Hi Mike Do you have a link to the V1 display? Personally I love the Dell Streak, but unfortunately it stopped working, not sure if I can get it repaired yet. The transflective display is the way to go, but not many manufacturers seem to use it.
Cheers Paul On 26 April 2012 09:10, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]>wrote: > At 08:35 PM 25/04/2012, you wrote: > > Or you can use XCSoar and configure all those items to your own preference > :-) > > Scott > > > There is a new PNA device available shortly called a V1. Essentially the > same as the new Oudie with the same screen (you can get your old Oudie > upgraded). 950 nits brightness and non glare coating so the thing is > sunlight readable. > > About $300. > > If SeeYou Mobile is your thing, buy a new Oudie. That or a V1 make custom > hardware very questionable on any price/performance comparison. > > If you want the same sort of device able to run any of the glide computer > software then get a V1 and run your choice of WinPilot, XCSoar or LK8000 or > SeeYou Mobile. I've got a couple on order for me and Ron. > > The 5"Dell Streak isn't in production and the 7"devices are too large for > comfortable use in glider cockpits. There certainly is a problem with those > in the US where Smartphones are banned in contests because the new ones can > be used for instrument flight in cloud and to collect data for outside help. > > All of the glide computer software will converge. Any really good ideas > will be requested by users for their particular software and as there is an > active development group for XCSoar, Paolo is actively developing LK8000 > and Jerry sells WinPilot and has a commercial interest in upgrading it, I > doubt any of these really useful these features will be missing from those > programs for very long. > > There is extra information available on all these programs if they receive > not just GPS data but air data and settings like MacCready, bugs and > ballast from the vario system. This also makes operating the whole system > easier as these only require changing in one place then. AFAIK our B50 was > the first vario that implemented this back in 1995 when I realised that the > vario and glide computer only required connection by a simple well defined > serial data stream. We have carried this over to the B500 and now B800 and > have distributed a B800 simulator (it is also on our website now) that runs > on Windows PCs to help developers of glide computers. The B800 main unit is > also capable of accepting MacCready, bugs and ballast from the glide > computer program so hopefully, soon, this will be implemented in the major > glider computer programs. > > Getting hung up on vario average data etc is probably a mistake. The real > question always is "should I leave now and try for something better"?" Of > course there's always that little voice saying "are you feeling lucky? Well > are ya, punk?" :-) > We've tried to make that decision as easy as possible in the averager > display in both the B700 and B800. Look it up. No need to clutter the glide > computer display with this. > > We're also working on a new Total Energy system that is insensitive to > horizontal gusts and should be very easy to install with little to no > tuning. A test flight a few weeks ago showed that our sensor package is up > to the job. > > You will likely want to blend Flarm data with the data stream for display > on the PNA and there are various devices on the market to do this including > ours. > > BTW there's been another mid air in Europe between Flarm equipped gliders > where the Flarms allegedly were working. Fortunately the damage was > relatively minor (loss of 0.5m of wingtip and hole in D nose of wing of > other glider) and there were no physical injuries and both pilots landed > safely. Can't say any more. > > Mike > > > > > ** > > ** *Borgelt Instruments* - *design & manufacture of quality soaring > instrumentation since 1978 > * www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784** **overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784** **** **: int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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