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GPS V3 English manual
GPS V3 English manual
  • Foreword
  • I. Setup the SYS PC Tool
  • II. Place the instrument
  • III. Recharging the battery
  • IV. Configure your device
  • V. Advanced configuration
  • VI. Customize your screens and vario sound
  • VII. Height above ground
  • VIII. Screens when flying
  • IX. Information about GPS state
  • X. Display and delete a flight
  • XI. Warnings and reset
  • XII. Transfer your flights
  • XIII. Parameters
  • XIV. Suggestion of use
  • Important Warnings and Safety Instructions
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VII. Height above ground

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Last updated 5 months ago

The instrument is able to tell you how high from the ground you are thanks to topography data recorded by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission realized in 2000 by Endeavour space shuttle (see ).

To send topography data into your instrument:

1) You must go to our dedicated webpage:

2) Then move the red rectangle to your selected fly area, and download the data.

3) Turn on and connect your instrument with the USB cable.

4) Then go in the SYS PC Tool, and click on the “Send a file to my instrument” icon, and select the file you previously downloaded.

5) Wait until the end ot the file upload and restart your instrument.

Caution, height above the ground has a precision of ±20m, plus the GPS precision (a few meters).

To display your height above ground, this information must be included in your screen configuration (see previous chapter) and you need GPS reception.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Radar_Topography_Mission
https://www.syride.com/en/topography