tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post5957500058724058465..comments2023-09-28T09:00:44.681-10:00Comments on Wind Lines: Hawaii XC LeagueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-47981224074710181962013-12-15T08:09:14.586-10:002013-12-15T08:09:14.586-10:00Sorry to hear the biggest proponent of the league ...Sorry to hear the biggest proponent of the league is already bowing out! I hope you change your mind! It's not about points or rules or debating, it's just for fun!<br /><br />We are going to continue with our first attempt at an online Hawaii XC league for this next year. Hopefully we'll get a lot of participation. If you are:<br /><br />1. a pilot making XC flights in Hawaii,<br />2. skilled enough to log a legal XC flight (according to FAR 103, airspace, clouds, etc.)<br />3. interested in a casual and fun year long comp<br /><br />then this will be a fun contest to be part of! If any of the above don't apply, or if it doesn't appeal to you, no one will force you to play! But I suspect it will appeal to a lot of us! We have tons of great qualifying flights from last year and years past to look at, as examples of what's possible. This league offers a great way to push the boundaries of what's possible and share the tracks with each other!<br /><br />Looking forward to logging some airtime with all of you in 2014.<br /><br />If anyone has questions, please don't bug Thom about it! Give me a shout and I'll be happy to explain anything. It's really very simple and I know it's well within the flying and technical abilities of our talented XC crew!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-14440489487128387202013-12-14T01:12:34.412-10:002013-12-14T01:12:34.412-10:00Ok, just to reiterate above. There are rules in t...Ok, just to reiterate above. There are rules in this league. Some of the monkeys don't want to abide by these and want to make changes, I say go for it get involved, chirping at me will get you nothing. Because I was on top they all picked on me relentlessly. So, my flights have been removed. I fly to enjoy, but when it just brings ridicule and debate mostly to rile me up or whatever its not worth it, its not fun. I will fly by what little rules we have, when those rules are defiled without penalty among st friends then what good are they.<br /><br />I will continue to fly, as safe as I can, I will enjoy my flights where ever they may end. I will keep a log of my flights that are within the realms of FAA and also the ones that fall short, cause there all good flights.<br /><br />I've never had such a worse feeling of doing good till this. So the league is yours. To the ones that would prefer to have no guidelinse, no rules because that would be UNSAFE have fun. Cause I will in a league of my own be having fun. Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508629374134042936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-17079029672448271922013-12-08T19:01:31.799-10:002013-12-08T19:01:31.799-10:00Leonardo only distinguishes between sport and open...Leonardo only distinguishes between sport and open class. That doesn't give us much of a breakdown. Only Harvey and Jorge are flying open class. <br /><br />I would guess that everyone knows it's harder to fly longer XC flights on a lower rated glider. Or on a neighbor island. Or if you are a new pilot. You'll certainly get more respect for high scores if you suffer any of those handicaps. <br /><br />But historically, many of our record flights have been done on low rated gliders by new pilots. I think all that the hot gliders do is make you lazy (speaking for myself of course). Marathon Mark broke the state record way back when by flying from Makapuu to Kahuku golf course on a crappy old DHV 1-2 wing, when he was pretty new. Don flew to the Pyramid and back in a DHV 1 when he was just starting out. I'm sure there are other similar examples. Too bad we don't have track logs from those good old days!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-31919164398891737432013-12-08T18:38:13.260-10:002013-12-08T18:38:13.260-10:00Been posting flights to Leonaedo using XCsoar. Wil...Been posting flights to Leonaedo using XCsoar. Will be looking forward to the 2014 contest. Are there classes or do the EN B wings compete with the big dogs. allanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789724531044430445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-70756938463833351672013-12-08T16:03:09.373-10:002013-12-08T16:03:09.373-10:00Ike and I just discovered a very cool tool built i...Ike and I just discovered a very cool tool built into Google Earth. After you download a KML track to view, you can right click on the track (control click on a Mac) and select Show Elevation Profile, which brings up a barograph similar to the one in Leonardo that allows you to animate the flight and see the altitude in detail. Check with Ike or me if you can't get it to work.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-15138060174910192062013-12-07T21:34:43.618-10:002013-12-07T21:34:43.618-10:00Excellent article, Alex! I am psyched for 2014 to ...Excellent article, Alex! I am psyched for 2014 to begin. There is a lot of fun ahead of us. This is just what we need to accelerate the knowledge base.JKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821525590914606097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-39374993532147696742013-12-07T09:43:30.376-10:002013-12-07T09:43:30.376-10:00Nothing wrong with a little friendly local competi...Nothing wrong with a little friendly local competition :) Always trailing behind Alex, it's motivation to push myself outside my comfort zone here on Oahu. We did get some great experience at Ratrace and I personally recommend everyone that loves XC to give it a try, it really opened my eyes to a new perspective of paragliding and made me a little more willing to push my own boundaries here..there's just something about booga booga land that makes me apprehensive sometimes. <br /><br />I use the Thermgeek app on iPhone and it works great. I just upload the IGC file right to Leonardo and voila. Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457897589741512244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-46176300387047824112013-12-07T08:27:49.717-10:002013-12-07T08:27:49.717-10:00Excellent article, it was nice to be on top for t...Excellent article, it was nice to be on top for the 'test' year. With Dave JK and others in the mix I will be scratching to stay in. Even Doug H will make 6 standing flights on a short visit. It's open to other visitors too?! ouch, we'll get a few big dogs in here for a week and just kill it.<br /><br />This is just a fun league and we hope to all learn something from others tracks and lines. <br /><br />Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508629374134042936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-41925649157202189732013-12-06T22:05:55.494-10:002013-12-06T22:05:55.494-10:00Actually I will work on getting it together.
Nic...Actually I will work on getting it together. <br /><br />Nice article. firedave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07212702155886596067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-72938770749271726102013-12-06T22:05:25.254-10:002013-12-06T22:05:25.254-10:00I'm sure they could! But actually most apps wi...I'm sure they could! But actually most apps will upload your track automatically after you land. It's super easy. The only tricky part is getting an external battery because the constant GPS use will drain your battery fast.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-61849670710100509462013-12-06T22:03:36.873-10:002013-12-06T22:03:36.873-10:00So you are saying i can do it all off my iPhone? I...So you are saying i can do it all off my iPhone? Interesting. <br /><br />Could i just have the NSA automatically post my track logs?firedave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07212702155886596067noreply@blogger.com