Mike I'm researching varios at the moment with a view to installing a new one in my glider. Does the B800 automatically change from cruise to circling mode, or does it have to be manually switched? Do you have plans to support a Bluetooth interface with PDAs/phones? The latter is offered by LX and seems a useful feature.
Cheers ND On Fri, Oct 18th, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> wrote: > A B800. > > Mike > > At 11:15 AM 18/10/2013, you wrote: > >Guys, > >Dont forget about the great products from LX NAV. > >Connect to any Tablet, or PDA you like. > >Have a look at the LX V7 on our website. > ><http://store.swiftavionics.com.au/v7-vario/>http://store.swiftavionics.com.au/v7-vario/ > > > >What more could you want? > >Cheers > >Mark > > > > > > > >On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Mike Borgelt > ><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> > > >wrote: > > > >Yes but you do have to read the manual. About 6 pages is relevant to > >operation. It helps if pilots and instructors actually understand > >cross country theory which hasn't changed in the 60 or so years > >since it was properly worked out. > >Our varios are designed on the basis of cross country theory and > >provide the all information you need to implement it. Any club > >glider used for cross country or cross country training needs a > >vario like this if your mission is to train XC capable pilots. > > > >DDSC and Kingaroy have club gliders equipped with B500s and B800s. > >The B800 is a B500 with a log scale and many small improvements. > >B500 owners may have their B500s modified to B800 or B600 (linear > >scale - replaces B500) standard. > > > >We also make instruments (B300, B400, B700, B900) suitable as > >backups or for gliders whose mission is primary training or local > >soaring. These implement some or all of the climb mode features of > >the B500/B600/B800. > > > >Here's what an aerospace industry professional who worked in cockpit > >design had to say about the B500/B600/B800 (it was an unsolicited > >opinion in a reply solicited by another manufacturer). "When it > >comes to deciding to leave a thermal, the Borgelt is exceptional - > >never look down, the LEDs give you what you need. As you straighten > >out, averager/integrator numbers are just out of line of sight on > >the Glareshield Controller and Display, and its knob is ready to > >accept your MacCready command. As the glide progresses the > >Borgelt's "performance Index" guide to bugs settings is quick and > >easy. In the glide, the Borgelt's LED speed cues again mean no need > >to look down." and "A B500 with GCD was the last nav/vario I flew > >behind regularly and, truly, my favourite overall. The combination > >of the GCD and bright LEDs gave me what I needed without spending > >time 'head-down'." " I am expecting the Brand X audio to be like > >the Borgelt B500, but without the cleverly thought out duty cycle > >changes and peripherally visible bright LEDs that give me the > >information I need in a different way." > > > >You can send the data to a colour moving map. SeeYou Mobile, > >WinPilot, XCSoar and LK8000 support data input from the B800 (or > >B600 which is the same but with linear display and even B50s). > >However, the B800 has an internal glide/nav/wind computer which > >works very well (including around a turnpoint) so the colour map is > >mainly useful for a task overview with AATs, airspace boundaries and > >maybe Flarm overview. You really should not need to do much more > >than zoom and unzoom the display. Our glide algorithms have a long > >successful history going back to the B25 glide computer in 1982. > > > >We're working on improvements and upgrades to the B800 software all > >the time. There will be another for the GCD shortly. The last one > >implemented the ability to take the card out of the GCD at briefing > >and put the task for the day on one of the databases (there are 10) > >and step through the start and turnpoints with one button push at a > >time without scrolling. > > > >Dynamis, the long sought after Total Energy vario without > >sensitivity to horizontal gusts is in the final stages of > >development (it certainly works - we've shown that) and will be able > >to be added to the B600 and B800. This will be a "must have" for > >serious competition pilots. > > > >Mike > > > > > >> > >>Could anyone with experience using a Borgelt B 800 vario advise if > >>it's suitable for use in a club glider? > >> > >>thanks, > >> > >>Greg. > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Aus-soaring mailing list > >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >>To check or change subscription details, visit: > >><http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus- soaring>http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > >> > > > >Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring > >instrumentation since 1978 > ><http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/>www.borgeltinstruments.com > >tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > >mob: 042835 5784 : int<tel:%2B61-42835%205784>+61-42835 > 5784 > >P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Aus-soaring mailing list > ><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >To check or change subscription details, visit: > ><http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus- soaring>http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > > > > > >-- > >Mark Fisher > >Managing Director > >Swift Performance Equipment > >Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd > >Wacol 4076 > >Australia > >Ph: +61 7 3879 3005 > >Fax: +61 7 36076277 > ><http://www.spe.com.au/>www.spe.com.au > > > >[] > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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
