The newer generation Varios still use TE but have inertial sensing as an
adjunct to TE to assist with gust filtering.

Regards,
John Orton
Mob: 0429357439


On 23 May 2014 10:00, Scott Penrose <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> 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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