Got my One on Thursday, charged it up, activated fine, and FW update to 3.5.2 without any problems.
I did have some some issues with the micro USB seating fully for charging while still in the case, which others have reported. I popped the unit out, and at some point ripped the silicone casing at the indicator light. Getting the power button to align was also a bit tricky.
Anyway, itâs back in the casing, hit the button and the screen was off. Threw it in my bag for Fridayâs trip to the DZ. Itâs clear now that the unit wasnât actually off. When I took it out that next morning, the unit was on and reading 273, the difference in elevation between home and the DZ. It had been running for at least 2 hours during my drive. I wasnât able to cancel out of this screen, and the unit eventually ran out of juice.
I charged it up again at the DZ and took it up on 5 jumps. One jump didnât log at all. I was seated under the wing of a Caravan, which Iâve read has been a problem. The other 4 logged and synced well. I did rip the opposite corner of the silicone case getting it back in. A replacement case is already on its way.
I was curious about the cloud sync so I tethered it to my phone. That was a mistake. The unit hit my phone hard, and zapped most of my phone battery, so I wonât be doing that again. I canât really speak to the data load - my provider has the day at 164MB but I donât know how much of that comes from me and how much from the unit.
At the end of the day, I packed up and drove home. Same deal as the drive there. The unit was logging my drive. I left it overnight and it was still logging at 10hrs, and no way to cancel out of this. I found my phoneâs SIM key and did a hard reset. I think the SIM key will be added to my DZ tools from now on.
Other random things - the safety warnings. Iâd like to completely disable these. At 1000ft, it gives a seat belt alert. My DZâs policy is 1500ft, so instead of being able to see teh altitude clearly, I have to clear the alert to know when I hit 1500ft. I also donât need reminders to check my gear and pins. Theyâre nice, but Iâd rather have unfiltered information. I do like the landing screen - I think weâll give some of those functions a go next week.
Data analysis: I couldnât get the GPX data into Paralog. What are people using? Iâd like to be able to analyze my swoops, and the cloud portal isnât particularly interactive.
Anyway, those are my initial observations. More later.
