The Squirrel Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI is patterned after the famous Halda SpeedPilot MKV. Control
functions are selected from drop down menus that appear when you click on the buttons or touch them with the
stylus. A special version that uses the Palm five way navigation button is also available for PDA's.
The Squirrel Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI improves upon the old Halda SpeedPilot in several ways:
1) The clock is far more accurate, and capable of exceeding the accuracy of chronometer grade watches.
2) The original SpeedPilot did not have a second hand, so you had to estimate your error in seconds. The Squirrel
Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI provides a digital display that shows your time error in decimal minutes when you
are within + or - 2 minutes of the target time. By just glancing at the SpeedPilot MKVI you know if you are within +
or - 2 minutes of your target time, and if you are, you know by how many fractions of a minute.
3) The Squirrel Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI uses an aerospace quality Hall Effect Sensor to measure distance.
This is far more accurate than most cable driven mechanical odometers.
4) The odometer can match the Rallymasters distance to within 0.1 percent. This is ten times more accurate than
the Halda Speedpilot MKV was able to achieve.
functions are selected from drop down menus that appear when you click on the buttons or touch them with the
stylus. A special version that uses the Palm five way navigation button is also available for PDA's.
The Squirrel Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI improves upon the old Halda SpeedPilot in several ways:
1) The clock is far more accurate, and capable of exceeding the accuracy of chronometer grade watches.
2) The original SpeedPilot did not have a second hand, so you had to estimate your error in seconds. The Squirrel
Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI provides a digital display that shows your time error in decimal minutes when you
are within + or - 2 minutes of the target time. By just glancing at the SpeedPilot MKVI you know if you are within +
or - 2 minutes of your target time, and if you are, you know by how many fractions of a minute.
3) The Squirrel Technologies SpeedPilot MKVI uses an aerospace quality Hall Effect Sensor to measure distance.
This is far more accurate than most cable driven mechanical odometers.
4) The odometer can match the Rallymasters distance to within 0.1 percent. This is ten times more accurate than
the Halda Speedpilot MKV was able to achieve.
Now is the SpeedPilot MKVI used?
Before the start, synchronize the clock to the Rally master's clock and select the desired
average speed for the next stage. At the start of the stage, zero the odometer and set the pilot
hand to your out time. Start the SpeedPilot when you leave. From then on, you "ride the beam",
keeping the pilot hand hidden behind the minute hand. As long as you stay withing 2 minutes of
the minute hand, a digital display will indicate your deviation.
Before the start, synchronize the clock to the Rally master's clock and select the desired
average speed for the next stage. At the start of the stage, zero the odometer and set the pilot
hand to your out time. Start the SpeedPilot when you leave. From then on, you "ride the beam",
keeping the pilot hand hidden behind the minute hand. As long as you stay withing 2 minutes of
the minute hand, a digital display will indicate your deviation.
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