Thats why im thinking about getting a moto e 2015 hopefully for about 100 to use it for all my flying needs xcsoar, configuring my nano. Ensure the vario is turned on, by pushing the button. In your opinion, what was the best performing vario you have ever used. There are a wide variety of user connecting an lx nano via blutooth to samsung tab 3 8 inch. Once done, use the monitor button to check feedback. Gavin mcclurg talks with some of the best about gear, skills, and tactics for going big.
The clearnav vario is a upgraded 302 with the same. There are no other choices, and nothing to do for other pilots to change this profile. Borgelt vario and lx nano for the complete picture and even leave the built in gps as final backup. Cloudbase mayhem is a must listen podcast for paraglider and hanglider pilots of all skill levels. Climbrate is displayed by a standard xcsoar infobox. Stefly offers ergonomic and intuitive input devices for xcsoar. It is explained in the context of it running on a kobo mini ereader, and intended for those pilots who already have existing instrumentation and wish to use their new kobo with xcsoar primarily as a movingmap with airspace overlay. I mounted a powerflarm portable to the top of the glare shield of my stemme and feed the clearnav via serial cable. Currently i also use my iphone 5 with iglide cheapest version. If you add the sd card reader without the igc logger option, you can use the sd card for firmware and configuration updates. The cnv variometer consists of the air data computer adc which is the brains of the cnv which provides the advanced instrumentation that drives clearnav. When connected to a clearnav display, mc, bugs, and ballast values are synchronized and tasks may be copied to the vario for an independent navigation backup. Have a look at the remote sticks wrapped with leather and the rotary module, which fits to the 5,7. The vario can use either probe or purely electronic total energy compensation.
Leadnav gps basic core application in the apple app store. Lxnav s7 variometer 2 of 3 setup menu overview overview video, by paul remde lxnav s7 variometer 2 of 3 setup menu overview duration. Region 7 soaring contest in albert lea, minnesota was blessed with 7 days of fantastic soaring. Xcsoar is compatible with many peripheral hardware such as varios and loggers. The xc version checks for gps satellites at startup and will display an altitude screen. Kobo mini with xcsoar loaded and functioning correctly android mobile phone with temporary access to the internet a usb otg on the go cable suitable for your phone eg 99p from ebay here a usb 2.
Outstanding it is the best vario i have ever flown with and ive been flying gliders for 43 years. But when you look into details and user manual, many settings and options is still very similar to lk8000. Clearnav vario flight report i have received quite a lot of positive feedback from customers using the clearnav vario. Btw, the clearnav does not have a builtin flarm receiver. This is the vario profile and soem other settings, and does not affect the large clearnav navigator display, but see the note at the end of this post. Cnv variometer adc air data computer cnvs vario display square thermal assist screen. Renny rozzoni from new mexico was kind to send the following note. Cablecnvoudie0p1 cable for connecting a clearnav cnv variometer to an oudiecablekit. I have learned this morning that xcsoar is to be banned from us soaring competitions.
I am considering replacing my 302 with clearnav vario. Using an ipad mini for soaring stuff products, services. It is now a multiplatform application that currently runs on windows, windows mobile, unix and android devices. Lk8ex protocol is implemented under gtaltimeter name hmmm, they really dont like anything with lk in name. Rjcouplerrj45rj45 this is included in the box with the oudie. Similar to dropbox, you can share a short link to any track, waypoint, or photo, and browse your data online at. Clearnavs unique visual presentation of all areas you can reach given current conditions. During 2016 xcsoar introduced functionality to tailor xcsoar menus and add buttons that can be instructed to perform various functions known as xci files, or xcsoar initialisation. Example system with powerflarm core, clearnav cnv xc vario, k6 mux, and oudie 2. Enabled only when you have a pressure barometric sensor external or internal. Blog of stefan langer, who is german champion junior club class and won bronze at the junior worlds in 2017. List of supported external sensors airwhere live tracking device.
But more than anything this podcast gets me thinking about safety and my attitude to flying. Rex asked me to finish setting up the clearnav vario in asw24 oj. In fact our rules committee is apparently planning to also ban all free, open source applications because they feel they cannot control whether these applications may implement artificial horizons and other cheater functionality. And last week i got a new toy in the form of the anker roav dash cam.
In 2005, the originally commercial software was given to the opensource community for further development and has constantly been improved since. Basic xcsoar on a kobogps this short guide is for pilots new to xcsoar. Make sure you go into xcsoar config devices and set the device settings for the bluefly vario. Clearnav display unit with clearnavigator software. The cnv variometer consists of the air data computer adc which is the brains of the cnv which provides the advanced instrumentation that drives clearnav variometer displays. Tapping that will open flyskyhy and give the possibility to add them to the route, replace the route altogether, or create a new waypoint group. The cn system is simple to use and the vario coupled with the square display is superb, probably the best i have flown with so far. It comes with a 1080p hidef camera, a mounting plate with adhesive, a 10 foot micro usb power cord, and an anker 2 port usb car charger. Specifically, the one that got you centered in and to the top of the thermal in the least amount of time. Skydrop is the lightest combined gps vario in the world. I have a friend who mounts his pf portable and an lx9000 i think on stalks in his lak17bfes. Ive written before about navigating with the iphone, and the differences between having the maps on board your phone versus downloading them over the air.
I enjoyed flying in the dg on every contest day and even set a mn state soaring record for 100 km triangle speed in a multiplace glider with dick andrews on the practice day before the contest. Thanks to ultralight and compact design stuffed with many software functions, skydrop is suitable for paragliding and hanggliding pilots from beginners to xc experts. To import the waypoints in another iphone, point its camera app to the qr code. After a long, tortuous 15 months of trying out the android os, i am happy to say that im back on an iphone. Dec 26, 20 the problem ive run into is transferring files with devices that arent connected, but rely on usb sticks or sd for the transfers, such as my clearnav flight computer, powerflarm, 302 vario, and soon, the dynon skyview glass panel that will be in the phoenix. It should recognize the qr code automatically and pop up a request to open it in flyskyhy. Xcsoar for windows ce is obsolete, and support for it will be dropped in xcsoar 7. Support to windows ce pdas, pnas, is discontinued but still maintained in xcsoar 6.
The clearnav instruments vario system has been designed to provide glider pilots with the best possible climb and speedtofly guidance, as well as valuable secondary information, including wind speed and direction, air and ground speeds, and altitudes. I have flown with xcsoar, lxnav, lxnavigation and clearnav systems, each has advantages and disadvantages. Since it syncs up great via an app with my iphone, i thought i would share my experience here. Leadnav gps basic core application in the apple app store ask questions about the core system, leadnav gps application for ios iphone and ipads. This can be convenient if you dont own a windows laptop or want.
Xcsoar is a tactical glide computer for glider pilots, paragliders and hanggliders. But i was talking to someone the other day who suggested it is the wrong sort of. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Look for the added hn comments in the files to see my edits. The frequency of the beep doesnt change during the beep. The biggest feature difference that sets gaia gps aside from backcountry navigator is that gaia gps works across all of your devices android, ios, and computer.
This instantly understandable graphical presentation of your landable footprint takes altitude, glider polar, wind and terrain into account and also depicts your reachable footprint above a usersettable arrival altitude. It works really well but i dont want to pay 200 for features i can get for free with xcsoar. I then added custom infoboxes to xcsoar to display the pressure altitude, glideratio and battery voltage. This archive has a howto text file and the modifiednew source code for xcsoar 6. Soaring news new soaring product training video series. Setting a taskwaypoints on kobo mini running xcsoar using. Xcsoar is a tactical glide computer originally developed for the pocket pc platform. Ojs clearnav vario now has a profile loaded called oj default. One of the apps i really dug on android is not available for ios. I suspect there are many potential users of that configuration, but it will take a user with the drive and the skillset to augment the xcsoar code with the necessary. Clearnav instruments software, firmware, and document. Its called backcountry navigator pro and it was awesome for caching topos and loading. The vario has been designed to be fully compatible with the clearnav display and, through the use of a serial data port, can also integrate with other moving mapglideslope devices.
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