GPS 2D Distance & 3D Range

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Calculated sensors take values from real sensors and output data based on calculations using data from those sensors.

Displays

  • Distance on the ground
  • Range accounting for altitude above the ground

Formula

  • Distance

The distance formula uses the initial and current GPS positions to calculate the distance.

A variation of distance is range which uses the same formula but accounts for altitude from an altitude sensor.

GPS Altitude Range

Sensor

  • GPS sensor

Setup

  1. Turn on Tx
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  2. Press MENU
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  3. Long press PAGE
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  4. Scroll down (-) until to locate and select “Add a new sensor”
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  5. Name the sensor “Grng”
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  6. Scroll down to  “Custom” near “Type” and change it to “Calculated” by pressing “ENT”
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  7. Scroll down to “Add” near “Formula”
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  8. Press ENT and change “Add” to “Distance”
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  9. Scroll down to  “-” next to Unit,
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  10. Press ENT and change “-” to the desired unit “m”
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  11. Select “–” next to “GPS sensor” and change it to “GPS”
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  12. Select “–” next to “Alt sensor” and change it to “Alt2”
    Note: It is important that the altitude sensor selected be relative to ground
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  13. EXIT back to the TELEMETRY screen
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  14. Scroll to “Grng” Long press ENT and select Copy
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  15. Scroll down untill you locate the copy “Grng”
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  16. Press ENT, name the sensor “Gdst”
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  17. Scroll to “GAl2” near “Alt sensor”
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  18. Press ENT and change “GAi2” to “–”
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  19. Exit out to the TELEMETRY screen
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  20. Scroll down to “Screen 1”, 2, 3 or 4 and in the GPS related sensors
    Instructions here
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  21. EXIT out to the model screen and then display the TELEMETRY
    Instructions here
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