SUA files and COTS GPS Units

On May 13, 1:01*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On May 13, 9:22*am, chipsoars wrote:





On May 13, 12:00*pm, vontresc wrote:

I don't know about adding airspace to a garmin unit, but I used Soar
Pilot last year with my treo 650 and a bluetooth GPS. The advantage of
such a system is that you can easily load turn points, and airspace.
Additionally it is a pretty full featured Soaring computer, and best
of all it's FREE! :-)

If you don't have a palm there's always XCsoar (freeware as well) for
the windows mobile family of PDAs

Pete

On May 13, 10:15*am, chipsoars wrote:

Is it possible to load a SUA file on a COTS such as a Garmin Map76 or
ETREX? *If so, is there a preferred format or procedure? I've
performed some searching on RAS and Google with no success.

thanks,

Chip Fitzpatrick- Hide quoted text -

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I'm familiar with the freeware PDA/Palm approaches. *The reason I'm
asking is one of my soaring partners (and perhaps others now that COTS
will be useful for badges in the US after October) does not want to
buy or bother with a PDA.

Well if they want airspace displayed they will need to bother with
either a PDA or a portable aviation GPS or a ClearNav or similar.
Consumer GPS units don't know about airspace or have any practical way
to fake this.

And lets be clear about claims about COTS GPS and badges. NAC/SSA
approved GPS models will for position reporting for silver and gold
badges (but not diamonds, and not records). You will need a barograph
in conjunction with a COTS GPS to record altitude. Personally there is
no way I'd want to bother messing with a mechanical barograph - but I
know this may help some clubs out.

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Yes, the baraograph requirement is PIA.

However, if a GPS unit can display a map with marine navigation
charts, railroads, roads and cities etc., why would it not be able
accommodate the data for an outline of Class B, C or D airspace?