>My query relating to Task planning is not answered - is it a realistic >consideration or not? (I'm relatively new to the sport so please excuse my >ignorance)
Realistic for some, but perhaps not all and if that's the case, will it work? The battery drain of modern moving map instruments in a sailplane is quite high but most modern sailplanes out of the factory have solar panels. It's possible over here to finish a flight with more in the batteries than you started. With modern gliders getting heavier all the time, a few extra batteries don't really matter. Most SLGs have four or five of them. However, this doesn't apply to older gliders where adding more batteries and solar cells may not be easy, cheap or even possible. Also more batteries = more electricity and wiring and possible causes for a fire. It may not make a lot of sense to add $2000+ of cost to a $20,000 glider. So it's probably a big argument. HTH D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
