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Old May 10th 05, 04:13 PM
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When I go through all the proper (manual) procedures for the 7 May
flight at the OLC web page and click on "Check entry", the first time
OLC crunches all the data it comes back with *no*error*messages* and
all 7 flight points (start/1/2/3/4/5/finish) in green.

It also has the 1st and 3d waypoints in the eastern hemisphere and a
total flight distance of 42263.26 km. Now that's a heck of a flight!!!

Even though this page has no error messages, it still does not have a
"Claim Flight" button.

When I then modify the points to exactly match what SeeYou reports, the
distance becomes correct, but the 4th, 5th, and finish points are no
longer labeled in green, and the following error messages are reported:

"The finish time is after the end of the flight without propulsion.
This is not allowed. Please adjust the finish time or the time of the
end of the flight without propulsion.
Valid waypoints reached in the present flight trace (IGC-file) are
printed in green.
The flight claim is complete only when all waypoints are printed in
green.
Suggestions will be made by the server only if the flight trace
approaches a declared waypoint to no more than 2.5km.
There is no fix in the IGC-file with your finish time. "

.... which makes no sense at all.

As a software engineer I admire what the OLC team has done, but as a
user, I sure hope they fix this, or tell me how I can get around it!

-ted/2NO