Protrack Audible

[thebeev 0]

This might be a stupid question, but....

Thinking of buying the Protrack, I have a Z1. I know the audible part will work. But will the other functions still work for being stored inside the Z1. I notice with the freefly headgear the protracks are snapped on the outside of the helments. Wasn't sure if being inside the Z1 will disrupt its functions.

Blue Ones

Medbill DME Billing Service

[Brains 2]

No problem. Mine works inside all my helmets including the Z1

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[scottjaco 0]

I heard that having it on the outside makes the readings slightly more accurate, don't know if this is true or not. Some people put it on their ankle.

[ianmdrennan 2]

Check out the Neptune as well. It's just as good as the protrack (if not better) and is cheaper too.

Either unit will work fine in the helmut.

Blue ones,
Ian

Performance Designs Factory Team

[mattsplat 0]

I have kept mine in my pocket a couple of times, yup read fine

[thebeev 0]

Kewl, yeah I'll have to check out the neptune. Never really heard of it but I'll check it out for sure....

Thanks everyone

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[BadDog 0]

Should you happen to win the lottery, consider having a Neptune on your wrist, a ProTrack on the left side of your Z-1, and a ProDytter on the right side of your Z-1. Just a thought. Well, maybe a dream.

[phoenixlpr 0]

I had Protrack first, Z1 second. Good combination, I love it.

[mr2mk1g 10]

No problem whatsoever with it being inside your helmet. When you see FFers with their protracks on the outside of their helmet it probably isn't by choice - it's just that thier helmet doesn't come with internal audiable pockets.

A protrack is most accurate on your ancle (according to L&B) and will suffer slight loss of accuracy if you mount it on your head regardless of whether or not it's inside or outside. If I jump with a friend with his protrack on his ancle and mine in my helmet there is very rarely any meaningfull difference.

This will be true of any freefall computer and is simply down to the shape of our burble rather than the workings of the specific product.

[andyflylife 0]

Ive got a Z1 Evo and my Pro-Track works splendid inside the audible pocket!!

The thought of mounting £190 worth of audible on the outside and risking loosing it through a riser slap doesn't bare thinking about!!

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[Staso 0]

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A protrack is most accurate on your ancle (according to L&B) and will suffer slight loss of accuracy if you mount it on your head regardless of whether or not it's inside or outside. If I jump with a friend with his protrack on his ancle and mine in my helmet there is very rarely any meaningfull difference.

it's been beleived so for some time and then the best location was changed to the lateral webbing.

the inaccuracy of speed reading will affect only momentary speed, but it will not affect warning altitudes
much. as long as you dont do speed skydiving, all the differences will be negligible, and it shouldn't
matter much where your pro-track is placed.

for speed skydiving pro-tracks were places on the ankles before , but people figured that extensive kicking
will change speed reading and improve results. some results were as high as 600+ mph. after that
location was changed to lateral couple of years ago, everything went back to normal.

the difference in speed between helmet and lateral location readings for jumps over 250 mph might be
as high as 50 mph.

stan

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