| Product |
Glide Navigator II |
GPS_LOG |
CEGlide |
WinPilot |
SoaringPilot |
| Site |
http://www.soarmn.com/cumulus/si.htm |
www.soaringpilotsoftware.com |
www.ccsi.com/~inadas |
www.winpilot.com |
www.soaringpilot.org |
| Price |
$200, incl. 1year upgrades |
Free |
$199, incl. 1year upgrades, support |
$375/475 Advanced/Pro; Compaq s/n |
Free |
| Hardware |
Compaq Aero/iPaq (MIPS/Arm) |
PocketPC ([s]ARM/MIPS/SH(3/4)) |
Pocket PC (MIPS) |
Compaq Aero/iPaq (MIPS/Arm) |
PalmPilot |
| NMEA 183 version |
1.5/2.0 |
Tested with garmin 12XL |
Tested with garmin GPS II |
1.5/2.0; Tested with garmin GPS 35 |
1.5/2.0 auto |
| NMEA 183 sentences |
RMC -- No GPS Altitude!!! |
RMC,GLL,GGA,VTG,GSA,HDM/T/G,$PGRMZ |
RMC,RMZ,GGA,RME,[RMB,WPL,RTE] |
RMC, GGA |
RMB,RMC,GGA(2.0)/$PGRMZ(1.5) |
| Primary waypoints |
Self-contained |
Self-contained |
GPS or internal waypounts |
Self-contained |
Relies on $GPRMB |
| Waypoint notes |
Yes, on waypoint/SUA touch, list |
Yes, on waypoint touch |
Yes but cumbersome (action|show) |
[Double]click for waypoints, airspace |
? |
| Task display on map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, selected or always or shaded |
Yes |
No |
| Wind |
Manual or Auto from circling/airdata |
Manual or auto from circling or compass |
Auto from circling or manual. On map. |
Manual/Auto from circling; cruise (Pro) |
Manual head/tail component |
| Wind history/bands |
One manual setting |
Auto history, manually selectable |
No |
3D wind display, wind new/in use |
No |
| McCready |
Yes, manual |
Yes, manual or automatic |
Auto in real time (r/time performance) |
Manual/Auto selectable |
Yes, manual |
| Speed-to-fly |
No!!! |
Yes, single, from polar,MC,sink, wind |
Yes, single from polar,MC,wind |
Yes, from polar, tabulated vs. MC |
Yes, tabulated vs. sink |
| Estimated IAS |
No, GPS GS only. (+Delta wind) |
Yes, GS corrected for altitude, wind |
Yes, GS corrected for altitude, wind |
? |
No |
| Reachable w/points |
Marked distinctively on map |
Not calculated |
Not calculated |
Emphasized with font + arrival altitude |
Not calculated |
| Emergency GOTO |
No |
Yes, sorted by altitude needed |
Yes, sorted by altitude needed |
One-touch activation |
No |
| Ad-hoc w/p creation |
Manual temporary |
Manual permanent w/autosequence |
Manual (mk0..9, lift on tow), auto lift |
? |
Manual temporary |
| Lift mark |
No |
Auto, by color(?) |
Auto w/strength mark |
No |
No |
| Lift optimizer |
No |
Larger dots/color in thermalling mode |
Thermal lift graphic w/average |
Graphic (Pro version only) |
No |
| Screen update rate |
Not adjustable |
Adjustable |
Adjustable |
? |
Not adjustable |
| NAV boxes/info |
Few |
No |
No |
wind,new w,brg,trk,gs,dist,tp,avg20lift |
No |
| Moving map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, color terrain, AGL |
Yes, basic |
| Ground map |
Roads, Boundaries (as SUA) |
User generated w/custom symbols |
Yes, user defined, vectors only |
Yes, Color, Shapefile, freely available |
No |
| Airspace map |
Yes, proximity alert, 12 hours Off list |
User generated w/help of Flight Display |
Yes, user defined, vectors only |
Yes, horizontal&vertical proximity alarm |
No |
| Map orientation |
Track Up/North Up |
Track Up/North Up/South Up |
? |
North-Up,
Track-Up, or Goal-Up |
Track Up |
| Map Pan |
Auto, Manual by dragging |
Auto w/threshold, manual by dragging |
Auto only(?) |
Auto(?),
manual by dragging |
Auto only(?) |
| Map Zoom |
Manual or auto w/active task |
Manual or auto, adjustable scale step |
Manual or auto (selectable) |
Manual 1..500km or auto w/active task |
Manual 2-256nm |
| Thermalling zoom |
Manual |
Manual or auto adjustable zoom |
Auto (if selected) |
? (Pro only?) |
No |
| Turnpoint zoom/reg |
Auto-zoom, auto-advance, FAI sector |
Yes |
Autozoom, plays sound when reached |
Auto-zoom, sector, auto-advance |
No |
| Track History |
Yes, adjustable length |
Yes, adjustable length |
No(?) |
Yes, adjustable length |
No |
| Altitude required |
Yes |
Yes, w/optional wind, ground clearance |
Yes,tabulated v.speed,delta/safe mode |
Yes |
Yes, tabulated vs. sink |
| Arival altitude |
Differential altitude |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Satellite status |
"GPS Wait" status message |
No display, but logged to IGC file |
No(?) |
No(?) |
Fix flag, # of satellites locked |
| Lift readout |
No |
Instantaneous, adjustable average |
Graphical instantaneous, total average |
20sec average |
Instantaneous, 30sec average |
| Instantanious L/D |
No |
Yes, based on average sink |
No(?) |
No(?) |
No |
| Final glide mult.t/p |
Can be selected w/active task |
To finish through last turnpoint |
2 points: next then last turnpoint |
Yes, around all turnpoints, vs. MC |
No |
| Final glide graphic |
No |
No |
Yes, snd when glideslope alt. reached |
Yes |
No |
| Safety altitude factor |
Yes, adjustable, static |
Yes, adjustable, static |
Yes, adjustable, static+per distance |
Yes, adjustable, static |
Yes, adjustable, static |
| Units |
Statute/Nautical/Metric for each instr. |
Statute/Nautical/Metric |
Statute/Nautical/Metric for each instr. |
Nautical/Metric for each instrument |
Statute/Nautical/Metric |
| Logger start/stop |
(?) |
Manual w/pause or competition mode |
Start: auto on speed, Stop: manual |
Task autostart(?) |
Auto based on speed and timeout |
| Logger interval |
(?) |
Constant, adjustable w/pause |
10/4/2 sec cruise/thermal/turnpoint |
1sec fixed |
Constant, adjustable |
| Logger capacity |
Limited only by WinCE memory |
Limited only by WinCE memory |
~50 hours in 1Mb |
Limited only by WinCE memory |
8hrs+ @ 4sec in .5Mb |
| Aux timer/stopwatch |
Manual task timer w/active task |
Stopwatch |
No |
No(?) |
No |
| Logger format |
Non-secure IGC |
Secure ( non-apr.) IGC/proprietary CSV |
Non-secure IGC or Gardown |
Non-secure IGC |
IGC via COM port |
| Waypoint file format |
Cambridge/WinPilot |
Proprietary, can read ".tab" from WSTE |
Cambridge/Gardown/Proprietary |
Cambridge/WinPilot |
Cambridge/WinPilot |
| Polar file format |
Proprietary (L/D, Vl/d, V2) |
Proprietary, V^2 and V^4 models |
Proprietary, 3rd degree model |
Proprietary, 2nd degree model, availbl |
Proprietary |
| Task file format |
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
Proprietary |
Not saved |
| Bug factor |
Yes, 100..70% of clean |
Yes |
Yes, 0..30% |
Yes, 100..70% of clean |
0..1 |
| Load factor |
Yes, 0..100% of max ballast |
Yes |
Yes, 0..100% of max ballast |
Yes, 0..100% of max ballast |
No |
| Flight log replay |
No, legs statistics only w/active task |
Yes, w/pause, one adjustable timescale |
No, statistics only (with CEReview) |
IGC viewer/playback; dist/time/speed |
No |
| Additional software |
No |
Flight Display (PC) -- view/map overlay |
CEReview (CE) -- flight statistics |
No(?) |
SPTerm (PC) -- data exchange |
| Simulator or Demo |
Yes, CE |
Yes, by replaying a flight log file |
Yes, PC/CE, 1 hour of GPS input |
Yes, CE |
No |
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