At 18:16 27 May 2014, Craig Funston wrote:
On Monday, May 26, 2014 11:01:02 AM UTC-7, wrote:
I am on my second season with a V7. Like John I experience less than
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percent satisfaction as I slow back into the "sniffing around" speeds.
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d to fly actions and tones are excellent when running flat out. When
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g the need to stop and thermal I find myself using my secondary
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vario more than I previously did. As a fix I installed a switch near my
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m knob and convenient to my left hand. I switch to climb mode manually
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transitioning to "I need a thermal" mode of thinking. Downside is this
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uts LK 8000 in climb mode also as I have the PNA and V7 synced. This
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off my Task Stats in the LK8000.=20
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XF

Lane,

I also have the V7, LK8000 combination and find it works well. Same
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with sniff mode and will probably change the flap switch to engage
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mode at 0 rather than +1. I've got a lazy question (haven't gone
through
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all the manuals yet). Is there a way to disengage only the McCready
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ication between LK and the V7 to allow keeping the LK on a final glide MC
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hile setting the V7 to a lower cruise MC?

The V7 firmware upgrade this year also opened up more options for using
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acceleration sensing functions built into the instrument. Does anyone
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e a clear understanding of the algorithm being used and what advantages
it
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should offer?

Thanks,
Craig 7Q

Can you not set the vario to change to climb mode based on airspeed. I have
my lx160 set to 58kts and rarely think it is in the wrong mode.