[NSRCA-discussion] New Judging tool....... ;)

[Chad Northeast]

Tim

Eagle tree does this same thing with their micro logger.  I have played with it a bit and its pretty amazing....you can see how straight you roll down the runway LOL :)

Problem is with the wildly varying attitudes in pattern I routinely loose the satellite link, so I think I will end up needing two sensors mounted top and bottom of the fuse to make it work properly.

I think once its all setup it will be a useful tool for evaluating geometry on things like a rolling circle which is not easy to see from a pilots perspective.

The airspeed is rather revealing, the acceleration of these planes is remarkable, easily rocketing to 190 kph in only a few seconds.  Should take it to the drag strip LOL :)

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pascoe,Tim [Burlington]" <Tim.Pascoe at ec.gc.ca>
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:17 pm
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] New Judging tool....... ;)
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

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> http://www.magtechinc.net/SkyTraceGPS.htm
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> Note the pretty Google Earth 3D maps, combined with flight data.
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> Posted with tongue firmly inserted in cheek.....
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