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On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: > A B800. > > Mike > > > At 11:15 AM 18/10/2013, you wrote: > > Guys, > Dont forget about the great products from LX NAV. > Connect to any Tablet, or PDA you like. > Have a look at the LX V7 on our website. > http://store.swiftavionics.com.au/v7-vario/ > > What more could you want? > Cheers > Mark > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Mike Borgelt > <mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> > wrote: > > Yes but you do have to read the manual. About 6 pages is relevant to > operation. It helps if pilots and instructors actually understand cross > country theory which hasn't changed in the 60 or so years since it was > properly worked out. > Our varios are designed on the basis of cross country theory and provide > the all information you need to implement it. Any club glider used for > cross country or cross country training needs a vario like this if your > mission is to train XC capable pilots. > > DDSC and Kingaroy have club gliders equipped with B500s and B800s. The > B800 is a B500 with a log scale and many small improvements. B500 owners > may have their B500s modified to B800 or B600 (linear scale - replaces > B500) standard. > > We also make instruments (B300, B400, B700, B900) suitable as backups or > for gliders whose mission is primary training or local soaring. These > implement some or all of the climb mode features of the B500/B600/B800. > > Here's what an aerospace industry professional who worked in cockpit > design had to say about the B500/B600/B800 (it was an unsolicited opinion > in a reply solicited by another manufacturer). "When it comes to deciding > to leave a thermal, the Borgelt is exceptional - never look down, the LEDs > give you what you need. As you straighten out, averager/integrator numbers > are just out of line of sight on the Glareshield Controller and Display, > and its knob is ready to accept your MacCready command. As the glide > progresses the Borgelt's "performance Index" guide to bugs settings is > quick and easy. In the glide, the Borgelt's LED speed cues again mean no > need to look down." and "A B500 with GCD was the last nav/vario I flew > behind regularly and, truly, my favourite overall. The combination of the > GCD and bright LEDs gave me what I needed without spending time > 'head-down'." " I am expecting the Brand X audio to be like the Borgelt > B500, but without the cleverly thought out duty cycle changes and > peripherally visible bright LEDs that give me the information I need in a > different way." > > You can send the data to a colour moving map. SeeYou Mobile, WinPilot, > XCSoar and LK8000 support data input from the B800 (or B600 which is the > same but with linear display and even B50s). However, the B800 has an > internal glide/nav/wind computer which works very well (including around a > turnpoint) so the colour map is mainly useful for a task overview with > AATs, airspace boundaries and maybe Flarm overview. You really should not > need to do much more than zoom and unzoom the display. Our glide algorithms > have a long successful history going back to the B25 glide computer in 1982. > > We're working on improvements and upgrades to the B800 software all the > time. There will be another for the GCD shortly. The last one implemented > the ability to take the card out of the GCD at briefing and put the task > for the day on one of the databases (there are 10) and step through the > start and turnpoints with one button push at a time without scrolling. > > Dynamis, the long sought after Total Energy vario without sensitivity to > horizontal gusts is in the final stages of development (it certainly works > - we've shown that) and will be able to be added to the B600 and B800. This > will be a "must have" for serious competition pilots. > > Mike > > > > Could anyone with experience using a Borgelt B 800 vario advise if it's > suitable for use in a club glider? > > thanks, > > Greg. > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring > instrumentation since 1978 > www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > -- > Mark Fisher > Managing Director > Swift Performance Equipment > Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd > Wacol 4076 > Australia > Ph: +61 7 3879 3005 > Fax: +61 7 36076277 > www.spe.com.au > > [image: []] > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > ** > > ** *Borgelt Instruments* - *design & manufacture of quality soaring > instrumentation since 1978 > * www.borgeltinstruments.com > tel: 07 4635 5784** **overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784** **** **: int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- Mark Fisher Managing Director Swift Performance Equipment Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd Wacol 4076 Australia Ph: +61 7 3879 3005 Fax: +61 7 36076277 www.spe.com.au
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