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Old July 27th 16, 12:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Sean[_2_]
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Default FAI Sailplane Grand Prix USA (Results, reports, media...)

For some reason my GlideTrack app does not work. We can't figure it out. It used to work fine last week. Will spend more time today trying to get it going. I wish some others had more than Spot too. I regret not making Delorme and mobile mandatory. We are doing our best but that was a mistake.

Next year I think Spot trackers will simply not be allowed. They are useless. The delay is unacceptable for race viewers. The sport of soaring deserves more that Spot tracking (boring). I think all pilots must have 30 second Delorme and/or the mobile tracker moving forward.

As this is our first go at SGP, there are sure to be opportunities for improvement. Tracking is critical to any sailplane race (SGP or even SSA) in my opinion and needs significant work all around.

Race report for day 2 on the Facebook page. Top 4 finished within 1 minute with 2nd, 3rd and 4th within 5 SECONDS! 103.5 kph winning speed in 2-4 knot thermals over 275 km. Unreal! Amazing and more fun than you can imagine!

Sean