Some technical considerations related to Spot tracking performance

On Mar 10, 1:50*pm, 5Z wrote:
On Mar 10, 2:41*pm, Andy wrote:

So what has been tried and what works?

On my ASH-26E, I installed the spot on the canopy rail right next to
my right shoulder. *It's got a good view of most of the sky, and I can
verify the LEDs are blinking. *So far, I get good tracking results. *I
removed the belt clip and attached a little bit of heavy duty hook and
loop material to keep it attached.

This should work on all recent Schleicher gliders as they have that
nice wide sill back there.

-Tom

I fly with my SPOT on the canopy rail of my 26E, more forward than
Tom's. Just on top of the rail behind where the canopy open/eject
levers are. Held on with 3M adhesive "mushroom" tape. It is handy to
be able to check the LEDs and confirm it is indeed in tracking mode
and you just did not accidentally send a single OK message (i.e. 20 or
so minutes later the green LEDs are still blinking in unison). In the
Duo Discus I attach it to the rear instrument pedestal. I get reliable
SPOT tracking in both cases.

In general I'd want the SPOT where I can reach it, to check on it's
operation, and if needed to send a help or 911 message.

Those folks with them on their parachute harness with problems with
missed tracking points need to move them (or live with the trade of
that having it mounted there may cause lots of missed tracking points.

Remember that unlike other SPOT messages a tracking (aka SPOTcast)
messages is *not* resent, it is a one-shot attempt every 10 minutes.

Darryl