On 23 May 2014, at 11:21 am, Derek Ruddock <[email protected]> wrote: > I am seeking contact with anyone who has recent experience with the any of > the latest generation of Vario (Butterfly, LX7, etc etc). > > They do seem to full of many features that I will never use (apart from the > noise and the wiggly bit, I really only used a couple of things (wind and > final glide as a backup) on the 302 I was using in the Mozzie) as I find the > Oudie more than adequate for 'Compute' tasks. > > Do the new devices add any value in things like gust rejection or wind > accuracy or anything that you find of personal value.
The inertial versions do (ie. ones that don’t use a TE tube). One other valuable feature I think is a good Artificial Horizon. I agree though that I would rather use external device (I use XCSoar) for glide computer (final glide, navigation etc). Scott
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