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Stodeus have 4 mini flight devices of their vary, all of them small, mild and helmet-mountable. We have a look at the variations.
All 4 devices are tiny (5.8cm x 3.6cm x 1.4cm) and they’re all very mild (29g for the UltraBp to 24g for the MiniBip). They’re include Velcro patches and lanyards for straightforward attachment to a helmet, harness shoulder strap or flight deck.
All 4 can be utilized as standalone, sound-only devices for hike-and-fly, and we all know a lot of pilots who’ve one completely connected to their helmet as a back-up vario too. They’re simple to modify on in flight.
The Flagship instrument is the UltraBip. It has a built-in GPS receiver, voice assistant and prompt vario, in addition to Bluetooth connectivity so it may be used with a telephone app. Cross Nation’s Marcus King has used one as his major instrument in a hike-and-fly competitors, and the flight logger makes it a useful backup instrument for any comps.
On the different finish of the vary, the MiniBip is the best and least costly at underneath €60. It has no photo voltaic panel – it needs to be charged with a battery from a micro-USB port, however it’s going to give 200 hours’ flight time between expenses, auto powering off after 25 minutes’ inactivity.
Listed below are the principle options of every:
ULTRABIP (crimson or gray)
Photo voltaic panel and USB-C charging
50h battery life with out solar
Vario with MEMS stress sensor + accelerometer + gyroscope has 4cm/s accuracy
GPS logger produces KML & IGC monitor information
Voice assistant reads out information – 17 languages out there
Bluetooth BLE connectivity – can use with FlySkyHy, SeeYou Navigator, XCTrack, XCSoar, LK8000, FlyMe amongst others, and in addition with ActiveLook glasses for HUD
Take-off detection
Non-obligatory weak-lift detector
5 quantity ranges
Extremely configurable through a web-app: from numerous options to the precise vario tone profile curves
Makes use of embody hike-and-fly competitions, backup track-logger for different competitions, standalone hike-and-fly vario
€279.95
BLUEBIP (blue)
Photo voltaic panel and USB-C charging
100h battery life with out solar
Vario with MEMS stress sensor + accelerometer + gyroscope has 4cm/s accuracy
Bluetooth BLE connectivity –
can use with FlySkyHy, SeeYou Navigator, XCTrack, XCSoar, LK8000, FlyMe amongst others, and in addition with ActiveLook glasses for HUD
Take-off detection
Non-obligatory weak-lift detector
5 quantity ranges
Extremely configurable through a web-app: from numerous options to the precise vario tone profile curves
Preferrred for hike-and-fly, sound-only vario for newbies, easy backup vario
€179.95
BIPBIP PRO V2 (inexperienced)
Photo voltaic panel and USB-C charging
400h battery life with out solar
Vario with MEMS stress sensor has 7cm/s accuracy
Take-off detection
Non-obligatory weak-lift detector
5 quantity ranges
Configurable, as a number of thresholds adjustable through the button
Preferrred for hike-and-fly, as a sound-only vario for newbies, easy backup vario
€99.95
MINIBIP (white)
No photo voltaic panel, micro-USB charging
200h battery life
Digital stress sensor provides 10cm/s accuracy for the vario
3 quantity ranges
Preferrred for hike-and-fly, as a sound-only vario for newbies, easy backup vario
Value: €59.95
See the total comparability chart on Stodeus’ web site.
