Tim,

What is the screen time for the Calibri 2 with the screen on? This is the statistic that is important. I would want to use the screen and want it to easily last a full cross country flight with the screen on and operating to its full feature set. I understand this is around 4 hours?

I have been using the Nano for one year now and am really happy with it. It is impressive and simple to operate. Easy to lose ;-). That said I was very interested in the same unit with the navigation features...awesome! But...

While the Cabibri 2's screen functions, particularly the navigation function is really cool...but without the battery life it seems a little suspect. Hopefully they will work on a Calibri 3 Or Calibri II (v2) that will get at least 10 hours (full contest or cross country day) of battery life with the screen ON!

I think it clear that battery life is key for a logger or any instrument that is intended to be utilized for the full flight.

Also, when is the last time that any product has lived up to its full advertised battery life? It is clear that the Nano is good for 24 hours or so (or two full flying days). Lets assume 28 is a stretch. I have experienced this battery duration already and have flown for 3 days without charging in once case. In the case of the Cabibri 3, its screen on power is something like 4 hours. They don't even list it specifically in their own product description (hmmmmm?). (http://www.lxavionics.co.uk/flightrecorders.htm) Why is that I wonder?

To be honest, it sounds to me like they scrimped on the battery to be price competitive with the Nano or their requirements for the product were flawed (size or battery life). I strongly considered buying one but the battery life is a big, big issue to me. These units are backups for me..and I really want them to be fool proof. Running out of batteries is not an option if the gliders power somehow shuts off... 4 hours is NO DEAL!

Let us know if they improve this.

Sean
F2