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Instruments

Digifly Air BT Pitot

Digifly Air BT Pitot review

Marcus King dives in deep with Digifly's Air BT Pitot, their latest high-end free flight instrument
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Air3 Android flight instrument

Berfon’s Air3 Android flight instrument

The AIR³ is an Android tablet/phone made by Belgian company Berfon, that is specifically set up as a paragliding flight instrument
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Naviter Hyper review

Naviter Hyper Review

The Naviter Hyper is a flight instrument for cross-country pilots who don’t need full competition functions. Marcus King tries it out
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Stodeus GPSBip+

Stodeus GPSBip+ with lag-free vario

Stodeus's solar-powered GPS flight instrument now has a bigger battery, twice as much data storage, and more features
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Syride SYS'Evolution review

Syride SYS’Evolution review

Syride SYS'Evolution review: Is augmented reality in flight instruments the future? Marcus King plugs in
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XC Tracer Mini II GPS

XC Tracer Mini II GPS Review

Hugh Miller tries the latest XC Tracer instrument, the XCTracer Mini II GPS, and becomes a fan
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FAI cat 1 approved flight instruments

Approved instruments for cat 1 competitions

CIVL have published a list of approved flight instruments for FAI Category 1 competitions
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BipBip+ review

Stodeus BipBip+ mini-review

The Stodeus BipBip+ tiny solar-powered vario came out in 2017 to replace the original BipBip
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Syride SYS'Evolution

Video: Syride SYS’Evolution Unboxed

Syride’s new Sys’Evolution flight computer is ready after more than a year in development
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Alfapilot XI+ review

Alfapilot XI+ review

Alfapilot XI+ review: Inspired by Kobo mash-ups Marcus King tries this all-in flight computer
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Cross Country 266:July 2026

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