The LX5000 will store data on about 3000 airports. A comprehensive European airport database is already installed - TPs and tasks are up to the user. Data can be input from the display unit but this is rather laborious. The control unit fits a normal 8Omm diameter panel cutout. However, the extremely ingenious fixing screws also double as rotary control spindles giving full control of all functions as well as leaving the LCD screen at maximum area for display purposes.
Installation is very straight forward with a full harness provided with high quality plugs etc.
This can be used for a direct flight to an airport and allows five pages of data to be scanned for flight or arrival information. Using the stored TP data, up to 100 tasks can be entered into memory and activated when required. Sensibly the permanent data is password protected to prevent inadvertent change. This provides a very useful quick post flight record of the task with average speed for each leg and overall. It should be emphasised that although the LX5000 incorporates an integrated GPS flight recorder, it is currently not an IGC approved device.