One instrument. Everything you need to fly far.
More instrument for your money.
A mechanical vario shows you one thing: climb.
For the same price, XCVario gives you:
- Variometer with thermal assistant
- Netto and Super-Netto
- Altimeter
- Airspeed (IAS/TAS)
- Speed-to-fly (MacCready)
- Wind calculation
- Flap assistant
- Artificial horizon
- G-meter
- FLARM traffic warning
That’s a full panel in one slot. No extra instruments. No extra cost. No extra panel space.
And compared to the premium brands? Same functions. About half the price.
1,000 km. The TE probe failed. XCVario took over.
Promising forecast. Task declared: 1,000 km FAI triangle. His first. Soon, he noticed something was wrong. His TE probe was clogged.
For most pilots, that’s the end of the flight. Bad variometer data means missed thermals.
Not for him. One setting: He switched the XCVario to electronic compensation. It didn’t just work. It worked better than the probe ever did. He flew on. And completed the full 1,000 km triangle.
“My TE probe clogged mid-flight. I switched to electronic compensation and flew on. It was even better than before. My first attempt at a 1,000 km triangle — done.”
Here’s the thing about TE probes: long tubing, delays, leaks, clogs. A lot can go wrong — and it does.
Electronic compensation has none of that. No tubing. No delay. No leaks. Just clean, instant climb data.
With XCVario, you can remove the TE probe completely. Many pilots do.
Your XCVario gets better every year.
A mechanical vario stays the same forever. An XCVario grows.
We ship regular software updates. New features. Better performance. More compatibility. Free of charge.
Pilots who bought an XCVario years ago fly with today’s software.
You are not buying a finished product.
You are buying a product that keeps improving.
Open interfaces, no lock-in.
XCVario connects to almost anything:
- XCSoar, OpenSoar, LK8000, etc.
- FLARM and PowerFLARM
- Bluetooth, WiFi, CAN bus, dual serial
- Standard NMEA — so most third-party avionics too
You choose your setup. Not the manufacturer.
Easy to read. Easy to hear. Easy to use.
The display stays bright and clear in direct sunlight.
The layout is clean: a classic analogue-style needle, plus the info fields you want. Metric, imperial or flight levels — your choice.
The 3-watt speaker cuts through cockpit noise. The audio is fully configurable.
You listen to it, you know what’s happening. That’s the whole idea.
Designed by glider pilots. Built in Germany and the Netherlands.
XCVario was created by pilots who wanted a better vario for their own cockpits.
Every function comes from real flying. Every update is tested in the air.
- Robust and slick casing
- Precision pressure sensors
- Low power consumption
- Standard panel sizes: 57 mm and 80 mm
More than 1,000 instruments are flying today — in club gliders, private ships and competition cockpits.
Zero risk. We mean it.
We are the only variometer manufacturer with a 12-month satisfaction guarantee.
Fly it for a full year. Through the whole season. Not happy? Send it back. Full refund. No questions asked.
And there’s more:
- Free shipping in Europe
- Express replacement — if something can’t be fixed remotely, we send you a free loaner device. Your glider stays in the air, not in the workshop.
- Fast support — direct from the makers. Average response time: about 10 hours.
- Spare parts in stock.
- Full manual online — read everything before you buy
Why can we offer this? Because almost nobody sends it back.
Start with one instrument. Grow when you want.
The XCVario family works together:
- XCVario 57 / 80 — the variometer
- XCFlarmView — traffic display
- XCTouchNav — navigation display
Same software. Same logic. Same connections.
Start small. Add later. Everything fits.