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Old December 5th 12, 07:37 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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Default Power FLARM as logger

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 5:17:55 PM UTC-8, wrote:
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:51:14 PM UTC-8, waremark wrote:

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 11:48:43 PM UTC, ursus wrote:




I just did a test on PowerFLARM as a logger:




Set it outside, powered up and waited. Nothing happened for hours. All surrounding trees are still standing.




Those darn FLARM folks have really overpromised! Or maybe I need to change configuration settings? Or handicraft my own antenna? Or read the manual?




I suspect it will need a hard- and software update; maybe if someone can point FLARM to an autonomous chainsaw with serial interface (ideally IGC specification) they could finally deliver what has been promised:




FLARM as a logger.




Timber!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7n5mEmXJo




And did they promise it would be a logger? When I recently bought a PF Core (European version) I did not receive any such promise.




I think the Joke only works in English, a sure sign that Urs has been with us too long ;^)



Marc


Uh oh a Monty Python sense of humor. Now I'm more interested in looking for hidden Monty Python easter eggs in the UI than I am with waiting for IGC approval.

Darryl