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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
_______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
