bubba1 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am in the need for some basic electronics equipment for flying but unsure what to get.I was just going to get an alti watch but for around the same price I can purchase a Garmin 60,that would give me all the info I need .Should I get both or just rely on the GPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmouse Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 have alook at ebay for paragliding varios . picked myself up an old bruaniger Iq for 30 quid. it hasnt got gps but got several altimeters and varios. and i use a cheap little compass from go outdoors about 3 quid . couple that with the half mil chart and navigation is a breeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatPux Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Chris, I use the garmin 60csx. Not specifically for aviation but will give you all you need. This is the screen I use, but the boxes can be set to any of 30or40 parameters one of which is a vario ( visual only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_6095 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Another vote for the Garmin 60Csx. I use the same screen shot shown in the post below and also the information page with additional fields showing glide ratio and glide ratio to target. This helps give you an idea of whether you are going to make your target. If you set the barometric altimeter before take off it will give you accurate altitude reading. If paramotoring I generally just use this but sometimes I add my wrist-mounted Ascent vario, as per hill flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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