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Old October 30th 13, 12:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default OLC needs money, or is this just poor marketing?

I use both...

I use OLC since the Albuquerque Soaring Club likes for us local guys to log
our flights to keep them in or near the top slot.

I use skylines because it has a **MUCH BETTER MAP** (are you listening,
OLC?) and it allows me to choose my units, i.e., knots and feet, and it
gives me a direct readout of flight time. One can also view two (perhaps
more) flights overlayed with each other. Finally, being open source, the
people are way more friendly.


"Romeozulu" wrote in message
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Today on OLC there have been interesting comments from the OLC Team.

Basically OLC are complaining to all pilots for not supporting them and
paying the 10 Euros to get a smiley

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...l?dsId=3412529

Unfortunately this is in German, but I personally think it is disgraceful.

Surely it is up to the individual pilot to decide if he want to
voluntarily pay or not.

Strangely there have already been guys jump camp to the newly formed
Skylines.

https://www.skylines-project.org/flights/latest

These are also the guys that bring you XC Soar.
I am a neutral person in all this, never paid OLC, and never used
Skylines, but I will be interested to see where it all goes from here.