Cambridge 302 compensation opinions

In my ASH-26E, I have the 302 set up for electronic TE and a Winter
varoi is connected to the TE probe. This way the 302 gives me correct
vario info while I search for a thermal in which to shut down the
engine. The few dive and zoom tests I've done show the instruments
agreeing fairly well.

I don't recall the exact numbers, but the audio is set to less than 1
sec and needle is around 2 seconds. A bit twitchy, but pretty much
matches my butt. I'll glance at the Winter in a very wild thermal if
I need a slower indication of trend.

I'd love to see CAI work on integrating the G meter to help filter out
horizontal gusts. Sure would make it easier to center lift in the
shear prone mountains of Colorado.

Also, I'd like to see some more work done on vector winds. With Glide
Navigator II, I can select an extra display of instantaneous headwind
component and a delta from the vector wind. If the delta is more than
a few knots, especially on a long glide, I'll turn 45 degrees, wait 10
seconds, turn back 60-90 degrees, wait another 10 seconds, then resume
the original course. Often, I'll see the vector wind update and the
HW component come down to 0. Other times it won't.

It sure would be nice if airspeed and wind info could be saved in the
IGC file as comment/custom records that could be later analyzed. CAI
could use this info to improve the software and programs like SeeYou
could use this to display wind information.

Tom Serkowski