SPIDERTRACKS S4

Spidertracks unit for the serious commercial operator. The Spider S4 allows access to AFF contractors including the US Forest Service and NAFC in Australia.

External Keypad
All Spider versions come with a three button keypad. The Spider S4 has the keypad on a 6 foot (1.5m) lead, external to the Spider, that can be connected via the mini USB port on the Spider. This allows the Spider to be mounted in a location where it has a good view of the sky, whilst still having the keypad mounted in a position where the pilot has easy access to it. The Spider S3 and Spider S5 have the keypad mounted on the unit itself, so it must be located in a position where it can see the sky and be easily reached.

Reporting Interval

Mark button
Mark button messages are pre-defined user messages set on the website and are activated by pressing the mark button. Up to four messages can be added. A 'mark button two' press would be two presses of the mark button in quick succession. For example, one of the four messages might be 'diverted due to WX'.

SOS button
Allows the pilot to send an SOS to support people who are set up in the website. Pilots or administrators of accounts set their own SOS recipient details online.

Radius button
Radius allows the pilot to suspend position reports from being sent where they are right now. Press the radius button at any time to prevent position reports being sent whilst you remain in that area where the button was pressed. As soon as you exit the radius area, normal tracking will resume. An example or use would be agricultural operators using the Spider whilst over a small area for an extended period of time. As soon as they leave the area normal tracking will resume. Radius helps lower usage costs.

Geofence
Like Radius, geofence allows you to control the number of position reports sent in specific areas. However, with Geofence the area is pre-set. You can set up to 6 Geofence regions. Each region can have specific reporting intervals (including no reporting) dependant on altitude, type of tracking used, and time. Geofence is often used by aero clubs and flight schools who do not require tracking within airfield circuits however need to track students flying outside of controlled air space. Each Geofence is $10 per Spider per month.

Speed up and Slow down reports
The Spider can send a position report when accelerating through a set speed (between 10 and 50 knots) and when going back down through the speed trigger.

Change of direction reports
The Spider can send a position report when the direction, from the last sent position report, changes more than the set angle. Angles allowed range from 30 to 90 degrees. This allows you to set the position reporting rate at a higher rate (for example 10 minutes on the Flexi-Plan) and then have the Spider only send more often if the aircraft changes direction significantly.

Bluetooth for Spidertxt
Spidertxt allows you to connect to the Spider via a Bluetooth connection, wirelessly. Once connected you will be able to send and receive SMS messages to and from any mobile phone on the ground, from the website, or send messages to email. The messages are custom messages, just like a normal SMS message, however with the Spider and the Iridium Satellite Network sending the messages you will not have any black spots or loss of coverage (charges apply). The Spider S4 and Spider S5 can be connected with Blackberry, Android and Apple smartphones.

• Dimensions 6.5“ x 3“ x 1.5“ - 165mm x 78m x 37mm
• Weight 0.7 lb - 310g

• Spider S4 Technical Specifications (PDF)
• S3 / S4 / S5 Comparison Chart (PDF)
• S4 Information Card (PDF)