COMPETINO Manual
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This result is correct as long as the pilot is flying with the speed of best glide, the known wind
does not change and on the way to goal sinking and rising air masses cancel each other out.
Very important is this function during competitions when at the end of the task in a good
thermal, the pilot knows in due time he can make it to goal even if there are some more
turnpoints to pass through.
9 Other functions
The unit’s menu is opened by prolonged pressure on the Menu key. Using the
key you
can choose one of the menu items and get to the corresponding sub menu by pressing
Enter.
9.1 Simulation
After choosing Main Setup Menu > Simulation, you will reach this very interesting function.
With the arrow keys and Enter turn the Simulation to Yes. The simulation will then start at
the last known GPS position. With the
and
arrow keys you can adjust the air and
ground speed and the
and
arrow keys will change the sink or the climb. If the stall
alarm sounds, be sure to increase the airspeed by a few km/h. Depending upon the values
entered, you will now recognize the relationships between Altitude, Speed, Sink/Climb rate,
and acoustics. Like reality the compass will start to rotate as long the user simulates a climb
rate.
The soft key F1 is used to change the different functions:
Next Func. var
Spd
to change Climb / Sink Air- + Groundspeed
Next Func. wind
Trk
Change of wind and flight direction
Next Func. blank Press
to change user defined pages
Next Func. Mod Alt1
Modify Alt1
Next Func. Mod Alt2 ▲▼ Modify Alt2 or with F2 set to zero
Next Func. Sink Thresh ▲▼ Modify sink acoustic threshold
Likewise, the Goto function can be called up to select a waypoint. If the direction arrow in the
middle of the compass points upwards, the pilot is moving towards his goal and the distance
to the WP becomes smaller while at the same time the altitude naturally decreases. If you
now initiate a climb with the
key, the COMPETINO simulates circling up in a thermal (the
compass rose turns and the distance to goal continuously changes between somewhat
closer and somewhat further away).
Under simulation you also can test the different acoustic adjustments of frequency, pitch, and
modulation during virtual climbing (see: Main Setup Menu > Basic Settings > Vario tone).
Attempt to sink significantly and on your display you will see (in the User Field Dist to ^) how
your distance to the last thermal increases, while in the compass rose the symbol ⇧
⇧⇧
⇧ appears
and shows you the direction to your last thermal.
You can also retrace a route flown. If you select the route as the COMPETITION-ROUT, you
will hear the characteristic tone upon approaching within 400 meters of the waypoint, which
tells you that you are inside the cylinder. You will then see the automatic switchover to the
next WP. If a start time was set, take care that the count down timer shows positive values.
By pressing the Esc key, you can switch to map display and observe the approach to the
waypoint cylinder. The second transparent pointer in the center of the compass rose helps to
minimize the flight path (no need to cross the circumference of the cylinder at a right angle).
Unfortunately, wind direction cannot be set - only a difference between Ground and Airspeed
simulates head or tailwind influence. Press F1 until the function: wind ▲▼ trk ►◄ appears.
It is very informative to see how different head and tail winds influence the arrival altitude
above your goal (Alt a. Gl).
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