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Old December 13th 12, 12:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Evan Ludeman[_4_]
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Default ClearNav CNv Variometer News

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:51:11 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
On Dec 12, 6:41*pm, Evan Ludeman wrote:

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:05:37 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:


On Dec 12, 11:21*am, Evan Ludeman wrote:




http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-vario.html




Evan Ludeman for CNi




please see our forum for discussion of all things ClearNavhttp://www.clearnav.net




What a surprise. There are some nice features on the new screens but




the speeds and altitudes are already present in the Club vario. Taking




away features that you guys already sold is not cool. I did not power




up my vario yet but based on the manual on your website when I bought




the vario I expected these features to be there. Now if for some




reasons I decide NOT to upgrade to XC version I am going to be missing




the features I already bought. Another thing that bothers me a little




bit that you specified 3 versions at first and now after some people




bought into it you say no we will only have 2 versions and buy the way




the version that was supposed to cost $1700 in August now costs $2250




since there is no other version, some people may not be very happy




about.




I am also not certain based on your pricing what it will now cost to




upgrade to XC for existing owner of the Display and CNv.




Holy moly...




Nothing is "going away" that I know of. *More likely is a typo or something in need of clarification....




This is the 2013 lineup. *2014 could well be different. *You didn't think we were going to put rate gyros and accelerometers on board just to do whizzy cruise/climb switching, did you? *We aren't going to be finished with this platform Mar 31, we're really just gettin' started.




Evan Ludeman for CNi




Evan, so why altitudes and speeds are not showing up in Club version

but only in XC version. I would suggest someone reviews content before

advertising to the world. I am only reacting to the data you guys

provided as a producer. I have to believe what I read.



So, please tell me what the real story is.


The real story is I am going to write "CANCEL" on that great big check I got from CNi last week for doing this big bucks job that I do, and then I am going to devote my remaining years to the preservation of what little umbrage remains in the universe.

One more time in case anyone missed it: no functionality will be removed from the CNv club.

Speeds (IAS, TAS, GPS) and Altitudes (QNH, altimeter setting, Pressure Alt.) are all part of CNv Club. That's official, from the internal CNi specification. I'm sorry for the confusion, we'll get the website put right shortly.

Contritely yours,

-Evan Ludeman for CNi
(bows, scrapes, grovels)


(Dave: I hope you enjoyed this!)