The vent hole on the shroud is an excellent idea, McPhee alerted me to that you came up with that idea - it's on my list to do this form2. I can only imagine the life span it'd take away from my instruments.
I'd like to change my shroud color too, the color wasn't chosen by me. Another one of those jobs to get around too.. Re: fuses, there's an extra one on my panel for the electric bug wipers that'll one day find themselves installed. On a side note, I'm with James Dutschke - the B700 is amazing as a vario. It'd be also great as a sole vario in your glider. I've in fact have owned two, reason: to long to describe, rest assured it was for good reasons! Safe Circles, WPP > On 28 Apr 2015, at 19:26, Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't see a magnetic compass. Isn't compliant with airworthiness > requirements. > > Also nasty shine on the black instrument panel cover. Humbrol Matt Black 33 > from your local Toyworld or hobby shop fixes that. 2 coats out of two small > cans. Brushes nicely with 1/2" soft brush. > > Also no vent hole in the cover to let out hot air. Bad pup, no biscuit. > > Mike > > > > At 06:32 PM 28/04/2015, you wrote: >> You have a whole lot of fuses and switches there. More fuses than >> instruments. >> >> Why so many? >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 6:57 AM, go_soaring <[email protected] > wrote: >> G'day all, >> My apologies, forgot to mention that I run an LX Colibri II as my >> independent backup vario & nav source. I've flown a practice 400km flight >> with it prior to the Nationals this year, surprisingly worked really well as >> a vario. After all, Tobias Geiger almost won a world championships by flying >> with a Colibri II alone!! >> The only thing that would make me feel even better about my CNv, is to have >> Borgelts brilliant backup battery supply to his B instruments added to the >> CNv - I'm sure it's saved many Mike! >> >> Cheers, >> WPP >> P.s. My panel as it is now >> <2a115de.JPG> >> >> >> On 27 Apr 2015, at 18:11, Peter Champness <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have just been choosing instruments for a new glider. >>> I did wonder for a moment after reading Adam's post whether I had wasted >>> money on the Winter Vario. >>> However I agree with Mike. A set on basic instruments (redundancy) is >>> good insurance. In my case I have something in case of electrical failure. >>> No doubt thermal can be found and used without any instruments, but it >>> difficult. >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Mike Borgelt < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> At 08:14 AM 27/04/2015, you wrote: >>> There’s no need for a winter backup now >>> > Maybe not a Winter vario as backup but you should have a backup. Adam's >>> > advice is probably the silliest thing I've read in a long time. >>> The only time you may reasonably want to rely on one vario is in a >>> motorglider if you are prepared to start the motor and fly home if the >>> single vario fails. >>> Too bad if you are half way round a 500km triangle and set to win the >>> Nationals if you do reasonably this day. >>> For the paleo engineless gliders you are likely to risk an outlanding with >>> its attendant hazards. Pretty stupid to risk breaking your glider or >>> yourself over lack of a backup. >>> If you are serious about competition you should be equipped to cope with >>> single failures of equipment. Most people carry two flight recorders for >>> good reason. >>> A main navigation system and some reasonable backup is also necessary. >>> Hint: fly with the backups working. The time to find out they have failed >>> is NOT when you've had another failure. >>> The backup vario may also have a different speed of response and will >>> likely just display TE vario. Your primary should be showing netto >>> (airmass) or relative netto ( airmass offset down by the sink rate in >>> circling flight - this means it always shows the rate of climb you would >>> get if you slowed down and circled, no matter your current airspeed). The >>> two varios may show slightly different information without changing modes >>> which can be useful. >>> >>> We've all had even modern electronic equipment fail. Phones, PC's GPS , etc >>> etc. It is pretty good nowadays but anyone doing what Adam says is tempting >>> fate, Murphy's Law and what a physics teacher of mine called "the innate >>> cussedness of inanimate matter". >>> When you decide to use a backup you might like to consider that the Winter >>> doesn't have an audio or an averager. Do you really want to be sharing >>> thermals with other gliders without an audio? If flying cross country you >>> would find you would miss the averager. >>> If you have a backup electronic vario it should have its own independent >>> backup power supply. While a glider electrical system can be fused properly >>> so that the radio for example developing an internal short doesn't take out >>> the main battery fuse (and if everything dies because of this or similar , >>> are you going to simply flip the switch to battery 2 and take out *its* >>> fuse also?) I suspect many aren't. >>> If you decide to join the 21st century for your backup vario get in touch >>> and I'll sell you something you'll be happy to fly with when you need it. >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To check or change subscription details, visit: >>>> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> >>> Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring >>> instrumentation since 1978 >>> www.borgeltinstruments.com >>> tel:  07 4635 5784     overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 >>> mob: 042835 5784                : int+61-42835 5784 >>> P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> >> Content-Type: image/jpeg; >> x-apple-part-url=267EF265-9A8B-4F68-ADCA-8D5AA483E849; >> name="image1.JPG" >> Content-Disposition: inline; filename="image1.JPG" >> Content-ID: <267EF265-9A8B-4F68-ADCA-8D5AA483E849> >> X-Attachment-Id: 4ba9a3ca63d0a91a_0.0.1.1 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation > since 1978 > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > 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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