Downloading .igc fliles from Volkslogger

Hi,

I think what is happening is that you are looking at the wrong flight log
files. I have seen this many times. The files downloaded from the
Volkslogger will contain its serial number in the filename. But the file
you are looking at is probably a file generated by pocket*StrePla's "PDA
logger" which logs the flight while you fly. My guess is that you
downloaded the flight logs from the VL to a different directory on the
memory card.

I am not aware of any soaring flight log download software that changes the
filename.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"RN" wrote in message
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The security code in my Volkslogger is A21, and when downloading
flights the file is shown as xxxA21jx.igc when downloading directly to
the computer using SeeYou.

When downloading to a PDA using P-Strepla, the file comes up in the
format xxxXBW11.igc.

I am confused and have been unable to find why the file name is
different, or how it is assigned by P-Strepla if that is what is
happening.

Any guidance from someone who understands this will be greatly
appreciated.

Użytkownik RN napisał:

Now, I just need to figure out why P-Strepla shows it has found the
Volkslogger, and has the correct file, but somehow downloads the
SeeYou file on the PDA to the SD Card.
I've just browsed P-Strepla's features, and it seems to me that this
software cannot download files from flight recorders (like Volkslogger).
It only uses Volkslogger as a source of GPS signal and barometric altitudes.

So P-Strepla is perfectly correct saying it has found and connected to
Volkslogger. But it has nothing in common with IGC-sanctioned flight
recording.

SeeYou Mobile cannot download files as well. There's a companion
application called ConnectMe (freeware) which does it.

Usually there's no need to download logger's files to PDA, as they are
to be analysed on PC anyway. You can connect Volkslogger to PC directly
to make the download.

--
WojtuÅ›.net

On Mar 3, 8:46Â*am, Wojciech Scigala wrote:
Użytkownik RN napisał:

Now, I just need to figure out why P-Strepla shows it has found the
Volkslogger, and has the correct file, but somehow downloads the
SeeYou file on the PDA to the SD Card.

I've just browsed P-Strepla's features, and it seems to me that this
software cannot download files from flight recorders (like Volkslogger).
It only uses Volkslogger as a source of GPS signal and barometric altitudes.

So P-Strepla is perfectly correct saying it has found and connected to
Volkslogger. But it has nothing in common with IGC-sanctioned flight
recording.

SeeYou Mobile cannot download files as well. There's a companion
application called ConnectMe (freeware) which does it.

Usually there's no need to download logger's files to PDA, as they are
to be analysed on PC anyway. You can connect Volkslogger to PC directly
to make the download.

--
WojtuÅ›.net

Well, for a lot of us it's easier to download the logger igc file to
the PDA.
Laptops are impossible to use outside because the bright daylight
washes
out the screen. Personally I use SoarPilot on a Palm Tungsten T,
which
is very usable outdoors. It also downloads the log files from a
variety of
loggers onto an SD card. After flying I usually do that while I'm
wiping the
bugs off the wings. At US contests where you only have an hour to
deliver
your log file to the scorer (unless you land out, of course) the
delivery of
the igc file usually comes before pulling the wings.

Of course with the VL you can just take that with you and download it
directly to the scorer's computer. However, for people with
permanently
mounted loggers like the Cambridge 301 or LX flight computers you have
to download in the cockpit. I believe ConnectMe is provided free and
runs
on all the WinMobile platforms.

-- Matt

On Mar 3, 5:46Â*am, Wojciech Scigala wrote:
Użytkownik RN napisał:

Now, I just need to figure out why P-Strepla shows it has found the
Volkslogger, and has the correct file, but somehow downloads the
SeeYou file on the PDA to the SD Card.

I've just browsed P-Strepla's features, and it seems to me that this
software cannot download files from flight recorders (like Volkslogger).
It only uses Volkslogger as a source of GPS signal and barometric altitudes.

So P-Strepla is perfectly correct saying it has found and connected to
Volkslogger. But it has nothing in common with IGC-sanctioned flight
recording.

SeeYou Mobile cannot download files as well. There's a companion
application called ConnectMe (freeware) which does it.

Usually there's no need to download logger's files to PDA, as they are
to be analysed on PC anyway. You can connect Volkslogger to PC directly
to make the download.

--
WojtuÅ›.net

Pocket*StrePla-Connect is marketed as part of pocket*StepLa, it is
equivalent to Naviter ConnectMe. And that begs the question of whether
the original poster meant pocket*StrePla or pocket*StrePla-Connect
(like I assumed but maybe wrongly). But if somebody is already using
SeeYou Mobile on a PDA, using ConnectMe would seem the more likely
route.

Many people download to a PDA or its SD card. If you already have a
PDA for navigation connected to the logger then you already have the
cabling needed and the PDA is already there with you in the cockpit.
Juggling a laptop at the glider to do this can be more cumbersome.

Darryl


Darryl

"Wojciech Scigala" wrote in message
...
Uzytkownik RN napisal:

Now, I just need to figure out why P-Strepla shows it has found the
Volkslogger, and has the correct file, but somehow downloads the
SeeYou file on the PDA to the SD Card.
I've just browsed P-Strepla's features, and it seems to me that this
software cannot download files from flight recorders (like Volkslogger).
It only uses Volkslogger as a source of GPS signal and barometric
altitudes.

So P-Strepla is perfectly correct saying it has found and connected to
Volkslogger. But it has nothing in common with IGC-sanctioned flight
recording.

SeeYou Mobile cannot download files as well. There's a companion
application called ConnectMe (freeware) which does it.

Usually there's no need to download logger's files to PDA, as they are to
be analysed on PC anyway. You can connect Volkslogger to PC directly to
make the download.

--
Wojtus.net

From a scorer's point of view, it is considerably faster to get results done
if the igc file is handed in on a card or thumb drive. Downloading traces
from loggers is a pita and takes considerable time which could be better (or
more enjoyably) spent in the bar!
SeeYou even provide a free program (IGCMail) which collects igc files from
an email account which makes it even simpler! Neither this nor the igc file
on a card absolves the pilot from the responsibility of keeping the original
trace in the logger for possible checking.

Użytkownik Darryl Ramm napisał:

Many people download to a PDA or its SD card. If you already have a
PDA for navigation connected to the logger then you already have the
cabling needed and the PDA is already there with you in the cockpit.
Juggling a laptop at the glider to do this can be more cumbersome.
Of course, embedded logger is best read with PDA. We were talking about
Volkslogger, which is quite portable unit.

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WojtuÅ›.net