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Dear Paul,
I hope everyone
enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving
weekend. I had a wonderful weekend with
my family - with ice skating, good food,
time with extended family and a few good
movies. We have much to be thankful
for.
Thank you for
taking the time to read this 2nd edition
of the Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
Newsletter. I hope you will find it
interesting.
Let me know if you
have any suggestions for ways I can make
it better, or information to include in
future versions.
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Gift Certificates |
 The
Perfect Gift!
Gift certificates are the perfect gift for a
loved one or someone you want to say "Thank
You" to. Or the perfect gift for a loved
one to give to you - so you can put it
toward any item you desire. A colorful
certificate is mailed either to the
purchaser or the recipient. If time if
short, a PDF file version can be e-mailed
and printed by the purchaser or recipient.
We go the
extra mile to make this a first class gift.
The gift certificate ships in a colorful
"blue metallic gift envelope" so it is a
very presentable gift. The gift envelope is
placed inside another colorful envelope for
shipping to you. The use of a shipping
envelope assures that the gift envelope is
free of any shipping labels or stamps.
Great for:
- Spouse
- Soaring
friend
- Retrieve
Crew
- Contest
Crew
- Contest
Volunteer
- Towpilot
- Soaring
Instructor
-
Gliderport operator
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New Schempp-Hirth DuoDiscus XL |
 I
have long been a fan of the beautiful
and efficient sailplanes from
Schempp-Hirth. I have owned a share of
a Ventus b in the past and was impressed
with its performance. I have also
had the opportunity to fly a Discus b
and was blown away by how easy it was to
fly (my favorite glider so far) -
and yet how well it performed. I have
also had a few flights in the extremely
big Nimbus 3DM and 4DM gliders with
pilots such as Ingo Renner and Carl
Herold. The performance was awesome!
Schempp-Hirth has recently announced a
new version of their extremely popular
20 m (65.62 ft) span DuoDiscus
sailplane. The "Duo" has long been
praised for its high performance (~46 to
47:1) and excellent handling. The new
model is the DuoDiscus XL. This comes
just a year or so after the DuoDiscus X
was announced. The DuoDiscus X included
many very nice enhancements and the new
XL version adds a few more great
features. I have not yet had the
opportunity to fly a DuoDiscus
(invitations welcome) but I have heard
many extremely positive comments on the
how the glider handles. With the new
airbrake/flap system and larger cockpit,
I'm certain it will be a very popular
glider for many years to come.
Below is a summary of the
improvements made in the DuoDiscus X
and then the further refinements
available in the new DuoDiscus XL.
Improvements in the
DuoDiscus X
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New sprung undercarriage
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Low operation forces when
extending/retracting
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Operation and locking now
possible from the back seat
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Winglets - designed by Prof. Dr. M.
Maughmer
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Improved cockpit comfort
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Improved airbrake system with added
trailing edge flaps
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Lower lift-off and touch-down
airspeeds
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Faster roll rate
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Optimized light weight construction
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Full carbon fiber construction
(since Oct. 2006)
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Compensates for the additional
weight of the new airbrake and
undercarriage systems
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New all up weight of 750 kg (up from
700 kg) (since Oct. 2006)
Improvements in the new
DuoDiscus XL
The XL version includes all the
features found in the X version,
plus:
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 New
ergonomics in the cockpit
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New positions of the handles
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Vent nozzles in both the front and
rear seats
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A completely separated seat pan with
no holes between the front and rear
seats
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An improved waterballast dump valve
lever - easy to operate with low
operating force
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Tilt-up front instrument panel and
more room in the rear seat - to make
it easier to get into and out of the
glider - and to get out fast in an
emergency
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10 cm longer cockpit for more room
in both seats to accommodate pilots
taller than 2 m (6' 6") tall.
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Backwards extended rear seat
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Backwards extended canopy - for
improved rear seat visibility - and
enhanced safety
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A new ventilation system in the
front of the canopy that is easy to
set to exactly the desired airflow
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 New
Option: Behringer wheel with disc brake
which is approx. 2 kg (4.41 pounds)
lighter than the Tost wheel with disc
brake.
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Certification of simple aerobatics
including spinning because the airbrakes
are now sufficient for diving with 45°
angle while staying below Vne.
You can see more details in the product
brochure:
I do not have any commercial connection
with Schempp-Hirth - I am just reporting
on this updated sailplane.
Thank you Bernd Weber at Schempp-Hirth for
providing the details on this
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Interesting Articles About Steve Fossett |
I am still trying to come to grips
with the fact that Steve Fossett has
not yet been found. I really
enjoyed following his amazing
exploits.
After including an interesting link
related to Steve Fossett in the last
newsletter, I was directed to a pair of
very interesting articles about a few of
Steve's accomplishments. The articles
were written by Brian Utley and
published by
Technology Evangelist. Brian is a
soaring pilot here in Minnesota. Brian
is a very interesting person who (like
myself) enjoys following a wide variety
of technical topics. He is also a
Minnesota State Soaring Record holder,
three-term President of the Soaring
Society of America, and contest pilot
with high placings in several U.S.
Nationals contests. His current
sailplane is a DG-800B motorglider. In
his role as Director and member of the
NAA Contest and Records Board Brian was
asked to be the Directing Official for
one of Steve Fossett's world record
flights in the Global Flyer. That
experience is documented in his
article from March 27, 2006 which is
available here:
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SSA Convention |
 Join
the Fun
I'm already looking forward to going to
the SSA Convention in Albuquerque in
2008. The convention floor is open from
Thursday, February 14th through
Saturday, February 16th. There won't be
an SSA convention in 2009 - so be sure
not to miss the one in 2008. It is a
great time to catch-up with friends in
the soaring community, learn about
interesting new products and sailplanes,
listen to interesting speakers on a wide
variety of soaring topics, and much
more.
Training Sessions
The details aren't all worked
out yet, but I do plan to
offer one-on-one training and support on
Wednesday, February 13th - the day
before the start of the convention. The
SSA has graciously made several rooms
available in the convention center and
I'm sure that representatives from
SeeYou, StrePla, LX and others will take
advantage of them. Let me know if you
would like to schedule one-on-one
training or if you would like to
recommend a topic for a large group
training session.
FLARM in USA? Meeting
I will be hosting a brainstorming
session on Wednesday, February 13th from
4 to 5 PM in a convention center meeting
room in regard to getting FLARM into the
USA. The exact location will be
announced in this newsletter in the
January and/or February issues. FLARM
is a traffic advisory system that has
been extremely successful in Europe, New
Zealand and Australia (8000 units in
use!). It would be a wonderful safety
enhancement to get it into sailplanes
(and perhaps even general aviation
planes) here in the USA. But there are
some obstacles to getting it going
here. For example, it is only able to
detect and warn about other FLARM units
- so it is only useful if multiple units
are in use in a given area. Also, the
manufacturer is not sure whether or
not the legal situation in the USA will
be a problem. Please join us for this
informal overview and brainstorming
session. A representative from FLARM
will be giving a talk during the
convention but will probably not be able
to attend this meeting. Please let me
know if you are planning to attend the
meeting. Please also let me know if you
would seriously consider buying a FLARM
unit (assuming a price of less than
$1000) if a group of 50 or so glider
pilots in your area also agree to buy
them. A group discount would be
available.
Help Needed
I am looking for volunteers to help me
at the SSA Convention. I have found
someone to drive to the convention with
me, but I need soaring pilots for the
tasks listed below.
- 4 to 5 people to help with setting
up and tearing down my tradeshow booth.
Setup will be on Wednesday, February
13th and teardown is after the
convention hall closes on Saturday,
February 16th. Setup takes a few hours
and teardown usually takes about 1 hour.
- Multiple people to work in the
tradeshow booth with me during the
convention. You can sign-up for 2 hour
time slots before or at the event. The
work consists of processing orders and
pulling together the desired items from
inventory. It is a great way to meet
glider pilots from around the world and
often you get to meet soaring legends.
I will be offering significant
incentives to make it worth your while -
such as store credits ($100 for every 4
hours worked in the booth), free phone
support/training (in the future) and
perhaps free meals. Please contact me
for details.
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New HP iPAQ Pocket PCs - Update |
 iPAQ
200 series
This is an update in regard to the soon
to be released iPAQ 200 series. As
mentioned last month - it is not clear
whether or not RS-232 serial
communications are supported. The rumor
so far is that it is not
supported. That means that it cannot
connect to soaring GPS units through an
RS-232 serial data cable. Larry Goddard
and I have been working on a BlueTooth
serial connection, but so far the
testing has proven frustrating. We have
not been able to establish 2-way serial
communications between a soaring GPS and
an iPAQ PDA. Also, establishing even
1-way communication has been a bit of a
pain over the BlueTooth serial
adapters. However, testing with an
EMTAC BlueTooth GPS has worked quite
well. Therefore, at least at this
point, it looks like the new 200 series
will probably work great with a CF GPS
or a BlueTooth GPS, but will not connect
to any soaring GPS units.
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Tips - Cambridge 302 and 302A |
 The
Cambridge 302 and 302A were designed so
that the flight log memory could never
"fill up". The units store about 100
hours of flight log time when using a 4
second recording interval. When the
full 100 hours have been used the unit
makes room for the ongoing flight log by
deleting the oldest flight log in
memory. However, it is rumored that
the "memory wrap" may not work
perfectly. Some pilots have had flight
log security failures that appear when
downloading flight logs using the
Cambridge 300 Utility.
It is my impression that
most of the flight log security failures
are caused by:
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The use of an old version
of firmware in the 302
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An old version of the 300 Utility on
the PDA or PC
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A PDA shutdown in the middle of a
flight log download
It may or may not be true that some of
the flight log security failures were
caused by a bug in the software
that appears when
the logger memory fills and "wraps"
around to the beginning of the memory.
To be on the safe side, I do recommend
clearing the flight log memory in the
302 and 302A once a year using the
procedure below.
Clearing the flight log memory in a 302
or 302A
This may help reduce flight log security
issues on future
flights.
Important Note: This will erase
all flight logs in memory!
- Connect the 302 or 302A to a PC
using the RS-232 serial cable that was
supplied with the 302.
- Power the 302 or 302A with 12 volts
and make sure the unit is
turned-on. The GPS antenna does not
need to be connected.
- Run a terminal emulator program on
the PC. A good one to use is
HyperTerminal. It is included with most
versions of Windows. To access it go
to:
- Start Menu / All Programs /
Accessories / Communications /
HyperTerminal
- In the "New Connections" window
enter "302" for the Connection Name and
then click the OK button.
- In the "Connect To" window, set the
"Connect using" parameter to match the
desired communications port. This is
the port which the RS-232 serial cable
is connecting with. It is usually COM1,
COM2, etc. and will vary from PC to PC.
Then click the OK button.
- In the "COMx Properties" window set
the parameters as specified below and
then click the OK button:
- Baud Rate: 4800
- Data Bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop Bits: 1
- Flow Control: None
- You should now see GPS data
sentences appearing in the HyperTerminal
window.
- Hold the "Ctrl" button on your
computer's keyboard and hit the "c"
button (Ctrl-c). The flow of GPS data
should stop.
- At the "cmd>" prompt type: "clear
log" and hit the Enter key. I don't
think there is any acknowledgement from
the 302 other than that the "cmd>"
prompt reappears.
It is also possible to do the above
procedure using a Pocket PC and a "Dumb
Terminal" program such as PocketTTY Lite
or the WinPilot TTY program.
If you need help please give a call to
either Paul Remde at Cumulus Soaring,
Inc. or Gary Kammerer at Cambridge Aero
Instruments at (901) 382-1352.
Additional tips are available in a
training presentation on the
Cambridge family of products that I
presented at the 2007 Soaring Society of
America Convention. You can download it
here:
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Interesting Paul MacCready Video Link |
 I
was fortunate to hear Paul MacCready
talk on 2 occasions. I was extremely
impressed by his intelligence and his
attitude. I imagine that most of you
are familiar with his many
accomplishments and also his recent
death. A friend sent me a link to a
free online video of a very interesting
talk given by Paul in February of 2003.
I hope you will enjoy it as much as I
do. I find it interesting and
motivational.
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2008 SSA Soaring Calendar |
 Now
Available
The 2008 SSA Calendar is custom-designed
with spectacular full color photos of
sailplanes from photographers spanning the
globe. Monthly grids feature plenty of space
to write notes, make appointments and keep
special occasions. Makes a great gift!
I must admit that I'm a bit biased about
this calendar because the SSA very kindly
selected 4 of my photos from the 2008 Albert
Lea Soaring Contest for use in the calendar.
Click on the small images below to see
medium resolution versions. The photos look
a bit better in the calendar.
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New CONFOR Foam Seat Cushion Options |
 CONFOR
Foam seat cushions have been a popular
item with glider pilots around the
world. They offer excellent comfort on
long flights and their energy absorbing
properties enhance safety in the event
of a hard landing. They have been
available for some time in 2 sizes -
small (16" x 18" x 1") and large (18" x
40" x 1") and in 2 hardnesses - Pink
(medium soft) and Blue (medium hard).
The manufacturer recommends the Blue
hardness when using only 1" of padding.
However, I have had many requests for
cushions that include layers of both the
Pink and Blue foams - with the Pink
layer for the best comfort and the Blue
layer for optimum energy absorption. I
have therefore added 2 additional
options in the small size. One consists
of Pink and Blue 1" thick foam pads
glued together to make a single 2" x 16"
x 18" cushion. If you have room for 2"
of padding beneath you in the glider you
will find this to be an extremely
comfortable option. If you don't have
room for 2" then you may want to try the
new option which consists of Pink and
Blue 1/2" thick pads glued together to
make a single 1" x 16" x 18" cushion.
Optional fabric covers are available for
all the available sizes.
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Mailing List and Discussion Group Options |
Several Mailing Lists
Available
This newsletter is sent to my
"Newsletter" mailing list. I also
maintain mailing lists for the following
groups.
- Glide Navigator II Users
- SeeYou and SeeYou Mobile Users
- StrePla and pocket*StrePla Users
- Minnesota Soaring Pilots
- FLARM in the USA
You can select the desired mailing
lists using the "Update Profile/Email
Address" link at the bottom of this
newsletter.
These lists are used to send
information from Cumulus Soaring,
Inc. to those that have opted to be
on the lists. They are not
discussion groups that enable 2-way
communication.
Below are links to discussion groups
which do allow 2-way communication
between members of the discussion
groups.
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Price Increase on Winter & ILEC Products |
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NK ClearNav Preview |
 
Hot New Product
The new NK ClearNav is a very exciting
product. I have received many questions
about it and customers are
already lining up to buy them. This
article is a preview of the product.
Most of the information is taken from
the NK web site. Additional information
was obtained during phone conversations
with people at NK.
Overview
I have sold PDA systems for use in
gliders for many years. I'm a fan of
graphical moving map displays because
they present key information to the
glider pilot in a clear way so that one
can glance at the display and get a
quick overview of how you are doing.
You know instantly which airports are
within gliding range. That is powerful
information and dramatically enhances
safety. The problem is that currently
available PDAs have small screens that
are quite difficult to read in
sunlight. NK has designed what I
consider to be a fantastic solution. It
is a large display that really is easy
to read in sunlight. To be honest, I
have not played with one in sunlight
yet, but I have talked to several people
that saw the units in gliders at a
soaring contest this fall. They all
told me that the unit was truly sunlight
readable.
The Team
The team of people working on the
product is very impressive. It
includes:
- Richard Kellerman - Soaring Pilot
(recent Hilton Cup Winner), businessman
- Dave Ellis - Soaring Pilot, Ran
Cambridge Aero Instruments for 14 years,
Driving force behind the Cambridge
C-NAV, M-NAV, L-NAV, S-NAV, and the
first IGC Approved Flight Recorder - the
GPS-NAV. He also developed the
Cambridge 302 and 303. In my opinion the
Cambridge products were industry leaders
in regard to ease-of-use.
- Chip Garner - World level soaring
competition pilot, Software Engineer,
developer of Glide Navigator and Glide
Navigator II (originally Cambridge
Pocket-NAV) soaring flight software.
Big proponent of the "keep the
instruments simple - keep your eyes out
of the cockpit" instrument design
philosophy.
- Phil Schlosser - Worked with Dave
Ellis at Cambridge Aero Instruments for
14 years or so. Firmware developer for
the Cambridge 302 and many other
products.
- Rick Sheppe - Soaring Pilot,
functional designer of the Cambridge
S-NAV, L-NAV and GPS-NAV.
Key Features
- Large, extremely bright 5.5"
diagonal color LCD screen (the largest
PDAs are 4" diagonal).
- The display is not
a touchscreen - to maximize screen
brightness
- Built-in GPS and IGC
Approved Flight Recorder
- Pitot and Static inputs for
measuring airspeed to enhance wind speed
and direction calculations. -
Even better than the high quality
sensors used in the Cambridge 302.
- Remote Keypad - Simple operator
interface for operating the screen
- Moving map with selectable layers
- Comprehensive task optimization
- Glide "amoeba" (gliding range
footprint) shows areas you can reach,
taking wind and terrain into account
- Airmass history
- Airspace Monitor
- Landability status monitor
Specifications
- Size: 4.3"w x 5.8"h x 1.1"d (109mm x
147mm x 27mm)
- Display Size: ~3.5"w x 4.6"h (88mm x
117mm)
- Screen Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
- Weight: ~1 lb (450 g)
- Operating System: Windows CE.NET
- Memory: 2 GB of internal memory for
turnpoint, terrain, map and airspace
information
- Data Transfer: SD Memory Card Slot
- Power Requirements: 9 to 16 VDC
- Power Consumption: ~700 mA (at 12V)
Interesting Details
I was very intrigued when I learned that
the ClearNav will have a built-in GPS
and IGC Approved flight recorder. That
eliminates the need to connect it to an
external GPS - which makes installation
much easier. I imagine it will take
several months to a year to get the IGC
approval (just a guess).
The other very interesting feature is
the built-in pitot and static inputs for
measuring airspeed. That will allow the
unit to calculate wind speed and
direction not only when thermalling, but
also when cruising. I have been told
that the software will not use the
inputs to calculate speed-to-fly or
variometer functions. It would seem to
me that those features would be possible
in the long run, but they may be
avoiding it in order to keep the
operator interface as simple and clean
as possible - just speculation. Adding
push-pull arrows and a vario needle
could make the screen a bit cluttered.
If you saw the early prototype at the
2007 SSA Convention then you saw a unit
that utilized a very small trackball for
the operator interface. I am very glad
that they have removed that in favor of
a small and simple keypad with intuitive
buttons. The image above shows Left,
Right, Up, Down, Enter, Zoom In, Zoom
Out, Menu and Home buttons. If they can
make it as easy and intuitive to use as
the GPS-NAV and L-NAV I'm certain that
they will have a huge international
hit. The current model is also quite a
bit smaller than the one shown at the
SSA Convention.
What Vario to Use with It?
In the long run NK has plans to
manufacture a complete line of soaring
instruments, but I don't expect any
other new products until 2009 at the
earliest. Many potential customers have
asked me what vario would be the best
option for use with the ClearNav. That
is tough to say at this point as it is
unclear what functions will be supported
by the ClearNav in the long run. At the
very least most pilots will want a good
speed-to-fly variometer. Many will
probably use a
Cambridge 302 because it offers many
features in a small box. The IGC
Approved flight recorder in the 302 will
be redundant in the long run, but who
knows how long it will take NK to get
IGC Approval for the ClearNav - it could
take a year. If so, then a 302 is a
great companion product. Once the
ClearNav has IGC approval then the 302
would be a great back-up logger. Other
units worth considering include the
LX1600 and
Borgelt B500. If you don't need a
speed-to-fly vario then a
Tasman V1000,
Borgelt B400 or
LX16 would work fine.
Schedule and Price
NK is readying 20 prototypes as I write
this. The plan to start shipping
production units in the spring. The
estimated market price is $2500. I
think it is a great value at that
price. There are many glider pilots
that are dying to replace their iPAQs
with a larger and easier to read
(brighter) display.
My Impressions
As stated above, I am very
impressed with the product. I am a big
fan of Dave Ellis and Chip
Garner's "keep it simple - keep it safe"
philosophy and the unit seems to keep to
that principle well. I haven't yet
played with one so I can't say for
certain how easy it is to use. I will
publish an update in this newsletter as
soon as I get time to play with a
ClearNav.
I must admit that 2 design items
surprised me at first. I was surprised
that the unit is not a touch-screen
because I have long been a fan of the
simplicity possible with touch-screens.
However, I have been told that this
compromise was necessary to ensure
maximum screen brightness.
Touch-screens consist of plastic layers
placed between the LCD screen and the
operator and they reduce the amount of
light that gets to the pilot's eyes.
Another reason to do without the
touch-screen is that touch-screens are
not ideal for use in a glider cockpit -
while bumping along in ridge lift. A
keypad is a much better option for use
in a glider. I am confident that the
keypad solution will be an easy-to-use
and intuitive alternative to a
touch-screen. A nice side-benefit to
the use of a keypad rather than a
touch-screen is that there is no need to
mount the screen in a location where it
is reachable. Often PDAs are mounted on
gooseneck or RAM arms to get them closer
to the pilot - within reach. That is
not necessary with the ClearNav - just
mount the keypad within reach.
I was also surprised to learn that the
screen resolution is only 1/4 VGA (240 x
320 pixels). Most PDAs use that
resolution, so it is not a problem (it
is what most soaring pilots are used
to), but I have become used to the 480 x
640 resolution on my iPAQ hx4700 Pocket
PC. It can be argued that the higher
resolution is not an advantage because
you don't want to display small text on
the screen anyway - you wouldn't be able
to read it while bumping along in a
glider. I'm sure that is true, but the
higher resolution of the hx4700 does
make even large text slightly sharper
and easier to read. Again, the modest
resolution of the ClearNav was necessary
to enable maximum screen brightness -
which I must agree is a reasonable
compromise.
Clearly these 2 complaints are very
minor ones. I agree completely that
PDAs are not easy to read in sunlight
and the ClearNav is much better solution
for use in a glider. I am not trying to
pick apart the product, but I do feel it
is important to mention the compromises
up front - so there are no surprises
when the customer receives his expensive
new soaring toy.
Gliding Range Footprint
This is a cool feature. You can see the
gliding range footprint in the screen
image above. It is shown as a magenta
outline. It takes into account the
polar of the glider, MacCready setting,
wind data, altitude, arrival
altitude and ground elevation (terrain
data). You can make it to any landing
site that is inside the magenta
outline. The reason for the strange
shape in the photo above is that the
region is mountainous. A ridge shows up
as a flat "unpassable" line while long
extended "fingers" show where it is
possible to glide through mountain
passes or down into valleys. In flat
land soaring the footprint will be much
more circular or ellipse shaped. To me
the most powerful feature of any soaring
software is the ability to glance at the
screen and know instantly whether or not
you can make it to a nearby landing
site. The gliding footprint makes that
very clear and intuitive.
Mounting Options
Several mounting options will be
available for the ClearNav. It can be
mounted to the front (pilot) side of the
instrument panel, recessed into the
front of the instrument panel, or
mounted on an articulated RAM arm that
is attached to the instrument panel.
Conclusions
I can't wait to get a unit to "play
with". I think it is going to be a very
popular unit with glider pilots around
the world. I will include updates in
future editions of this newsletter.
Note: I am reporting on this product
because I am interested in it. I am
hoping to be a dealer for it, but no
formal arrangements have been made yet.
I think I will be an excellent dealer
for it as I will be the best qualified
to support it well. I have excellent
relationships with the key people at NK
and I am optimistic that I will be a
dealer and have a unit in my booth at
the upcoming SSA Convention. If you are
considering buying one, please buy it
through me.
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SSA Seeking SOARING Magazine Editor |
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The Soaring Society of America is accepting
applications for the Editor of SOARING
Magazine.
"We are seeking a
person with strong editorial skills and
experience to lead our magazine and
electronic media to new heights of
excellence!
This can be an
"off site" position which does not
require relocation to Hobbs.
A detailed work description is available
on request. Please submit a letter of
interest and resume to
Denise@ssa.org"
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Lange Restructured |
 Antares
Sailplanes Again in Production
In June of this year I had an
opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a
Lange Antares 20E electric motorglider -
thanks to Dave Nadler - the U.S.
dealer. I was extremely impressed with
the high quality engineering. Every
little detail was done extremely well.
I did not get a chance to fly it but I
have heard very positive feedback on the
handling and performance. What a lovely
glider!
In July Lange declared insolvency, but
fortunately, investors were found and
the new company is back on track. It
doesn't surprise me that it was possible
to find investors in this first class
company.
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Coming Next Month |
- Preview of the New LX8000 from LX
Navigation
- Update on the JS-1 Revelation 18
m sailplane from South Africa
- Why the new EW microRecorder is so
popular
- Favorite soaring magazines from
around the world
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Thank you for
taking the time to read this
newsletter. I hope you have found it
interesting. If you did, please forward
it to your soaring friends using the
link at the bottom of the page.
I consider myself
a servant. Please let me know if there
is anything I can do to help you find
the right soaring instruments for your
needs, or help you learn how to use
an instrument or software product.
Also, let me know if you have any
suggestions for products or services to
add to my web site, or ways that I can
serve you better.
I feel blessed
because I love my job. I enjoy serving
the soaring community. Like you, I am
passionate about soaring. Thank you for
your business, I sincerely appreciate
it.
Sincerely,
Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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