Looks very good. What about connectivity. Nexus 7 does not seem to have a serial port. Also does it have inbuilt GPS. If mot how doe you connect to flarm or your logger?
Peter Champness On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 7:13 AM, Glenn McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >
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