The SD is the ultimate Flymaster flight instrument specially built for competition and XC pilots.
Main Hardware Characteristics
Display Resolution (High Contrast Grey Scale)
320x240 pixels
Screen size (true viewing area)
76x57 mm
Battery Capacity (Lithium-Ion)
4000 mAh
Autonomy
Approx. 32 hours
Size
155x92x24 mm (Length x Width x Thickness)
Weight
232 gr
GPS
50 channels/4hz
Native USB Connection
Allows connection to the PC to download/upload Flight Data, Airspaces Data, etc
Battery Charging
From wall adapter, car adapter or standard usb port
Quad-band GSM
GPRS class 10. Quad-band support: GSM 850 MHz, EGSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz.
RF Interface
Allows the wireless connection of several external probes, like HEART-G or TAS probe, simultaneously.
Micro SD slot
Supports cards to 16 GB, Optional pre-loaded 16GB SD card with airspace, ground data and maps now available.
6 Axis accelerometer and magnetometer
Allows 6-degrees of freedom Tilt-compensated Compass)
Firmware update by USB (upgrades are free)
Interface Features
User definable pages (each page can be draw using designer software, and include a number of elements only limited by space).
16
Configurable graphical elements (depending of the element several parameters can be set by the user ex. Size, Border, …)
13
Configurable data field elements (User can change size, border, title, Font, ...)
85
Page Trigger Events (page switches automatically if a specific event occurs)
Airspace warning
Entering thermal
Transition (leaving thermal)
Arriving at turn point
Start opened
Power up
Multi lingual interface
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Polish
Slovenian
Turkish
Portuguese
Configurable audible alerts
Airspace
Turnpoint complete
Start Open
Goal Possible
Definable function keys
Set Altimeter
Reset Altimeter 2
Task Navigator
Skip Waypoint
Set Volume
Near Airfields
Switch Page
Page Browser
Report Back
Variometer/Altimeter Features
Buzzer/near thermal sound
Ultra sensitive Variometer with 10 readings per second and 10 cm resolution
Configurable vario digital filter and integration values
Fully configurable Vario Sound (frequency, increments, frequency/vertical speed relation,….)
6 Sound Levels (configurable by menu, or using a key)
Automatic mute, keeps vario silent until takeoff
Altitude adjustment using QNH
Automatic altitude adjustment from GPS
3 independent altimeters
Memory Features
3D flight logger IGC format
Storage for >300000 track points
Up to 248 flights
448 Waypoints
3D Airspace
Compatibility with Open Air format (upload of files using Designer)
Display of restricted areas in map
Adjustable warning vertical distance to a restriced area
Adjustable warning horizontal distance to a restriced area
Display of shortest Vertical, and Horizontal, distance to restricted area
Resctrited area alarms (Altitude imminent, Position imminent, Violation, …)
Critical Airspace page (displays information about areas that are closer than a defined distance)
Worldwide Airspace database (SD card required) ( more info).
Cross Country Features
Exclusive Thermal Ball indicator
Several specific data fileds like Distance to take off, current and avarage glide ratio, avarage speed, etc.
Distance to last thermal indexed with altitude
Goto waypoint
Multiple waypoint route
Wind Speed and Direction (GPS based calculations)
Automatic altitude gain profiler
McCready related values like speed to fly, next termal climb, etc. (available with the TASProbe)
Nearby Landings (Displays Required Glide Ratio and distance to all the Landings which can be reached)
Competition Features
Route Optimization (indication for shortest route point)
Speed to Start (optimal speed to make the start)
Arriving altitude at next waypoint and goal (considering wind)
Several Glides Ratios (to goal, average, to next,…)
Easy task definition
Task Navigation, configurable safety/risk margin on turn points.
Task Map (trace with thermal indication)
Conical End of Speed Section
Live Tracking
Upload of flight data to repositories using the GSM network (compatible with several repositories like Leonardo XC server, XContest, DHV)
Automatic almost real time flight data sending to a remote live tracking server through GSM network. (compatible with several servers like Flymaster, LiveTracking24, DHV, etc)
On demand sending of Predefined messages to a server (eg. Need Assistance, Need Retrieval, etc)