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ModeratorVarga András commented on Thomas G. Ioerger's blog post F1E
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Oct 19, 2009

ModeratorVarga András commented on Thomas G. Ioerger's blog post F1E
"Hi Thomas, I am an F1E competitor from Hungary. I make F1E gliders since 1996, but I only saw the Italians (Maurizio Tomazzoni) and the Swiss (Andreas Tschanz) using electronic compasses. It may be because the construction of a mechanical compass…"
Oct 19, 2009
Thomas G. Ioerger commented on Thomas G. Ioerger's blog post F1E
"The idea of F1E is to slope soar by flying down a slope into the wind. The objective is time in the air up to a maximum of from 3 to 7 minutes depending on the slope length and the wind velocity. Five flights are followed by a fliy off if needed for…"
Oct 19, 2009

DeveloperRyan Beall commented on Thomas G. Ioerger's blog post F1E
"Is the idea of the F1E comp to fly a straight line? I've done work in this area and seen some of the F1E stuff online. The dynamics would probably be fine for a normal tilt compensated magnetometer. However adding a gyro and washing out the…"
Oct 15, 2009
Wyliest commented on Thomas G. Ioerger's blog post F1E
"3 axis magnetometer or 3 magnetometers fixed 90 degrees to one another should it and with a reasonable price. Although this would not take into acount for roll of the airplane, so maybe a accelerometer would be need. That will work as long as what…"
Oct 15, 2009
Thomas G. Ioerger posted a blog post

F1E

I am looking to make an electronic steering system for my magnet steered free flight model aircraft. GPS is not allowed by the rules. A gyro compass seems to be the answer, but I have not found any at a reasonable price. A gyro updated by an electronic compass to correct drift would also work I think. The aircraft dynamics are too much for a tilt compensated magnetometer.
Oct 15, 2009
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I fly F1E magnet steered free flight model aircraft. I am looking to substitute electronic steering for the magnet currently used. GPS is not permitted.
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Boulder City , Nevada

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F1E

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 4:31pm 5 Comments

I am looking to make an electronic steering system for my magnet steered free flight model aircraft. GPS is not allowed by the rules. A gyro compass seems to be the answer, but I have not found any at a reasonable price. A gyro updated by an electronic compass to correct drift would also work I think. The aircraft dynamics are too much for a tilt compensated magnetometer.

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