>From a competitor's point of view the new turnpoint naming convention of number/name is great as it avoids any possible confusion regarding which turnpoint has been set for the task. Also makes it much easier to input the task accurately into the logger/flight computer/gps whatever. Similarly, in the air they are really much easier and faster to use.
ROSS ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mandy Temple Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2014 9:45 AM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Turnpoints The names are a combined number and name, not just a number. eg 47PATA MT From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2014 8:49 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Turnpoints With the added advantage that casual visitors to the contest have no idea where the task is for the day :-) Mike At 07:06 PM 7/01/2014, you wrote: Hi Ron, apparently it was requested by the pilots at a recent nats pilot meeting (maybe Benalla) and is now in the guidelines. Makes inputting tasks to a device easier. Regards Grant. Grant Hudson > On 7 Jan 2014, at 19:21, Ron Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > > Everybody just a question about the arrangement of turn points. > > I noticed at Kingaroy and now at Waikerie that turn points are being > described primarily by numbers these days. I was wondering if any body > can tell me why?? > Don't care one way or the other just interested to know if some body > has made some kind of policy decision. > > Ron > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia
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