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Old February 21st 06, 10:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Colibri and Winpilot PRO

Tuno - old trick by old guys to slow down new guys!

Anyway - my philosophy is to have just enough stuff to tell me what I
need to know, and enough redundancy to if any one thing dies on the
first day of a contest can still finish a week of racing.

I'm just about there!

I went with WinPilot because of the airport database, which I think is
better than MCUs. I usually fly with the fancy color maps turned off,
so that's not a big factor - although I have no trouble setting up maps
for all areas I've been flying. I really just use the PDA for
continuous alternate data and task lines, with only AGL and local time
navboxes.

I haven't toyed with MCU in a couple of years so I probably should take
another look at the demo.

I'm also running WP 6.09, I'll bring my PDA with me the next time I
come out to Turf (hopefully in a couple of weeks) and we can compare
setups.

I just missed you guys Sunday - did some commercial rides in the 2-32
and it was obvious the gang was going to have a great day!

Kirk
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