Jim, It can be found on our web site: http://www.gliding-in-melbourne.org/ . Please follow to the Resources page and then the Australian Turnpoints link. Unfortunately I cannot say how up-to-date the list is.
Regards Jarek Mosiejewski ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Field Landings Web Page - Fly within capture zone of airfield? > 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. > > -- * 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.
