For what it's worth, Garmin tracklog will be accepted as verification at the upcoming Club & Sports Class Nationals at Temora.
Nick. -----Original Message----- From: John Giddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Data Logger >Hi Jason, >I wish you luck. >Mike B has tried fighting this one before, and his "Joey" >does have the pressure altitude facility. >The FAI seems to be paranoid about cheating, so insists on >suitable security for the process and the resultant files. >The pressure altitude is required because the GPS altitude >measurement is (or used to be before the switching off of >Selective Availability) not sufficiently accurate, and the >height reported by GPS is above the theoretical geoid rather >than above MSL. In other words, they needed something like >a standard barograph. >This question has been done to death on >rec.aviation.soaring, so I think any chance of changing the >collective mind of FAI-IGC is low. >There is no problem, for local contests, for the local rules >to allow the use of any GPS arrangements they wish. Some >local contests in USA have allowed use of hand held GPS >devices which have sufficient track storage to accommodate >the duration of the task. >Cheers, John G. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jason Armistead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:27 PM >Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Data Logger > > >| Funny, after posting the GPSOZ web site URL, I was also >attracted to this >| same page from the GPSOZ site "Links" page, and also had >the same questions >| running through my brain. >| >| Mike - what sort of hoops do the GFA / FAI expect a >manufacturer to be able >| to jump through in order to be "approved" ? >| >| Anyone - what sort of pressure can we bring to bear >against the GFA / FAI in >| order to get them to relax the requirements (assuming >certain basic data >| security criteria can be met) >| >| Regards >| >| Jason Armistead >| Club Membership Secretary & Webmaster >| Southern Cross Gliding Club >| Camden, NSW, Australia >| http://www.southerncrossgliding.org/ >| >| ----- Original Message ----- >| From: Mike Borgelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:26 PM >| Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Data Logger >| >| >| > At 07:30 PM 4/10/01 +0830, you wrote: >| > >Anyone know anything about these? >| > > >| > >http://homepages.tig.com.au/~robk/datalogger.html >| > > >| > >-- >| > >Leigh Bunting >| > >Colonel Light Gardens >| > >South Australia >| > >Find out more about Col. Light Gdns. here - >| > >http://www.chariot.net.au/~pknight/clghs/ >| > >| > >| > Yep, >| > >| > And if we had an IGC or a GFA half way smart you'd be >able to use these >| for >| > badges and records but you can't. >| > >| > Mike Borgelt >| > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring >instruments >| > ABN 75532924542 >| > Box 7474 Toowoomba M.C. >| > Queensland 4352 >| > Australia >| > >| > Tel 0746 355 784 >| > mob 0428 355 784 >| > 0429 355 784 >| > fax 0746 358 796 >| > >| > International >| > phone: int'l+ 61 7 46 355 784 >| > Cellphone:int'l +61 4 28 355 784 >| > int'l +61 4 29 355 784 >| > fax : int'l+ 61 7 46 358 796 >| > >| > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > website:www.ozemail.com.au/~mborgelt >| >| >| >| -- >| * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. >| * To Unsubscribe: send email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the >message >| * or with "help" in the body of the message for more >information. >| >| > > >-- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
