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February 13th 16, 05:52 PM
I wonder if netto variometers exist that indicate correctly during turning?

In theory you could approximate the drag polar with induced and parasitic drag. I am wondering if devices exist that do that and compensate for the higher g factor during circling.

Chris Rollings[_2_]
February 14th 16, 08:51 AM
At the sort of angles of bank normally used for climbing in thermals, the
difference in sink rate compared to straight flight is only a fraction of a
knot. The difference would hardly be noticable on a netto vario.

At 17:52 13 February 2016, wrote:
>I wonder if netto variometers exist that indicate correctly during
turning?
>
>
>In theory you could approximate the drag polar with induced and parasitic
>drag. I am wondering if devices exist that do that and compensate for the
>higher g factor during circling.
>

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