Kestrel Companion (AB + Nvisti) - Free! (New Features July/2015)

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Kestrel Companion App:

This is a FREE App!


Link to the App in the Store:
Kestrel Companion App

Link to the Software Home Page:
nVisti, LLC – Kestrel Companion



This is the Kestrel Companion App. This is an app designed for use with the Applied Ballistic Kestrel Devices. What it does, is it looks at the current weapon profile you have loaded on the Kestrel AB Model. You have four ways you can adjust the targets range. I will talk about those later with included photos. After about 1-3 seconds it posts the windage and elevation adjustments for that weapon profile. Something to note here, it gives you real time data for weather as you will see, it also gives you some of the weapon and profile data on screen. It is Bluetooth linked in to the kestrel, it is one screen, and requires you to have a weapons profile on the Kestrel already.

This is great for use with the Weather Vane Mount. The best way to use this software is to take a temp reading then lock it in. To do this swing the kestrel on the cord a couple of times, then take the temp and but put it on constant temp reading. The only thing you should have going constant is wind, which is easily accomplished. Once you have the Kestrel AB up and running, scroll to the wind, and push the camera button one time. This will put the wind in constant capture mode. With the kestrel sitting in the open sun, you can get unwanted radiation and direct heating giving you a bad temp reading. The weather data is shown on the bottom of the Companion App as well as limited profile information such as the muzzle velocity, BC, Rate of Twist, and other things you profiled in. The update from the time you give it the range, until the time it gives you a feedback is 3 seconds or less. Its also best to lock in your target direction before you start active wind reading. You can adjust the range of the targets while the wind is in capture mode without any errors.

Key things to remember. Kestrel Companion uses the profile loaded on the Kestrel. It requires a Bluetooth model with AB software on the kestrel. Any changes made on the Kestrel show up on the app, and vice versa almost instantly. This does require that a weapon and bullet profile already be made. You can create and upload a profile a number of different ways 1. do this by hand in the kestrel. 2. do this on PC and upload it (with Bluetooth version or pc cable). 3. AB Tactical allows you to build your profile, calibrate your own ballistics, and then upload profile to the kestrel. You can then use the Kestrel Companion as a simplified quick shot, or use the AB Tactical. Think of the companion as a mirror of the kestrel screen on your phone. Anything you do on the kestrel instantly goes to the app, and anything you do on the app instantly updates on the kestrel. The only thing you do on the Kestrel Companion is tell it your target range, and everything else updates automatically. It uses the weapon profile you currently have selected on the kestrel. Here are the screen shots.



What you see before you connect:



Enter your range in 1 of 4 ways. On the Kestrel itself, Using the Swipe method, Enter the Number with keypad, Or use +/- buttons for fine tuning.



In the settings you can adjust the swipe increments, or the units used in the app for a number of different parameters.



Requirements:
1)Kestrel 4500 Applied Ballistics BT Model, or Kestrel Sportsman Model (App uses Built In Software form the Kestrel to find solutions)



2)Bluetooth

3)Android Device. This will not work on iOS.

4)Weapons Profiles loaded on the Kestrel. The software reads the information off the Kestrel and relays it to your phone. You cannot edit, or use profiles on the phone. All Weapons Data comes from the Kestrel 4500AB BT.


Any other questions please feel free to ask!!!