Copilot Tech Specs

Materials:

  • Pistol-grip style plastic enclosure with textured palm grip
  • Large 13mm red and blue LED backlit tactile pushbuttons
  • Protective display bezel and sun shield
  • Adjustable 10mm nylon hand-strap
  • Weighs approximately 155 grams

 

Dimensions:

  • Length 154mm
  • Grip width 23mm
  • Lever range 25mm
  • Throttle range 18mm

 

Display:

  • 1.5" 128x128 pixel 16-bit RGB OLED

 

Processor:

  • nRF52840 SoC with Bluetooth 5
  • 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4F

 

Sensors and Communications:

  • 3-axis Gyroscope
  • 3-axis Accelerometer
  • 3-axis Magnetometer
  • Precision barometric altimeter
  • Temperature sensor
  • Bluetooth Low Energy receiver
  • Dual-band GPS receiver (Copilot Standard)
  • 1090MHz ADS-B receiver (Copilot Professional)

 

LED Strobe:

  • Available for the Copilot Professional and Bluetooth Wireless Connection Kit
  • 1000 Lumen maximum brightness at 9 Watts
  • Adjustable intensity and frequency (40 to 100 pulse/min)

 

Internal Battery:

  • 1.5 Watt-hour Lithium Ion Polymer
  • 2 hours (Copilot Standard - LED Strobe OFF)
  • 1.5 hours (Copilot Professional + LED Strobe LOW)
  • 1.0 hours (Copilot Professional + LED Strobe HIGH)
  • External power via micro-USB or 8-pin GX-16 aviation connector

 

Software Features:

  • Navigation Summary (up to 6 measurements from 14 available options)
  • Navigation Map with Intelligent Flight Director (Copilot Standard)
  • Virtual Radar with Collision Avoidance (Copilot Professional)
  • Optimized graphics processing to eliminate display flicker
  • Up to 100 waypoints per file (GPX or KML format)
  • Advanced onboard sensor calibration
  • Configurable Electronic Circuit Breaker
  • Configurable low voltage alarm
  • 40+ additional field-configurable options
  • Simulation mode for paramotors
  • Open-source code available for the Arduino IDE

 

Supported Waypoint Formats:

  • GPX waypoint
  • KML placemark

 

Data Logging:

  • Up to 10Hz logging frequency
  • GPX latitude, longitude and altitude
  • KML latitude, longitude and altitude
  • CSV custom data format

 

Compatible External Sensors:

  • Copilot Connection Kit for battery voltage up to 24S Li-Po
  • Allegro ACS758 series hall-effect based linear current sensors
  • Pulse-based tachometers or digital RPM feedback
  • Pulse-based flow meters