Technology

The ClearNav Vario

Richard Kellerman now has working prototypes of the long awaited ClearNav (CN) vario. The new vario will be tested during our winter by pilots flying in South Africa and Australia.  Up to now, the ClearNav flight computer has worked only with the Cambridge 302 vario.  The new CN vario will take over that task, and also will work with…

New Kellerman ClearNav Vario Prototype

The ClearNav Vario – Big news in gliderland! Richard Kellerman has working prototypes of the long awaited vario, a perfect to companion with the ClearNav.! If you have been waiting for this, it will be ready for Christmas deliveries. If you have not thought about it, in the past, ClearNav only worked best for pilots with the…

Check Out the Oudie

Paul Remde, Cumulus Soaring, provides a nice description of the Oudie on his site–check it out here.  I have been using the Oudie and SeeYou Mobile since last year and find it to be fantastic. I recently received a question asking how I used the Oudie and SeeYou Mobile and here is what I said:…

PowerFLARM is Coming

FLARM technology has been providing collision avoidance for gliders in much of the soaring community for a number of years now.  There is a new PowerFLARM system under development for the US market that will be available in Spring of 2011.  Find out more about FLARM technology and the new PowerFLARM system at: http://powerFlarm.us.