New Tasman FP10 Flight Pack

Hi,

There is an interesting and unique new soaring product available from Tasman
Instruments. Tasman is known for the successful V1000 variometer. The new
FP10 Flight Pack is a small flight data module which turns a V1000
variometer into a speed-to-fly variometer. A PDA with soaring flight
software is required to display the speed-to-fly data.

Glider pilots that already own a Tasman V1000 variometer will find the FP10
Flight Pack attractive because it is much less expensive than buying a
speed-to-fly variometer.

The FP10 takes in GPS data from an external GPS (not included) and adds air
data such as true airspeed and vario readings to the data stream and sends
it to the PDA.

The FP10 Flight Pack is available in 2 versions:
- FP10 ($510) - If your soaring GPS can provide 5V power for the PDA then
the FP10 will pass the 5V power through to the PDA as well.
- FP10-s5V ($575) - If your GPS does not provide 5V power for the PDA then
FP10-s5V version can efficiently convert 12V power from your glider battery
into 5V power for the PDA.

Data Sent to the PDA

- GPS Data - All GPS Data (GPS not included) from an external GPS is passes
through the FP10 to the PDA.
- Variometer (current value) - Used by the Thermal Assistant in SeeYou
Mobile and other soaring software to help you find the center of the current
thermal. Also used for thermal history graphs on the PDA.
- Variometer Average - Displayed on the face of the Tasman V1000 Variometer
and made available to the PDA software.
- True Airspeed (TAS) - The Outside Air Temperature gauge and barometric
pressure sensor make it possible to calculate True Airspeed. The PDA can
use the GPS data (ground speed) and True Airspeed data to calculate accurate
vector wind speed and direction.
- Barometric Altitude - Sent to the PDA and used to calculate the True
Airspeed.

Compatible Soaring Flight Software

- XCSoar
- Soaring Pilot
- SeeYou Mobile

The best part about the Tasman solution is the modularity of the design.
You can start with the Tasman V1000 and add the FP10 and other items later.
Or start with the EW microRecorder or LX Colibri and PDA and then later add
the V1000 Variometer and FP10 Flight Pack, or...

You can see details he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tasman.htm

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com