Digifly Air

After three years of development, with Italian styling by Daniel Valsesia, Digifly is pleased to introduce the Digifly AIR.

For 2018, the Digifly AIR is sold in 2 versions:

• AIR BT (Bluetooth) £425.00
• AIR BT (Bluetooth) with Integrated ASI (pitot tube) £524.00

The software on the Air SE model can be upgraded to the Air BT: £37.00

The Air was conceived for competitors, it is a top of the range, high-resolution display, integrated vario.

Its shape is optimized for maximum strength; the display offers the best visibility in bright light conditions and has four big operative keys ensure the best accessibility even wearing thick gloves.

Both Air models are availble both with two optional special order (factory order only) choices:

• Pilots can ask for the installation of the factory fit integrated ASI (pitot tube).
• Optional installation of the optional GSM-GPRS module (needed for the internal Live Tracking).

ASI (pitot tube)

The ASI is very sensitive and is suitable for speeds flown by both hang gliding and paragliding.

Bluetooth

The Digifly AIR is equipped with a 4th generation Bluetooth processor able to communicate with mobiles device, e.g. a smartphone on which you can install the free Live Tracking App: XC Soar.

99 Channel GPS

The Digifly AIR is entirely designed, engineered and manufactured in Italy. It uses state of the art processors and sensors, including: a 99-channel anti jam GPS unit, updated 10 times per second. The AIR also features a new platform that provides an even more accurate evaluation of the wind’s direction, improves the sensitivity of the variometer, acts as a G-force meter for acro pilots and allows you to get more precise information from the magnetic compass even at high bank angles of the wing.

“5D” Task Management

The AIR has a high-visibility grayscale display, with a new design that makes it easy a “5D” task management. The “5D” (Digifly trade mark), is based on an ingenious graphic design and comes from the fusion of 2D and 3D visualizations, allowing the pilot to check at a glance the needed glide ratio and best ‘goto’ glide during the task; but, this new graphic design will also help the non-competitors to have an immediate idea of needed glide ratio to reach the nearest safe landing.

Customisable Display

The display layout is fully customizable also thru PC-Mac simply 'drag and dropping' the preferred functions, or even transferring them from a micro SD card or via BT from AIR to AIR. You will be able to download the new VLTools AIR software to manage the AIR’s tasks, waypoints, tracks and display configurations. The fast, efficient and AIR’s software, comes from the Digifly’s know-how gained during years of competition support. It is designed in distinct blocks that facilitates instrument setup, entering waypoints and task setting.

Free Firmware Updates

The high resolution display, the large internal memory and the spare computing capability, plus as with all of Digifly’s instruments, future firmware updates will be free, making the AIR a perfectly tuned “AIR-tool”!

Digifly Air Specifications

STANDARD FUNCTIONS	Digifly Air BT	Digifly Air BT + Integrated ASI
Display screens	5	5
Multi function navigation buttons
Multi language help menu (14 languages)
Super fast vario
IntelliVario dynamic filter
Adjustable vario sensitivity
Adjustable audio levels, volume & tone
Analogue vario display
Vario averager function (integrator)
Digital vario display
Graphic altimeter
Airspace function
Altimeters	7	7
Pressure adjustment on altimeters
Total energy compensation (requires factory order ASI)
Air speed (requires factory order ASI)
Time display
Chronograph
Peak values recorder number flights	1000	1000
Adjustable metric or imperial units
Battery level display
Internal lithium battery
Updatable software from the internet via Micro USB cable
Micro SD Slot
GSM module	factory order only	factory order only
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS	Digifly Air BT	Digifly Air BT + Integrated ASI
Flight recorder
Recorded flights	250	250
Data logger capacity	100,000 data points	100,000 data points
Recording capacity	20 hours at 1 data point / second 1000 hours at 1 data point / min	20 hours at 1 data point / second 1000 hours at 1 data point / min
Flight playback function
IGC compatible data output
Auto zero thermal altimeter
Indication to last thermal
Adjustable polars	3	3
Netto vario (requires factory order ASI)
McCready function (requires factory order Pitot tube)
Adjustable McCready equivalent (requires factory order Pitot tube)
Speed to fly (requires factory order ASI)
Efficiency indicator (requires factory order ASI)
G-Meter
3-axis magnetic compass
GPS FUNCTIONS	Digifly Air BT	Digifly Air BT + Integrated ASI
Integrated high sensitivity 99 channel & 10hz
Waypoints	186 competition & 186 user	186 competition & 186 user
Routes	12, with 20 waypoints on each route	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
SPECILAISED FUNCTIONS	Digifly Air BT	Digifly Air BT + Integrated ASI
Bluetooth
Bluetooth real time telemetry output
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	Digifly Air BT	Digifly Air BT + Integrated ASI
LCD display resolution	320 pixels x 240 pixels	320 pixels x 240 pixels
PC connection speed	[to be confirmed]	[to be confirmed]
Battery	Internal rechargable lithium	Internal rechargable lithium
Battery life	30 hours	30 hours
Weight (with battery)	180 g	180 g
Size	156 mm x 93 mm x 19 mm	156 mm x 93 mm x 19 mm
Altimeter resolution	1 m (3 ft)	1 m (3 ft)
Altimeter range	9,000 m (29527 ft)	9,000 m (29527 ft)
Analogue vario range	+/- 12 m/s (4,800 ft/min)	+/- 12 m/s (4,800 ft/min)
Digital vario range	+/- 25 m/s (5,000 ft/min)	+/- 25 m/s (5,000 ft/min)
Analogue vario resolution	0.2 m/s (40 ft/min)	0.2 m/s (40 ft/min)
Digital vario resolution	1 cm/s (2 ft/min)	1 cm/s (2 ft/min)
Barometer range with user calibration	300 mB - 1200 mB	300 mB - 1200 mB
Temperature range	-30 °C to +70 °C (-22 °F to +158 °F)	-30 °C to +70 °C (-22 °F to +158 °F)
Air speed indicator range (requires factory order ASI)	150 km/h (93 mph)	150 km/h (93 mph)
Digifly extended warranty	3 years	3 years
UK Price (including storage case, internal Li battery, USB cable)	£425.00 (including VAT @ 20%)	£524.00 (including VAT @ 20%)