I guess expensive is a relative term. Getting the glider payed off and
everything ready to go cross country drained all the money I made
working this summer, and now im back to school, working part time as a
CFI (so the money is rolling in of course...) I just dont want to deal
with the hassle of all that, even the rigamarole of getting the silver
badge and whatnot drives me nuts. I thought this was supposed to be
for the fun of it. When doing the paperwork to prove the flight is
more work than the actual flight, it seems a little ridiculous for me.
I think Ill just take my digital, snap a few pictures on the way,
picture of where I land out at, and write up a nice flight report. I
prefer this to the concept of having to prove my innocence of not
cheating to get a badge. This is supposed to be about fun right? and
cheap fun at that?

Jack wrote:
OLC does not require expensive IGC-approved loggers.

Garmin GPSMAP 76S on eBay, ~$200 or less.

Besides, your club can use the help.

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OLC Ranking: Club, Region 7 [IL, IA, MN, MO (East), ND, SD, WI]

1 126 Association
2 Chicago Glider Club
3 Saint Louis Soaring
4 Minnesota Soaring Club
5 Cross Country Soaring
6 Sylvania Soaring Adventures
7 Kansas Soaring Assoc.
8 Red Wing Soaring Assn.
9 Windy City Soaring Assoc.

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You say you don't have a club? Well then, you can be one.


Jack

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Tony wrote:
Cool!

Have you posted it on OLC? Please do!

Kirk

Yea, sure, do you have the address so i can email copies of the
barograph trace and landing witness document?

Seriously, paying a kings ransom for a GPS datalogger whizbamgizmo is
about last on my list. I can have fun and fly cross country and get my
satisfaction out of posting flight reports to this and other
newsgroups/forums. Im just happy i remembered to take the barograph
this time. All my past experience has been that Repogle is some other
language for "Lift Killer"

Maybe after I get a Total Energy system installed, get the trailer in
primo condition, recover the glider, and win the lottery, then the OLC
had better watch out!