Variometers

[darrenm 0]

I am posting here because I have read this forum for a couple years and havent found an equal paragliding forum.

So my question is about variometers. I have heard alot of jumpers PG so I would like your opinion. I am looking for a variometer that will give an audible alert when climbing or sinking. What are your favorites or where can you turn me on to?

I have found some that are $600 but do I really need to pay that for a beginner unit?

Thanks in advance
Darren

[PhreeZone 20]

Jumpers don't use Variometers for skydiving so I'm not sure you'll find much help unless a few of the jumpers that also Paraglide chime in here.

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[mjosparky 4]

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I am looking for a variometer that will give an audible alert when climbing or sinking.

I think what you are referring to is a Vertical Speed Indicator.

VSI

Since skydivers only go one direction, Down, there is not much call for them in skydiving.

Sparky

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[AggieDave 6]

I don't know anything about Paragliding, but I know about googling...

http://www.ballvarios.com/M12_Cricket_PG.htm

It's $135 and "chirps" when you're climbing. So if its silent you can probably assume a decent.

Or for just under $300 you get a full on squared away electronic thingy:

http://www.ballvarios.com/M19_PG.htm

Good luck!

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[tdog 0]

try www.rmhga.org (Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding Association) for their discussion forums. Much smaller user base, but they will help.

Also...

I was very happy with my Flytec 4010 vario when I paraglided. Good info, easy to use... Now they have GPS models... But there are cheaper units that you can get that just beep instead of giving you a bunch of useful altitude info.

[jakee 1,490]

Again, you wont find many skydivers using Vario's, cos all we'd hear would be a very low continuous tone.

A good forum I've found is the Paragliding Forum. Good worldwide user base, biggest I've found anyway. They could probably help out.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[darrenm 0]

Thanks for all your replies. I will check out that forum and those links.

be safe

[quade 4]

Sparky --

A vario is a high-tech and usually electronic version of a VSI. WAY more sensitive and usually with some sort of audio feedback to for the glider pilot. A higher tone means you're rising and a lower tone mean you're decending. This enables the pilot to keep his eyes on the skys and not watch the silly needle while searching for lift and traffic.

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[jakee 1,490]

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A vario is a high-tech and usually electronic version of a VSI. WAY more sensitive and usually with some sort of audio feedback to for the glider pilot. A higher tone and beeps means you're rising and a lower continuous tone mean you're decending. This enables the pilot to keep his eyes on the skys and not watch the silly needle while searching for lift and traffic.

Well, the ones I used to go fixed wing gliding with did anyway. And yeah, they are unbelievably sensitive to lift and sink.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[dorbie 0]

You can hear one in action in this exciting video:

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/hangglidefall.html

[veter_ 0]

Does the sink tone change with the rate of decent or it's a flat tone?

[tecdady 0]

hey bud, http://www.bigairparagliding.com

its like dropzone for paragliders. check it out. kinsley wong runs it. its been a big help for me in my paragliding career.

chris

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[shropshire 0]

Mine changes tone as the rate of climb (or sink) changes.http://www.digiflyuk.com/runner.htm

To the original poster ... a vario may not be right for you (unless you can climb or ski really fast..
But, maybe one of the watches with altimeters may be suitable (Try... http://www.suuntowatches.com/suunto-skiing.htm )

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