Freq of flight track records
 

What is the frequency of flight track record in the GPX format? does it record at a frequency of 1 sec?:cool:

My Aera records at around 1 datum every 4 seconds.

G

From the Home page:

Tools | Track Log | Menu | Setup | Track Interval

gives you the options of:

• Automatic
• Time (with a user-settable time step)
• Distance (with a user-settable distance step)

I believe the GPX format just stores a list of Height/Lat/Lon/Time quartets,
and doesn't care about any frequency.

I have always used "Automatic", and the step size typically varies from 15 seconds when I am flying straight to 4 seconds when I am turning.

GPS unit measurements for Canada
 

I have just purchased an Aera 500. I do not seem to be able to set the uniits to the Canadian Imperial Galon. The only option is US galons or Liters. Am I missing something here or is Impreial Measurement just not an option? Thanks.

Does anyone who uses the Aera 500 notice a loss of reception at all?

dabz
Sort of hard to know if my experience is relevant without knowing the circumstances of your units loss of reception, but I used mine 2 weeks ago Albury to Melbourne and excellent reception as usual.
Hope this helps.
John

No problems yet, but only used it a couple of times in a 152 so far (it was a Christmas present and weather hasn't been kind to me so far!). The PA28 I usually fly is offline at the moment. I'll let you know. These things can depend on canopy construction &c.

One thing I did do is buy a RAM mount - the included one is OK but a bit flimsy, and I found it vibrated. As I already had most of the RAM hardware from my old (Lowrance) GPS it was cheap to buy the Aera mounting block. It's much better like that.

Tim

I've had one drop-out, lasting about an hour between Chester and Cranfield a while ago - in about a year of use.

I don't personally use imperial gallons for anything, sticking to ONLY US gallons or litres, to avoid screwing up in the differences between US and imperial.

G