Calibrating Sensors

Before you get started with the XC Vario or any other of theFlightVario vario apps it is highly recommended to  calibrate the sensors of your phone!


Calibrating the sensors of your smartphone

Open the menu by either touching the menu icon on the lower left (touch the screen once to have it appear) or swipe from left to right. Choose Calibration and perform the following steps:


Note: Do not move the phone around and do not open/close any doors or windows as this will affect sensor readings.


Calibrating the sensors of your phone is the most important things to enable your phone as a vario for paragliding. Since no phone and combination of sensors is exactly identical to another, it is crucial to  measure sensor characteristics first. Calibration looks at  the accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and barometer also referred to as pressure sensor. Depending on the precision, latency and drift characteristics of these built in sensors, the instant vario feature might be used.