Has anyone coordinated/updated GPS data in Victoria recently? I understand that the Geelong Gliding Club (Bacchus Marsh) may have a good database? This could be the basis for a landout and task planning manual in our region.
Thanks Jim Kelly VMFG. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian McPhee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Field Landings Web Page - Fly within capture zone of airfield? | I believe the plan within gliding in Oz is to use more airfields/airstrips | as turnpoints rather than the silos which were needed for the photo days. | Unfortunately comp organizers tend not to put the field elevation in | official downloadable data bases so we do not get the benefit of full | capabilities of our systems. Both the older Cambridge LNAV GPS-NAV system | and the new 302/303 and many other systems work real easy for glide to | landing place if it is in the official data base contains landing place | elevation. | Ian McPhee | Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia | Tel +61 (0)2 66 847 642 Mob +61 (0)428 847 642 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Alan Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 8:39 AM | Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] Field Landings Web Page - Fly within capture zone | of airfield? | | | > I understand in Europe the cost of outlanding is almost prohibitive, so | > flying always within the capture zone of a known 'safe' airfield is almost | > essential. Roland Poss was in out club several years ago and did | > considerable research on outlanding strips and flew always within final | > glide range of these. | > | > What would make safe Xcountry gliding simpler would be to not only have | them | > programmed in the flight computer, but an easy interface to a B2000 or | > similar to confirm when altitude is sufficient to reach the next | > airfield/paddock. Say airfields indicated on the iPaq map and gliding | > distance circles/eclipses at 0 Mac ready centred on current position | [noting | > wind and altitude/terrain!] | > | > Now there is a challenge. | > | > Does such a user friendly system exist? | > | > Alan Wilson | > | > | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike | > Borgelt | > Sent: Sunday, 28 September 2003 7:37 PM | > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Field Landings Web Page - Lake Keepit | > Airfield Database | > | > | > At 05:36 PM 28/09/03 +1000, you wrote: | > >We at Lake Keepit have been concerned for some time at the potential | damage | > >to Club gliders and pilots from inappropriate paddock choice. While we | > agree | > >with the comments about teaching pilots how to assess paddocks (and | > continue | > >to pursue this) there's no doubt than finding an airfield or ag strip is | > >normally a much safer option. | > > | > >Over the last couple of years we have accumulated a register of airfields | > >and ag strips, including upper air photographs and GPS coordinates. A | > >loose-leaf book of these outlanding airfields is maintained by the Club | > with | > >as much pertinent data as can be assembled - photos, runway direction(s), | > >owner name and phone, condition of field, cautionery notes etc. Study of | > >this file by intending cross country pilots is encouraged. | > > | > >The Club's turnpoint database for downloading to data loggers/GPSs | > >incorporates the coordinates for all these known airfields, with as much | > >descriptive info than can be fitted into GPS data fields to assist pilots | > >make sensible choices. | > > | > >Within a rough semicircle of 150km radius we have a database of 90 | points, | > >of which 66 are landable airfields or ag strips. (We have adopted | airfields | > >as turnpoints, rather than silos or other features, wherever available.) | > >Most cross country soaring within this area can now be performed without | > >losing glide slope to a suitable strip. | > > | > >This will be a feature of the upcoming NSWGA State comp in November and | > will | > >be another safety initiative of the Lake Keepit comp. | > > | > >The club is indebted to Harry Medlicott whose initiative this has been, | and | > >who has collected the lion's share of the info on these fields. This has | > >been an important part of his drive to improve safety in gliding, which | > will | > >be strongly empasised in the forthcoming State competition in Nov at | > Keepit. | > > | > >Dave Shorter | > >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note no ".au" in address) | > >11 Lighthouse Crescent, | > >Emerald Beach, | > >NSW 2456, Australia | > >Phone (02) 6656 1979 | > >Fax (02) 6656 2983 | > | > | > I believe Ron Geake has done this at Gympie also. They can now fly cross | > country while in glide range of suitable airstrips. | > | > One resource you might consider to do this with is the AOPA Airfield | guide. | > | > Mike | > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments | > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 | > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 | > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 | > Int'l + 61 429 355784 | > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com | > | > | > -- | > * 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. | -- * 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.
