Guys
Spot tracking devices have been installed in the first 5 place holders in all classes for Day 7, Monday 20 January 2009, of the Australian Multi Class Nationals being held at Benalla, Victoria. The task is an AAT (Assigned Area Task) for all classes in the comp The task is: Benalla Mount Beauty - 50 kilometre radius area Euroa - 40 kilometre radius area Coreen - 50 kilometre radius area Glenrowan - 10 kilometre radius area Benalla Minimum distance is 215 kilometres; Maximum distance is 768 kilometres; Median distance 488 kilometres. 15 Metre Class has 3.5 hours for the task; all other classes are 3 hours duration. Launch time is 12:00pm. Class launch sequence is: 15M, Standard, 18M then Open. Start gates for each class open 20 minutes after last launch of that class. The forecast is for a fine day with cu day developing. There are cu over the first leg now. Temperature forecast is 41C 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 5 knots. Wahoo!! The link for Standard class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-standard/current/display The link for 15 metre class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-15m/current/display The link for 18 metre class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-18m/current/display The link for Open class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-open/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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