I can't find the 6/5/06 flight, much less a registration for a Peter
Klose from the SFV Mannheim Club, or any OLC fligt claims from a Peter
Klose. So I don't know if this is a bogus complaint, or if the pilot
removed all his flights and registration in protest.

Either way, posting this kind of complaint on r.a.s is not the proper
way to addres this. There is a partner check function in the OLC which
should be used. US complaints can also be emailed to
olcatssadotorg. We have access to the pilot's email and can contact
them if necessary, and/or remove offending flights.

As pointed out, logger pressure altitude errors can be quite large,
especially at high altitudes. If your calibration trace shows a large
unfavorable error around 18,000' MSL, it would be best to add a note
addresing this in the comments field of the claim form.

Doug Haluza
SSA-OLC Admin

Soarin Again wrote:
On 6/5/06 Peter Klose from the SFV Mannheim club
flying a Nimbus 3DM D-KTTT out of Parowan, Utah had
such a large error in his logger that he went to 19,180.

The OLC should pull his flight until he provides
a calibration chart to verify that much error. It
would be bad enough if someday some lawless U.S. pilot
causes us to loose the airspace privledges we currently
enjoy.
I'm sure if a U.S. pilot flying in Germany disregarded
their airspace limitations, he would quickly be excused
from further flight.
For those who would say that maybe he had a clearence.
That should have been included in the remarks section
of the flight claim. I'm sure we have some glider
pilot in that area who would have been able to verify
it with ATC.

2. Are you aware of the size of potential altimeter
errors at high
altitudes? The altimeter used for inflight reference
could easily
have indicated 400' lower than the baro reference you
see on OLC.

3. Fly your own ship.


Jack