Downloading flights to Google Earth

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The new Flytec 6015 variometer? flight-instrument (and equivalent Brauniger BASIC-GPS) now has the ability to easily download 3-D GPS tracklogs onto Google Earth (.kml files)!

UPDATED: 16/12/09  Click HERE to view Tim's flight, which will be displayed in your own Google Earth program.

The red tracklog indicates lift, and the blue sink. 

Above is a screen shot of Tim Ettridge's flight that he did with his new Flytec 6015 vario? today at Stanwell Tops.

Some other recorded parameters that can be later reviewed in various software (lilke "See You" and "Fly Chart") are:

  • Altitude

  • Rate of climb or desent
  • Airspeed and ground speed
  • GPS position
  • Time and temperature

Read more about the Flytec 6015 variometer flight instrument from our previous blog, otherwise you may contact us with any questions or to purchase your own unit.

Below are more screen shot angles of the of the flight when viewing the variometer flight-log in Google Earth.

 

Images above: The Stanwell Park and Stanwell Tops hang gliding site using the Google Earth software.

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