On Monday, August 5, 2013 11:06:47 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
On Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:16:53 PM UTC-7, David Cole - Oregon wrote:

Is anyone besides me having trouble with MicrovarioPro Companion software? The flight recordings show max altitudes of only 20 to 40 feet. Are my settings wrong or is it the software or the device.



By the way for a cheap ($150) audio vario the MicrovarioPro performs great in the air though it needs to be close to your ear as it is not very loud and volume is not adjustable.







--David



Was not familiar with it until now but thanks for the info about a cheap backup vario. They also sell the nanovario for $99. Although not compensated, this sound like the perfect solution for a backup audio vario in the cockpit or in those club gliders with only mechanical varios.

Just ordered one.

http://www.flytepark.com/Store



Ramy

Well, after trying the micro vario I can no longer recommend it. I could not make any sense or correlation between the sound it was making and the climb rate. Compensated or not, it should be still usable at constant speed, but it was switching from climb sound to sink alarm to quiet during a pretty much constant climb at constant speed. I configured it for the less sensitive mode. Bottom line - unusable even as a backup. Would be better to use the seat of your pants and watch the altimeter than trying to use one of those. It is going back to the store.

Ramy