Really good variometers vs.....
On Friday, June 7, 2013 12:21:15 AM UTC-4, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
I'm part owner of a Janus C. It's equipped with a Borgelt B100. It works, it's interesting, but it's not exactly easy to use. The one reason I would not toss it is that it drives the only varios in the glider. It also has a Speed to fly feature that I've grown to like, switching modes according to flap settings, and tones that make sense to me. I also have a Cambridge 302A (CFR Only) for a logging and GPS source, and run XCSoar 5.2.4, (which I have been happily using for 6+ years). I have flown (once only) a friends glider with a full-up 302, but couldn't really figure out what the tones were trying to tell me, though they were quite entertaining. Can anyone recommend a site to learn about the advantages of a modern Vario? What will it give me that I don't get from my CAI 302A/B100/XCSoar? Thanks, Jim
Being completely familiar with what you have is the most important thing.
Most issues with varios have little to do with the instrument and much to do with the total energy system.
8 hours in the cockpit in the last week is worth more than any multi thousand dollar instrument you aren't in practice with.
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