Hi Richard,
I have followed your thread and the responses. The machine that I have
been using is a Nexus7 loaded with the current vesion of XCsoar. This is
a very low cost option (Nexus about 300 xcsoar free) and I must say how
impressed I am with it. I recently flew in the state 2 seater comp at
Keepit and set up the nexus in the back seat. The DG is equipped with an
lx8000, loaded with flarm and such. In flight, the audio varios were
singing together in harmony like the beach boys (remember them?). The
program is easy to use and "home grown'. The display was excellent in
sunlight and I improved this with an anti glare overlay. (about
$1.50).The only negative I have with the setup is that it offers too
much information, generally more than is needed for most situations, but
it's nice to know that info is there if needed. The (only)other negative
is that it takes up a fair bit of realestate on the panel.
Other users I know are Paul Mander, and Mick Webster. Mick downloads his
flights to OLC whilst on downwind, and Paul says that this machine is
state of the art.
We have put one into our club two seater, mainly fo the vario unction,
but it can also be hooked to the flarm and display other flarm traffic
on the screen.
So, my recommendation is don't ignore his excellent , very low cost
option until you have tried oe. I have and I will continue to use mine
in both of my aircraft.
I hope you are well.
Regards
Glenn McLean
On 23/05/2014 10:11 AM, Richard Frawley wrote:
All,
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.
Am looking to possibly replace some older kit in an LS8 I am acquiring.
Regards
Richard
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