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Wanted: 80 mm Winter Mechanical Vario in Knots



 
 
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Old March 17th 17, 02:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Wanted: 80 mm Winter Mechanical Vario in Knots

Any used Winter Vario's out there?
Need the 3 1/8" (80 mm) vario for a Club Grob 103.

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Old March 17th 17, 04:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I have a 80mm Sage that is in good working order installed in a flying glider. I will sell for $200 and I'll pay the US shipping.
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Old March 18th 17, 10:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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All set. We got a couple.
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Old March 18th 17, 10:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Thanks John but we are allset !
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Old March 22nd 17, 02:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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The previous vario I was looking at was ft/ min not knots. Anyone have an 80 mm (3 1/8") Winter Vario in Knots available ?

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Old March 22nd 17, 02:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 8:08:27 PM UTC-5, wrote:
The previous vario I was looking at was ft/ min not knots. Anyone have an 80 mm (3 1/8") Winter Vario in Knots available ?

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So, I understand a knot is equal to 101.2 feet per minute, is the requirement due to regulations or a non compromising desire for 'the right scale?
I completely understand either, Just wondering.
Scott.
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Old March 22nd 17, 12:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Scott,

Normally not a big deal but the flight manual for a Grob Twin clearly asks for a vario in knots.

Tim


On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 9:28:02 PM UTC-4, Scott Williams wrote:
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 8:08:27 PM UTC-5, wrote:
The previous vario I was looking at was ft/ min not knots. Anyone have an 80 mm (3 1/8") Winter Vario in Knots available ?

Contact: Tim Hanke
E-mail:
Ph: 518-693-6849


So, I understand a knot is equal to 101.2 feet per minute, is the requirement due to regulations or a non compromising desire for 'the right scale?
I completely understand either, Just wondering.
Scott.


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Old March 22nd 17, 12:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:28:00 -0700, Scott Williams wrote:

So, I understand a knot is equal to 101.2 feet per minute, is the
requirement due to regulations or a non compromising desire for 'the
right scale?
I completely understand either, Just wondering.

I've always assumed that using knots for airspeed and ROC was done so
that you can calculate you glide ratio without doing any units
conversion. Once that's done, divide your height by 6000, multiply by
glide ratio and thats your max possible range in NM.

I don't think its that easy if any other units are used for airspeed or
ROC.

Of course, this isn't so important now everybody has GPS navigation
systems that do it for you and draw glide amoebas on the screen.


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