Part One - Introduction; Preamble - LX Navigation Zeus User Manual

LX Zeus v4.0.2
PART ONE – Introduction

1.1 Preamble

Why LX Navigation?
LX Navigation is one of the oldest glider navigation brands. Its founders started experimenting with glider
computers way back in the '70-ies and the Company has been working on improving your flight
performance ever since.
Throughout the last 40 years or so it has been working on instruments that most pilots will have used at
some time. In fact our equipment can be found in almost any gliding club !
Our equipment has always been ground-breaking.
Our motto?
Be the first. Be the best. Be different.
Why Zeus?
Because Zeus is a top of the line product. Crème de la crème.
Used by pilots from all over the world, our instruments offer the best for both cross country soaring and
competitions. The LX Zeus is the latest in this tradition.
Devices
We offer a wide range of instruments suitable for both club and competition soaring.
Our systems combine two components:
First, a glider computer (LX Zeus) which is used for calculating and displaying all of the key information
used by pilots. This glider computer is the brain of the operation.
The second part of the system is a variometer (Eos, Helios, and Era). Its job is to gather the information
which the Zeus uses. The vario has pressure connections as well as the GPS antenna connection which is
required for IGC logs.
There is a wide variety of choice for varios and for LX Zeus display sizes.
All our varios are standalone devices which can be used without a glider computer for displaying basic
flight parameters such as final glide information, Speed Command (SC) as well as simple navigation. Our
varios also have an internal battery which means that your IGC logs do not depend on your glider`s
batteries.
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