RC Gliders
From F5J competition to sport soaring, AltimeterThree captures your entire thermal flight. Track start height, maximum altitude, flight duration, and review your vertical profile to improve your thermalling technique.
Precision for competition and practice
The glider mode in AltimeterThree was designed with input from serious competition pilots. Whether you're practicing for F5J events or just want to track your thermal flights, you get the data you need.
- Start height recording for F5J-style competition practice
- Maximum altitude achieved during the entire flight
- Complete vertical profile showing every thermal climb
- Flight duration from takeoff to landing detection
- Launch location shown on a map
- Export to Excel for detailed post-flight analysis
Real-world precision verified
AltimeterThree has been tested against FAI-approved altimeters in competition conditions.
"During my glider flights the maximum difference between AltimeterThree and my FAI-approved ALTMR2 was 80 cm, and the average difference was 50 cm. I believe this accuracy is excellent for RC use."— Aris Kosmides, RC flyer, Thessaloniki, Greece
In extensive testing on F5J Xplorer2 4000 gliders, flights ranging from 195 to 388 meters showed consistent precision that rivals dedicated competition equipment — in a package weighing just 10.4 grams.
FlightLab analysis for gliders
Upload your glider flights to FlightLab and unlock tools designed for thermal pilots.
Thermal analysis
Identify climb rates and thermal cores from your altitude profile data.
Compare conditions
Overlay flights from different days to see how weather affects your performance.
Club leaderboards
Share with your glider club and compare start heights and flight durations.
Ready to analyze your glider flights?
Sync your AltimeterThree flights to FlightLab and start improving your thermalling.