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LX IGC Approved Flight Recorders

Two new products - Nano and Colibri Black Box

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Personal Flight Recorder for under £100 !

The FlywithCE Personal Flight Recorder is approved by the BGA as a Position Recorder for Silver and Gold Badge Flights only.

Prices correct at 26 Aug 10

Many pilots will find the new inexpensive pocket sized Personal Flight Recorder useful for basic flight analysis (and for OLC in many instances) but for some gliding badge claims, all record attempts and competition flights, IGC (International Gliding Commission) approved flight recorders (loggers) are normally required. Please note that some versions of Flarm have IGC approval (see Flarm section).

Under a recent change by the IGC these units can now be approved for national Silver and Gold distance badge flights (click here to see the new IGC regulations) – UK approval has been granted. Click here for the approval link

The new Personal Flight Recorder will be attractive to a wider aviation community than gliding; record your powered aircraft cross country flight, and see where you went, for example ! As well as being a serious analytical tool, it is also a great fun device...........

Note. All IGC flight data recorders supplied directly to our customers by LX avionics Ltd are pre-loaded with BGA TPs free of charge.

Personal Flight Recorder This non-IGC approved Personal Flight Recorder is aimed at those pilots, and not just glider pilots, who would like to have a playback facility to analyse their flights. With a size of only 70mm x 37mm x 24 mm (measure this image!) and weighing under 50 gms the Personal Flight Recorder fits easily in the pocket. Easy to use with just an on-off switch and powered by 2x internal batteries (AAA size or NiMH rechargeable equivalent) the Recorder uses a low-cost consumer GPS logging device and records GPS position and altitude. Integral GPS antenna. One year warranty is included.   Flight playback is against a Google Earth background and shows the track flown in an easy to read format. With IGC analysis software more information can be extracted. Click these images to view a larger version. The barograph trace opens full screen.   Supplied as follows: •Personal Flight Recorder •USB Cable •CD-ROM with flywithCE Logbook, User's Manual and drivers •2 x AAA NiMH (1000mAh) and USB charger or equivalent •Free delivery within UK Compare this product with similar ones: Differences: 100 hours recording capacity outputs IGC format IGC declaration proper IGC file IGC file format files can be used for OLC (this status is still not 100%) output to Google Earth 3D view off-line it offers more (you do not have to be connected to check the flights) logbook software functionality browse flights by pilot, aircraft, flight time,… Basically, the Personal Flight Recorder behaves as an IGC flight recorder in that it produces an IGC file. Other known devices and software cannot currently produce this output. The Personal Flight Recorder and the software supplied with it gives the user a powerful piece of equipment for flight documentation and analysis. Priced delivered in UK at: £84.26 excl VAT: £99.00 incl VAT (overseas orders add delivery cost) The FlywithCE Personal Flight Recorder is approved by the BGA as a Position Recorder for Silver and Gold Badge Flights only. Click here for brochure and more information

 

Nano - created by LX Nav Available from September 2010 Manufacturer's description The Nano flight recorder is the smallest flight recorder designed to meet the highest level IGC specification. IGC approval is in progress. It features an integrated 66-channel GPS receiver with built-in antenna. The built-in battery allows up to 15 hours of stand-alone operation. Bluetooth is used for easy data exchange with a PDA. Five LEDs display the operational status. A 2 Gb SD card is used for flight data storage. Flights are stored directly in IGC format and are downloadable through USB connection. The battery is charged when the flight recorder is connected to a computer. Price: to be announced shortly

 

New Colibri – F   Flight Recorder Colibri with Flarm The smallest Flight Recorder with a display with high level IGC approval (pending) Now with both SD card and Flarm Overview Colibri is small in size but big in functionality. When used as a stand-alone unit it can be used for real time navigation, wind calculation and logging engine status; when connected to another system it can be used to supply a GPS signal. This latest upgrade of Colibri by the addition of Flarm makes the unit potentially an even more popular flight recorder to add to the 1000s already in use worldwide. A 100% Flarm compatible electronic system has been built into the already diminutive Colibri housing. The Flarm antenna connector is positioned on the top of the unit and permits either a ¼ wave antenna or an extended antenna to be connected. The standard Flarm external display is also part of the delivery and is connected via a USB form of connector. All existing IGC and navigation functions remain unchanged and, in addition, the built in Flarm flight recorder (not IGC approved) provides a back up. Please note that the mini usb port of the Colibri Flarm is used solely for the Flarm display and update function and not for routine flight downloads etc. All you need to claim badges, records or competition flights; and now with Flarm Features: Integral Flarm SD memory card (can be used to transfer flights, TP/TSK data and flight info) Membrane keyboard Multi Pilot/Glider set up If connected to a LX 160/LX 1600 and SeeUMobile/FlywithCE/Win Pilot or LX 7000 without GPS the Colibri becomes part of an advanced Flight System High Level IGC approval (pending as at Feb 07) makes the Colibri the ideal IGC Flight Recorder to claim your badge, record and competition flights. Technical Specification Firmware version: 5 Memory 75 hours @ 12 s recording interval (automatic overwrite) Database 600 Turning Points 100 tasks 4500 airfields Engine noise level Yes; standard Dimensions 59 x 35 x 98 mm Weight 200 g New Even Lower Price PRICE £840.00 excl VAT; £987.50 including VAT Colibri F-G (with graphic display) Price £950.00 excl VAT £1,116.25 incl VAT Supplied with short rod antenna, as illustrated. If you want a dipole or lamda/4 antenna then please add this to the above prices. (Sorry, but we can no longer offer credit for short rod antenna). Price again reduced.

Colibri v4 Flight Recorder END OF SEASON SALE only 3 available at this price With USB port for communication and power. SD card included.   Smallest IGC approved flight recorder, with a display, on the market. Ideal for driving a LX 1600, LX 160, etc.   • Extremely small; only 60mm x 97mm x 35mm, weight 230g • High level IGC approval • Flight recorder and basic navigation functions • Memory to store 100 tasks, 600 turning points and approx 4000 airports • NMEA output compatible with SeeYou Mobile, Navigator and Winpilot • Thousands in use • When connected to PC USB port it will exchange data and receive power from PC •Supplied with cable set, mains power supply adaptor, mounting, antenna, LXe program and Handbook. (in fact you will probably not need all the combinations of cable that are supplied !) Price Further Reduced from the previous £699.00 incl VAT: Price was £569.00 excl VAT, £668.57 incl VAT Price reduced NOW to £510.59 excl VAT, £599.94 incl VAT (subject to stocks remaining).   NEW COLIBRI BLACK BOX This is a standard Colibri v 4.2 IGC Flight Recorder with all the features of the normal Colibri v 4.2 but without the display and is offered at only: £420.00 excl VAT; £493.50 incl VAT

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