OLC Search Question

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I've been doing some research on best times of year to fly different glider locations. (I understand the data is a bit sketchy because it only covers those that choose to post to OLC.)
Does anybody have a simple way to search flights by aircraft type? I want to see how certain gliders fare during different conditions.
Gene

[AS]

On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 11:40:00 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> I've been doing some research on best times of year to fly different glider locations. (I understand the data is a bit sketchy because it only covers those that choose to post to OLC.)
> Does anybody have a simple way to search flights by aircraft type? I want to see how certain gliders fare during different conditions.
> Gene

Hi Gene - I inquired about that capability last year and was told that it is on the 'To-Do-List' for 2017. I haven't seen any announcements regarding that as of now but the year isn't over. Also, keep in mind that OLC is a volunteer organization...

Uli
'AS'

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On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 1:22:22 PM UTC-6, AS wrote:
> On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 11:40:00 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> > I've been doing some research on best times of year to fly different glider locations. (I understand the data is a bit sketchy because it only covers those that choose to post to OLC.)
> > Does anybody have a simple way to search flights by aircraft type? I want to see how certain gliders fare during different conditions.
> > Gene
>
> Hi Gene - I inquired about that capability last year and was told that it is on the 'To-Do-List' for 2017. I haven't seen any announcements regarding that as of now but the year isn't over. Also, keep in mind that OLC is a volunteer organization...
>
> Uli
> 'AS'

Thanks Uli:
I'll put in a request with the OLC board and maybe it will become a bit higher priority. Understand the volunteer thing.
I tried downloading data as an Excel file for various parameters (Statistics: Best Flights, Speed, etc.) and hoped the aircraft type would migrate into the spreadsheet but no luck.
Cheers
Gene

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I too would like that feature. I fly a short-winged glider with lower performance than the typical 15m+ models. It would be good if I could search for flights in similar gliders for comparison. Ideally, not just by exact model, but by range of span, or range of handicap.