The IQ SONIC is BRÄUNIGER's new mini vario. It offers optimised climb-
and sink-acoustics and works without optical indication of altitude
or vario.
The IQ SONIC is an ideal back-up instrument for cross country and competition
pilots. It is also perfect for soaring, e.g. on dunes, where altitude
information is not terribly interesting. Paraglider tandem pilots often
have problems mounting their "bigger" varios, with the compact and lightweight
IQ SONIC this problem is solved once and for all. Pilots who do not
want to take care of any kind of technology while flying will find the
IQ SONIC the perfect instrument for them.
A real specialty is the ASI (Acoustic Scale Indication). The timbre
of the climb sound changes at around 1,3 m/s climb rate (260 ft/min)
which helps the pilot to estimate climb rates.