Did you not have any luck following Brian's instructions?

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> Brian Savage wrote:
> 
> If any Australian clubs want to get access, use the contact menu bar option 
> and send us your details.


> On 9 Jul 2017, at 14:34, Peter F Bradshaw <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi;
> 
> So, how does a club get added?
> 
>> On Sun, 2017-07-09 at 15:37 +1200, Brian Savage wrote:
>> Across the ditch in NZ we have been looking at the reasons we are losing
>> pilots from the sport, in particular, those we have trained to solo and
>> QGP, but failed to get them hooked on the cross-country drug, and they get
>> bored and go off and do something else each weekend.
>> 
>> 
>> We have identified a 3-year dip, when pilots are most likely to leave.
>> 
>> 
>> One of the potential solutions to this is some software we have developed
>> called taskPilot.
>> 
>> 
>> Put simply, it is a cross between the competition and display features of
>> SeeYou, and the on-line aspects of the OLC.
>> 
>> 
>> It is based around the idea of gliding clubs running leagues amongst their
>> pilots, using racing and AAT style tasks set up for varying experience
>> levels and weather conditions.
>> 
>> 
>> A pilot can choose a suitable task, then access information created by
>> experienced pilots about possible ways to do the task, review landout
>> options and so on, and create a goal and a plan for the flight, rather than
>> taking off and free flying and not going anywhere in particular.
>> 
>> 
>> On return pilots load up the igc file from their flight which is scored
>> automatically using a simple time and handicapped distance scheme, then
>> displayed on the club league table (pilots can opt for privacy if they
>> want!). Unless set to private, all flights are available for anyone to view.
>> 
>> 
>> Pilots then have a way of measuring how well they performed. Traces can be
>> reviewed and compared with other pilot’s traces to seek ways to improve.
>> 
>> 
>> Where clubs have a single seater which is flown by a number of pilots for
>> an hour or so each, then short local tasks can be set up for, e.g. the ‘LS4
>> class’ which are speed only, again so pilots take off with a plan.
>> 
>> 
>> It is believed that by giving new minted pilots these tools to measure and
>> improve their performance, and to land back with a sense of achievement, it
>> will maintain their interest, hopefully moving on to longer flights, even
>> competitions.
>> 
>> 
>> And keep them in the sport.
>> 
>> 
>> You can view the software here: www.taskPilot.org
>> <http://www.taskpilot.org/>
>> 
>> 
>> Click on ‘Help’ on the top menu bar and choose ‘Help with demo’ This will
>> take you to log on details along with a walkthrough of the main features.
>> 
>> 
>> If any Australian clubs want to get access, use the contact menu bar option
>> and send us your details.
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