I have used Stratologgers since I got into High-Power but have had no luck getting any this last couple years. Has anyone succeeded in getting any this year? Any word on when they may be available again?
They become available for an hour at a time every few months. From what I can tell Perfectflite is just making small batches, and they sell out quick.I have used Stratologgers since I got into High-Power but have had no luck getting any this last couple years. Has anyone succeeded in getting any this year? Any word on when they may be available again?
Don’t forget featherweight, the raven4 is pretty well proven and they’re raising the bar for functionality expectations with the Blue Raven.As I see its there are 3 options for altimeters, Perfectflite, Missileworks, and Altus Metrum. You can add EggTimer if you have good soldering skills. Perfectflite if tough to acquire and I have heard nothing to say this is going to improve.
Thank you. I do not know why that did not come to mind.Don’t forget featherweight, the raven4 is pretty well proven and they’re raising the bar for functionality expectations with the Blue Raven.
https://www.featherweightaltimeters.com/
Have you tried to change the tone, maybe a different range will make it easier for you to hear?I did pick up a few of the Altus Metrum Easy Minis but the beeper is so quiet I can barely hear it.
That doesn’t help. I had several EasyMinis until I decided to sell them because I had trouble hearing them. It’s a very good altimeter, but the quiet beeper is a show stopper for me. Too many times I’ve had to mount a ladder and have my ear against the avbay to hear the beeps, particularly when using a redundant setup. I want to be able to hear them from solid ground.Have you tried to change the tone, maybe a different range will make it easier for you to hear?
I used to have a couple of SCFs but for some strange reason decided to sell them a few years ago. That wasn’t one of my smartest decisions! Yes, most of the other altimeters available provide the same or better functionality, but the SCF had an ideal size, functionality, reliability, price and very audible beeper. I’ve been trying ever since then to purchase another pair or two, but it’s near impossible. Almost makes me want to develop a clone!I have used Stratologgers since I got into High-Power but have had no luck getting any this last couple years. Has anyone succeeded in getting any this year? Any word on when they may be available again?
I can see it now. Use that a few times and they will start calling me the Rocket Doctor......
One reason comes to mind, they are not in the same or close to the price point of the Perfectflite Stratologger CF's, the Missleworks, Eggtimer, and the Altus metrum Easy Mini all straddle the price point of the Stratologger CF and have as good or better than functionality for the price.Thank you. I do not know why that did not come to mind.
That doesn’t help. I had several EasyMinis until I decided to sell them because I had trouble hearing them. They’re a very good altimeter, but the quiet beeper is a show stopper for me.
All the Eggtimer products are obnoxiously loud!I did pick up a few of the Altus Metrum Easy Minis but the beeper is so quiet I can barely hear it.
True. Stratologger and featherweights used to be the only ones that worked with a Mac. Now we are down to the Blue Raven. Altus is available on IOS reportedly. I have never tried it.One reason comes to mind, they are not in the same or close to the price point of the Perfectflite Stratologger CF's, the Missleworks, Eggtimer, and the Altus metrum Easy Mini all straddle the price point of the Stratologger CF and have as good or better than functionality for the price.
Sounds like a Reeses Peanut butter cup ..add.I switched over to the Altus Mini and have never looked back. Lipo friendly by design and super easy computer interface.
Oh....and they're seemingly always available!
I miss the simple altimeters. You plug them up, and they work. I don't particularly appreciate pulling a computer out on the field to reprogram one. Perfectlite and Missileworks meet this want. I would not call it a requirement, but I can program the rest, but it is much less desirable in my book.
I miss the simple altimeters. You plug them up, and they work. I don't particularly appreciate pulling a computer out on the field to reprogram one. Perfectlite and Missileworks meet this want. I would not call it a requirement, but I can program the rest, but it is much less desirable in my book.
Eggtime quark... no programming, just 3 jumpers. Easy to setup 2 if redundancy is needed, too. Just wish there was another jumper to have 2 beep patterns, to tell them apart.
Come on Mike, you don't like getting all warm and fuzzy with your rocket.......Another reason I liked the SL... Slave LEDs. I'm deaf so I wire in LEDs (epoxied to the wall of the airframe) for everything so I can see status without having to make out with my rocket.
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