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On Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:58:15 AM UTC-7, Craig R. wrote:
In your opinion, what was the best performing vario you have ever used? Specifically, the one that got you centered in and to the top of the thermal in the least amount of time. Let's ignore products because they have the latest "bells and whistles" add ons, latest technology, sexy appearances, or best computer processor. Basic performance is the only criteria. I've heard some say the legacy Cambridge units and some say the Sage mechanical. Which unit did it for you? In particular, I'd be interested to hear comparisons of the V7 and the ClearNav from those that have flown both. Craig |
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Sage actually has an Audio option now, though I've only flown with the mechanical version which is very fast to respond. I believe you can even upgrade an older model to get audio.
The L-Nav has a pretty significant lag that takes some human compensation to optimize for. Especially in a big glider like a Duo. I'm curious about the rave reviews of the Clearnav vario that also talk about "when it's finished" or other statements along those lines. Is it that it just lacks a feature set to compete with the V7 or Butterfly varios? The Rico vario is up there for novelty. As a fisherman, the clicking sounds like a fish taking the bait softly. Morgan |
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![]() See the company website www.clearnav.net The Club version is shipping, the competition version with IGC recorder, GPS & wind out, navigation etc. is well on in development and test, and units are user upgradable via the USB input. At 05:50 24 September 2012, Morgan wrote: I'm curious about the rave reviews of the Clearnav vario that also talk about "when it's finished" or other statements along those lines. Is it that it just lacks a feature set to compete with the V7 or Butterfly varios? Morgan |
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I have flown with the new clearnav vario all season and am extremely happy with it. I used a 302 for many years.
If your looking for bling bling and fancy neon colors this may not be for you, but I am confident that I am making less stops in weak thermals than before as the vario ceratainly helps judge what is worth stopping for. |
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