FlyWIthCE FR300 vs LXNAV Nano for OLC and Silver/Gold badge flying

At 02:08 27 February 2014, wrote:

OK, here are some sample calculations for my Silver distance. Calculating
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trip 34 miles to an airport at 625 msl - out and land - the 1% rule
works
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out like this.

34 x 5280 =3D 179,520 x .01 =3D 1795.2 + 625 =3D 2420.2 msl highest
tow=20

so that would be with the Nano. With the FlyWithCE, that highest tow
gets
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knocked down to 2092.2 msl. Margin is a bit tighter - I'm usually
heading
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for the IP at 2000 msl. Should that be a consideration ? Or should I be
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asking a longer destination or an out and back so that my tow release can
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e higher ?

Doug

You can take a tow to whatever height you like. Your start height is the
lowest point after release and before the commencement of the task. If you
take a high tow you just have to get a low point before starting