Flytec Balloon 4:Main

Flytec Balloon 4 user manual

Software version 2.1

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Welcome to the Flytec Balloon 4 user manual. The content is organised according to steps you go through, when you go flying. An overview is given below.

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General

• Overview: The Flytec Balloon 4 at a glance
• Batteries: Inserting, charging and replacing batteries
• Keyboard: How to operate the vario
• First start: Starting the Flytec Balloon 4 for the very first time
• USB connection: Connecting the Flytec Balloon 4 to a computer
• Software updates: How to keep your vario up to date
• Status bar: What do the symbols at the top of the display mean
• Menu overview: The whole menu at a glance
• More details: Things you also should know about your Flytec Balloon 4

Flight preparation

• Mounting: How to mount your Flytec Balloon 4 in your basket
• Mounting the TT34: How to mount your Flytec Balloon TT34 in your balloon
• QNH and altitude adjustment: How to set QNH or current altitude before take-off or during flight
• Sound volume adjustment: Setting how loud the vario beeps

Flight

• Flight mode: Your flight screen and flight information
• Flight recording: How the Flytec Balloon 4 records your flights
• Envelope temperature: How the Flytec Balloon 4 handles envelope temperature
• Optional backlight: How to turn on the optional backlight in the Flytec Balloon 4 Night Glow

Analysis

• Flight log: On-device flight log
• Google Earth: Reviewing flights in Google Earth
• IGC files: Flight recordings in IGC format

Configuration

• Variometer settings: Settings for vertical speed indication
• Temperature settings: Settings for envelope temperature handling
• Personal settings: Your personal settings: name, units, timezone etc.
• Device settings: Device-specific settings and information

Compliance

• Compliance: FCC compliance statement and supplier's declaration of conformity