Wayne Paul
September 6th 07, 03:29 PM
Bill,
Didn't use this technology at an Ephrata soaring contest few years ago? I
seem to remember an article in Soaring (or the SGC Towline news letter.)
Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/
Ham Radio - W7ADK
"Bill Daniels" <bildan@comcast-dot-net> wrote in message
. ..
> This is seriously cool stuff.
>
> Please post this to rec.aviation.soaring. We need this in a big way.
>
> Bill Daniels
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Fossett had a typical ELT that apparently did not turn on or was out
>> of range.
>>
>> I have a APRS tracker that continuously sends position/velocity info
>> on the ham frequency. Worked very well so far and gives peace of mind
>> to relatives - and useful to FAA on a flight plan. If Fosset had a
>> continuous tracker, the job of finding him might have been a lot
>> easier.
>>
>> You can build an APRS tracker for about $250. A basic ham license is
>> easy to get.
>>
>> For more info http://www.abri.com/sq2000/GPStrack.html
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> SQ2000 canard, http://www.abri.com/sq2000/
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2:13 pm, "Rob Turk" > wrote:
>>> CNN reports Steve Fossett is missing.
>>> "
>>> Fossett took off from a private air strip known as Flying M Ranch, near
>>> Smith Valley, 30 miles south of Yerington, Nevada, on Monday, with
>>> enough
>>> fuel for four to five hours of flight, according to the Civil Air
>>> Patrol.
>>> Yerington is south of Carson City, near the California border."
>>>
>>> Let's hope for the best
>>
>>
>
>
Didn't use this technology at an Ephrata soaring contest few years ago? I
seem to remember an article in Soaring (or the SGC Towline news letter.)
Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/
Ham Radio - W7ADK
"Bill Daniels" <bildan@comcast-dot-net> wrote in message
. ..
> This is seriously cool stuff.
>
> Please post this to rec.aviation.soaring. We need this in a big way.
>
> Bill Daniels
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Fossett had a typical ELT that apparently did not turn on or was out
>> of range.
>>
>> I have a APRS tracker that continuously sends position/velocity info
>> on the ham frequency. Worked very well so far and gives peace of mind
>> to relatives - and useful to FAA on a flight plan. If Fosset had a
>> continuous tracker, the job of finding him might have been a lot
>> easier.
>>
>> You can build an APRS tracker for about $250. A basic ham license is
>> easy to get.
>>
>> For more info http://www.abri.com/sq2000/GPStrack.html
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> SQ2000 canard, http://www.abri.com/sq2000/
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2:13 pm, "Rob Turk" > wrote:
>>> CNN reports Steve Fossett is missing.
>>> "
>>> Fossett took off from a private air strip known as Flying M Ranch, near
>>> Smith Valley, 30 miles south of Yerington, Nevada, on Monday, with
>>> enough
>>> fuel for four to five hours of flight, according to the Civil Air
>>> Patrol.
>>> Yerington is south of Carson City, near the California border."
>>>
>>> Let's hope for the best
>>
>>
>
>