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How good is your path through the air? Look at your Performance Index. We have talked about using SeeYou to analyze your flight, however, you do not have to wait until you land to know. Below are some instruments and settings to help you easily analyze your in-flight progress.

B600/800

Many flight computers display that information in different forms. But few have it as simply displayed

Netto vario sometimes called the airmass vario just shows you what the airmass is doing, regardless of your sink rate.  So if you are cruising at 100knts, descending at 5knts and the airmass is not moving then it will read 0knts. There are many pilots (now including me) that use that as their preference when in cruise so they can get a better view of what the airmass is doing. Many pilots fly

The Nimbus pilot who will not be named is at it again... I almost feel bad because I charge him shop rates to fix his problems, then he gives me a wealth of material for the newsletter. I received a frantic call that I need to fix the vario in his glider, because it is screwed up, again. Honestly, the computer has had its share of problems and has been back to the factory, installation errors