ASA's Electronic Flight Computer for Light Aircraft
ASA's newest electronic flight computer, optimized for use with US-made light aircraft, is a price/performance breakthrough resulting from advances in display and microprocesser technology. Aviators can calculate true airspeed, ground speed, mach number, altitudes, fuel, headings and courses, time/speed/distance, winds, headwind/crosswind components, gliding information, and weight & balance.
This is probably the most advanced of the handheld aviation calculators; it features:
- Large, easy to read LCD screen
- Includes Stopwatch, Timer, internal Clock with Local & UTC time. The clock continues even when the CX-2 is turned off!
- Functions can be chained together. The answer to a preceding problem is automatically entered into subsequent problems.
- Menu organization reflects how a flight is planned and executed. All inputs are in logical sequence.
- The CX-2 uses 4 AAA batteries (included), and easily fits into a shirt pocket
- A hard plastic carrying case tucks away on the back of the CX-2 when it's being used
- The CX-2 is authorized for use on FAA & Transport Canada exams
- 34 functions contain 40 aviation calculation modules, including weight & balance
- 16 unit conversion functions such as weight, temperature, and volume are included
- prompted inputs make for fast data entry
- calculator & conversions can be used within any aviation function
- The CX-2 menu structure provides easy entry, review, and editing within each function. Users can change variables and recompute without re-entering the entire calculation
- Inputs & outputs are labelled and numbers are displayed with units
NOTE: This unit is designed for use with US-made light aircraft and uses hard-coded US units ("lbs" & "inches") and is difficult to use with metric units. If you are operating a metric aircraft (Airbus or Katana for example, or non-US light aircraft) you may find that this calculator is unsuitable. Airspeed inputs are hard-coded as "knots", which will make the CX-2 difficult to use for home-builders (who often prefer the antiquated "mph" units so that it sounds like their planes are faster than they really are. Fuel flow is coded in open units so that litres or gallons can be used. Operators of standard Cessna/Piper/Mooney type aircraft will find this calculater to be acceptable if airspeeds are displayed in "knots".
- PLUS + Capable, easy to use; excellent after-purchase service and warranty
- MINUS - Limited applications; hard-coded US-only units; weight & balance functions are suitable for small aircraft only