On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 4:48:53 PM UTC+2, Dan Marotta wrote:
Sounds like a great system!
thx Dan!

Since you mentioned XCSoar, your map displays airports with a good
turnpoint file.* If you want a list, simply draw a backwards "L" on
the screen (down then left) and you'll get a list of alternates
ordered by distance.

Likewise, with a .sua (special use airspace) file selected in
XCSoar, you'll get airspace warnings.
Yes, this is how i currently use the entire system. It just that I would like to have a backup device in case the mobile phone fails.
The device would be near perfect if it could do the airport and airspace calculations. You could go Cross Country with just the Vario. I currently use a kyobo e-reader and the mobile phone is the backup since it contains a standalone GPS. I also carry a powerbank for the phone and kyobo just in case..

Swiss airspace is very packed, and due to terrain you often have to skim the TMAs / CTRs in order to get somewhere. Without tech that is near impossible, that is why i'd like to see those functions in the vario.

- Folken