wrote:

Well Eric, the Sage doesn't have a GPS or a audio. the B-40 does have
a audio, but no GPS and the CAI 302 does have a GPS and a audio.

One of the reasons I like my 302 is it does it all (KISS principle for
me). No redundancy, however, but I can fire up the motor and get home
(the ultimate redundancy).

The
B-40 and CAI 302 have a adjustment nob for audio volume. The CAI 302
and the B-40 do have different audio outputs, so it is very simple to
hear the difference. My right ear is trained to hear the B-40, and the
left ear is trained to hear the CAI 302.

What differences do you hear? Is one set for faster response than the
other, or it is a matter of different responses to gusts? I set the
audio on my 302 for a faster response than it's needle, so I do get two
"types" of information.

The 303 displays alot of
useful information which is used with the read out of the CAI 302 (if
you go to the CAI website you can study this information and maybe
increase your x-country speed) but the CAI 303 doesn't have a moving
map display, as does the Winpilot.

I use SeeYou Mobile, which is similar to Winpilot. I looked at the 303
info on the CAI website, and it had nothing that wasn't available on the
302 itself, or on Mobile. I've not used Winpilot in flight, just the
simulator. What does the 303 show you that lets you increase your XC
speed that you can't see on the 302 itself, or in Winpilot? Or is it a
matter of displaying different info on each instrument, to avoid
pressing buttons, and if so, what's on the 303, what's on Winpilot? I
bet I'm not the only pilot that's interested!

I have found the B-40 is great for
working weak lift,

Is it the audio or the needle that help the most?

the Sage CVA is great for when I see 14-20 kt
climbs in places like Ely, Parowan, or Alamogordo.

Haven't had that "problem"! Ely - maybe next year!

The CAI 302 is also
used as a speed to fly instrument, and that's alot more detailed than
I want to go into at this time. BUT Eric, the most important thing is
..its what I like. # 711.

I assumed that - just trying to learn what other pilots use, and why, so
I can make better choices. Two varios is common, three isn't.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA