We are pleased to offer our Seagull Glide system, a
revolutionary Variometer and Soaring Tool for model sailplanes.
NEW: now you can connect the Glide system to the data port of your Spektrum or JR (TM) "Flight Log" compatible RX to log and display RF Link performance data! Purchase the cable below.
With the Glide system, data previously available only
on full sized gliders is provided to the pilot in real-time.
Unlike other limited feature variometers on the market,
the Glide system has a fully digital wireless link, data logging,
tremendous expandability, and many other advanced features.
Unit comes pre-configured. No computer required!
Here are just a few of the features found only on the
Glide system:
Varying tone variometer with advanced electronic
Total Energy Compensation – no cumbersome TE
probe to install
Minimum sinkrate, climbrate, averaging period,
and other flight monitoring parameters are fully adjustable
while your plane is in the air
Full support for English and Metric units
Airspeed measurement from 2 to 290 MPH
Altitude measurement with 1’ resolution
Sinkrate capture function for polar and L/D calculations
Receiver battery voltage monitoring included
Includes full featured data logger for recording
and analyzing your flights with a PC
Tiny, lightweight onboard components require no
separate battery
Small, self-contained LCD Dashboard with speaker
and headphone jack
Fully programmable audible alerts can be set on
all parameters.
Optional low cost, plug-n-play sensors available
for RPM, temperatures, pack current and voltage, servo
movements, G-Force, GPS, and more.
Receiver is a USB peripheral: plug the receiver
into your PC to get full screen live display and recording
System includes: LCD Dashboard/Receiver, Onboard
Black Box and Transmitter, Pitot tube, power cable,
Windows CD with Virtual Instrument Display and Graphing,
and instructions.
NEW - Google Earth (TM) Real time and Recorded GPS support! Unleash the power of our Glide system + our GPS Expander with the powerful visualization capabilities of Google Earth! Our software now supports live data feed to Google Earth, as well as exporting of recorded data to the Google Earth format!
NEW - Multiple Sensor Support! Our fully expandable systems make it easy to completely instrument your sailplane adding lots of channels of Temperature, Voltage, Current, A/D, etc. Click here for more information!
Seagull Glide Soaring System, 900 MHz, 200 mW (FCC Approved 900 MHz version, up to 1.2 mile range) (SEA-GLIDE-900)
$399.99
Seagull Glide Soaring System, 2.4 GHz, 100mW (Worldwide Use, FCC/CE Approved, up to 3Km Range with included wire antennas). (SEA-GLIDE-24-02)
$569.99
Seagull Glide Soaring System, 433 MHz, 10 mW (CE Approved 433 MHz European version, up to 1KM range) (SEA-GLIDE-433)
$499.99
Dashboard SMA Antenna Upgrade for 900MHz, 200mW - We install an SMA Jack and supply a Rubber Antenna, which replaces the standard thin-wire Antenna on the Dashboard. Required for our Yagi antenna in the Accessories section below. Click here for photo. (SMA-UPG-900)
$59.99
Seagull 900 MHz Transmitter - if you want to add wireless telemetry to multiple gliders not flying at the same time, only one dashboard is needed. Purchase the Seagull Glide System for the first plane, and purchase the Recorder above and the transmitter for the remaining gliders. (FCC 900 MHz version) (SEA-TX-900)
$119.99
Glide Data Recorder Glide Recorder kit for equipping multiple sailplanes. Includes everything but Seagull Transmitter and Dashboard . (GDR-KIT-STD)
$219.99
Recent customer feedback about the Glide unit:
"Thanks for your amazing Glide version. I just received it, and only have 1.5 hours of flight time on it, but it was truly amazing.
I would call myself an intermediate glider pilot. I am able to catch thermals here and there. I normally check out known locations at my flying field to see if there is lift, or depend on hawks, or other gliders to help spot lift. With the Glide, I caught 3 major thermals, and had many, many more indications of lift areas.
I would not have located many of these without the Glide. It makes it pretty easy to find the center of a thermal, and I was even able to follow a thermal that was getting blown down field, something I have never done effectively."
Walter D.
Dashboard on Flight Radio
Graphing of Data
Glide System Components
Laptop Live presentation
GPS 3D Graphing
Seagull with GPS
NEW: Google Earth Realtime and Recorded data interface!!
Note: Click here for info on using more than one of the same Expander!
NEW: 5Hz GPS Expander Module (GPS-5HZ) New Smaller, faster, and more sensitive GPS Expander Module plugs into the system to provide live and/or recorded lat/lon, ground speed,
GPS altitude, distance to pilot, course, UTC timestamp, and
more. Integrated display/3D graphing software
included in data system. WAAS and EGNOS compatible, 5Hz update rate, built-in patch antenna.
NEW: Brushless Motor RPM Sensor Tiny sensor measures RPM by simply connecting a wire from one of your brushless electric motor leads to the sensor. This connection is just a tap (not inline) which simplifies installation.
Price: $14.99
NEW:Spektrum/JR(TM) Interface Cable (CAB-SPEK) Now use your Seagull Glide to see and set audible alarms on Spektrum or JR Rx holds/failsafes, lost frames, and antenna fades (up to 4 antennas) on your Wireless Dashboard display, and log the data for later review!
Connects between your RX's "Flight Log" data port and the Glide Recorder's GPS port. Use a servo Y cable to use your FlightLog display simultaneously! NOTE: make sure your RX has the data port before ordering. Click
Here to view Instruction Manual
Price: $4.99
Dual Channel A/D Input Board (DUAL-AD) Add your own analog sensors! Expander adds two channels of high resolution Analog to Digital to the System,
with up to 15 bit resolution.
Click
here to view Instruction Manual (PDF)
External Active Antenna for GPS Expander Module (GPS-ANT) This small external antenna is waterproof, and great if you need to mount your GPS Expander under carbon fiber, or in other "RF challenging" locations. The Expander will pick between the strongest of the two signals (from the built-in antenna or this External Antenna) which can improve reception if your model is upside down, etc. Includes cable with MMCX jack. NOTE: if you purchased your GPS Expander previously, make sure it has a small "gold" MMCX jack protruding from the shrinkwrap!
GPS Antenna : $24.99
Electric Expander (ELEC-EXP-100)
Measures motor battery pack current and voltage.
Electric Expander Specifications:
Pack Voltage: 0 to 50V
Pack Current: 0 to 100 Amps, in approx 50 mA increments Click
here to view Instruction Manual (PDF)
Price: $39.99
NEW: Servo Current Logger(SERVO-CURR-LOG)
Find out how much current one or more of your servos or other low current devices are drawing. Plugs into your Glide system and servo (or receiver battery/BEC) to log current from 0-5 Amps continuous, with 0.01 Amp resolution.
Perfect for measuring temps of batteries and ESC’s.250
degrees F max temp. The Glide supports up to two.
Price: $9.99
NEW: High Gain 900 MHz Yagi Antenna for Dashboard(YAGI-9DBI)
Wireless link range can be doubled, tripled or more with our 9dBi directional Yagi antenna. Includes 18" coax cable with SMA connector. Antenna is 19.6" (0.5m) long, and weighs 1.5 lbs (0.7kg) with removable mounting bracket.
NOTE: requires "SMA Connector" option on dashboard - order above.
Price: $129.99
Battery Backup Harness (CAB-BAT-BACK)
Lets you power your system from a separate backup battery (4.8v - 6v) if your primary pack dips below about 4.4 v. Click here for instruction manual
Price $4.99
Extra Pitot Tube (PITOT-KIT-STD)
Price: $4.99
RPM or Temperature Extension Cable (CAB-RPM-EXT)
12” (30 cm) 3 pin extension cable for our RPM and Temperature sensors
