Flight Log keeps stopping and re-starting.

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Flight Log keeps stopping and re-starting.

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goingupintheworld	goingupintheworld posted 9/9/2015 6:45:50 PM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 8	I have SkyDemon 3.4.1.0 on a PC running XP and SkyDemon Mobile 3.4.0. During my last two weekly flights the SD Mobile Flight Log kept stopping and then starting again. When in SkyDemon Plan Analysis mode the route flown is broken into several segments and is also shown as discrete entities in the Mobile Flight Statistics window. The SD Mobile continued to work correctly apart from the logging function.
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T67M	T67M posted 9/10/2015 9:29:47 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 206, Visits: 3.2K	Tim Dawson (9/10/2015) Stopping is defined as groundspeed being below a certainly threshold (around 10 knots) for a minimum period of time (at least 10 seconds). All values from memory. It works well and I don't think there is cause to revisit the algorithm at this point, even if it's not perfect. Ah! That explains why I frequently get "broken" logs when doing aerobatics - I'd always assumed it was because I'd shielded the GPS antenna, but extended vertical manoeuvres would fool the algorithm. Could the "groundspeed zero" test be combined with a "within a few metres of the ground" to prevent false stops? The other option is to start logging manually. If you do that, SkyDemon won't stop the log automatically. That's also useful to know - I didn't realise that manual-start would prevent auto-stop. Thanks Tim!
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Flight Log keeps stopping and re-starting.

goingupintheworld - 9/9/2015 6:45:50 PM

The logging function will only stop logging if it thinks you have...

Tim Dawson - 9/10/2015 9:37:49 AM

Stopping, i.e., ground speed near zero, is not a good indication of...

ckurz7000 - 9/10/2015 10:29:46 AM

[quote][b]Tim Dawson (9/10/2015)[/b][hr]The logging function will only...

InfrequentFlyer - 9/10/2015 11:07:21 AM

I use a Cessna 152 fixed wing aircraft and it has only happened the...

goingupintheworld - 9/10/2015 3:46:51 PM

Stopping is defined as groundspeed being below a certainly threshold...

Tim Dawson - 9/10/2015 3:40:06 PM

[quote][b]Tim Dawson (9/10/2015)[/b][hr]Stopping is defined as...

T67M - 9/10/2015 9:29:47 PM

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