Eagle Tree Systems Seagull Glide Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Wireless Dashboard Telemetry System and Recorder

Summary of Seagull Glide

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    Copyright © 2004 eagle tree systems, llc user manual for the seagull glide wireless dashboard telemetry system and recorder patent pending document version 3.1 please read this manual before using your new system. Thank you for your purchase! This instruction manual will guide you through the instal...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 2 3. If desired, configure the seagull system with your pc, as described the advanced setup instructions below. 4. Bench and range test your model, and have fun! Your seagull glide system has been pre-configured for the following options: variometer...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 3 note: additional pitot tube kits are available for purchase on our website. Method a: if the airplane’s fuselage is relatively sealed, with no large “ram” air openings in the nose of the plane, you can likely obtain good readings by just leaving t...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 4 1. Remove the recorder’s case top. 2. There is a predrilled hole to accommodate an external altitude tube. Look at the back of your recorder cover, and use an x- acto knife to carefully cut the label around the hole. 3. You can now install an exte...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 5 elevator by monitoring the pitch of the aircraft, which requires an additional probe to be mounted. The seagull glide system uses the airspeed pitot tube for total energy calculations, requiring no additional tube. The variometer produces a varyin...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 6 sinkrate, the variometer will start to sound, as described in the “variometer” section above. Pressing up/down arrows changes this parameter. • “vario climbrate” – this setting controls the minimum climbrate. When you ascend at a rate greater than...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 7 advanced installation and setup instructions this section describes more advanced setup and configuration. A computer is required for this section, and some features listed require optional accessories. Installing temperature sensor(s) if you purc...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 8 magnet being in the right polarity. We have received problem reports of rpm reading errors when the rpm sensor is mounted very near the magneto of spark engines, so we recommend mounting it 180 degrees away from the magneto, or as far away as poss...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 9 connection of the ‘y’ cables is simple: connect the center (male) keyed connector of the ‘y’ to one of the 4 keyed slots servo slots in the recorder (see figure 1), connect the remaining male connector one of the channels on your receiver, and con...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 10 windows 98se™ and windows millennium™: when the recorder is first connected to the usb port, the new hardware wizard will likely appear. Follow the steps in the wizard, choosing the options to allow windows to find the appropriate drivers for the...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 11 • left joystick controls elevator and rudder, and right joystick controls throttle and ailerons. Setting the “stop on full” feature after you complete the new model wizard for the first time, you will be prompted to choose whether you want the re...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 12 seagull transmitter type: select either the fcc us transmitter (red case) or the eu transmitter (gold case) depending on which system you have. Seagull id: the wizard automatically generates an id for your seagull system, which you can change in ...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 13 note: see the “servo” section below for information on servo setup. Note: if you have a flight system and select climbrate, see the “configuring climbrate alarms” section below. To enable a “high alarm” for a parameter, meaning that the alarm sho...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 14 figure 4 figure 5 configuring variometer alarms if you wish to configure climbrate and/or sinkrate alarms for variometer support, click the variometer button in the alarms section. Note that the climbrate button will only appear when the climbrat...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 15 to invoke live mode, first ensure that your dashboard is receiving data from the transmitter. Then, connect the dashboard to usb, and click the live mode button on the app. A window may display asking you whether to record the live mode data. Aft...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 16 important: the recorder’s battery indicator should be used as a guide only: you need to verify that the led gives accurate results with your system, and you need to make sure that your battery’s charge state is sufficient before flying under the ...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 17 • graphical and/or numeric temperatures – the application can display up to two temperature readings in either instrument or numeric format. • graphical and/or numeric rpm – the application displays rpm readings in either instrument or numeric fo...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 18 error_low_bat_restart – the recorder has been restarted due to a brownout, error_servo_glitch_missed – a servo pulse was missing, error_servo_glitch_short – a servo pulse was shorter than 740usec, error_servo_glitch_long – a servo pulse was longe...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 19 • make sure that under choose what to log in the app, you have checked rpm. • make sure that the rpm sensor is plugged into the correct slot on the recorder (should be the bottom slot next to the temp sensors). • connect the recorder to the compu...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 20 eagle tree systems sea-01 (900 mhz, 200mw system) contains fcc id: our-9xtend (900 mhz, 1 watt system) contains fcc id: our-xbeepro (2.4 ghz system) tested to comply with fcc standards for home or office use fcc radiation exposure statement regar...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 21 temperature range: 0 – 140 degrees f tx antenna: articulating rubber antenna with mmcx pigtail power: power taken from recorder/receiver battery current draw: transmitter + recorder, average 250 milliamp fcc/ce 2.4ghz, 100mw transmitter frequency...

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    Copyright © 2003-2005 eagle tree systems, llc page 22 • the software included with the flight data recorder. See the software license agreement for more information on software restrictions. • problems that result from: o external causes such as accident, abuse, misuse, or problems with electrical p...