AIR³ Vario Watch

Name: AIR³ Vario Watch
Author: AIR3

Android app by AIR3. Sports · AIR3

Store rating: Unknown
Store rating count: Unknown
Download price: Free to download
In-app purchases: Listed by the store
Version: VARY
Listing last refreshed: 2026-09-14

Store description excerpt

AIR³ Vario Watch turns your Wear OS smartwatch into an instant acoustic variometer for paragliding and hang gliding. It reacts the moment you enter lift, it hears the weak thermals a normal vario stays silent through, and it runs entirely on the watch — your phone can stay in the car. INSTANT LIFT — THE KICK, NOT THE CONSEQUENCE A barometric vario can only report a climb once you have already gained height. Instant Lift uses the watch's accelerometer and gyroscope to compute true vertical acceleration, and sounds the moment lift begins — while you are still deciding whether to turn. WEAK LIFT — FIND THE SMALL THERMALS Most of a day's usable lift never registers as a climb: it is air sinking less than the air beside it. The fringe of a thermal, the edge of a convergence, the reason one glide ends higher than another. Weak Lift gives that band its own voice, with its own threshold, resolution and averaging. On weak days, it is often the difference between working a small thermal and walking back to the car. WORKS WITHOUT YOUR PHONE Sensors, sound, GPS and automatic detection all run on the watch alone, with the screen off and your wrist down. There is no Bluetooth link to lose in flight, because nothing is being transmitted. The companion phone app is only for changing settings, and every value is stored permanently on the watch — configure it once at home, then fly with an empty pocket. USER MANUAL Full documentation for both apps: https://www.fly-air3.com/air3-vario-watch-manual ON THE WATCH - Acoustic vario with adjustable climb and sink thresholds - Vertical speed, altitude, ground speed and heading at a glance - GPS status and accuracy shown at all times - Automatic takeoff, by ground speed or by altitude change - Automatic landing, confirmed by stable altitude and reliable low speed - Sound test, to check volume and tone before launch - Altitude chart with adjustable smoothing - Always-on display in flight ON YOUR PHONE Set takeoff and landing thresholds, climb and sink thresholds, averaging, Weak Lift, Instant Lift, QNE or QNH altitude reference, units (m/ft and km/h, m/s, mph, kt), and an auto-close timeout. A diagnostic log can be enabled to record a flight and understand exactly how the app behaved. CONTINUOUS BACKGROUND TRACKING AIR³ Vario Watch runs as a foreground service during your flight to continuously track altitude, vertical speed and GPS data in real time — even when your wrist is down or the screen is off. This continuous tracking is essential for accurate variometer readings and automatic takeoff and landing detection. A persistent notification is displayed while the service is active, and you can stop it at any time using the Stop button. FREE - Altitude, ground speed, heading and GPS status - Sound test and altitude chart - All settings in the companion phone app ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION - The acoustic variometer - Automatic takeoff and landing detection - Always-on display in flight COMPATIBILITY Requires a Wear OS sma

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