Digifly Leonardo Pro (PAST MODEL)

Pilots familiar with Digifly flight instruments love the sensitivity and speed of response of the our varios. All Digifly varios use our "Intellivario Technology", a revolutionary system designed by Digifly which is based on the use of sophisticated digital filters to process information from the pressure sensor. This results in a a very sensitive vario which is also immune to radio interference. Uniquely, the Intellivario system is fully adjustable, allowing pilots to adjust the sensitivity their varios depending on the flying conditions.

The Leonardo Pro' buttons are clearly labeled, so users new to Digifly will quickly feel at home navigating the setup menus and the three main display screens on this new vario. The large, clear LCD screen also makes for easy observation in flight and the new high power audio on the front panel means that pilots will have no difficulties hearing the loud vario tones.

Three fully customisable main display screens on the Leonardo Pro provide the pilot with as much (or as little information) as they require. Automatic switching between the Thermal Display Screen and the Glide Compass or Glide Plotter Display Screens is handled by the onboard Intelliflight software, which detects if you are thermaling or on a glide.

Comprehensive "Speed To Fly" information using data from both the integrated high sensitivity 20 channel SIRF III GPS receiver and the optional Digifly Air Speed Indicator unit will help the you make the correct piloting decisions at critical points in your flights.

The Leonardo Pro has a double battery system. The main power is supplied by an internal rechargeable lithium battery (supplied as standard) with a full recharge time of only 3 hours. This battery has no memory effect, so it can be be partially recharged, it also has a very low self discharge rate (more than one year) and works very well at low temperatures. Battery life ranges from 30 hours to 200 hours depending on whether GPS has been activated.

The Leonardo Pro has a non-rechargable 1.5 volt AA size backup battery. This battery is situated in the removable battery "slot" and can also be replaced with other 1.5 volt AA size batteries. Rechargeable batteries can be used, though are not recommended for the backup battery system because of their high self discharge rate (after 2 months they are completely discharged and useless). If using a rechargable backup battery, note that this battery is not recharged by the instrument but has to be removed and recharged externally by the user. The backup battery life ranges from 20 hours to 200 hours depending on whether GPS has been activated.

The auto start 3D flight logger (of both flight and GPS data) can store up to 100,000 data points from your flights. The unique flight playback display mode (Moviola) allows you to play back your flights on your vario. PC connectivity, via the optional Digifly USB PC cable allows the download of your flight data to your PC for later analysis.

The Leonardo Pro has high speed (10 times per second) telemetry output. This is a new very powerful function that sends your flight information in "real time" to external equipment e.g. Palm, Pocket PC or your even to your mobile phone by the serial or USB cable. Data can be sent to external equipment e.g. for car navigation, remote tracking of pilots, alarm SMS alarm messages for "search & rescue", CompeGPS for Pocket PC, mobile phones and many flight programs running on Palm, Pocket PC and Cellphone (available free on the internet).

The Leonardo Pro software can be updated via the optional USB PC cable allowing you to keep your flight instrument right up to date with the latest software improvements from Digifly. There is also extra peace of mind with an extended 3 year warranty.

NB. As photos of digital screens don't generally come out very well some of the images of Digifly Vario screens have been enhanced by Digifly which makes them look like they are back-lit, which they are not.

Digifly Leonardo Pro Functions

Here are the functions of the Digifly Leonardo Pro:

STANDARD FUNCTIONS

• Impact resistant case (metal inside)
• Large clear LCD display
• Display screens: 9
• Contrast adjustment on display
• Multi function navigation buttons with silk screen help printing on buttons:
• Multi language help menu
• Super fast vario
• IntelliVario dynamic filter
• Adjustable vario sensitivity
• High power audio on front panel
• Adjustable audio levels, volume & tone
• Analogue vario display
• Vario averager function (integrator)
• Digital vario display
• Graphic altimeter display
• Thermal centering display
• Altimeters: 7
• Pressure adjustment on altimeters
• Total energy compensation
• Total energy compensation pre settable
• Air speed (requires optional ASI)
• Adjustable stall alarm - visual & acoustic (requires optional ASI)
• Time display
• Temperature
• Chronograph
• Peak values recorder number flights: 1000
• Adjustable metric or imperial units
• Battery level display
• Rechargeable AA battery compatibility
• Primary internal lithium battery
• Secondary high power independent 1.5 V AA backup battery
• Updatable software via internet via optional PC USB or PC serial cable
• Vario "simulator" mode

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

• Flight recorder
• Recorded flights: 1000
• Data logger capacity: 46,000 - 100,000 data points
• Recording capacity: 10 hours at 1 data point / second
• 1000 hours at 1 data point / min
• Flight playback function
• IGC compatible data output
• Auto zero thermal altimeter
• Thermal sniffer
• Indication to last thermal
• Polar recorder
• Adjustable polars: 3
• Netto vario
• McCready function
• Adjustable McCready equivalent
• Speed to fly
• Efficiency indicator

GPS FUNCTIONS

• Integrated high sensitvity 20 channel SiRF III GPS
• Waypoints: 200 competition & 200 user
• Routes: 12, with 20 waypoints on each route
• 3D flight logger (flight & GPS data)
• Automatic FAI cylinder turn point & start pilon validation
• Automatic way point direction & distance indicator
• Automatic direction finder GPS direction indicator showing distance to turn point
• Glide calculator
• Safe landing glide cone indication
• GOTO functions
• Tracking GPS
• Ground speed
• Ground efficiency
• Display & manage required efficiency
• Wind speed & direction indicator
• Clock & date/time stamp auto synchronised with GPS UTC data

SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS

• Customisable display fields
• Intelliflight screen switching function
• Cable real time telemetry output

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• LCD display resolution: 128 pixels x 64 pixels
• PC connection speed: 115 kbps
• Primary battery: Internal rechargable lithium
• Secondary independent battery: High power removable 1.5 V AA non-rechargable
• Battery life: 30 hours + 20 hours
• Weight: 240 g
• Size: 144 mm x 72 mm x 25 mm
• Altimeter resolution: 1 m (3 ft)
• Altimeter range: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
• Analogue vario range: +/- 12 m/s (2,400 ft/min)
• Digital vario range: +/- 25 m/s (5,000 ft/min)
• Analogue vario resolution: 0.2 m/s (40 ft/min)
• Digital vario resolution: 1 cm/s (2 ft/min)
• Barometer range with user calibration: 300 mB - 1200 mB
• Temperature resolution: 1 °C (1 °F)
• Temperature range: -30 °C to +70 °C (-22 °F to +158 °F)
• Air speed indicator range (requires optional ASI): 150 km/h (93 mph)
• Digifly extended warranty: 3 years

Digifly Leonardo Pro Accessories

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

• Internal rechargable lithium battery
• Secondary high power 1.5 V AA removable, non-rechargeable battery
• Wall recharger
• hook and loop fastener leg strap
• Carrying case

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

• Paragliding mount
• Hang gliding mount
• Air speed indicator (bar/riser mount)
• Air speed indicator (trailing)
• USB PC cable
• Serial PC cable
• Combined USB PC cable/12V car recharger cable
• 12V car recharger cable

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