Agree with no sink tone in cruise in fact no tone in cruise at all. My vario mode was never very loud either (one of the two small speakers had failed, but never bothered to fix it). You need to be able to hear the air. Just as important as feel. Fun too to listen to a strong thermal.
Cheers Bruce C Sent from my iPad On 18/03/2013, at 6:12 PM, tom claffey <[email protected]> wrote: > > For myself, I am not interested in any variometer cruise modes so am content > with my B400 and B40 in our second glider. Interestingly both Bruce Taylor > and myself seem to muddle along OK with sink tone disabled! > ;) Tom > > From: Mike Borgelt <[email protected]>; > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > <[email protected]>; > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Intermediate/short term goals > Sent: Sun, Mar 17, 2013 10:25:08 PM > > > > Mark, > > The idea is to fly in air that's going up. You should not be hearing the sink > sound much. If you are it is time to go somewhere else and be in cruise mode > while doing this when you won't hear the sink sound. > > Mike > > > At 12:37 AM 18/03/2013, you wrote: > >> On 17/03/2013, at 11:08 AM, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Yes, staying out of sink is very important. Most of us do it poorly. It is >> > extremely important when trying to center weak and broken thermals which >> > is why I like a vario with a sink sound as it provides full information on >> > the bad air as well as the good air while doing this. >> >> And on that note, I'd like to congratulate you for the B50, which, as >> installed in AUGC's H205 >> Club Libelle, had the most inspiringly depressing sink sound I've ever had >> the misfortune to >> hear. >> >> Excellent work, well done :-) >> >> - mark >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > 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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