Suggestion: Variometer Gauge in VIRB Edit? (Climb rate indicator)

Former Member
Former Member
Hi,

Not sure how easy it is to bring calculations into the gauges, nor how interested you are in putting this kind of effort into this project, but here I go.

As a paragliding-pilot (or any airsport depending on finding lift) one of our most important data whilst flying is our vario, climb rate indicator.

It shows mostly in 100xft/min or m/sek.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variometer

From the data even a simple gps gives us altitude and time.

From the time now and one minute back how many 100 feet did you climb?

From this second and back one second how much did you climb?

This is also typically user input data in our instruments were we have vario avg (average) were you set the time to calculate your climb from the last 5 seconds incrementally to the last 60 seconds. One idea might be to have the last second and 30 seconds. IF this is possible at all.

I know there is SO many people having wishes etc and I do not get offended at all if this is regarded as waste of time, but to have this data embedded on a video would be a very big gift to everyone flying gliders, hanggliders and paragliders :)

In the enclosed video my vario starts to beep (lift) from timeline 0:43 and it would be so cool with a gauge that indicated climb (or sink) with values and one decimal corresponding with the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BJHlsgB5Tk

In advance thanks alot, and thats just for the time reading all our posts :D

With friendly greetings
Luis "Mickey" Fonseca, NORWAY
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 9 years ago
    Thanks for the suggestion!

    I've added it to the list of possible future improvements.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 9 years ago
    My pleasure,

    IF any of the suggestions gets implemented would you if you have the capacity be so kind to update the post with the suggestion?

    Kind regards
    Luis "Mickey" :D
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 9 years ago
    Hi,

    I've just ordered a VivoActive HR. I originally only thought of its use as an activity and workout tracker but I just realized how amazing it would be for paragliding in combination with VIRB edit. Just by starting an activity on the watch I will later be able to overlay HR, maps, altitude, speed etc. The only thing missing looks to be vertical speed/vario values. After some googling about this I stumbled upon this thread. Just thought I'd register my interest as well for this feature and ask if there has been any progress.

    Regards,
    Another Norwegian paraglider pilot, Brynjar