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Old November 9th 09, 07:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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Default Cheap Glide Computer Update

On Nov 9, 8:26*am, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Nov 6, 9:39*am, Tony wrote:

I skip the wheel and go straight to praying. usually every flight
right after tow release.


Tony


Update:
* The system works great, but I might recommend a different Bluetooth
GPS unit. *The one I linked to in the original post has a pretty
consistant altitude error, of more than 200 feet. *The horizontal
position is consistantly quite good.


That altitude error is likely because the GPS is not using the WGS 84
ellipsoid. An issue with some GPS including those built into PDA/PNA/
cell phones etc.

Darryl