Suunto X10 In Action Onboard An Airplane

My Suunto X10 GPS watch used to track the airplanes speed during flight, I compared it to the ground speed as can be seen on the small touch screen monitor onboard the plane. As can be seen the Suunto X10 is very accurate. I am amazed that I can actually get a signal onboard a plane in flight!

As can be seen though I lost signal there for abit but later recovered. The Ground speed listed was 881km/h while my watch before it lost signal was 886Km/h so very close!

Awesome watch!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Suunto
• X10
• Casio
• G-Shock
• gps
• in flight
• airplane
• speed

[miraan786]

loll...Nice watch man..

how much did you buy it for?

[SkyForce6700]

I bought it for $511. It is around that price, the non military version with positive display though can be found for around $400.

[TomLakovic]

the plane computer says 800 km/h the watch says 125 kh/h... what's going on here?

[SkyForce6700]

Actually 125Km is the distance travelled, the speed is in the upper part of the display where it says 886Km/h when the planes monitor showed 881Km/h so they matched almost completely.

[itakeyouthere]

Does gpsfix have to be on 1sec in order to function speed properly?

[MPSESRA]

@spergAdam last winter i tested x10 in thick tree covered forest while sking and gps worked well, but usually it takes over 3mins to get gps signal, I bought X10m for military service and after 2-3 month use it breakdown (screen stoped workin). parts that will easily break are the bezel, strap and the screw which keeps battery cover and a strap in place.

[spergAdam]

Looks like a fantastic watch am thinking of buying one.

Only question, what happens if you try to use it in thick tree cover, or indoors will the GPS loose signal?

[Warbeast911]

How long does the battery last.

[optimusprime341]

my personal favourite watch is by nite watches. Buts it's the Nite MX10

[WildB0i]

@KiiNgofTheCastle Lmfao, who do you think you are ..? The price you spend on such a watch is actually great considering its features. Now stick to your damn $10 watches...

[Petegrin1]

in sweden it costs 5500 kronars wich is ALOT!!

[eriksnoopy1]

@mirtaed123 altitude can also be measured using the gps signal ;) usually thats the way its done on better watches

[eriksnoopy1]

@realistik33 haahaaa.. great way to say it nicely but straight forward. although i suppose that this watch would even inspire a couch potatoe to walk down his driveway to see the numbers change on his watch, but that would be just abuot it. this is a serious watch and quite popular among military and outdoor users. Can it monitor heart rate though?

[butcheredman]

and i got one. It's really useful for my job.