ACE3/docs/wiki/feature/kestrel4500.md

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1. Overview

The Kestrel 4500 Pocket Weather Tracker is Kestrel's environmental meter. This is a mini weather station in itself :

• Heading
• Wind direction
• Crosswind
• Headwind
• Altitude
• Barometric pressure
• Wet bulb temperature
• Relative humidity in %
• Dewpoint
• Density altitude
• Wind chill
• Temperature °C
• Time and date
• Minimum, Maximum and Average values

2. Usage

2.1 Opening the Kestrel

2.1.1 Interaction Menu

• Open the self interaction menu Ctrl + ⊞ Win
• Select Equipment
• Select Open Kestrel 4500

2.1.2 Custom key

• OPTIONS / CONTROLS / CONFIGURE ADDONS / ACE3 Equipment

2.2 CROSSWIND / HEADWIND Feature

• Official Kestrel Instruments video

• [Wind info]({{ site.baseurl }}/wiki/feature/weather.html) is toggled on/off using SHIFT + K.

3. Official Manual

• [Official Manual]({{ site.ace.githubUrl }}/blob/master/extras/K4500_Instruction_Manual_English.pdf)