View Single Post
  #3  
Old February 11th 15, 11:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,224
Default DIY Flight-Computer

On Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:21:21 -0800, Kilo-Bravo wrote:

At a first look at things, I would prefer a 7" Touch-screen, which I
think its big enough to let my fingers work on it during flight.

I have a fairly full panel in my Libelle: 80mm ASI, altimeter and SDI C4
for starters followed up by 57mm B.40 vario, T&B and radio.

Currently me navigation system is LK8000 running on a Medion S3747, held
in front of the panel in a fleximount: as its just a 3.5" (88mm) screen,
it doesn't hide any instruments. I find its touch screen is useable in
flight, but then I don't have big fingers.

I was wondering about touch screens because some of the RaspberryPi shops
(Pimoroni and ModMyPi) are selling 3.5"/85mm touch screens for around GBP
35. These tend to use I2C bus connections though I did spot one with a
USB connector.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |