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How To - AlfaPilot Factory Reset Step by Step

Posted by Martin Havel on Nov 08, 2020

Time to complete: 40 minutes Backup Before going ahead with the factory reset, please back up any data or files that you would like to keep. You can connect your AlfaPilot to your computer the same way as an external USB hard drive. User Manual Here is a link to the User Manual in case you need any extra information. Factory Reset From your home screen select Applications > Settings > Restore factory settings Optional: Erase SD card Erase all your personal information and downloaded apps? You can't reverse this action! > Erase everything AlfaPilot will Erase everything and restart. After Reset STEP 1 Select the Language Set Up...

When to use the speedbar and how much

Posted by Martin Havel on Oct 01, 2020

You should be on the bar all the time, the only exception is when you are going up. If you are not going up use 10-20% even downwind. In to the wind not going up but not sinking like a rock 20-30%, 3 m/s sink 50%, 20km/h headwind 50%, 3 m/s in 20 km/h headwind full bar. If the thermal is 2-3 m/s up fly at 30-50% bar between them, if they are 4m/s up or more you can fly at 80-100% bar in between them. Once you start flying with bar start playing with pitch control using rear risers but also practice controlling the pitch with the speedbar, eventually you will use a combination of both to get the most out of your flying on the bar. Once you get a hang of it, you will never look back and you will find it hard to justify not being on the bar.

SPOT versus Garmin InReach Prices and Annual Plans

Posted by Martin Havel on Oct 01, 2020

SPOT SPOT Basic Annual plan will cost $184.20 USD (260 AUD) plus the annual Network Maintenance Fee $21.95 USD ($30 AUD). Total per year $290 AUD. SPOT Flex Basic Monthly plan will cost $18.65 USD (26 AUD) per month plus the annual Network Maintenance Fee $21.95 USD ($30 AUD). Total cost per 6 months $186 AUD. This plan allows to start and stop the service at any time so you can only use your satellite tracker during the moths that you are flying and stop the service during the off season. Enrolment in any Flex Plan is subject to an Annual Flex Charge Fee $27.45 USD ($38...

How to get the most out of your AlfaPilot battery?

Posted by Martin Havel on Oct 01, 2020

To make sure that you get the most out of your AlfaPilot battery while flying please consider the following tips.Turn off Wifi. If wifi is necessary for livetrack or other functions, please use an extra-power bank for extend the autonomy. If wifi is enabled the autonomy can be reduced by 5 hours.Turn off the backlight. At the sunlight, the backlight is not necessary. The backlight can reduce battery life by 1 or 2 hours.Do not use other applications while flying. Use only the flight application while flying. If the other applications are running during the flight this can further reduce the autonomy based on...

30 Years of Airtime NOVA Magazine (English)

Posted by Martin Havel on Sep 02, 2020

Celebrating a thirtieth anniversary in an industry that is hardly older itself is something special. I f you look at the development of paragliding and that of NOVA, you can see that a lot of things happened in parallel. Link to the 30 Years of Airtime NOVA Magazine (English)It is a given that a company is guided by the requirements of the market and the wishes of its customers. If not, the company will not be successful. However, the fact that a company influences the entire market is less common. NOVA has achieved this several times, both in terms of important...