WAVE radio: using the timers appropriately?

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curmudgeon
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I do not quite know how to set up the timers appropriately. The widget timer (shows 6:04 min in pic below) runs even when I am doing autorotations (throttle 20%, motor off). Then there is the statistics timer (same flight, reads 6:55 min in pic below); I have no ideal how the statistics is determining the timer. I really would like to learn my flight times only when the motor is running, similarly to VBar Control. I do not want the timer to run when I am doing autorotations.

Please, help!!
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ZeXx86
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Flight Time stats are measuring time when Throttle Hold is disengaged. Timer is counting when Throttle is > 0%. So it depends just on your Throttle configuration.
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curmudgeon
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Thank you for responding. Is there a way to set the timer so the timer will ONLY count when the throttle is >40%?
soldatm
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..the same problem and a wish - I have Kontronik Kosmik 160.
Or maybe to have a possibility to set the threshold to start stopwatch?

Thanks,
Milan
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We will add this settings next week.
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soldatm
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Unbelievable!
THANKS!

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soldatm wrote:..the same problem and a wish - I have Kontronik Kosmik 160.
Or maybe to have a possibility to set the threshold to start stopwatch?
That would be super helpful for me!

Although I use mah consumption capacity to determine when I need to land, I like to keep track of flight time data for my own logs. The current "Flight Time" and "Timers" give only limited data. The current "Flight Time" may be useful in determining when I first spooled up and when I decided to bring the helicopter back to the pit; this would be the time I kept other pilots from using the flight line, but I generally do not keep track of this time. The current "Timer" may be useful for flights where I do mostly autorotations. But generally, I am only interested in the flight time when the motor is actually spinning, so a throttle of over 25%, but 40% may be a better throttle threshold.
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