LX Era
Advanced operation
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LX EUM
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Figure 3. Red digital needle scale
Figure 4. Blue digital needle scale
The value, which is being shown by the digital needle, is shown with three letters bellow the
status indicators, shown as ’VAR’ on figure 2.
If the the -5 to +5 m/s vario scale is chosen, and you experience a lift larger than 5 m/s, the
vario needle will go up to the number 5, but the number 5 on the scale will change to the exact
vario value, you are experiencing at that moment, as shown by the two figures above.
The digital needle scale shows two additional parameters:
Speed to fly
and
MacCready
value
set.
The first is represented with a thin green line, which moves along the inner edge of the digital
needle scale. The idea is that the green arc should always be on zero. If it is showing a negative
value, it means you are flying to slow for the current vertical speed value and MacCready value
set, and that you should speed up. Similarly, if the green arc is showing a positive value, it
means you are flying too fast and you should slow down. When abiding to Speed-To-Fly rules
in your flight, in ideal conditions, the green arc is not visible.
The latter shows the current MacCready value set and is represented with a yellow dot with
black outline. If the dot is positioned on the 2 m/s value, it means your current MacCready
value is set to 2 m/s.
4.1.2
Digital numeric indicators
The Era’s main page features either two or four numerical indicators. If two indicators are
chosen, the info shown is twice as large, which is why this setting is recommended with pilots
who have short-sightedness issues.
Each of these indicators is formatted in the same way. On the far-left, the name of the indicator
is displayed, noting which flight parameter the indicator is showing. Next, with larger fonts,
the actual value is shown, with the value unit to the right of the shown value. These indicators
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