Parrot Help

[RocketwhizParticipant]

well, I have tried about every combination in the settings menu. If I change the translation to Standard JIS the gap in the datastream disappears in hyperterminal, but still remains once captured into notepad.

I manually removed the line ends in the text file. Then pasted that into the template, and everything works fine, but man is that time consuming.

Problem is I have messed with it so much I think the data is corrupted. I’ll have to fly it again.

Is anyone else using the Parrot? If so, any pointers.

Mark

[Ed Dawson]

Mark,

Do you have the orignal Excel data file? I could write a macro that remove every other blank line. That might give you the simplified data you need without the corruption.

If so, shoot me an email with the file attached.

Ed

[RocketwhizParticipant]

Ed,

I don’t think the excel file is corrupted. I think it’s my flight data. I have downloaded, deleted, edited, cut, pasted ….. You get the picture. It’s just now I’m getting data that doesn’t even match what I started with. So I’ll Fly it again, and try again.

Adrian says he uses Excel 2003. Maybe I need to get a copy and try that. We’ll get it working. I’m sure it has to be a setting somewhere I’m missing.

Thanks for the offer

Mark

[AdrianParticipant]

I’m planning to be there at Octoberfest. I’ll help you set up Jim Yelle’s download program. I also have some formulas you can use in Excel to remove the extra lines; I was just hoping to get you a cleaner solution so that you don’t have to do the extra work-around steps.

Unless you have erased the flights, you should be able to re-download them without flying. And you can always start recording a new flight test just by holding the altimeter steady vertically and then doing a 6mph upward arm movement. But sometimes it’s nice to have an excuse to fly again.

[RocketwhizParticipant]

Excuse to fly definitely.

Thanks Adrian.

I think if I could see how it’s done correctly that would help a lot.

Besides we can’t have you setting all the records without having to keep an eye on the rear view mirror. Whats the fun in that

See you there

Mark

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