Best Stand alone Vario

ucanem...@gmail.com

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Mar 3, 2015, 2:38:37 PM3/3/15

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Any thoughts on the best stand alone Vario on the market? What is most accurate?

Tango Eight

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Mar 3, 2015, 2:49:51 PM3/3/15

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On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 2:38:37 PM UTC-5, ucanem...@gmail.com wrote:
> Any thoughts on the best stand alone Vario on the market? What is most accurate?

I think you'll have a hard time finding someone with extensive experience with all of the current offerings. Note that performance will be very heavily dependent upon proper installation (e.g. don't share the TE with a mechanical vario, don't share the static port with anything that adds volume or leaks) and configuration.

Accuracy is easy. Filtering is the interesting bit.

Butterfly seems to have the best wind info at the moment based on user reports. We hope to change that before too long.

Evan Ludeman (moonlighting with CNi)

Andrzej Kobus

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Mar 3, 2015, 5:11:12 PM3/3/15

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Evan, is right. It would be very difficult to name the best. I flew with V9 from LX (not stand alone) and CNv. They performed identically, although the User Interface bonus points go to LX. In my new glider I am putting Butterfly and V9 but if I had to choose one it would probably be Butterfly. The only problem with Butterfly is price so if real time wind is not your requirement I would consider CNv or S8/S80.
On another note I would not buy any instrument hoping that a feature shows up later. I made that mistake in the past. It can be frustrating and costly so whatever your criteria is evaluate available instruments based on what they offer now.

Also the last point. Even though I am spending quite a bit of money on new instruments it is not because I think they are so much better. I hope my wife does not read this. I think C302 (used to fly with one) and SN10 have very nice variometers and the new variometers are not hugely better.

Craig Reinholt

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Mar 3, 2015, 7:14:43 PM3/3/15

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bucc...@gmail.com

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Mar 3, 2015, 8:23:20 PM3/3/15

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Butterfly vario. I've flown two years with it. Nearly instantaneous wind AND instantaneous vario info. Accurate if installed and calibrated properly. If you fly mountain terrain, it's worth the few extra bucks. I love it.

Ventus2NZ

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Mar 4, 2015, 1:12:58 AM3/4/15

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On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 8:38:37 AM UTC+13, ucanem...@gmail.com wrote:
> Any thoughts on the best stand alone Vario on the market? What is most accurate?

The new LX Navigation EOS.

I have replaced my CAI 302 with the EOS and I am very pleased with it. It is stand alone for navigating to waypoints, you can also fly tasks, has final glide together with a Flarm screen and igc ENL logger without having to have an extra hole in the panel tied up. The wind is also very accurate with this vario.

mario...@gmail.com

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Mar 16, 2015, 3:27:29 AM3/16/15

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Hi Ventus2NZ, I am thinking of changing to an EOS and would be greatful for any info you can give? One point I cannot get an answer to is are the VARIO sounds adjustable?

Paul Remde

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Mar 16, 2015, 9:24:51 AM3/16/15

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Hi,

Please give me a call. I have an EOS on my desk and would be glad to talk
through the features.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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Nick Kennedy

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Mar 17, 2015, 8:42:51 PM3/17/15

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On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 12:38:37 PM UTC-7, ucanem...@gmail.com wrote:
> Any thoughts on the best stand alone Vario on the market? What is most accurate?

I've flown with the V3 the last two years. Very nice accurate vario loaded with features, preloaded Polars, Speed to fly + much more, and well priced at Less than $600 from Craggy Aero USA