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Setting up LK8000

This information is based mostly on LK8000 website source and some my own
investigation
Forum
http://www.postfrontal.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=11
FAQ
http://lk8000.it/faq/31-paraglidersdelta/48-para-best-of.html

Welcome Screen
after turning on
LK8000 software
Hit area around
battery icon to get
access to LK8000
menu.

Second menu
screen
Hit Setup System to
open LK8000 setting
configuration screens.

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More about terrain

here

http://lk8000.it
/new-20-features
/terrain-colors.html

Device A
Name: Flymaster F1,
Compeo, Digifly,
Generic for the
internal GPS like
Mio/PNA. Device A
should provide
realtime GPS data.
Look into your device
user manual about
NMEA output settings.
Port (Mio
S401/S501):COM2
Baud (Mio
S401/S501):19200

Device B
Name: LK8EX1
Port (Mio
S401/S501):COM1
Baud (Mio
S401/S501):19200
(DEFAULT FOR
GOFLYPICO IS
19200)

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Here put Your

name.

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It is good to use
GPS time (also set
up your time zone,
look at screen 9
Units)

Setting up LK8000 during paragliding competition.

Last year I went, first time in my life for local
paragliding competition. It was Tater Hill Open in
Boone, NC. It is more like social paragliding meeting
with nice atmosphere, lot of friendly pilots and fun.
That day I took and flew first time with my project
based on Mio S501 and backplane with vario and
extra AA batteries. On the beggining I was a little
confused how to setup task in LK8000, but finally it it
much more easier than setting up task on any vario
instrument or garmin gps devices. I flew also with my
Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx as an backup and Flmaster
B1 variometer. And after few days of short and funny
tasks, guess what ??? I won competition in Fun class
and LK8000 software did a GREAT JOB.
I was feeling in the air like driving a car with good mapping software, saw all the
time where I was, and have no trouble with marking task cylinders like other pilots
using competition varios and garmin devices. That is way I decided to work on thet
project and create all in one device. That is why I already sold my garmin gps,
because I don't need it anymore...
So back to competition task. Like always there is briefing in the morning about
retrieving, weather, rules, who won last day, do and don't, etc. After that task
committee is creating task for current day. It is quite confidential on the beginning.
When task is ready, committee is publishing board with task rules and points
(cylinders). From now everybody is programming flying devices, some people are
making hard copy on piece of paper...

On the beginning we are going back to

menu, and we have to provide waypoin
file.

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Next got to Nav 2/3 screen and click

If you have hundreds of waypoints (turn

currently in your LK8000, you can use w
search by name, distance, direction, etc
So start from first point from the board p
competition organizers, and add that po
task.

Adding next waypoint, LK8000 will ask

(GOAL) waypoint. Pick the No

Every time we are able to go back to th

edit attributes, remove it, move it up or
order.

Here we have to set up task start time a

start window is open.
Remember to setup correct Time zone
(System setup -> screen 9 Units
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System -> use GPS time).
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Remember to setup correct Time zone

(System setup -> screen 9 Units
System -> use GPS time).
LK8000 has to know what is your local
when gate is open.

Last thing, we have to set up start cylin

can be
IN (exit) This gives the pilots room to fly
get high before starting the clock. When
cylinder, your time for the task starts.If y
drift out of the Cylinder and started the
you wanted to, just fly back into the Cyl
the clock. Your time will start the last tim
Cylinder.

OUT(Enter) You fly from launch to the E

and when you Enter the Cylinder, your

We can take a look how task looks on t

(I have no topology maps loaded for tha

Ok, task is prepared, we are ready and

launch.
We can start as lunch is open and weat
high.
There will be countdown sound and ala
opens.

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Very nice feature of LK8000 software is live airspace During the fly LK8000 warn pilot about
analysis. predicted/entering restricted zone.
Sometimes there are limits, lot of no fly zones,
restricted airspaces, and ceiling limit.

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