OLC Gen 2 Question

[Ray Lovinggood]

There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
to create yet another login name and password? What's
the purpose for this?

I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.

Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
the Region 4 North race.

It's frustrating that there is no information of the
race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that I
can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.

Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!

Thanks,
Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

[Papa3]

Ray Lovinggood wrote:
> There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
> to create yet another login name and password? What's
> the purpose for this?
>
> I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
> the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
> other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.
>
> Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
> I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
> the Region 4 North race.
>
> It's frustrating that there is no information of the
> race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that I
> can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.
>
> Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!
>
> Thanks,
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

Ray,

I'm lost with you, and I speak passable German! The new UI is
completely and utterly non-intuitive; I have no clue how to find the
US results. I'm sure it's something that will work itself out over
time, but right now it seems like we've confused flashier graphics with
usability. If anyone can find a quick way to get to the day's flights
for the US, please let me know.

Regards,
Erik Mann
LS8-18 (P3)

[jcarlyle]

I simply used the USA portal, Erik, and it gave me yesterday's flights:
http://www.ssa.org/members/contestreports/OLC.htm

-John

Papa3 wrote:
> If anyone can find a quick way to get to the day's flights
> for the US, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Erik Mann
> LS8-18 (P3)

[Paul Remde]

Hi,

I think it is OK, but it will taking some getting used to. You can't see
dates before October 11th because that is the 1st day of the contest.

To get to the USA results:
- go to www.onlinecontest.org
- to view the web site in English - select the British flag (near the top
left of the screen)
- Click the "Gliding" tab
- Under the gliding tab is a row of menus. The left menu is has a drop
down arrow and is probably defaulted to "Worldwide". Open the list by
clicking on the down arrow and select "United States of America" from the
bottom of the menu - as long as it is not off the bottom of your screen...

Note: Everyone must re-register for 2007. To do that:
- If it is not already selected, select the "Gliding" tab.
- Click on "Anmeldung" (they need to update that to an English word) and a
menu will appear.
- Click on "Contest Registration"

To go back and view flights and results from 2006
- If it is not already selected, select the "Gliding" tab.
- Click on "Scoring" to open the scoring menu and select "OLC-2006".

Paul Remde

"Papa3" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>> There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
>> to create yet another login name and password? What's
>> the purpose for this?
>>
>> I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
>> the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
>> other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.
>>
>> Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
>> I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
>> the Region 4 North race.
>>
>> It's frustrating that there is no information of the
>> race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that I
>> can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.
>>
>> Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ray Lovinggood
>> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
>
> Ray,
>
> I'm lost with you, and I speak passable German! The new UI is
> completely and utterly non-intuitive; I have no clue how to find the
> US results. I'm sure it's something that will work itself out over
> time, but right now it seems like we've confused flashier graphics with
> usability. If anyone can find a quick way to get to the day's flights
> for the US, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Erik Mann
> LS8-18 (P3)
>

[Ray Lovinggood]

Thanks Paul!

I had previously managed to navigate to the page you
describe here, but didn't know about the button to
take me back to the OLC 2006 flights. Since I was
in the new webpage and had the October calendar selected,
I was expecting it to allow me to go back to Monday,
9 OCT 06, even though that was in OLC 2006. I wanted
to see what a flight would look like on the new page.

Hurry up and wait!

Thanks,
Ray



At 13:42 10 October 2006, Paul Remde wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I think it is OK, but it will taking some getting used
>to. You can't see
>dates before October 11th because that is the 1st day
>of the contest.
>
>To get to the USA results:
> - go to www.onlinecontest.org
> - to view the web site in English - select the British
>flag (near the top
>left of the screen)
> - Click the 'Gliding' tab
> - Under the gliding tab is a row of menus. The left
>menu is has a drop
>down arrow and is probably defaulted to 'Worldwide'.
> Open the list by
>clicking on the down arrow and select 'United States
>of America' from the
>bottom of the menu - as long as it is not off the bottom
>of your screen...
>
>Note: Everyone must re-register for 2007. To do that:
> - If it is not already selected, select the 'Gliding'
>tab.
> - Click on 'Anmeldung' (they need to update that to
>an English word) and a
>menu will appear.
> - Click on 'Contest Registration'
>
>To go back and view flights and results from 2006
> - If it is not already selected, select the 'Gliding'
>tab.
> - Click on 'Scoring' to open the scoring menu and
>select 'OLC-2006'.
>
>Paul Remde
>
>'Papa3' wrote in message
ups.com...
>>
>> Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>>> There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
>>> to create yet another login name and password? What's
>>> the purpose for this?
>>>
>>> I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
>>> the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
>>> other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.
>>>
>>> Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
>>> I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
>>> the Region 4 North race.
>>>
>>> It's frustrating that there is no information of the
>>> race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that
>>>I
>>> can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.
>>>
>>> Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ray Lovinggood
>>> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
>>
>> Ray,
>>
>> I'm lost with you, and I speak passable German!
>>The new UI is
>> completely and utterly non-intuitive; I have no clue
>>how to find the
>> US results. I'm sure it's something that will work
>>itself out over
>> time, but right now it seems like we've confused flashier
>>graphics with
>> usability. If anyone can find a quick way to get
>>to the day's flights
>> for the US, please let me know.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Erik Mann
>> LS8-18 (P3)
>>
>
>
>

[Papa3]

Interesting. When I tried that last night, no luck. Seems to be
working fine today.


jcarlyle wrote:
> I simply used the USA portal, Erik, and it gave me yesterday's flights:
> http://www.ssa.org/members/contestreports/OLC.htm
>
> -John
>
> Papa3 wrote:
> > If anyone can find a quick way to get to the day's flights
> > for the US, please let me know.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Erik Mann
> > LS8-18 (P3)

[Doug Haluza]

Ray Lovinggood wrote:
> There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
> to create yet another login name and password? What's
> the purpose for this?

I presume it will be used so you can edit your flights, but this
function is not implemented yet. Only the OLC-i admin can make changes
for now (until the platform is stable). You can create a user ID if you
wish, but it is not necessary yet.

> I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
> the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
> other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.

Today is the first day of OLC 2007, so no US flights have been
completed yet. Check back later.

> Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
> I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
> the Region 4 North race.

Check the OLC 2006 for Monday's flights.

> It's frustrating that there is no information of the
> race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that I
> can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.
>
> Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!

It may be a little harder at first to adapt to the change, but the new
interface is really a big improvement. There are some English
translations that need to be done, so don't be scared off by the
ocasional German words.

> Thanks,
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

[Ray Lovinggood]

Thanks, Doug.

With the info from Paul, I was able to find the R4N
flights.

And, I'm not scared off by some German words. Heck,
I got fairly dangerous with my 'GI German' when I was
stationed in Germany at Sembach Air Base. Enjoyed
the people, their food, their beer, and of course,
their gliders. I learned a couple of proper German
terms that pertain to soaring such as 'Lepo' and 'LS-Blei'.
And, of course, 'Bitte ein Bit!'

Ray Lovinggood
Still flying a German glider
housed in a German trailer
towed by a Japenese car
that was built in America

At 17:18 10 October 2006, Doug Haluza wrote:
>
>Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>> There is a login window now. Is it required by OLC
>> to create yet another login name and password? What's
>> the purpose for this?
>
>I presume it will be used so you can edit your flights,
>but this
>function is not implemented yet. Only the OLC-i admin
>can make changes
>for now (until the platform is stable). You can create
>a user ID if you
>wish, but it is not necessary yet.
>
>> I can't find any flights in the US. I tried, using
>> the drop down calendar, to go back to yesterday and
>> other days prior to today, but can't get anywhere.
>
>Today is the first day of OLC 2007, so no US flights
>have been
>completed yet. Check back later.
>
>> Not only was I just navigating around in the new OLC,
>> I wanted to see if any flights had been posted from
>> the Region 4 North race.
>
>Check the OLC 2006 for Monday's flights.
>
>> It's frustrating that there is no information of the
>> race on the SSA webpage and it's frustrating that
>>I
>> can't find any flight log on OLC. None in the US.
>>
>> Am I just lost in the new Gen 2? If so, send a map!
>
>It may be a little harder at first to adapt to the
>change, but the new
>interface is really a big improvement. There are some
>English
>translations that need to be done, so don't be scared
>off by the
>ocasional German words.
>
>> Thanks,
>> Ray Lovinggood
>> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
>
>

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Ray Lovinggood wrote:
Heck,
> I got fairly dangerous with my 'GI German' when I was
> stationed in Germany at Sembach Air Base. Enjoyed
> the people, their food, their beer, and of course,
> their gliders. I learned a couple of proper German
> terms that pertain to soaring such as 'Lepo' and 'LS-Blei'.
> And, of course, 'Bitte ein Bit!'
>
Ray
When were you stationed at Sembach? I was there in the early 80´s.

Bob McDowell

[Ray Lovinggood]

Bob,

I've sent you a private e-mail as it seems my answer
has nothing to do with OLC. But, in my e-mail, in
case you don't get it, I stated I was stationed at
Semback from late March 1983 through early April 1986.
The dollar hit 3.47:1 against the Mark and oh, I wish
I had the balls to have gone deep into debt to buy
a new LS-4!!!! I still whimper when I consider the
cost of a new LS-4 back then, in US dollars.

Ray
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 18:36 10 October 2006, wrote:
>
>Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>Heck,
>> I got fairly dangerous with my 'GI German' when I
>>was
>> stationed in Germany at Sembach Air Base. Enjoyed
>> the people, their food, their beer, and of course,
>> their gliders. I learned a couple of proper German
>> terms that pertain to soaring such as 'Lepo' and 'LS-Blei'.
>> And, of course, 'Bitte ein Bit!'
>>
>Ray
>When were you stationed at Sembach? I was there in
>the early 80=B4s.
>
>Bob McDowell
>
>