See Your F3A Flying Differently
It can be difficult to accurately judge your own positioning, geometry and consistency while flying an F3A schedule.
Flight Coach provides objective flight data recorded directly from the model, allowing you to review what actually happened after each flight rather than relying on visual assessment alone.
The Mach44 Aero Flight Coach provides the required flight-logging hardware as a compact, ready-to-use package. We assemble, configure and calibrate the system and install it in our custom lightweight enclosure, so you can spend less time building and setting up electronics and more time practising.
Record. Analyse. Improve.
Record
Install the lightweight Mach44 Aero Flight Coach in your model and record position and attitude data throughout your practice flight.
Analyse
Load your recorded flight into the free Flight Coach Plotter to view an interactive 3D representation of your flight path and analyse your positioning and manoeuvres.
Score
Take your analysis further with FCScore, which automatically assesses recorded aerobatic flights using a deterministic judging process based on the rules for the relevant aerobatic category.
Ready to Use
Building your own Flight Coach logger involves sourcing compatible hardware, installing and configuring the system, connecting the GPS/compass and carrying out the necessary calibration.
Mach44 Aero does this for you.
Your Flight Coach logger is supplied fully assembled, configured and calibrated, using Matek flight-control and GPS/compass hardware housed in our compact custom-made lightweight enclosure.
What’s Included?
- Matek flight controller
- Matek GPS/compass hardware
- Custom Mach44 Aero lightweight enclosure
- 64GB microSD card
- Standard JR/Futaba-style power connection
- Flight Coach-compatible configuration
- Flight controller setup and calibration
- Complete assembled unit ready for installation
Compact, Lightweight Installation
At less than 40 grams and measuring just 60 × 40 × 18mm, the Mach44 Aero Flight Coach is designed to add minimal weight and take up very little space inside an F3A model.
Power is supplied through a familiar JR/Futaba-style connection, with a wide 6–36V input range. This allows the logger to be powered from a standard 2S receiver battery or another suitable power source within the specified voltage range.
Technical Specifications
| Flight Controller | Matek |
| GPS / Compass | Matek |
| Storage | 64GB microSD card included |
| Weight | Less than 40g |
| Dimensions | 60 × 40 × 18mm |
| Input Voltage | 6–36V |
| Typical Power Source | Standard 2S receiver battery |
| Power Connection | Standard JR/Futaba-style connector |
| Enclosure | Custom Mach44 Aero lightweight enclosure |
| Configuration | Supplied assembled, configured & calibrated |
Flight Coach Plotter
After your practice flight, the recorded data can be loaded into the free Flight Coach Plotter, allowing you to view an interactive 3D representation of the flight.
This provides an objective view of your flight path and can help you analyse positioning, geometry and consistency — things that can be extremely difficult to accurately assess while you’re actually flying.
Take Your Analysis Further with FCScore
Flight Coach data can also be analysed using FCScore.
FCScore provides automatic judging of recorded aerobatic flights using a deterministic scoring process based on the rules for the relevant aerobatic category. For F3A pilots, it provides another valuable perspective on a practice flight alongside conventional pilot, coach and judge feedback.
Make Every Practice Flight Count
Flight Coach gives you something that’s extremely difficult to obtain from the pilot’s position alone — objective data showing how your model actually flew.
Analyse your flight path, review positioning and geometry, compare your flying and use FCScore to gain another perspective on your F3A performance.
The Mach44 Aero solution provides the Flight Coach hardware without the hassle of building and configuring the logger yourself.
Need help with installation?
If you’re unsure about installing or powering Flight Coach in your model, contact Mach44 Aero and we’ll be happy to advise.
Software & Flight Coach Project
The Mach44 Aero product provides compatible flight-logging hardware, assembly, configuration, calibration and enclosure. Flight Coach and FCScore are independently developed software tools and are not developed or sold by Mach44 Aero. The software is available separately through the Flight Coach project.