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Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and more recently, Personal Navigation Assistants (PNAs), have become popular instruments in glider cockpits to run programmes such as See You Mobile.  Many current models of PDAs and PNAs suffer from shortcomings such as the lack of a serial port, low resolution, screen too small and not bright enough.   In addition, the programming and cabling issues are a glider pilot's nightmare which is not helped by the continual hardware upgrade imposed on glider pilots by the PDA manufacturers.   As a result, See You have developed the Oudie.  

The Oudie is the perfect size for use in a glider and offers a built-in GPS and built-in RS-232 serial port - so it can talk to soaring flight computers and flight recorders. The 5" diagonal screen is a little larger than a PDA, but the overall footprint smaller than the existing "high end" soaring navigation displays. The touch screen display is brighter than existing PDAs  and is comparable to the current PNAs, which is not as bright as we would prefer, but is acceptable for many pilots.  The screen resolution is 480 x 272 pixels which is more than an iPAQ h3900, the same as the Bendix King AV8OR and less than iPAQ 310 or ClearNav.   It is predicted that the Oudie with its built-in GPS will be popular both for pilots looking for a portable system in club and rental gliders, and pilots looking for a semi-portable mounted system wired into a glider's electrical system and connected to a soaring flight computer, either by the included data cable or Bluetooth.

Oudie is a Personal GliderPilot's Device (PGA) which runs SeeYou Mobile natively. What makes it different from any other device on the market is the ability to perform all of the most important tasks for glider pilots right out of the box.   It features:

•  Portrait screen orientations (Landscape under development)                                           
•  Integrated GPS for stand-alone operation
•  Serial communication cable supplied
•  12 volt to 5 volt power converter supplied
•  Bluetooth serial communication
•  Preinstalled SeeYou Mobile as standard (Worth £189)
•  Preinstalled worldwide Vector maps
•  Can be coupled to your Flarm and will display "Flarm radar" 
•  Dedicated cables available for connection to LX7007 and LX160Si  

 Flarm "Radar"

Specifications

Screen Size: 5" diagonal

Screen Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels

Overall Size: 135 x 86 x 14 mm (5.3 x 3.4 x 0.55 inches)

Memory Expansion: microSD card, It accepts either standard or high-density (greater than 2 GB) cards . It also has 4 GB of internal memory (of which 2GB will be used by pre-installed world wide vector maps).

With Oudie there will be no more lost data from flat batteries, re-installations and re-registrations. All the data is kept in flash memory so even if the battery goes dead all you have to do is recharge the battery and everything is there.  No setup, no installation, nothing. Since it will come with SeeYou Mobile, worldwide Vector Maps, UK and European airspace and 2010 BGA waypoints pre-installed, initial setup is greatly reduced.

Power

A fully charged internal battery will power the unit for only an hour or two.  Therefore it will be necessary to power it with 12V using its supplied 12V to 5V power converter.

Mounting Options

The unit includes a suction cup mount designed for use in a car. Since it has a mechanism for pulling a strong suction (ideal for use on a glass window in a car) it may or may not be ideal for use on an expensive and flexible glider canopy. I don't recommend using similar devices in gliders because they can "dimple" the canopy when in long term use.

Instruction Manual

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