qa Vcc A 45 KEE 46 LS E 47 1346 Start Speed iii 47 Ls nn a Po E E 47 13 5 1 Screen E 48 13 12 Disable Re 48 e ENEE EN iio 49 13 7 Deyice SOUS ui aiii aio 50 13 8 RF e 50 13 9 Data field A 51 e VO ES K oY sas da 51 e SAS PAG Ck setting Sasien A 52 1312 GSM NR 53 ENEE e E 55 l4 EE 56 Document version 2 0 Page 5 FLYMASTER 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing FLYMASTER LIVE If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of our equipment you can visit our website or contact our Support Department Support flymaster avionics com This manual covers Firmware versions up to 1 01v If you have a more recent version of firmware some of the features may not be covered 2 Overview gt ee FLYMIN RESOLUTION DISPLAY SIM US3 CONNECTOR
43. nside a predefined margin then the messages Altitude Imminent or Position Imminent will be shown Document version 2 0 Page 19 FLYMASTER S 29 fen 4 149 Violating 2 Figure 12 Airspace Map and Associated Data Fields When the page contains an airspace map element the UP and DOWN keys can be used to change the map scale pressing the UP key will decrease the scale and the DOWN key will increase the scale 5 1 9 Altitude graph The Altitude graph element see Figure 13 corresponds to a graph altitude versus time Altitude is shown in the vertical axis graduated in meters with time shown on the horizontal axis graduated in seconds Figure 13 Altitude graph element Document version 2 0 Page 20 FLYMASTER The range of the horizontal axis is fixed and corresponds to 240 seconds 4 minutes while the range of the vertical axis is automatically adjusted in order to accommodate the gained height In reality the altitude graph element is a plot of the absolute altitude over the last 4 minutes of flight see Figure 14 d 518 460 172323 Figure 14 Altitude plot 5 1 10 Wind Arrow mu Figure 15 Wind Arrow element The Wind Arrow element see Figure 15 is an re sizable graphical element When used in a layout a type of arrow is draw showing the wind direction relative to the pilot direction wind coming from direction For example if the pilot is facing the wind t
44. o flight mode Main Menu aypoints Task Task delay Task navigator Near Airfields Flight Log GPS Settings Shutdown Figure 17 Main Menu Screen To access the different items on the menu you can use the UP S3 and DOWN S4 keys Once a menu item is selected pushing the ENTER S2 executes the selected function The main menu screen can be seen in Figure 17 A short description of each option can be seen in Table 7 Document version 2 0 Page 26 FLYMASTER Table 7 Main Menu Options Menu item Description Waypoints Task Accesses LIVE s waypoints and task definitions see section 7 Task delay Shifts all time parameters in the active task see section 8 Task Navigator Allows manual override of navigation see section 9 Near Airfields Displays airfields page This page constantly shows the glide ratios and distances to the nearest landing fields sorted by easiest glide see section 10 Flight log Accesses the stored flights list see section 11 GPS Displays detailed GPS status and allows GPS module reset see section 12 Settings Accesses the Settings sub menu see item 40on page 40 Shutdown Switches off the LIVE and displays detailed battery status 7 Waypoints and Task Waypoints WAYPOINT LIST B03 ke Name BO4 SELECTED Altitude 156m ITEMA DATA Latitude N 40 54 076 Longitude W 008 29 141 Figure 18 Waypoints and Task page The Wa
45. override the automatic task navigation provided by the LIVE and should only be used if for some reason a mistake was made during the creation of the task When this option is selected the LIVE displays the task list Using the UP and DOWN bottoms an the desired waypoint can be selected Pressing the ENTER button will cause Document version 2 0 Page 35 FLYMASTER navigation to be resumed to the selected waypoint The Start waypoint will be grayed since it is not possible to navigate to a start Pressing the menu button will get you back to the flight screen without any change to the navigation Note that an override to the navigation will assume that the start has been done Task Navigator WO WO6 Figure 25 Task Navigation 10 Near Airfields It is possible to define waypoints as Landing allowing the pilot to quickly check for landing options The Near Airfield page will show all the waypoints defined as Landings for which the necessary glide ratio is finite Additionally for each waypoint it is also shown the distance in Km from the current position and necessary glide ratio see Figure 26 are shown Airfields sorted by glide ratio The near airfields page can be accessed directly from the Flight Mode screen by using a short cut function key see section 13 10 In order to define a waypoint as an Airfield the Landing parameter should be set to Yes in the waypoint edit scr
46. rast Contrast may be adjusted to the pilot s needs Beware of adjusting a very low value may cause the display to be totally blank With a blank screen it is difficult to readjust since nothing is visible You can use the UP and DOWN keys to move the contrast bar see Figure 38 Move the bar to the right to increase the contrast and to the left to decrease the contrast When in the desired position push the ENTER key to confirm the value 13 5 2 Disable Triggers Page event triggers are a important unique feature of the LIVE Disable triggers No Figure 38 Screen Document version 2 0 Page 48 FLYMASTER Pages can be automatic activated during flight by defining a trigger event for the page In this way the user can have different pages according different flight contexts which can be automatically activated switched if a certain condition is meet One good example is an airspace control page In a airspace control page the user can have the airspace s map as also different airspaces related data fields eg Distance to CTR Additionally the trigger Airspace Warning can be set to this page During flight the user can have any page active for example a thermal page However if an airspace limit is reached the device will automatic change the page to airspaces one Each device has its own trigger events The current available triggers for the live are show on Table 10 Page Triggers Events Event D
47. rning It is the sole responsibility of the pilot to operate the aircraft in a safe manner maintain full surveillance of all flying conditions at all times and not become distracted by the Flymaster LIVE Flymaster Avionics is not responsible for any damages resulting from incorrect or no data provided by the Flymaster LIVE Flight safety is the sole responsibility of the pilot It is unsafe to operate the Flymaster LIVE while in the air Failure by the pilot equipped with a Flymaster LIVE to pay full attention to the aircraft and flying conditions while flying could result in accident with property damage and or personal injury Document version 2 0 Page 3 FLYMASTER Table of Contents Mii E E T E EAE 6 SEENEN 6 3 GOS anadir ise 7 etl Dice ia A ene NE cars gees e EN E 7 e LIVE oran 8 33 Using keys Inside Mona ia 8 34 Switching LIVE ER E 9 3 5 Resettns the LIVE vorreve E ies 9 A e EE EE E ae a iaai Ee 10 SHEET 11 Tel Graphical Elements a 11 3 Meg DR A beet etataes 11 A O EEE 12 5 1 3 MODE Dia 13 I eGP S seen conc hea siete mans EE esas sai mene mS 14 5 13 AO e EE 14 5 1 6 Big Analog Varios ii a aaa 15 5 1 7 Nayigat E lEesrosiissenisnicers ia en eiin e eaaa EK aa EAE EAEE E E S 16 DLT Navigati n ATOW S apaniinsi oo ER NS 16 5 1 7 2 Thermal Core A ea 18 DNS PRT SNA O E T ATE E E E S 18 5 1 9 Altitude dto 20 3 L10 WA Ai ais 21 3 2 Data field Please 22 o A eege 26 T Waypoints add Laia io ER 71 Waypoints Actio
48. s memory The map is re centered once the flight starts i e when a valid gps signal exists and the start speed see section 13 4 6 is reached Once the flight starts the map is redrawn with an arrow pilot which will move around the map indicating the relative position of the pilot to each of the airspace areas If the pilot is outside a visible airspace area then a gray line is used to draw the area whereas if the pilot is inside the airspace then a black line is used instead Note that being inside a airspace area 2D does not mean that the airspace is being violated since the pilot can be above or below the limited 3D shape In order to have more information about possible airspace s violation some data fields should be added to the layout This data fields are Distance to CTR Altitude to CTR and CTR Status see Figure 12 The Dist CTR data field shows the shortest horizontal distance to the nearest airspace line The distance is always positive Similarly the Alt To CTR shows the shortest vertical distance to nearest airspace line Unlike the horizontal distance the vertical distance can be negative A positive vertical distance indicates that you are outside the airspace whereas a negative distance indicates that you are inside the airspace Additionally the CTR status field will indicate if an airspace is being violated by displaying Violating If the pilot is not violating the airspace but it is i
49. s the pilot moves When the pilot is over 300m from the thermal core the dot will be at the edge of the circle As the pilot moves closer to the thermal core the dot will move towards the center In Figure 10 the thermal core is currently behind the pilot at a distance of approximately 150 meters half of 300 m wheel radius Figure 10 Thermal core map 5 1 8 Airspaces The airspace element provides information to the user relative to specific three dimensional portions of the atmosphere previously loaded to the instrument Each of this portions can be a airspace area Airspace information can loaded to the instrument using the Flymaster Designer software see Designer user manual for more information The Document version 2 0 Page 18 FLYMASTER Live only accepts data in the Open Air format and it has a limitation of 3000 polygons points See http www gdal org ogr drv_openair html for more information about the open air format Figure 11 Airspace element When the element of Figure 11 is inserted in a layout a 2D map box is shown on the instrument On the bottom left of the map the scale is indicated in Km and on the center of the map is an arrow see Figure 12 This arrow represents the pilot position and its orientation indicates the bearing of the movement The map has always a North Up orientation The first time the map is drawn it is centered on the last gps position the Live has in it
50. scale to the top with 0 1 m s increments The same bar grows on the right from the top of the scale to the bottom if sinking is detected 5 1 6 Big Analog Vario The big analog Vario element shows the instantaneous vertical speed This element can be resized and re positioned Figure 6 Analog Big Vario Element This Element graphically represents the rate of climb scaled from O m s to 10 m s depending if you are climbing or sinking In this Element a black bar starts from the middle of the scale and grows at 0 1 m s increments up to 5 m s at the top of the scale When 5 m s value is reached the black bar Document version 2 0 Page 15 FLYMASTER starts to disappear from 0 m s middle of the scale until the top of the scale When the bar completely disappears the climbing rate is equal or above 10 m s The same process occurs when descending but from the middle of the scale to the bottom 5 1 7 Navigation Circle The Navigation Element is a mufti information element which shows graphically the bearing and thermal core Additionally if a destination was defined waypoint the navigation element will also indicates the direction to the waypoint center and also to the waypoint edge This element cannot be resized but can be re positioned For navigation information to be displayed the LIVE must have a valid GPS fix Figure 7 Navigation Element Navigation information is shown within the inner most circles T
51. set radius after the start time Note that the sequence in which this waypoint appears in the task list in very important see Note 5 Start Out is the most commonly used start gate sometimes also known as an Entry start LIVE will only validate this waypoint and advance to the next Start Out waypoint when the user is outside the radius after the start time Note that the sequence in which this waypoint appears in the task list in very important see Note 5 Document version 2 0 Page 30 FLYMASTER The goal cylinder is very similar to the Cylinder expect for the fact that it has Goal Cylinder a Closing Time The closing time is used to calculate the Goal Close user defined field A goal line is defined as a line with a specific length and centered in a coordinate By definition the line is perpendicular to the direction taken from the previous task waypoint to it Due to safety reasons it is common to have competition tasks that include a Goal Cylinder used for measuring time end Goal Line of speed section followed by a line or another cylinder which must be crossed In this type of task the Goal waypoint should be inserted twice being the first one set as a Goal Cylinder and the second one as Goal Cylinder or Goal Line The End of Speed Section will occur once the first goal is reached Most of the times landing can take place at the Goal In this case the Goal point may be inserted agai
52. the left and inversely an arrow to the right indicates a small adjustment to the right is needed In the example of Figure 8 a very small arrow pointing to right indicates that the pilot should turn right slightly When the course is perfect i e less than 1 off the LIVE indicates this by showing a large arrow forward see Figure 9 Figure 9 Perfect heading Document version 2 0 Page 17 FLYMASTER Note that a start is automatically validated when a pilot correctly completes the start Until the start is valid the LIVE will not advance to the next point in the route Another important aspect of the start is that the LIVE does not point to the start cylinder but rather to the next turn point on the list The distance to the start will become highlighted when the pilot is in an irregular position i e inside a start cylinder where he should be out or vice versa 5 1 7 2 Thermal Core Map Another useful feature of the Navigation Circle Element is the thermal core map This map corresponds to a black dot which is shown inside the inner navigation wheel together with the navigation arrows During a thermal climb the LIVE keeps track of the strongest climb values point for each 50m layer The point of strongest lift is then graphically represented by the black ball in the inner Navigation Circle showing where the thermal core is relative to the pilot s position The position of the dot thermal core is constantly updated a
53. the waypoint using the UP and DOWN buttons Push the ENTER button to activate the actions menu list Then select the Move Route Point option and push ENTER button A cursor will be shown next to the selected waypoint Using the arrow buttons S3 S4 to move the waypoint within the route Finally push the ENTER button to confirm the moving operation Document version 2 0 Page 32 FLYMASTER 7 2 3 Remove Route Point To remove a waypoint start by selecting it using UP and DOWN buttons and then pushing the ENTER button to activate the actions menu list Push the ENTER button again to activate the actions menu list and select the Remove Route Point option Finally push the ENTER button to confirm the remove operation 7 2 4 Delete Route Delete route will delete the entire route On any waypoint push the ENTER button to activate the actions menu list Select the Delete Route option from the menu and push the ENTER button to confirm The route will be deleted and the WL area activated 7 3 Task Definition Consider the task represented in Figure 22 were TO1 is the take off followed by 2 points W06 W03 with 400 m radius and the goal G05 which is also a cylinder with a 400m radius The goal closes at 17 00 and the landing deadline is at 17 30 The start gate is a Start Ouf 18km around WO6 graphically represented above as a red circle This means that the pilot must be further tha
54. their position can be altered As the LIVE firmware evolves the list of Graphical Elements will likely grow The current ist includes the following graphical elements 5 1 1 Battery The Battery Element provides a graphical indication of the current battery level In Table 1 it is possible to see the relationship between what is shown and the actual battery level in percentage This element has fixed dimensions Document version 2 0 Page 11 FLYMASTER Table 1 Battery Element description Description Battery level above 90 Battery level between 70 and 89 Battery level between 50 and 69 Battery level between 30 and 49 Battery level between 15 and 29 000888 Less than 15 battery remaining 5 1 2 Sound The Sound Element provides graphical representation on the current volume level Table 2 Shows the relationship between what is shown and the sound level This element has fixed dimensions Table 2 Sound Element description Symbol Description H Sound Level 6 maximum sound level H Sound Level 5 G Sound Level 4 d Sound Level 3 4 Sound Level 2 4 Sound Level 1 GX Sound is muted No sound Document version 2 0 Page 12 FLYMASTER 5 1 3 Mobile Operator The Mobile operator Element similarly to any mobile phone provides an indication about the communications operator and the GSM signa
55. y is only valid for the current flight and will not override the volume level setting Every time the instrument is turned on if the sound is muted a alarm is generated in order to notify the pilot Sink TH 2 0m s Climb TH 0 1m s Sink Alarm 0 0mfs Base 700hz Increments 10hz Volume di Figure 34 Vario Acoustics 13 4 Advanced Features The advanced features settings option can be used to set further the LIVE vario acoustics Document version 2 0 Page 44 FLYMASTER Damper 6 Cadence 1 Dynamic freq On Buzzer 3 Auto Silent On Start Speed 1 Figure 35 Advanced Features Using these features the user can turn the vario sound more or less responsive and can also turn on and off the buzzer functionality There are four advanced features 13 4 1 Damper The LIVE s vertical speed calculation is based on air pressure variations It is very seldom to have air pressure absolutely stable Turbulence caused by air moving near the sensor is sufficient to cause small variations in pressure For this reason the LIVE filters averages the pressure data to prevent constantly detecting tiny pressure variations The value that defines how must the pressure is filtered is the Damper Setting a lower damper value caused the LIVE to become more responsive but harsher Inversely a higher value causes the LIVE to be less responsive but smoother We have found that an ideal value is 8 and therefore the defau
56. ypoints Task page allows the user to manage waypoints and define a route task As shown in Figure 18 t task TK and selected according to the situation Document version 2 0 he page is divided into 3 areas namely the waypoint list WL waypoint data options list DO The DO area can change Specifically it can show the selected waypoint data or a list with Page 27 FLYMASTER possible actions for the waypoints Entering the page activates the WL area The first waypoint on the list appears highlighted and the corresponding data is shown in the DO area As the cursor is moved to a different waypoint so the data changes If the waypoints list is empty a list of available actions is shown in the DO area Since no waypoint exist only the Insert new Waypoint action is available Pushing the ENTER key when a waypoint is selected activates the waypoint actions menu WAM A list with will the available actions is shown in the DO area see Figure 19 7 1 Waypoints Actions Menu Add WP to Task Insert New WP Edit WP Delete YE Delete All Waypoints Edit Task Figure 19 Waypoints actions list On entering the waypoint actions menu the selected waypoint becomes grayed indicating that waypoint specific actions will be carried out using the selected waypoint Once the WAM is active a list of options appears in the DO area A short description of each option is show in Table 8 Document version 2 0 Page 28
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