On 23/03/2006, at 7:48, Wayne Carter wrote:
You may be pointing the way, Ben! Perhaps what is needed is just a centrally located DATABASE (GFA?, maybe WIKI?) of known hazards. The database could be updated by any pilot and not always with warnings, maybe a "great feild south of the farmhouse, nice cold beer inside" or similar. This database will grow over the years and represent a great part of the country we may outland in! As a side, this thought came to me with the recent release of the ATSB information of a crashed chopper, killing all aboard. They had hit a wire, game over instantly. We are now flying around with these wonderful gadgets capable of vast amounts of detail, why not include more information about the ground?
Maybe this could be a new type added to Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange.
http://soaring.aerobatics.ws/TP
I know that we have some local "don't outland here" for other special
reasons (eg: this Farmer has a Gun and is not afraid to use it!).
Once it is up on the above, then Johnny and others can easily write converters to formats that work in PDAs or FLARMs etc
BTW. Someone asked if you can get a copy of FLARM or OzFLARM - it is softward, but it runs on dedicated hardware, so you can't get a copy, details are here: http://www.rf-developments.com/page008.html
Scott
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