An LxNav S3 is now in the mail. It is a mechanical needle and not the latest tech (S10 or similar), but it is only a total energy pressure input, which will be insensitive to just how slowly the Goat flies, rather than an airspeed pressure sensor set up for glass ships. Airspeed pressure scales poorly for the low-speed range, but total energy is close to static and it is the same pressure sensor for fast and slow-speed sailplanes. The S3 is also self-contained with a speaker, so I just need to add power and (desired) connect to a total energy probe. Static pressure will be close enough to total energy for my purposes, so this will also functionally serve as an altimeter.
And an ICOM A13 is also in the mail. This is the "don't hit me" radio and should have been the first radio purchase anyway.
Navigation will be easy enough with a phone app. There is no way I'll range away from beyond sight of the airfield for now, so the phone will be plenty sufficient. And I already have the phone...
To-do's before the first flight are now:
- do a weight & balance
- do a very thorough pre-flight check
airband radiovariometer- finish weld trailer frame joints
Deferred:
- wing root kiss seal
- leather patch on wing tips where they rub the ground
- leather patch guides for elevator control lines
- trim color paint
- main strut fairings
- jury strut fairings
- emergency parachute
- drogue chute
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