LXNAV introduces New ADI Air Data Indicator

LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 17:48:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Looks like an excellent concept but does it have any sort of approval? I can't see any mention one way or the other on the LX Nav website or in the manual.

John Galloway wrote on 11/7/2020 10:27 AM:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 17:48:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Looks like an excellent concept but does it have any sort of approval? I can't see any mention one way or the other on the LX Nav website or in the manual.

Contact LXNav, as there are obviously a lot of aircraft that require certified instruments, and
they may be pursuing certification so they can also serve that market.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 10:27:33 AM UTC-8, John Galloway wrote:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 17:48:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Looks like an excellent concept but does it have any sort of approval? I can't see any mention one way or the other on the LX Nav website or in the manual.

No ETSO for the ADI at this time. I would say OK for experimental aircraft.

The Air Avionic ACD has a ETSO Altimeter and also controls Transponder/Transceiver.

Richard,
www.craggyaero.com

http://www.craggyaero.com/acd_altimeter.htm

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 11:07:58 AM UTC-8, Eric Greenwell wrote:
John Galloway wrote on 11/7/2020 10:27 AM:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 17:48:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Looks like an excellent concept but does it have any sort of approval? I can't see any mention one way or the other on the LX Nav website or in the manual.

Contact LXNav, as there are obviously a lot of aircraft that require certified instruments, and
they may be pursuing certification so they can also serve that market.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

I may be wrong but I don't believe any of the Winter Instruments we see in gliders have ETSO certification.

Richard

On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:57:46 AM UTC+10, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 11:07:58 AM UTC-8, Eric Greenwell wrote:
John Galloway wrote on 11/7/2020 10:27 AM:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 17:48:16 UTC, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Richard Pfiffner wrote on 11/7/2020 8:41 AM:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

You have to read the manual to discover the vertical speed indicator can be used as a vario
(using electronic Total Energy compensation - no probe), or as a standard, uncompensated VSI.
No audio, but probably at least adequate as a backup to the primary vario. That makes it a
3-in-one combo: ASI, ALT, Vario. That's good news for small panels, and a lot cheaper, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

Looks like an excellent concept but does it have any sort of approval? I can't see any mention one way or the other on the LX Nav website or in the manual.

Contact LXNav, as there are obviously a lot of aircraft that require certified instruments, and
they may be pursuing certification so they can also serve that market.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
I may be wrong but I don't believe any of the Winter Instruments we see in gliders have ETSO certification.

Richard
They are ETSO, and they come new with a Form 1.

On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 21:07:58 UTC+2, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Contact LXNav, as there are obviously a lot of aircraft that require certified instruments, and
they may be pursuing certification so they can also serve that market.
--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

"A lot of aircraft" in this case would be every single glider in the world except US exp. reg gliders, I guess.

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 11:41:56 AM UTC-5, Richard Pfiffner wrote:
LXNAV

Indicates airspeed, altitude and vertical speed with an integrated high precision digital pressure sensors. The unit has standard dimension of 57 mm diameter. Not TSO.

Many features see

http://www.craggyaero.com/air_data_indicator.htm

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

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krasw wrote on 11/7/2020 11:24 PM:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 at 21:07:58 UTC+2, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Contact LXNav, as there are obviously a lot of aircraft that require certified instruments, and
they may be pursuing certification so they can also serve that market.
--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

"A lot of aircraft" in this case would be every single glider in the world except US exp. reg gliders, I guess.

Sounds like a strong financial incentive to pursue certification! But, I don't really know what
they think their market is, which could include the US experimental airplanes. They obviously
think there is a decent market that made it worth developing the ADI, as does LX Navigation,
with it's similar "Iris all-in-one":

http://www.lxnavigation.com/iris-series/

The main differences between the two that I know about are ..

-The ADI offers an expanded scale at low speeds; the Iris does not (I'm told it's feature they
are working on)
-The ADI Vne can adjust with altitude; the Iris does not have that feature
-The ADI setup is done directly on the instrument; the Iris requires a $200 wifi adapter to
connect to a computer
-The Iris has a built-in backup battery; the ADI does not

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1