Looking back over the comprehensive posts under this recent thread,
I'm curious that the Thermi was not included in the discussion? Is
it not a suitable FAI approved logger/gps that can drive programs
like WinPilot on an iPaq Pocket-PC?

How does Thermi differ from Colibri or Volkslogger?
I am interested to hear comments in this regard . .

Thanks

Jim Kelly.


"Martin Hellman" wrote in message
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| Kevin Neave k
wrote in message
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| Anyone out there got any views on the pros & cons of
| the Colibri vs Volkslogger?
|
| They're about the same price / size etc.
|
| Anyone used both & have a preference?
|
| (I'll probably end up connecting the logger to an LX160s
| vario & a PDA running the free version of Cambridge
| PC-Nav)
|
| Cheers
|
| A friend of mine has the Volkslogger and I have the Colibri. I
prefer
| the Colibri because of its larger memory and FIFO software. That
is,
| when the Colibri runs out of memory, it overwrites the oldest
flight,
| whereas if memory serves me, the Volkslogger just stops recording.
| Also, the Colibri is smart enough while you're waiting on the
ground
| to take off that it stops recording, while I believe the
Volkslogger
| wastes memory in that phase. [This is from memory and please
correct
| me if I'm wrong. But I did make this decision just a few months
ago
| and believe my memory is relatively accurate.]
|
| Even with engine monitor on (I fly a motorglider), I get over 70
hours
| of memory from the Colibri, whereas the Volkslogger has a
| significantly shorter time before you need to download. With 70
hours,
| I never need to carry a laptop with me and try to download. (A
real
| mess based on what I saw my friend try to do, though maybe he was
new
| to the unit then.) I just remove the Colibri, take it home,
connect it
| to my PC (and 12 v) and download via SeeYou. Real smooth.
|
| Martin