LX 10K
The complete glider flight computer in one 80 mm instrument: variometer, navigation over 3D terrain and an IGC recorder, with a backup battery — the drop-in successor to the LX 5000 and 7007.
- The biggest digital display ever fitted to an 80 mm navigation instrument
- Drop-in upgrade for LX 4000, 5000, 7000 and 7007 systems — same cutouts, same habits
- IGC-approved recorder with ENL, kept alive by the backup battery
- Always ships as a pair with a vario indicator — analogue 57 by default, digital 57 or 80 instead
- LX 10K main unit
- Vario indicator (analog vario indicator 57 is default)
- 16 GB Micro SD card
- OAT probe with 2.5 mm jack
- Audio speaker with 3.5 mm jack
- Inputs interface with RJ12 connector
- 40 cm CAN-BUS cable
- Bluetooth/WiFi antenna with SMA connector
- GPS antenna with SMA connector
See it fly.
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Details.
The LX 10K is what a generation of LX 4000, 5000, 7000 and 7007 owners asked for: everything the old system did, on a display it never had, in the holes it already occupies. The main unit goes into the 80 mm cutout, the vario indicator into the 57 or 80 mm one beside it, and a club pilot who flew an LX 5000 feels at home on the first flight — the knob-and-button logic is the same.
Three instruments in one
- Variometer — fast, filtered climb with netto, relative and averager, and an audio you can thermal on. Speed-command mode for the glide.
- Navigation — tasks, turnpoints and airspace over 3D terrain, final glide against your polar and the wind it has measured in the air, and a score sheet at the end.
- Flight recorder — an IGC-approved logger with engine noise level (ENL), kept alive by the backup battery for 3 to 5 hours, so a badge or record flight is never lost to a flat battery.
The biggest display in an 80 mm instrument
A 3.5 inch transflective screen in portrait — the largest ever fitted to an 80 mm navigation instrument, and one that gets more readable in direct sunlight rather than less.
Always with an indicator
The LX 10K ships as a pair: main unit plus vario indicator. The analogue 57 mm indicator is the default; the digital indicators in 57 and 80 mm take its place if you prefer a screen for the needle. All three connect over the CAN bus with one cable.
Everything else, one cable each
A second-seat unit, a FLARM or PowerFLARM for traffic on the same screen, a FLARM LED display, an AHRS module, a KRT2 radio driven from the map, the joystick with its vibration warnings — each joins over the CAN bus or a serial port. Your dealer supplies the harness for your airframe; installation is under half an hour.
In the box
LX 10K main unit · vario indicator (analogue 57 by default) · 16 GB micro SD card · OAT probe with 2.5 mm jack · audio speaker with 3.5 mm jack · inputs interface with RJ12 connector · 40 cm CAN bus cable · Bluetooth/WiFi antenna with SMA connector · GPS antenna with SMA connector
In the panel
- Main unit: 80 mm cutout, 82 × 82 × 52 mm, 313 g
- 3.5 inch transflective display, portrait
- 250 mA at 12 V without the indicator
- Backup battery 3–5 hours
- CAN bus, WiFi, Bluetooth
For a two-seater, add the LX 10K D in the rear seat. Non-TSO.
Questions pilots ask.
Do I need to cut a new panel opening?
No. The main unit uses the 80 mm cutout and the vario indicator a 57 or 80 mm one — no cutting or drilling, installed in less than half an hour.
Is a vario indicator included?
Yes — the LX 10K always ships in pair with a vario indicator. The analog 57 is the default; digital 57 and 80 mm indicators are available instead.
Does it record IGC flights?
Yes — an IGC-approved flight recorder with ENL for combustion engines is built in, kept alive by the internal backup battery for 3–5 hours.
Can I add a second seat?
Yes — the LX 10K D repeats everything in the rear cockpit over one CAN cable and needs no sensors of its own.