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Barographs?
On May 24, 1:52*pm, Tony wrote:
i just saw one used on W&W. *Based on what I paid for my last Replogle we could have 8 barographs ready to go in club ships, privately owned single seaters, whatever, for the price of one EW. Yes, but you're not taking into account the maintenance hassles and failure rates of the barograph; not to mention the fact that it cannot be used for all badges (see Kirk's comments). Don't focus on acquisition cost - focus on the "cost of ownership" over the long run; not just in dollars but in man-hours and stress, too. Having been through the Silver Badge rigmarole, in my opinion NOTHING is more discouraging to a budding XC pilot than to go have a good flight and then be told it won't be accepted because of a technicality or instrumentation flaw. Be realistic about how many people are going on badge flights, and how often they will be doing so. Chances are that any modest-sized club doesn't really need more than 1 or 2 logger devices. You're much better off getting a reliable, simple, self-contained unit that is good for every type of badge and contest. If the newer club pilots really get into doing these kinds of flights, they can go out and get their own logger so that they can post their flights to the OLC and fly badges and contests whenever they want... its still a lot cheaper to buy a logger than it is to buy your own glider! If you give them old equipment that causes them frustration or lost flights, they'll give up on both the equipment AND on the flying. My $0.02, --Noel |
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