It still amazes me how many pilots still try to learn how their flight
computer works in the air, particaly those using some sort of PDA. I
know how my oudie works very well only due to the fact I fly with it
most weeks at home on my PC when flying a condor task.
As for turn point names starti
Ron got my joke Mike, he admitted to being a Luddite. We are all guilty of
that at some stage, I was just pulling his leg a bit.
ROSS
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Ross,
The term "reactionary" is used by communists and
fellow travellers to deride those who oppose
their ghastly, evil and murderous plans for humanity.
"liberalism" has so many meanings as to be
useless. Classical liberalism is not what you might think it is.
"progress" is a perversion of t
At 08:39 AM 9/01/2014, you wrote:
My understanding was that the official turn point list was now the
file supplied by the organisers anyway. This is usually a small
subset of the local database without points close together.
Correct. I'm having difficulty understanding why numbers are
prefe
Yeah a Luddite!
On 9 January 2014 11:58, Ross McLean wrote:
> *Ron Sanders said:*
>
> *"* I also understand that this sounds like that rambling and digressions
> of an old man but the encroachment of computers and worse our blind faith
> in them is insidious."
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Ron Sanders said:
" I also understand that this sounds like that rambling and digressions of
an old man but the encroachment of computers and worse our blind faith in
them is insidious."
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Dear Matt,
COONAM IS different from COONAB.
I use a volkslogger so I know.
It is interesting as to how many responses a simple question gets!
I have a small preference for names rather than numbers, my
understanding of the geography of the world IS based on names rather
than numbers but I am a
My understanding was that the official turn point list was now the file
supplied by the organisers anyway. This is usually a small subset of the local
database without points close together.
Even with a lack of multiple points in the same location, there is scope for
confusion. I am aware of so
Good luck to all the pilots flying in the WA State Comps at Beverley in WA.
28 gliders flying in one class. Good to see gliding in WA is going strong.
Fly safe guys.
Don Woodward
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Oh Mike, the probability for error goes through the roof when you have to
enter the actual Lat and Long of the turn points. I think you must have your
tongue firmly planted in your cheek on that answer. LOL
ROSS
Exactly correct Ron. But we want them to be cheap too so there eventually
will be a compromise somewhere.
I am not justifying the GPS mfrs simply discussing why the number/TP name
system works well for Competitions. It removes ambiguity.
ROSS
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