Main characteristics
- Very easy to use
- Robust and reliable
- Very good sunlight readability
- High precision for position and pressure measurement
- Long battery life of about 35 hours with a full charge, batteries can be recharged
Functionality
- Alititude (in m, ft, FL)
- QNH
- Climb / sink rate: graphic, numeric, configurable audio for both directions (in m/s and fpm)
- Ground speed (“GPS speed”, in km/h and mph)
- Course, on compass and in degree
- Distance / direction to launch (distance in km and miles)
- Envelope temperature from Flytec Balloon TT34 (in °C and °F)
- Flight recording in Google Earth format, with key maximum / minimum values, and in IGC format
- Rechargeable batteries (can be substituted with regular AA batteries if you forgot to charge)
Also good to know
- One button press to adjust QNH
- Built-in display protection, easy to replace by a repair center
- Keyboard easy to replace by a repair center
- Casing: improved from 6040, robust and nearly indestructible
- Built-in safety lanyard
- The positioning system (“GPS”) uses four different satellite systems for an unprecedented accuracy: GPS, Glonass, Galileo and BeiDou
- Flight memory for over 10’000 hours, accessible directly via USB (comes up as a drive, no additional software required)
- Battery charging through USB, any phone charger will work
- 2 years warranty on production defects
- Our world-wide network of repair centers will still take care of your Flytec Balloon 4 once warranty has expired, or for cases not covered by warranty
- In case of defects, all components can be replaced
Package content
- Flytec Balloon 4
- 4x Battery Eneloop Pro 2500 mAh NiMh rechargeable
- Fast global wall charger (EU / UK / US / AU)
- Mounting clip with velcro attachment strap
- Fabric bag
- USB to Micro-USB cable
- Quickstart guide