LX 9000 or CNII?

"Different strokes for different folks" (Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People)

Another biased opinion:
Both are good. Wish I had more time to evaluate the LX9000, which seemed intuitive. Only one flight, and that was nearly four years ago. Hardly valid for software-based instrumentation.
Currently using CN2 and Air-Glide S.
Did have problems with shipping US to Slovenia and back for another computer, but perhaps that was to the Judean People's Front, not the People's Front of Judea. Shipping US to anywhere in Slovenia involves the same logistics.. In my case FedEx would cost much of what the instrument was worth, USPS tracking failed at the Slovenian border.
Perhaps a consideration: The LX uses binary airspace files - so building your own, ie TFR file, is more complicated. Using a text editor you can build an open air file in a few minutes or alternately download from Lynn Alley.
Whichever device you personally choose, I recommend using a stick-mounted controller and mounting the display in the panel. Take into account the new height of the stick with remote when you lay the panel out. Shortening the stick ~30mm might help.
Jim

While the cub file used for the LX9000 airspace is a binary file, as long as you have a copy of SeeYou, you can create a cub file easily using the Mobile Wizard.

As JS says you sometimes want to build your own Open Air file using a text editor, you can still do that for the 9000. Build the Open Air file, load it into SeeYou and then export it to cub format using the Mobile Wizard - done!

....Assuming you have SeeYou, which I don't. Or does that license come
with the LX products?

On 11/14/2015 8:48 AM, Dave Springford wrote:
While the cub file used for the LX9000 airspace is a binary file, as long as you have a copy of SeeYou, you can create a cub file easily using the Mobile Wizard.

As JS says you sometimes want to build your own Open Air file using a text editor, you can still do that for the 9000. Build the Open Air file, load it into SeeYou and then export it to cub format using the Mobile Wizard - done!

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Dan, 5J

See you comes in handy. I used it to export maps that did not come with the LXSim download.

Well, I did say, "assuming you have SeeYou".

Why would any cross-country glider pilot not have SeeYou?

Well, I did say "as long as you have" SeeYou.

Why would any cross-country glider pilot not have SeeYou?

On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 4:43:07 PM UTC-5, Dave Springford wrote:
Well, I did say "as long as you have" SeeYou.

Why would any cross-country glider pilot not have SeeYou?

Because we use other programs that work for us?

;-)

On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:43:07 PM UTC-8, Dave Springford wrote:
Well, I did say "as long as you have" SeeYou.

Why would any cross-country glider pilot not have SeeYou?

The phrase "Why would a cross-country glider pilot not have __________?" is a question that already contains its own answer.

It is the words "glider pilot".

:-)

9B

On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:43:05 -0800, Dave Springford wrote:

Well, I did say "as long as you have" SeeYou.

Why would any cross-country glider pilot not have SeeYou?

Don't need it - I've got GPLIGC.


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"Does anyone have experience with both system that could offer an opinion?"

Having done 100hrs XC with the CNII and LX9000, I would have to say LX, by a fairly large margin.

I would score the LX higher relative to the CNII in terms of user interface, stability and flexibility. The CN mostly works but isn't much of an advance over WinPilot from 15 years ago. Many of the basic functions require large amounts of button pressing and concentration, which is not good for lookout and soaring. The LX, however, can be mostly set-up and left that way while you get on with the flying. In those 100hrs I have had quite a few freezes and crashes from the CNII but the LX has been 100% reliable - I guess this is down to the maturity of the software and the underlying OS.