See SPOT run...

On Apr 30, 9:55*am, MickiMinner wrote:
Hey guys using SPOT,
please answer a question for me.....
when I viewed the SPOT website, it said that you had to push a button
to mark your spot....is there some automatic timer? *I can't imagine
that it would be very safe to push the track button every few minutes/
seconds whatever....when I viewed the track of Gordon's flight...I
noticed that it only 5 track points on the XC flight.

What did Dave Leonard do? *Hit the button when he started home, or is
there some setting that will track every so often?
Just curious!
Thanks
Micki

Hi Micki & Charlie,
I believe JS and 5Z answered your question, but yes Dave did have the
auto tracking on. I read Gordon had some interference issue early in
his flight so that why it was incomplete.

I can see a day when this kind of simple tracking system will be a
good requirement in a contest, if for no other reason than for safety,
the CM would always know where the contest pilots are! As 2no
suggested the possibilities are endless if someone like "See You"
becomes involved in programs tied into the Spot Tracking. Clubs could
keep an eye on all xc pilots progress or at a contest put up a screen
showing all the pilots progress during a race. This would be very
Spectator friendly for all involved with much less stress concerning
the unknows on the crew and organizers. In any event it will be fun to
see where this goes, I'm reminded of the early days of GPS, See You &
OLC and how the evolution of these great ideas have positively changed
our sport.

See you in Parowan,
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