Chouka Smart variometer

Chouka Smart vario on paragliding cockpit

Chouka Smart variometer on the paragliding helmet

The lightest and most compact paragliding variometer on the market! Only 13 g and 40 h of battery life.

Used on its own, it’s a simple, lightweight and efficient variometer that you’ll completely forget about in flight.
Connected to XCTrack (Android), it becomes a powerful cross-country tool, offering precision, advanced navigation, GPS tracking and complete flight analysis.

🇫🇷 Made in France!

Rated 4.46 out of 5 based on 4 customer ratings

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From 79 €

USB OTG cable smartphone

USB charging cable

+3 additional Velcros (for 2nd helmet, harness, etc.)

Description

The Chouka Smart includes all the features of the classic Chouka variometer and adds connectivity with the mobile app XCTrack.

It combines the Chouka’s vario precision, XCTrack’s advanced functions and mapping, and the GPS of your smartphone.

Connection with Android + XCTrack

The Chouka Smart includes all the features of the classic Chouka variometer and adds connectivity with the mobile app XCTrack.

The vario connects easily to XCTrack on Android via a USB OTG cable (included – choose the right type when ordering).
Combines the precision of the Chouka with the power of XCTrack.
The Chouka sound automatically turns off when connected to the smartphone, allowing you to use XCTrack’s custom audio.

Ultra-light vario!

Weight: 13 g (without cable)
Dimensions: 32 x 25 x 16 mm

Practical

40 h autonomy in flight
USB-C rechargeable vario (standard cable)
Low-battery beep ~4 h before shutdown
Switch easy to operate with gloves
Attachment by Velcro and lanyard: helmet, cockpit, shoulder straps, risers, jacket pocket, etc.

Accurate

Sensitivity: 15 cm/s
Audio frequency and tone vary according to vertical speed
Chouka vario thresholds

Vario sound

Vertical speed	Beep sound
+8 m/s
+4 m/s
+2 m/s
+1 m/s
Zeroing (-0.2 to +0.8 m/s)
Normal descent (-5 to -0.2 m/s)	No sound
Fast descent (< -5 m/s)

Other sounds
Low battery

The Chouka’s sound automatically turns off when connected to a smartphone, allowing you to configure a custom sound in XCTrack.

XCTrack setup

Install XCTrack on your Android smartphone or tablet.
Connect the Chouka Smart to your smartphone (only with the supplied USB OTG cable).
Turn on the Chouka Smart and launch the XCTrack app.
Confirm the authorization popup.
Configure XCTrack via the “Preferences” > “Sensor connection” menu:
- “External sensor” = “USB sensor”
- “Transmission speed for FTDI devices” = 9600
After a few seconds, the Chouka Smart is recognized as an external variometer.

The story of Chouka

As an engineer passionate about paragliding and mountains, I wanted to create a light, simple, and reliable variometer. It all started with a first hand-crafted prototype, placed inside a Tic Tac box and humorously nicknamed the “Vario Tictac”. After several improvements and test flights, this first prototype evolved into the Chouka variometer.

🇫🇷 Our products are carefully made in the French Alps, in Grenoble.

More about Chouka’s story.