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I've got a late '80's model flight computer with an
integrated non-GPS final glide calculator and an IGC GPS logger. I'm thinking about upgrade options to minimize the mental workload for these items that I currently have trouble with: What's the current wind speed and direction? What altitude do I need to final glide upwind to airport X and turn back downwind to home at airport Y? What airport is easiest to get to when I'm low given different airport field elevations and current wind direction. When should I turn to get home 3 hours after I started this task? I'm not really sure what options I have. More generally, I'm wondering what the PDA's can do. I presume they have no airspeed/pitot input, no TE input and only GPS altitude. Is that correct? Can they perform vario/TE/STF/final glide functions? I realize they can do GPS moving map, flight track recording. I suspect they can figure wind from a circling algorithm, but without TE or airspeed can they replace my old flight computer? If not, can they supplement it (with my GPS/pressure logger) so I can avoid the expense of a new flight computer? Anyone want to give me some comments here? Thanks. |
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