Electronic TE compensation, will this work?

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 8:37:42 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
In my Stemme I have the ClearNav vario electronically compensated, I
think it's set around 90%, and it uses the fuselage static ports, aft of
the wing, and the pitot tube on the nose.Â* The mechanical variometer
uses the TE probe, also in the nose boom.Â* They both track nicely together.

On 2/12/2020 4:28 AM, wrote:
I have the same situation with a bad TE line. Not using the TE line, just the static and the pitot on the S-100. They are the standard static and pitot on a DG400, Not in a multi probe.

With the S-100 you can tune the compensation from 0 to 100. Usually 0 for perfect TE set up and 100 for perfect static/ pitot system. You have to adjust it and play with it some, but can get a great result. I am set at about 80.

Kevin
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Dan, 5J

Interesting. In the S100 manual it is saying that for the electronic TE to be effective the pitot and static should be colocated (ideally in multiprobe). Interesting that you are getting good electronic TE with the sources that far apart. I guess its worth a try for me. I can try using the statics in the tail boom and see what happens.