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CAMBRIDGE
INSTRUMENTS
Pocket-NAV
System
 The
Pocket-NAV System was developed in response to
the need for a navigational display that would provide
a graphic "real-time" display of positional
information and navigation points. The Pocket-NAV
is a complete system utilizing the L-NAV Final Glide
Computer and the GPS-NAV Flight Recorder. The Cambridge
Aero Pocket-NAV was first tested at Bavaria-Glide during
the Summer of 1998, again at a regional competition
in Newcastle, Virginia and in 1999 at the New Zealand
Nationals.
Some
Background:
In
July, 1998, Cambridge introduced the Pocket-NAV for
display of Special Use (restricted) Airspace. It was
flown by six pilots at the Bavaria-Glide including the
1997 World Champion, Werner Meuser. Special Use Airspace
data was purchased from Hans Trautenberg, the creator
of the CAL flight planning program. This prototype system
incorporated Cambridge design concepts that were proven
valid in a competition environment.
Pilot
feedback from the European competition is guiding development
of a complete system that is integrated with Cambridge
GPS flight recorders and glide computers. Beta test
units have been flown by our software developer, and
two additional pilots at the New Zealand National competition.
This
second-generation system will be introduced at the US
SSA Annual Convention in Knoxville, Tennessee on February
25, 1999. It incorporates new technology plus the wisdom
accumulated by Cambridge Aero Instruments from over
15 years of designing advanced gliding instruments.
Cambridge
Aero would like to remind all of it’s present and
future customers that we stand behind what we sell with
a two year warranty. If you need technical support,
you can call us here at the factory and speak with someone who
can assist you.
Please
note: Our two year warranty applies to products manufactured
by Cambridge Aero Instruments. It does not apply to
the palm computers purchased from us for use in the
Pocket-NAV system. The warranty period and conditions
provided by each manufacturer apply to their specific
product.
Features:
The
display for the system is a Windows CE based hand
held PC with touch sensitive LCD screen. The hand held
PC displays a moving map of restricted airspace, turnpoints
and the competition task, including the start line.
Details of each map feature are accessible by tapping
on the name or number. Zoom and Pan functions are also
supported by the touch screen.
The Pocket-NAV provides the following:
- Simple
task entry and editing.
- Final
glide around multiple turnpoints.
- Important
information is displayed in large, clear fonts for
easy reading and
to reduce head in cockpit time.
- Final
glide information for pilots without L-NAV or similar
final glide computers.
- Enter
and declare tasks.
- Add
and edit waypoints.
Moving
Map:
- Touch
sensitive map with user interface designed for ease
of use in flight.
- Large
font sizes and touch areas for legibility and ease
of use.
- Zoom
in/out.
- Track
up or North up.
- Displays
turnpoints, waypoints and special use airspace with
additional
information available at the touch of your finger.
Final
Glide:
- Final
glide information can be displayed for the current
active waypoint or
for the remainder of a task. Without changing pages
or selecting and
reading arrays of numbers, the pilot can set in a
McCready value on the
L-NAV final glide computer and see the result on the
Pocket-NAV.
- For
L-NAV owners, the L-NAV vector wind is displayed and
used in the final glide computations. Wind speed and
direction can also be set manually at any time.
- Differential
final glide with L-NAV.
Airspace
and Site Information:
- Will
be available on the internet and stored in easily
editable text files.
- Audio
airspace warnings, configurable altitude and distance
warning margins.
- The
Pocket-NAV reads standard Cambridge waypoint files,
and can store several
megabytes of data.
- Enter
roads, rivers and borders in addition to airspace.
Task
Entry and Editing:
- The
Pocket-NAV displays task information in large, readable
fonts. Enter,
insert or replace a turnpoint by touching what you
want. Our touch
sensitive areas are large to allow fast, simple task
entry in turbulent
conditions. This is the fastest, easiest to use task
entry method we have
tried.
- Completed
leg speeds and estimated time to complete a task are
available for
task monitoring and computing "what ifs".
- Enter
and store multiple tasks.
Start/Finish
Gates:
- Start
and finish gates are changing rapidly with the use
of GPS scoring.
The Pocket-NAV allows entering any shape for start
and finish gates using the
same method as entering airspace information. Straight
line and cylindrical
starts and finishes can be entered simply.
| POCKET
NAV |
| INS00006 |
Compaq
1520 Pocket Nav factory refurbish |
$275.00
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| INS00004 |
Pocket
NAV SOFTWARE PACKAGE |
$375.00
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| CAA130 |
IPAQ
Pocket PC Mounting Bracket iPAQ 3800/3900 |
$158.00
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| CAA129 |
IPAQ
Pocket PC Mounting Bracket iPAQ 3600/3700 |
$158.00
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| CAA128 |
1500
Series Pocket PC Mounting Bracket |
$158.00
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| CAA127 |
57mm
Adapter Plate |
$25.00
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| CAA126 |
Goosenecks |
$25.00
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| CAA120 |
iPAQ
36/3700 Connector and Cable for Pocket PC |
$95.00
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| CAA124 |
iPAQ
3800 Connector and Cable for Pocket PC |
$95.00
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| CAA099 |
1500
Series Connector and Cable for Pocket PC |
$95.00
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| CAA098 |
Connector
and Cable from 302/GPS-NAV to 57mm mounting Plate |
$32.00
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| CAA122 |
Complete
System iPAQ 36/3700 |
$205.00
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| CAA125 |
Complete
System iPAQ 3800 |
$205.00
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| CAA096 |
Complete
System 1500 Series |
$205.00
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| INS00008 |
Compact
Flash Card preloaded Pocket nav software |
$150.00
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