WAAS GPS vario?

I like most of what Darryl said. I've winnowed it down to the things I
really want to have that my 302 doesn't have.

Darryl Ramm wrote:

- A development team who can actually provide support and
enhancements for the product.

- Support better wind calculation than typical today: Including 3D
Fluxgate magnetometer enhanced wind calculations.

- Decreased horizontal gust sensitivity with accelerometer based
filtering/enhancement.

Maybe use the accelerometers that are already there, for starters.

- Enhanced IGC file logging, allow things like TAS data, fluxgste
data, (and many more) to be recorded to the IGC log file (like
apparently LX does).

Especially if it would accept data from outside sources; e.g., an engine
data logger.

- Support dual log files with different parameters, sample rates etc.

or at least send them out to the PDA that could make that huge
log file with all manner of stuff in it the IGC doesn't need.

- Voice announce (needs to be multilingual) for warnings such as gear
up, slow speed/stall etc. Too many stupid beeps in the cockpit
already.

- Make the log data survive a crash.

- Utilize standard IGC RJ-45 connector wiring (All connector choices
have issues, but there *is* supposed to be a standard).

- Built in Bluetooth serial port profile support, in addition to
legacy RS-232 serial ports, to drive external PDA and PNA devices and
support for Bluetooth file exchange (flight traces and waypoints
etc.).

And file transfer by just sliding an SD card or USB flash drive into a
socket.

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