slim Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Dear all, I've been toying with the idea of getting a Suunto X9i. GPS, altimeter, barometer, compass etc, etc all in a watch. In order to bring the cost down (£300) I'm looking to see if any one else is interested in any Suunto kit. DanTheMan has one of their altimeter, barometer, compass products (was it the "Core" Dan?). If we can get enough interest then they'll give the club dealer status and we can get a significant discount. Their main website is http://www.suunto.com and the outdoor products should be here The X9i page is here and it comes with software to automatically upload your track logs to GoogleEarth. For the gadget freaks amongst us this is currently as close to the state of the art as it gets Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_c Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 that looks abit trick i must say! Ive just gone and bought the flytec 6005 alti/vario and the garmin emap which i find is really good to use.paid 159 for alti from flybubble and 72 for gps off ebay,it'll do me for a while i need to sort out headset etc first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hi, l bought one about three years ago from the then Telford Show, at a cost of £95. Great bit of kit but you need a microscope to see it. plus all the functions are done by the little buttons on the side as in a normal watch. Great on the ground but with gloves on and controlling everything else l found it awkward, but thats my opinion on it. Better off with a standard Compass/vario/GPS on your flight deck. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I went for the Suunto X-lander, I did not own a watch anyway (I run on Dan time which involves a bit of guesswork) so it was always going to be useful to tell the real time but the Altimeter & Compass are perfect for what I want and it's now doubled as an xmas present from the wife. There is a more basic model the VECTOR but I thought the X-Lander was worth the extra, mine was £136 from simplyhike.co.uk with free delivery but you need to buy through quidco.com to get that price. First impressions are great, it has a logbook to store stuff and a vario but the key things are big numbers and easy to use. One day I'll be looking at GPS but to stay legal with absolute minimum kit this will do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hey Dan, you still delighted with your Suunto? Thinking about GPS reviews at the moment, I am very pleased with my Garmin 60CSX. The only thing it doesn't do is provide a direct read wind readout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yup still love the Suunto, last time I took it up I had gloves on but it was no problem to use and very easy to read, I did have a GPSDash speedo running in my mapcase to give an indication of groundspeed which also has a compass etc but that is a pain to use with gloves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquaddie Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Dan Was that a live reading 52 MPH - impressed. Faster than my old Mirolight - I was lucky to get 35.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Ref Ground speed, Tony, You too will fly at that speed matey..... my guess, downwind at about 1200 ft with a 5-8 mph ground speed at take off. Just stop going on holidays and get yr arse in the air chap. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquaddie Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Yer, Holidays - get my arse off the chair in the hotel room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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