Compaq Aero 1520 User Manual

Soaring Innovations Glide Navigator II Manual Version 1.1 June 25, 2002

Version 1.1, 6/30/20026Pocket-PCs will run down both their main and backup batteries if left idle for a week or two, and all the data and programs you

Version 1.1, 6/30/20027Flight log files can be transferred from the 302 or GPS-NAV to the Pocket-PC and to a compact flash card. GPS-NAV users can do

Version 1.1, 6/30/20028When you connect some Pocket-PCs to a GPS, they try to connect with it as if it were a PC. The message “Connecting to Host” wi

Version 1.1, 6/30/20029 1) No waypoints. 2) Waypoints from the Glide Navigator II files only. 3) Waypoints from the GPS-NAV only. 4) Waypoints from

Version 1.1, 6/30/200210If a GPS is not connected, the program will run the simulator when started as described above. If the program has been runnin

Version 1.1, 6/30/200211and waypoint data in use by touching the distance box, Configure and SUA, WP Files from the main screen. (See Section 4.8.3 S

Version 1.1, 6/30/200212 Figure 4. The Main Flying Screen 3.3.2 The Main Flying Screen Figure 4 show a typical flying screen. The

Version 1.1, 6/30/20021325 in Figure 4 is a turnpoint and an airport. The map can be configured to show combinations of turnpoint numbers, names, oth

Version 1.1, 6/30/200214 Figure 5. Reset Pan appears at the upper right of the map if it has been panned. Note that the plane icon has moved off

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002156.) Points logged by the GPS-NAV are marked on the map behind the glider. At small scales the logged points are marked with

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002i1.0 Introduction ………………………………………………….…… 1 2.1 New Features ………………………………………….…… 2 2.0 Setting up the

Version 1.1, 6/30/200216selecting the current task turnpoint, the previous task turnpoint, the next task turnpoint in the task list, or the last activ

Version 1.1, 6/30/200217 Figure 8. After touching the active waypoint at the top left of the screen, one of these screens will

Version 1.1, 6/30/200218to access the list of currently shut off airspaces to view them and to turn them back on. If you inadvertently shut off an ai

Version 1.1, 6/30/200219speed and direction can be set by touching the wind icon and the up and down arrows for speed and direction (Figure 11). The

Version 1.1, 6/30/200220has to be done on the Glide Navigator II. The best way to avoid this is to load the turnpoints that you want to use for tasks

Version 1.1, 6/30/200221MacCready, ballast and bug settings on the L-NAV and S-NAV are slaved to the Glide Navigator II. Numbers entered on the Glide

Version 1.1, 6/30/200222 Figure 14. Real time headwind/tailwind and Delta wind. The real time headwind/tailwind and resultant delta wind

Version 1.1, 6/30/200223Because the Glide Navigator II and the GPS-NAV can contain different waypoints, it is not always possible to show the same nav

Version 1.1, 6/30/200224go to a different soaring site. This also means that if you change waypoint files temporarily, for example to look at the lay

Version 1.1, 6/30/200225 Figure 16. “Edit Task”.

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002iiStarting and Stopping Tasks Task Declarations Rounding Turnpoints Prescribed or Assigned Area Tasks 3.3.5 Using the Glide N

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002264.2.2 Multiple Tasks Configuration See Section 4.8.5 below to change the Task Configuration between multiple and single tasks

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002274.3 Show Task Selecting "Show Task" from the main menu shows the task legs, distances, speeds and times. Figure 18

Version 1.1, 6/30/200228 4.7 Quit Palm-NAV This exits the Glide Navigator II program. Information in Show Task is erased. You must quit the program

Version 1.1, 6/30/200229so far. Selecting 5000 tracks can slow the response of Compaq 2100s, 1520s and 1530s after several hours of flying. 4.8.3

Version 1.1, 6/30/200230 Figure 20. SUA Warnings Figure 21. SUA warning message for the Bayreuth Class D airspace.

Version 1.1, 6/30/200231 Figure 22. Setting “Ignore SUAs above” and “SUA warning margin” altitudes. Horizontal Warning Margin Touching SUA Horiz. M

Version 1.1, 6/30/200232 Figure 23. List of SUAs that are currently shut off. 4.8.5 Task Configuration The Task Configuration s

Version 1.1, 6/30/200233 Figure 24. Task Configuration Screen 4.9 More Configure 4.9.1 Start Gates Three start gates are available. The perpen

Version 1.1, 6/30/200234 Figure 26. Select the Start Gate Type. The task can include a variable length start line per

Version 1.1, 6/30/200235 Figure 28. US or cylindrical start gate set up. Selecting US Gate On and entering a radius and height will

Version 1.1, 6/30/2002iii Appendix B Airspace, gate, road, river and border data file ……………………………….. 40 Appendix C Loading the Glide Navigator II

Version 1.1, 6/30/200236 Figure 29. Setting the arrival radius or start gate length requires using the Pocket-PC stylus keyboa

Version 1.1, 6/30/200237 Figure 30. Final Glide Configure. 4.9.4 Polar Data These screens (there are two screens) allow setting t

Version 1.1, 6/30/200238 Figure 32. Selecting operating units for the Glide Navigator II. 4.9.5 Units Select the desired units on the Un

Version 1.1, 6/30/200239 Figure 27. Preferences. Selecting More under Preferences allows turning off the two way exchange of

Version 1.1, 6/30/200240 Figure 28. More Preferences 4.9.7 GPS-NAV Data This screen allows transferring flight logs from th

Version 1.1, 6/30/200241card, if a card is present. The directories will be created if they do not exist already. Flights are saved as both secure “

Version 1.1, 6/30/200242Appendix A Waypoint files The Glide Navigator II imports waypoint files in the same format as the GPS-NAV files. An example

Version 1.1, 6/30/200243Appendix B Airspace, gate, road, river and border data files. The Glide Navigator II reads SUA data files in a format develo

Version 1.1, 6/30/200244# YES and NO are the only permitted Values. # # TYPE= This defines the Type of Airspace. The permitted values ar

Version 1.1, 6/30/200245# Main Runway at Lasham. # # NOTE: POINTs etc. are in the format (d)ddmmss [degrees, minutes, seconds # and not (d)ddmm.m

Version 1.1, 6/30/20021Glide Navigator II Manual 1.0 Introduction The Glide Navigator was developed by Soaring Innovations in the early ‘90s to run

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Version 1.1, 6/30/200247 Appendix C Loading the Glide Navigator II Software using a Personal Computer To load the Glide Navigator II software on you

Version 1.1, 6/30/200248box appears, just click “OK”. 7. Remove the Pocket PC from the cradle and open the start menu. You should now see the PalmNA

Version 1.1, 6/30/200249Appendix D Loading the Glide Navigator II Software from a Compact Flash Card If you are using a Compaq Aero 1500 series read

Version 1.1, 6/30/200250You may install the Glide Navigator II Software on to your Compaq Aero 21XX by using the CF Backup option in Windows CE. The p

Version 1.1, 6/30/20022 Compaq iPaqs Version 1.1, runs on all versions of the iPaq, including the 3800 series. Two Way Communications with Cambridge

Version 1.1, 6/30/20023 Stores up to ten tasks. Supports arc starts. An arc start can be entered under Start Gates. An arc of the specified radius

Version 1.1, 6/30/20024Pocket-PCs have program buttons, four along the bottom and one or two along the left side, that run the built-in programs, “Con

Version 1.1, 6/30/20025Pocket-PC. Touch Start, Settings, System, and Memory, and move the arrow to the left to increase program memory. 2.1 Hardwa