Joerg Ewald <<joerg.ewald>>
writes:

With Naviter taking over the Flytec brand as well as the Element
line of varios for paraglider and hang glider pilots, naturally many people
wonder about the future of the Connect 1. As you can probably imagine, bringing
together two brands and product lines is a big task, and many answers will
evolve only over time. What we know so far:

· The current support team (mainly myself) will continue to provide support for
the Connect 1 – for now through <support>.

· Warranty for all Connect 1 remains valid. The Swiss company Flytec AG will
stand up for all such cases.

· Repairs remain available – for now at least through the existing Flytec Repair
Centres.

· Software development will continue, with three developers (Christian, Mimo and
now also myself) working on future releases.

· The next software release is now ready for Alpha-testing. We expect a public
release by October 15. It brings French and Russian translations, direct entry
of numeric values through a keyboard, improved XC distance calculations and
further improvements.

· Hardware development for FLARM and pitot will continue. We will work with an
external development company to wrap up the development and go into production.

Expect more answers over the next few weeks. Overall, I still very much believe
in our vision of a high-end vario which is as easy to use and operate as a
modern mobile phone. So we continue on our path, keeping in mind all the Connect
1 owners.