Stratomaster Ultra Horizon XL
Over 1,500 Ultras sold!

Setting a new standard for monochrome glass cockpit
The State of the Art

The Ultra Horizon XL combines all the functions of all the previous Ultra models into one sleek looking instrument. It has 2 easily-customizable display screens, which can be swapped at a push of a button. One screen can be made up to show your primary flight instruments while the other screen can be made up to show the attitude indicator and engine monitoring information. IT IS UP TO YOU to decide how it must look.

WHAT'S NEW WITH THE ULTRA HORIZON XL?

• All screen items can be enabled or disabled easily
• Most screen items have several display options (eg: Altimeter dial, tape, or digital-only)
• All screen items can be MOVED around the display for custom layout
• 12-channels of CHT/EGT
• Manifold Pressure
• Up to 2 fuel levels

Basic system functions:

• Altitude to 40,000 ft (12,195 m) calibrated, 1ft dynamic resolution
• Airspeed ASI analog and digital, TAS digital
• Stopwatch
• Glide and climb ratio to 1/99
• Altimeter setting 28.30 - 31.30"Hg (QNH 960 to 1060 mb)
• Quick select standard altimeter 29.92"Hg (QNE 1013 mb)
• Time of day, Date for flight log entries
• Air time since take-off (or lesson time)
• Ambient temperature using external sensor
• Up to two Fuel levels using flow sender or optional level senders
• Fuel flow using optional flow sender
• Current range estimate (range at current speed and fuel burn)
• Fuel bingo estimate (time until tank empty)
• Range calculator using manually entered ground speed
• Air distance made good
• Voltage. Supply to unit. Usually 12V battery.
• VSI +/- 9 990 ft/minute (50.7 meters per second) range
• Flight log storing up to 200 entries
• Hobbs meter, presetable to current engine time
• Density altimeter
• Barometer for ambient pressure
• Aircraft registration number display
• Maintenance timer
• Warnings for engine temperature, speed high, speed low, maximum altitude, low fuel level, etc
• Alarm output to switch a warning lamp
• Audio alarm output to drive a panel speaker or low level output for alarm tone injection into a suitably equipped headset or intercom system.
• Master and slave modes for dual instrument setup
• Measuring take-off run to 50 ft (15.24 m) above ground level
• Attitude Indicator/Artificial horizon (requires SP-3h or SP-3hc sensor)
• Slip indicator (requires SP-3h or SP-3hc)
• Rate of turn indicator (requires SP-3h, SP-3hc)
• Compass (requires SP-1, SP-2 or SP-3hc)
• Air talk link for connection to
  • PC's and Laptops using optional cable
  • Stratomaster 'Black Box' flight recorder
  • Stratomaster Ultra secondary instrument
  • Download keyring flight log device
  • Compass and AHRS sensor packages

RDAC "Remote Data Acquisition Computer" EMS functions:

 

RDAC VD (4-channel thermocouples) RDAC X-B (12-channel thermocouples). RDAC X-D adds Manifold Pressure

• Four or twelve channel thermocouple amplifier, high resolution chopper stabilized system with full cold junction compensation and bow voltage correction to laboratory standards.
• The inputs can accept K-type or J-type thermocouples (selectable via provided menu functions)
• Oil and Water temperature NTC input compatible with most oil temperature senders and the MGL water temperature sender.
• Also accepts MGL precision semiconductor senders for water and oil temperature.
• Universal rev counter input. Can be used on a wide variety of engines using a variety of interface methods.
• Fuel flow sender input. Can be used with most commercial liquid flow senders.
• Calibration via provided menu functions.
• Oil pressure sender input. Accepts most commercial oil pressure senders including those from VDO.
• Fuel level sender input with extensive calibration functions provided to allow direct readout of fuel quantity corrected for tank shape and sender tolerances.
• LM335 sensor based temperature sender to indicate ice warning. The  sender is normally fitted to the outside of a carburetor, in close proximity to the throttle slider or valve or in the intake airflow.
• The EMS included with the Ultra provides for a wide variety of engines and the display unit can be configured in many different ways as outlined in the 'Device setup menu'.

AHRS and compass functions:

• Bank/Pitch attitude display. This display resembles the artificial horizon as found on typical IFR panels. The attitude display is not restricted to a range of bank or pitch and is thus fully aerobatics capable.
• Turn & Bank display. This consist of Rate 1 markers (2 minute standard rate turn at 20 degrees bank) and a traditional Slip/Skid ball display.
• Compass or gyro compass heading. This depends on the abilities of the connected package.

Flight log:

Perhaps one of the most useful features of the Stratomaster Ultra instrument is the ability to record a flight log.

You can setup your Stratomaster Ultra to record a log entry in one of the following ways:

• Automatic flight log for normal aircraft. This will automatically detect the start of a flight and the end of a flight. The unit uses engine revs in combination with airspeed to detect a flight. This is the way most pilots prefer to operate the Stratomaster Ultra.
• Automatic flight log rotor craft. This operates similar to above but air speed is not taken into account. Instead, rotor speed above 70% of the 100% setting is used to mark possible start of a flight. If you select the split rotor/engine RPM display this mode is automatically selected.
• Manual flight log. In this case the pilot manually starts a flight and ends it. This mode is used mainly if no rev counter input to the instrument is available. The Stratomaster Ultra will log all flights of longer than one minute. Any flights with less than one minute accumulated time are not stored in the log.

The Stratomaster Ultra will store the last 200 flights in the log.

At the end of a flight, the pilot number selected in the main menu will be written to the log entry for the flight. This can be used to log airtime of several pilots, for example with fractional ownership or aircraft owner club schemes. The log can  be viewed at any time. Please also note that the log may be downloaded to a PC using a direct cable connection or key-ring download device (optional extras).

The following information pertaining to a flight will be logged:

• Date (DD/MM) of take-off
• Take-off time.
• Flight time. Displayed in either hours and minutes or hours and fraction of hours depending on setup.
• Highest altitude reached (In ft or meters depending on setup)
• Maximum airspeed obtained. Displayed airspeed depends on whether ASI or TAS is selected. (Displayed in kilometers, miles or knots depending on setup).
• Hobbs meter reading at end of flight/lesson (Displayed in either hours and minutes or hours and fraction of hours depending on setup)
• Pilot number

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• The Stratomaster Ultra can be used with any engine that generates 1 - 100 pulses per 10 revolutions. This includes all Rotax, Lycoming, Continental, HKS, Hirth, Jabiru, etc.
• The Stratomaster Ultra should be connected to the clean 12V or 24/28V electrical system of your aircraft.
• Additional senders are needed for engine and attitude/heading functions required

SIZE

Face: 212mm x 141mm (8.35" x 5.5")
Screen: 121mm x 91mm (4.75" x 3.6")
Mounting depth: 5" (incl. wiring)

WEIGHT

Display: 700g (24.7 ounces)
Engine Capture Module: 275g (9.7 ounces)

STRATOMASTER ULTRA: WARRANTY

The Stratomaster Ultra's electronic components are guaranteed for 12 months from date of purchase against faulty workmanship/defects. Defective parts will be replaced/repaired at manufacturers discretion.

WHY SHOULD I BUY THE STRATOMASTER ULTRA HORIZON XL?

• The most comprehensive graphical monochrome glass cockpit solution available for Experimentals and Light Sport Aircraft
• Takes care of virtually all flying and engine information functions
• Has graphical displays of all main flight and engine functions
• Can be fitted to just about any aircraft engine
• Has many extra software features useful for serious pilots, instructors and pilots testing new aircraft
• Aircraft quality and accuracy
• Much lighter than traditional analog instruments
• Fits into most instrument panels and frees up space for other items
• Less expensive than the equivalent analog instruments
• Easy installation (engine capture module is mounted near the engine and sends a signal to the display - no engine senders need to be extended all the way to the display)
• Excellent resistance to vibration and harsh operating conditions
• 1-yr Guarantee against faulty workmanship/defects
• Full installation manual with your instrument
• Solid representation in the US