LX 9000 or CNII?

Le lundi 16 novembre 2015 11:09:04 UTC-5, Dan Marotta a écrit*:
I've downloaded the GPLIGC zip file and have gotten past the
warnings about zip files being dangerous (won't someone ever take a
risk anymore?).* Now I've got to figure out how to unzip it.*
Windows 8.1 is such a pain in the ass...




On 11/15/2015 12:05 PM, Martin Gregorie
wrote:



On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:29:54 -0800, John Carlyle wrote:



Finishing my prematurely posted comment:

Martin,

If you're a fortunate soul who "gets" Linux, then I'm sure GPLIGC is a
good thing for you. Most people I know just get overwhelmed by all of
the jargon and seek the simplicity of Windows. GPLIGC does have a
Windows version, but at a minimum one needs to load PERL. That's a show
stopper for me...



I've been a Linux user since 1998 and using UNIX and similar systems
since 1984, so I do that stuff without thinking about it. I don't
remember whether I've used Perl under Windows or not.

GPLIGC by and large 'just works', though its interface and command set
aren't exactly intuitive and I'll admit raising a few feature requests
against it, but it will keep me happy for the coming season and its price
is certainly right!







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Dan, 5J

Hi

Where does the LX Navigation ZEUS stand compare to these two?

Zeus - I have not flown with it but based on a demo and reports it is now very equivalent to the LX9000. Now, because it started later and had catching up to do.

Two specific points of comparison -
the LX X0X0 range has more flexibility in how you setup the screens using LX Styler than the Zeus, I like this but it would not matter to pilots who use the default setup or something similar.
and the Zeus uses a logger external to the computer unit so will be much easier to arrange calibration checks.

On ease of use in flight - 2 of the things I use most often are volume and zoom, I like having dedicated knobs for these rather than the CN interface. But I am sure the CN wins of these three on ease of use without learning time.

I now have the LX Sim running on my PC and figured out how to look at
past flights. Can someone tell me - will this play back a flight or
only display the complete track as on OLC?

On 11/19/2015 4:29 AM, wrote:
Zeus - I have not flown with it but based on a demo and reports it is now very equivalent to the LX9000. Now, because it started later and had catching up to do.

Two specific points of comparison -
the LX X0X0 range has more flexibility in how you setup the screens using LX Styler than the Zeus, I like this but it would not matter to pilots who use the default setup or something similar.
and the Zeus uses a logger external to the computer unit so will be much easier to arrange calibration checks.

On ease of use in flight - 2 of the things I use most often are volume and zoom, I like having dedicated knobs for these rather than the CN interface. But I am sure the CN wins of these three on ease of use without learning time.

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Dan, 5J

Hey Dan,

It'll replay your flight.

CJ

CJ,

How? I have my igc files in the LX directories. I can scroll through
the flights and select one, but I haven't figured out how to make it
play. Also my files that I use with my XCSoar don't display terrain or
special use airspace. Some guidance there would be helpful, too!

Dan

On 11/19/2015 9:53 AM, wrote:
Hey Dan,

It'll replay your flight.

CJ

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Dan, 5J

I got it to replay one of my flights, but I don't know how I did it... :-[

On 11/19/2015 10:35 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
CJ,

How? I have my igc files in the LX directories. I can scroll through
the flights and select one, but I haven't figured out how to make it
play. Also my files that I use with my XCSoar don't display terrain
or special use airspace. Some guidance there would be helpful, too!

Dan

On 11/19/2015 9:53 AM, wrote:
Hey Dan,

It'll replay your flight.

CJ

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Dan, 5J

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Dan, 5J

File/open - i.e. an IGC file from wherever on your comouter- then press the play tab at the top of the sim.

My problem is that I've never managed to get it to display a terrain map.