Umm,
How different is viewing the wx radar in flight on a PDA too receiving a
inflight met brief update over the radio from flight service....... Same info
just in a pretty picture.
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Gage
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Cc: Mal Bruce
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Doppler radar
I think this rule covers it (taken from current nationals rules):
31.6 The use of other forms of communication during flight, including but not
limited to mobile phones, CB or HF radios, or any VHF frequency not allocated
by the Organisers, is prohibited.
Policing is another mater !
On 10/01/2008, at 11:32 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote:
At 08:42 PM 5/01/2008, you wrote:
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR66I.loop.shtml?looping=0&reloaded=0&topography=true&locations=true&range=true#skip
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/?looping=0&reloaded=0&topography=true&locations=true&range=true#skip
The Doppler radar at four sites is showing Doppler radar winds plus
some other cool stuff like roads etc.
Radar Viewer Tools
About The Enhanced Radar Viewer
The enhanced radar viewer has been developed as part of the Radar
Network and Doppler Services Upgrade Project (RNDSUP) and is now
available for all radars in the Bureau's network. The enhanced radar
viewer allows you to customise the radar map so that you can display
features that will help you in locating rainfall in relation to your
city or town, or in relation to other locations that you are interested
in.
A menu of related links is located above the radar map to provide
easy access to:
Animated image loops
64 km views for Adelaide, Brisbane and Yarrawonga radars
128km and 256km views for all radars
Information about the radar site
Links to other radar locations
Support and background information about the radar images
Nice information.
Someone had better figure out whether accessing these and the normal
radar during a contest flight is permissible under the rules.
This is possible right now with your Next G phone and/or PDA. As is
having someone in "mission control" tracking your flight and doing
real time analysis of how well you are doing and displaying advice on
the comms device.
This sort of thing is common in serious motor racing. Might be an
idea to decide if that is the way gliding should go.
Mike
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