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Posting Flights to OLC

Posting Flights to OLC. (that means Online Contest). What, Why, How. What is it? Why would you want to do this? How can you do it?. What is OLC?. http://www.onlinecontest.org/. No need for XC flight. 117km. 136km. (but it helps). Why participate in OLC?. Why participate in OLC?.

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Posting Flights to OLC

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  1. Posting Flights to OLC • (that means Online Contest)

  2. What, Why, How • What is it? • Why would you want to do this? • How can you do it?

  3. What is OLC? http://www.onlinecontest.org/

  4. No need for XC flight 117km 136km (but it helps)

  5. Why participate in OLC?

  6. Why participate in OLC? “I was out flying today. Really great conditions! I released at 1,500ft into a 6kt thermal, hit cloudbase at 6,000ft, and headed off. I rode a cloud street to Luray that never quit. I got there with no turns, still at 6,000ft! Came back to Front Royal, headed off toward Winchester.... “I was out flying today. Really great conditions! I blah blah at 1,500ft into a blah blah blah, hit blah atblah blah blah blah blah. I rode a blah to Luray that blah blah blah. I got there with blah blah blah blah blah! Came back to blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah....

  7. Why participate in OLC?

  8. Why participate in OLC?

  9. Why participate in OLC?

  10. The big reason...

  11. The big reason...

  12. How • Easy!

  13. Flight recorder

  14. Go fly! This is the hard part....

  15. Downloading Actually, this is the hard part

  16. Club logger • Put in plane • Plug in antenna • Turn on recorder • Take off! • USB cable to laptop • Or PDA and SD card

  17. SeeYou

  18. Cambridge • Won’t validate (OLC cares about validation if you have a real recorder!) • Download cai2igc4olc (Google it) • Produces valid files for OLC • More info on OLC web site

  19. Others • Check manufacturer’s web site • Just need to download an IGC file (standard format for badge claims etc.)

  20. So you have an IGC file Now what?

  21. Sign up

  22. Fill out the long, boring form

  23. Claim your flight

  24. Choose the IGC file

  25. Fill out more details

  26. See your flight!

  27. See your flight!

  28. Tell your friends! (and your enemies!) Just send them a link: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1240219533

  29. Recap • Compete online • Promote the club • Learn from others • Learn from yourself • Show to non-pilots • Fly OLC with club gliders, club recorder

  30. Challenge • Longest OLC flight by SSC member by 7/23/2010 wins The Sun Ship Game DVD! • You must be new to OLC • Must post with SSC as club • Flight must be at least 100km • Must comply with club rules and FARs (don’t bust airspace)

  31. Go fly!

  32. ?

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