Downloading IGC flight files

SeeYou can communicate with an increasing number of flight recorders. The Connection Wizard dialog  allows you to connect to several types of loggers through a uniform user interface. For the getting started tutorial it would probably be best if we tell you how to do it on a specific device. 

Example of communication with a Colibri

Colibri is a famous FAI approved logger from LX Navigation. It is well known in gliding as well as  paragliding and hanggliding. It will therefore feature as an example of how communication goes with SeeYou. 

Download flight

1. Select “File->Connection Wizard” from the menu or press F9.
2. Select Colibri as device type, choose Auto under Interface and 19200bps from parameters.
3. Wait until Colibri starts beeping (if it doesn’t, check COM SPEED on Colibri).
4. Check “Download flights from device” under from the Actions panel, press Next.
5. Flight list is being downloaded. Wait until you see a list of flights.
6. Select the destination folder for the flights (last used maps are in the combo box).
7. Select the flights you want to download (newest flight is selected as default).
8. Check the box “Open flights after download” if you wish.
9. Press Next, then wait for the transfer to complete.
10. You are done.

Open the flights from the folder where you have stored them or they may already be open if you checked  the box under 8. Upload waypoints and tasksColibri uploads waypoints and tasks as one.

1. Select “File->Connection Wizard” from the menu or press F9.
2. Select Colibri as device type, choose Auto under Interface and 19200bps from parameters.
3. Wait until Colibri starts beeping (if it doesn’t, check COM SPEED on Colibri).
4. Check “Upload waypoints and tasks to device” from the Actions panel, press Next.
5. Select whether you want to upload from the database in SeeYou or a file that you already have on  the disk. 
6. Press Next.
7. Select which waypoints you want to upload (all are selected by default).
8. Press Next.
9. Select which tasks you want to upload (all tasks are selected by default).
10. Press Next and wait until transfer is finished.

Download waypoints and tasksColibri downloads waypoints and tasks as one.

1. Select “File->Connection Wizard” from the menu or press F9.
2. Select Colibri as device type, choose Auto under Interface and 19200bps from parameters.
3. Wait until Colibri starts beeping (if it doesn’t, check COM SPEED on Colibri).
4. Check “Download waypoints and tasks from device” from the Actions panel, press Next.
5. Wait until waypoints and tasks are downloaded from the device.
6. Select the waypoints you want to save, press Next.
7. Select the tasks you want to save, press Next.
8. Select whether you want to save them to program database or a file.
9. Press Next and you are done.

Upload flight declaration

1. Select “File->Connection Wizard” from the menu or press F9.
2. Select Colibri as device type, choose Auto under Interface and 19200bps from parameters.
3. Wait until Colibri starts beeping (if it doesn’t, check COM SPEED on Colibri).
4. Check “Upload flight declaration to device” from the Actions panel, press Next.
5. Enter the fields you wish to transfer or press the Pilots icon to select from a list.
6. Enter task in list view or press the task icon to select a task from program database.
7. Press next and wait for transfer to complete.