gilead1 0 #1 May 4, 2012 Hi, I just got my new Suunto Ambit - the new Suunto GPS watch. It have an altimeter with a big display but like all other Suunto altimeter watches the altimeter refresh rate is once every second, which is too slow for free fall (the watch have a 200-500 feet dealay, compering with VISO)... BUT - the watch frame ware get update one in a while, I believe it is possible to speed up the altimeter refresh rate so I emailed a request to Suunto software developers. I think that they will not do it for one request but if they will get 200 requests..... So please help us to get a real skydiving watch and send a request for faster refresh rate to: ambit@suunto.com Good luck :) Gilead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #2 May 9, 2012 Hi guys, Short update: we do have a chance :) I got reply from Suunto and they might do it, All we need now is to build up a market, I'm pretty sure that Suunto will do it if they will get enough requests to speed up the altimeter refresh rate. So go ahead guys and send Suunto emails. Here is my correspondence with Suunto Ambit customize options gilead izak May 4 (5 days ago) to ambit Hello, I do love my Ambit but is an improvements idea: I would love to have an option to speed up the altimeter refresh rate so it will be more accurate on skydiving, I'm talking about every 1/10 of a second. Thanks Gilead From: ambit@suunto.com May 8 (1 day ago) to me Dear Gilead, Thank you for your feedback! This will be taken into consideration when we plan the next software updates. Regards, The Suunto Ambit team*** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #3 May 12, 2012 if they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time.DS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaHog 0 #4 May 13, 2012 Quoteif they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. And then that produces additional problems. For one, you have to remember to set it to fast-refresh mode. And if you forget to do that, then the altitude reading is lagging behind, and may cause incorrect higher-than-actual information. Second, if you forget to turn fast-refresh back off after every jump to preserve the battery, then the battery might go dead on you in the middle of a skydive, giving you no altitude info at all. Gee, I think I'll just stick with my old-fashioned mechanical altimeter that doesn't have any of these problems, and just always works, no matter what. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #5 May 14, 2012 If you want to know what time it is buy a watch….if you want to know how high you are buy an altimeter. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #6 May 14, 2012 Agree. But I have a Suunto Core that I have made a few skydives with. And having the Viso right next to it I could compare the altitude. I did not notice much difference. And.. Maybe it's just me but 2-500 feet isn't that much. An analoge can easily "beat" that. If it would be 2-500 feet off in canopy that would be bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBlank 0 #7 May 14, 2012 QuoteAgree. But I have a Suunto Core that I have made a few skydives with. And having the Viso right next to it I could compare the altitude. I did not notice much difference. And.. Maybe it's just me but 2-500 feet isn't that much. An analoge can easily "beat" that. If it would be 2-500 feet off in canopy that would be bad. I would tend to agree, I use a Suunto Vector, works fine, I've had it next to analog ones before, just as good."Do you really want to take advice from the guy we call Tarmac?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #8 May 14, 2012 Quote I would tend to agree, I use a Suunto Vector, works fine, I've had it next to analog ones before, just as good. Until it’s not just as good. Once again style trumps function. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #9 May 14, 2012 Quoteif they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #10 May 14, 2012 QuoteQuoteif they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #11 May 15, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteif they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. It have a battery indicator :) The watch is a GPS watch and for the time I charge it once after 2 weeks that included a lot of running with the GPS working... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #12 May 16, 2012 Quote Quote Quote if they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. Sure you can http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/the-mini-kin-offers-cheaper-option-for-personal-wind-charger.html Some stickytape and you can attach it to the helmet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #13 May 18, 2012 Vector works perfectly fine. Except almost everytime when im in linetwist, it wil be on barometer or compase setting.Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #14 May 18, 2012 Vector works perfectly fine. Except almost everytime when im in linetwist, it wil be on barometer or compase setting.Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #15 May 19, 2012 Quote Vector works perfectly fine. . Sure, as long as you don't want it to be accurate in free fall Now seriously guys, if everyone will spend one minute to send a mail to Suunto, we might have a real altimeter watch, Gilead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 May 21, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteif they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. It have a battery indicator :) Scenario: On your previous jump with your gee-whiz altimeter watch the low battery indicator came on. You want to make one more jump before sunset. Do you: 1) Ignore the low battery warning and go ahead and make another jump hoping that the altimeter watch will still work properly, or; 2) Stand down and NOT make that last jump you wanted. What is your decision? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #17 May 21, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote if they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. It have a battery indicator :) Scenario: On your previous jump with your gee-whiz altimeter watch the low battery indicator came on. You want to make one more jump before sunset. Do you: 1) Ignore the low battery warning and go ahead and make another jump hoping that the altimeter watch will still work properly, or; 2) Stand down and NOT make that last jump you wanted. What is your decision? Since I've seen a jumper go up for a nightjump with a low batt warning, I know the answer to that one (3 seconds of freefall with an alti, the rest of your nightjump without, you're braver than me) ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilead1 0 #18 May 22, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote if they were to do this, I hope they would have it as a mode you could turn on/off.. battery life will probably be seriously effected leaving it on full-time. The bettery is rechargeable :) Not on the airplane or in freefall. It's not that the battery can go dead, but rather WHEN the battery can go dead. It have a battery indicator :) Scenario: On your previous jump with your gee-whiz altimeter watch the low battery indicator came on. You want to make one more jump before sunset. Do you: 1) Ignore the low battery warning and go ahead and make another jump hoping that the altimeter watch will still work properly, or; 2) Stand down and NOT make that last jump you wanted. What is your decision? Come on.... so you are against all digital altimeters...??? It is just like the VISO or NEPTUN from the battery aspect. If you are stupid you will wait until the low battery warning is flashing and then you have to choose... be even more stupid and jump with it or miss a jump.... unlike the VISO, you do not need to replace the battery, if you see that the indicator shows less then 50% on Thursday - charge it and you are happy for the next 2 weeks. P.S my answer to your question: I'm running to my gear bag and grab my old analog alti, never sold it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #19 May 22, 2012 QuoteCome on.... so you are against all digital altimeters...??? It is just like the VISO or NEPTUN from the battery aspect. Nope, but there are aspects about them of which jumpers need to be aware. I'm just providing that warning so no one charges off and does something without thinking about it first. Informed and educated purchase decisions are better than purchases made simply because something is "cool". Another example: a new jumper a few weeks ago noticed after take-off that their digital altimeter was not displaying altitude, but instead was on some kind of timer function, counting upwards in seconds: 1...2...3... and so on. They didn't know how to turn that function off and get it back to altitude. Know thy gear - read the owner's manual, and play with all the functions on the ground, so that you know how to use it in the air! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalleNygren 0 #20 August 15, 2012 Can anyone that has a Suunto Ambit respond: Is it possible to use the GPS and altimeter at the same time? My situation is that I would like to read the altitude and at the same time navigate towards a waypoint (or as Suunto calls it, a POI). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #21 August 15, 2012 I don't hink so. A colleague (not skydiving0 promised my I could jump his, but haven't yet due to the holidays. A couple jumpers here jump garmin foretrex 401, this can do both at the same time (and more). ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalleNygren 0 #22 August 16, 2012 Does anyone have a photo of what it looks like when the GPS and altimeter are shown at the same time? Or for that matter, if anyone has a better suggestion for a combined GPS/altimeter. I'm using my Suunto Vector for altimeter today and having a GPS in my pocket for the not-so-good weather conditions. Prefer not to have two separate units considering information overload when doing handcam tandems. /P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinlee 0 #23 August 16, 2012 Quote Does anyone have a photo of what it looks like Can't help you there I wear an x-lander Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #24 August 16, 2012 You can have multiple "screens" on the foretrex, see attached ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalleNygren 0 #25 August 16, 2012 Ok, but can one of them show directional arrow towards a waypoint and one of them the current height? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
