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  1. Vario LXNAV Borgelt Vario Winter Vario

    Mechanical vs. Electric Variometer

    April 28, 2016

    A vario is arguably the most important tool on the glider pilots instrument panel.

    I always have a backup vario when racing. Sometimes redundancy is a good thing.

    Many do this with a mechanical vario, Winter is the most

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