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New Butterfly Vario
Hi,
I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. You can see details he http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. |
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 25, 12:15*am, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi, I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. *It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. *You can see details hehttp://www..cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH |
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On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote:
It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH Early reports on this unit indicated the horizon can be disabled. Don't know the means or whether such disabling would be considered equivalent to having a conventional mechanical gyro instrument removed from the glider. It seems the designers did consider the need though. Andy |
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote:
On Jan 25, 12:15*am, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi, I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. *It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. *You can see details hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH I raised the same issue when I first read about it and was told that the horizon feature can be disabled for use in sanctioned contests. It looks like a very interesting new instrument and I'm looking forward to hearing some flight reviews. Mike |
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 26, 12:07*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote: On Jan 25, 12:15*am, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi, I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. *It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. *You can see details hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH I raised the same issue when I first read about it and was told that the horizon feature can be disabled for use in sanctioned contests. It looks like a very interesting new instrument and I'm looking forward to hearing some flight reviews. Mike I would like to see some real images of it, the CAD renderings are cool, but nothing like seeing the "real" unit. Brad |
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On Jan 26, 3:01*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote: It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH Early reports on this unit indicated the horizon can be disabled. Don't know the means or whether such disabling would be considered equivalent to having a conventional mechanical gyro instrument removed from the glider. *It seems the designers did consider the need though. Andy It will remain to be seen as to how it is disabled and how this is confirmed so enforcement isn't a PITA. UH |
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New Butterfly Vario
Im debating this and the V7. Maybe even the clearNAV. With Flarm, nano and the butterfly vario I would have 3 certified loggers in my glider...so it feels a little overkill and very expensive. For another 1500 you can have an LX8000. Not sure if that $3300 price is going to fly. The V7 seems best at the moment.
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 26, 2:26*pm, Sean Fidler wrote:
Im debating this and the V7. *Maybe even the clearNAV. *With Flarm, nano and the butterfly vario I would have 3 certified loggers in my glider....so it feels a little overkill and very expensive. *For another 1500 you can have an LX8000. *Not sure if that $3300 price is going to fly. *The V7 seems best at the moment. and with Flarm, Nano, and Butterfly you still would need something additional if you like a moving map. I'm thinking that someday when my glider fund gets fat enough my Oudie and Nano coupled with the V7 should be a neat setup. Butterfly would be sweet if you wanted to get into cloud flying. Add a turn coordinator for a full IFR panel. |
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 26, 8:08*pm, Brad wrote:
On Jan 26, 12:07*pm, Mike the Strike wrote: On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote: On Jan 25, 12:15*am, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi, I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. *It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. *You can see details hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH I raised the same issue when I first read about it and was told that the horizon feature can be disabled for use in sanctioned contests. It looks like a very interesting new instrument and I'm looking forward to hearing some flight reviews. Mike I would like to see some real images of it, the CAD renderings are cool, but nothing like seeing the "real" unit. Brad http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater |
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New Butterfly Vario
On Jan 26, 12:57*pm, johngalloway wrote:
On Jan 26, 8:08*pm, Brad wrote: On Jan 26, 12:07*pm, Mike the Strike wrote: On Jan 26, 12:14*pm, wrote: On Jan 25, 12:15*am, "Paul Remde" wrote: Hi, I have just added the new Butterfly Vario to my web site. *It is a very impressive new vario with FLARM display (when attached to a FLARM), GPS flight recorder, simple navigation, simple final glide, artificial horizon, and many other very nice features. *You can see details hehttp://www.cumulus-soaring.com/butterfly.htm Good Soaring, Paul Remde Cumulus Soaring, Inc. It will be worth informing your customers that fly in US sanctioned contests that this instrument, as described, will not be legal for use in US contests due to the incorporation of the artificial horizon. UH I raised the same issue when I first read about it and was told that the horizon feature can be disabled for use in sanctioned contests. It looks like a very interesting new instrument and I'm looking forward to hearing some flight reviews. Mike I would like to see some real images of it, the CAD renderings are cool, but nothing like seeing the "real" unit. Brad http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...set=a.23708717.... eventually my panel will consist of either the Butterfly or the V7 that will be talking to my PNA running LK8000 flight software. I do have a Tru-Trak which adds more to the decision making.............maybe a lot of used Tru-traks will be on the market? thanks for the link. Brad |
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