Ferstlesque
June 28th 09, 04:41 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I've had a recurring technical issue with my FlyWithCE flight recorder
purchased a couple of weeks ago, and wanted to see if others had had
the same experience and could offer a possible cause or solution.
Last Saturday and this Saturday, I flew flights of just under 500KM
and just under 600KM, respectively. The latter was good enough for
diamond goal and return and distance, but of course the EW died on the
way out there also. Both were out of Jean, NV (GMT+7). Upon
downloading the flights, I was surprised to find that both flights
were cleanly split into two separate logs each, at exactly Zulu
changeover (1700 local). It gets more interesting... all data post-
Zulu changeover seems to have been stamped with the date previous to
the one I flew!
Here are the examples. The first flight was taken on 20 June.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=109146687
And here's the second section of that flight, incorrectly stamped 19
June:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=109355395
Here is the first section of my 27 June flight:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=627288331
And the second section, incorrectly dated 26 June:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=627122754
Both flights, I had a fresh set of batteries, and the logger was kept
cool, shaded by the Kestrel's turtle deck. It received and excellent
signal all day, and the actual position of the aircraft doesn't seem
to have been corrupted at all.
Has anyone else had these issues? Is there any way of telling if it's
a hardware (logger) or software (downloading software) issue? I've
corresponded with Uros at FlyWithCE, and he's working towards a
solution but hasn't found the particular reason for this yet.
The logger is an excellent idea, and could really get large groups of
normal pilots (me) out there flying distance. I also understand that,
as a new product, there are bound to be bugs. I just wish the bugs
allowed the distance to be counted as LONGER than actual!
I guess it's also possible that Uros has created a time machine. If
so, maybe it will take me back to the 1980s.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/8729/napoleon-dynamite-the-time-machine
Mark
OZ
I've had a recurring technical issue with my FlyWithCE flight recorder
purchased a couple of weeks ago, and wanted to see if others had had
the same experience and could offer a possible cause or solution.
Last Saturday and this Saturday, I flew flights of just under 500KM
and just under 600KM, respectively. The latter was good enough for
diamond goal and return and distance, but of course the EW died on the
way out there also. Both were out of Jean, NV (GMT+7). Upon
downloading the flights, I was surprised to find that both flights
were cleanly split into two separate logs each, at exactly Zulu
changeover (1700 local). It gets more interesting... all data post-
Zulu changeover seems to have been stamped with the date previous to
the one I flew!
Here are the examples. The first flight was taken on 20 June.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=109146687
And here's the second section of that flight, incorrectly stamped 19
June:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=109355395
Here is the first section of my 27 June flight:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=627288331
And the second section, incorrectly dated 26 June:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=627122754
Both flights, I had a fresh set of batteries, and the logger was kept
cool, shaded by the Kestrel's turtle deck. It received and excellent
signal all day, and the actual position of the aircraft doesn't seem
to have been corrupted at all.
Has anyone else had these issues? Is there any way of telling if it's
a hardware (logger) or software (downloading software) issue? I've
corresponded with Uros at FlyWithCE, and he's working towards a
solution but hasn't found the particular reason for this yet.
The logger is an excellent idea, and could really get large groups of
normal pilots (me) out there flying distance. I also understand that,
as a new product, there are bound to be bugs. I just wish the bugs
allowed the distance to be counted as LONGER than actual!
I guess it's also possible that Uros has created a time machine. If
so, maybe it will take me back to the 1980s.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/8729/napoleon-dynamite-the-time-machine
Mark
OZ