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Old November 17th 11, 10:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default THIS is the cockpit display tech we need

On Nov 17, 3:28*pm, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
On Nov 17, 5:10*pm, NG wrote:

I'm sure the display technology will continue to improve
dramatically. *I am most frustrated by the (lack of) input options on
touch-screens. *My Oudie and Android platforms are almost useless in
temperature extremes (below freezing or above 100F), do not respond to
touch inputs reliably, even though I can read the screens easily. *The
challenge is to find a platform with a decent display, configurable
mechanical inputs, and soaring software to take advantage of them,
without breaking the bank. *I'm not sure that's the direction
commercially-driven development is going.


I have seen a working input device with a phone. Google this topic and
you will find people already doing this.


Small touch screens of any type do not work well in our turbulent
thermals in Arizona. I have had reasonable success with the Oudie,
which also has reasonable readability in our bright sun.

Mike