On Apr 14, 11:54*am, Tony wrote:
OK, I'm 99% sure that this won't be an issue but everything in the
literature for the Tasman vario's says it only needs connected to a
total energy port. *No total energy on the Cherokee II but I suspect
the tasman will work OK hooked to static just like my current Winter
vario. It will just be non compensated as expected. *Is there any
reason why this wouldn't work?

Tony, get a TE probe! Dick Johnson had an excellent article in
Soaring a few years ago on mounting a TE probe on a PW-5, and there
was an article many years ago on how to make one.

Or go find an old glider that isn't being flown anymore and borrow
one!

Cheers,

Kirk
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