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Anyone used FlywithCE?
On Jun 6, 2:54*am, Rob Shepherd wrote:
Evening all, Has anyone used one of the FlywithCE devices, comments on ease of use, accuracy, battery duration would be much appreciated. Cheers Rob I use one. Simply turn it on, check it's got a green light (the "on" light is small and can be difficult to see in sunlight) and then pop it in my top pocket. Download is easy by USB cable and easy to export to SeeYou, or onto Google maps plot. Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. I now use good quality triple-A batteries and haven't had further troubles. In terms of accuracy, I was testing an Android app on my Galaxy Tab (Gaggle) and the plots from Gaggle and FlyCE were consistent. Neat little device - other GPS devices may offer lots more, but at my stage of flying I just wanted a logger. smith |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Anyone used FlywithCE? (slight digression)
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:
Can't comment on battery life beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need better rechargeables. In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to 2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes: - there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity - Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than 900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh. The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually held 400 mAh The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids, which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on the tin. I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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