Thanks thats what i was wondering , i guess ill just hold off on getting one until they get that figured out . Shame as the various wind brackets were the main feature i liked about it.
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Garmin Foretrex 901 and the system
- Thread starter Ziloooo
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Yes but if it does not take the information from the furys ( inclination and angle of fire ) and compare it to the kestrel ( direction of wind ) then it may be easier to get good results , i would hope ideally it would populate w1 and w2 with max and avg wind speed so you can use that info to make an on the spot call
So how would this work , it would compensate for angle when it auto populates target data but i would need to read the angle reading off the fury display and manually enter it into the target data on the garmin ? And the garmin will already have direction of wind from the kestrel ? Because if thats it it does not sound too bad .
Also i really appreciate you taking the time to talk with me about this
I just went and tested it to make certain. I have misspoke and corrected my other post. The 901 gets the Range, Inclination, and DOF from the Fury 5000 when paired.So how would this work , it would compensate for angle when it auto populates target data but i would need to read the angle reading off the fury display and manually enter it into the target data on the garmin ? And the garmin will already have direction of wind from the kestrel ? Because if thats it it does not sound too bad .
Also i really appreciate you taking the time to talk with me about this
This is fantastic , so post pairing with a fury and a kestrel really no manual inputs besides changing target is required ? The only change is which device the solver is being processed on ?
I have a 901 and I really want to like this thing, but they need a method to bulk upload target data to target card dataset in the AB section of the Foretrex 901.
This thing is good, but it’s almost an 80% solution.
With a few tweaks. Such as data management from a phone app and/or a few customization items, it would be killer.
This thing is good, but it’s almost an 80% solution.
With a few tweaks. Such as data management from a phone app and/or a few customization items, it would be killer.
I may be sending mine back until it gets a few things worked out . I heard it can not handle multiple wind directions across multiple targets . Like if you have a 90 degree side wind at one target Even if the next target is 90 degrees to the left of that target it will still be given a 90 degree side wind . I really wanna love it and i hope it gets the kinks worked out . Unfortunately the place i ordered it from has an open box is no longer new policy so i cant really open and fiddle around with it .
I still think it’s good as a dope sheet and some other stuff, but it’s just not quite there esp for the price tag imo. You’re better off with a kestrel, LRF, and a dedicated GPS unit.
Phil said on a recent video that he's still using his and will post another video soon showing his workflow when using it. In case that's of interest to you.
Yeah i saw another shooting using one and absolutely loved the target card layout .
i did see that , and havent sent mine back yet . Im trying to figure out more about the workflow between it and LRF binos . I wouldnt mind using the kestrel seperatley as a weather station and manually entering wind right now im just trying to find out if it can handle different wind directions for different targets or if it assigns the same angle to all of them ( even though the targets may be 90 degrees apart )
bottom line is we need to be able to edit and upload the target card. I haven't checked this ,but does the live update work when you have the range card up?
Yes, you can press quick edit and toggle through each of the 10 targets on the target card. When one is highlighted, hit the LFR and it auto updates, then arrow to next, repeat, etc.
So how would this work , it would compensate for angle when it auto populates target data but i would need to read the angle reading off the fury display and manually enter it into the target data on the garmin ? And the garmin will already have direction of wind from the kestrel ? Because if thats it it does not sound too bad .
Also i really appreciate you taking the time to talk with me about this
I'm curious if you guys put this to the test yet?
Let me know if this scenario is possible with the foretrex 901
I'm at a Locate/Range/Engage match. I have a 901 on my wrist, Kestrel 5700 elite, and my Terrapin X all synced up. I update my enviormentals and lock them, then I point my Kestrel into the wind and capture the wind direction and speed (my wind capture is set on "change with DOF"). I have the Target card page displayed on the 901 with target 1 highlighted.
My stage time starts now. I have 4 targets to locate, range, and engage. I find target 1 and ping it with my terrapin x, then I scroll the 901 down to target 2 and ping target 2 and so on till I find all the targets. My direction of fire of the 4 targets is 90 degress from the furthest left to the furthest right.
My main question is. Will the wind direction change with the direction of fire my terrapin x captures for each target?
Yes,
It does everything you're saying and wanting, but there seems to be a glitch in the software of the Garmin. It will take all data from the LRF down the line on target card (range, DOF, inclination), but if you scroll back through any of those targets it resets your wind to the last DOF you recorded even though the DOF field does not change. It's kind of hard to explain, I might make a short video explaining it so hopefully Garmin can fix it with a firmware update.
If you simply do it as you explained without scrolling back through, it works as you said. If you exit target card screen for any reason, you're screwed too. If you re-open it, all the wind fields will be changed and wrong.
