Guys
Spot tracking devices have been installed in all gliders in 15 metre class for Day 6, Monday 19 January 2009, of the Australian Multi Class Nationals being held at Benalla, Victoria. There are 16 gliders in 15 Metre class today - all gliders have a Spot allocated. The link for 15 metre class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-15m/current/display Launch time is 12:00pm. Class launch sequence is: Standard, 15M, 18M then Open. Start gates for each class open 20 minutes after last launch of that class. Tasks for each class are display on the Spot tracking page. The forecast is for a cu day developing by the early afternoon. Temperature forecast is 38C in Benalla. Thermal strengths should be an average of 10knots over the task. Maximum thermals strengths could reach 12knots. Heights forecast are approximately 10,000 to 12,000 feet. Wind is currently from the north at 2-3knots. Wahoo!! We have some spots left over from the 15 metre class so we are also tracking the first 4 place holders in 18 metre class. Additionally we are tracking a Duo Discus in Open Class and Tom Gilbert in Standard Class. The link for Open class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-open/current/display The link for 18 metre class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-18m/current/display The link for Standard class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-standard/current/display Gliders are only "seen" on the tracking page as the Spot is turned on and picked up by the satellite. So you may only see a few gliders showing up on the tacking page initially, but most are shown by the time the glider's start gate opens. Browsers to use are Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer does not function well. Thanks to New South Wales Gliding through the Narromine Club for the loan of their 10 spot devices. Thanks also to John Wharington and Scott Penrose for the development effort for glider tracking. John Switala Ops Director
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