Sailplane Refinish Part 7 Instruments

[@ryanbluestein7352]

Im amazed all of that hardware for the electronics could fit behind the panel, my LS1f panel is jam packed on the back side with just a flarm, s80, radio, and mechanical altimeter, vario, and airspeed indicator

[@PureGlide]

Good looking panel. Personally I'm down to just the one vario with HAWK. It has a backup vario on it with the TE probe. But if I loose power to the LX9050 then I have no vario at all. But the chances of that are pretty slim!

[@user-re5dc6kw7y]

If your goal is to minimise the number of instruments on the panel, why not eliminate the ACD 57 and use the internal radio/transponder selection feature of the LxNav 9000 with both the com and transponder LxNav bridge(s)?

[@wingswheels]

Hi, good question. The ACD57 is a certified instrument designed to integrate and display the transceiver and transponder. The primary function of the LX 9000 is navigation.

[@lautoka63]

So the panel is now worth as much as the glider?😁

[@krasw]

You might think also: it costs money to fly latest instruments and then different money to fly latest glider. Luckily, you can fly latest instruments without money for latest glider, if you want. It is actually pretty enjoyable after getting over the mental hurdle that old glider must have crap instruments.

[@wingswheels]

The LS3a is now like a new glider at a fraction of the price of a new sailplane. Yes, the performance is maybe 90% of a new sailplane, but 25% of the cost after all the improvements.

[@lautoka63]

@@wingswheels I don't disagree with that. On the one hand, new gliders are ferociously expensive and, on the other, most of us aren't capable of getting the best out of what we already have. Our Ventus cT is more than good enough for me.

[@markplain2555]

I bought an lxnav vario from Wings and Wheels. Could you kindly create a video on how to connect the vario to a cellphone a[[ like xcsoar. I setup the lxNav with the bluetooth, but my cell phone was not showing the bluetooth signal from the lxnav vario. Is there somethine I am doing wrong?

[@wingswheels]

Great suggestion. We will work on that video!