Flytec Element

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Original price was: $649.00.Current price is: $400.00.

Flytec Element

The Element is perfect blend of functionality, size, weight, ruggedness, battery life ease of use, and user-friendliness. The Flytec Element is the next evolution of the highly popular 6015 with improvements to the display, keypad, USB interface, processing power and memory, as well as overall useability. New features like airspace avoidance and advanced competition navigation are coming soon. The Element is truly the best all-around instrument for hang gliding and paragliding pilots that want to fly higher, further, safer and faster or simply just want to get more out of their flights.

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Flytec Element

Upcoming development:

  • Load waypoints from files: March/April 2015
  • Airspace support: May/June 2015
  • Optimized race route: July/August 2015
  • Coordinates in UTM format: September/October 2015
  • Flight data export for Google Earth: End of 2015
  • Additional languages: End of 2015
  • Altitude above ground: End of 2015

Specifications:

Altimeter
  • Altimeter 1 – MSL up to 40,350 ft (12,300 m)
  • 1ft/1m increment
  • Altimeter 1 – Auto-Set from GPS or manually set based on reference altitude
  • Altimeter 2 – Absolute or relative (ft or m)
  • Altimeter 3 – Differential or AGL (coming soon)
  • Scrolling altitude graph
  • Altimeter 1 can be set to Flight-Level
Variometer
  • Analog display – 2000 ft/min. (10 m/s), increments 40 ft/ min (20 cm/sec)
  • Digital display – up to 60,000 ft/min (300 m/sec), increments 10 ft/min.
  • Nascent/near thermal tone – user adjustable
  • Scrolling vario graph
  • Averager – users selectable between 1 – 30 seconds
  • Graphic display of average climb
  • Descent tone – user selectable threshold (can be easily disabled)
  • Sink alarm – user selectable threshold (can be easily disabled)
  • Extensive audio control:
    • 6 loudness settings
    • Adjustable vario threshold
    • Adjustable pitch, pitch modulation, frequency, and frequency modulation
    • Adjustable Smart-Filter technology minimizes false lift indication
Speed
  • Digital speed display when used with optional HG or PG sensor (mph, km/h or knots)
  • Range 0 99 mph (0 – 160 km/h), increments 1 mph, 1 km/h, 1knots Ground speed
  • Wind speed with time since last wind calculation displayed
  • Stall alarm – User selectable threshold (requires optional sensor)
  • Airspeed correction: 50%
Recording
  • 3D track log in IGC format
  • KML format for viewing in Google Earth (coming soon)
  • Automatic detection of flight start and stop
  • Adjustable record interval 1 to 60s
  • Extended internal recording 10,000 hours at 1s
  • 50 flight logbook – accessible from instrument
  • Flight memory data maintained if batteries are depleted or are remove
GPS
  • Super sensitive surface mounted 48 channel GPS
  • Easy upload of waypoint/route file
  • Position formats: dd.ddddd/ ddmm.mm’ / ddmm’ss”
  • UTC format (coming soon)
Navigation
  • Navigation compass
  • Track
  • Pointer and numerical bearing to next waypoint
  • Pointer to 2nd waypoint
  • Allows skipping waypoints and insertion of new waypoint(s) in flight
  • Return to last thermal pointer, bearing and distance
  • Wind speed and direction (pointer and numerical heading)
  • Glide Ratio- actual and required to destination
  • Above/below glide slope to destination indication
  • Onebutton display of current position
  • Quick mark of current position as waypoint
  • Add, edit, delete waypoint from instrument
Competition
  • Competition route navigation with waypoint cylinders
  • Acoustic and visual waypoint achieved notification
  • Start time with multiple start gates
  • Required ground speed for optimal start
  • Indication of in/out of correct position relative to start cylinder boundary
  • Advanced competition route navigation – Optimized route (coming soon)
Airspace support
  • Indication of horizontal and vertical distance and direction to airspace boundary (coming soon)
  • Warning before entering restricted airspace (coming soon)
  • Navigation aid for quick exit of restricted airspace (coming soon)
Time/Temp
  • Real-time clock
  • Time set from GPS with UTC offset
  • Temperature -4F to 140F (-20C to 60)
Connectivity
  • Micro USB port
  • Mass storage device -no drivers required to connect to external device
  • Cross platform, connect to OSX, Windows, Linux, Android, etc.
  • File based data exchange for flights, waypoints, airspace, firmware updates
Physical Properties
  • Compact, light, rugged, ergonomic and aerodynamic housing
  • Available in black/red or black/green
  • Easy to read ultra-high contrast hybrid segment and graphic display
  • 5 full-time digital displays, graphic instantaneous and average vario display, scrolling vario/altitude graph, graphic compass, instrument status display (GPS, battery, sink alarm, loudness)
  • All numerical values can be independently set in imperial or metric
  • Intuitive, tactile, glove-friendly 7-button keypad
  • Size: 5-3/8″ x 2-7/8″ x 13/16″ (138 x 74 x 23 mm)
  • Weight: 6.3 oz.(178 g) including batteries without bracket/attachment
  • Optional brackets, legstrap, protective cover/harness pouches available for HG and PG
  • Superb RF shielding
Power Supply
  • Battery life over 30 hours on 2 AA (included) or 10 years in standby mode
  • Batteries are user replaceable
  • Continual display of battery status in run mode and in start-up sequence
  • Intelligent automatic switch-off
Warranty and Approvals
  • 2 Year Warranty
  • CE and FCC Approved
Weight 1.2 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 4 × 2 in
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