I'd like to see the relaxation of this for Badge claims, particularly for clubs, if only the silver C.
----- Original Message ----- From: John Giddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:03 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.
