Cheap Glide Computer

On Nov 5, 12:05*pm, Mike wrote:
On Nov 5, 8:42*am, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:

I just put together a REALLY cheap system for budding LVVSA XC pilots
to use. *Here's the breakdown:
iPAQ 3870 - ebay $22.50 including shipping (I bought a 'lot' of 5)
New battery - $20.00
Bluetooth GPS from Semsons $23.60 including shippinghttp://www.semsons.com/amabg108blgp.html
XCSoar - Free
I haven't determined if I can make OLC valid files yet.

XCSoar will generate valid OLC files. I had two logged Cambridge 302A
flights that failed security checks this past season, and was able to
use the XCSoar generated logs successfully.

I had a similar setup last year. I was running SoarPilot on my old
palm Treo 650 Using a bluetooth GPS. Since the battery setup in my
Ka-6 uses a 12v cigarrette lighter plug to connect the panel to the
battery, I just plugged the car adapter into the other socket on my
battery. Worked out great.

I've since upgraded to an Ipaq running SeeYou and a Volkslogger.

Pete