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Automatic hard deck altitude hold rescue

Posted: Thu 29. Oct 2026 14:13:54
by Beginner
The product information of Spirit 3 and also Spirit W3 (from Helidirect) says:

Pressure Sensor
Yes, it is there and fully embedded. Unparalleled precision of 1 Pascal allow extremely precise altitude measurement . With the innovative algorithms and Sensor Fusion technology the precision goes further down. It can be utilized in a various ways such as Altitude Hold or even Automatic Rescue system.

On the other hand, AI says from their research:
The official Spirit Manual says:
"Automatic Rescue ... available only for Spirit GT, Spirit GTR and Spirit W1" (or GT/GTR depending on the manual version).
Spirit 3 or W3 are not on the list

I am confused now. Let's assume they have the same feature. Another question is without Geo-link working together, would this feature be much weaker?

Re: Automatic hard deck altitude hold rescue

Posted: Thu 29. Oct 2026 22:30:43
by TrueBuild
My understanding is that GeoLink provides hard deck, geofencing.
Without Geolink you have rescue (flip to upright and climb).
Both work very well.

Re: Automatic hard deck altitude hold rescue

Posted: Fri 30. Oct 2026 2:36:09
by Beginner
TrueBuild wrote: Thu 29. Oct 2026 22:30:43 Without Geolink you have rescue (flip to upright and climb).
Both work very well.
Thanks. Do you mean an automatic flip by the controller in view of a preset altitude? or do you mean the type of rescue traditionally set for a momentary switch which is toggled by the pilot to avoid a potential crash?