Track other pilots.

Let other pilots monitor your flight progress.

 

Notes to Pilots

From PKelly, Webmaster.

- If you want any of your display info on this page chaged please advise me.

- Please rename your SPOT Messenger, so that when a viewer is looking at your share page he can tell who's messenger he is looking at. For example, the name of my messenger is" PK-Peter's Location "

- Those of you who have your messenger serial number displayed need to change that to read your name and/or call sign. The serial number is not of much value to those viewing your share page.

- Change your messenger name by logging onto your SPOT account. After you log on your will see your existing messenger information.

- The first column is the ESN (serial number), the second column is the Name. Click on your existing name and it allows you to change it from displaying your serial number to your name/ call sign.

Thanks,
Peter
gliding@sonic.net

 


Technical Difficulties

Once ( in September 2008) I saw the following message. I was told such maintenance is performed periodically, but was assurred that it was quite temporary. Here is the messsage as it appeared on the personal LOGIN page:

"SPOT is performing a planned system upgrade and maintenance.

ALL 9-1-1 SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES.

Check-in and Help messages may experience some delay. Tracking messages will be viewable upon completion of the maintenance period.

At this time we are unable to process new registrations and provide account access.

The web site will be available shortly with full account access. "


 

The

SPOT Messenger

A device for tracking pilots/ flight following gliders (or any person carrying this device) via satellite tracking.

This unit sends a postion about every 10 minutes.

You may have your transmitter listed here so that others may monitor your flight progress. See instructions below.

 

 

Click on the Pilot's name to see the latest postition.

 

Darryl Ramm- 6DX, ASH26E

Eric Rupp- ER, DG300

Forest - 4ST, Stemme

Ginny- G3, ASH24

Gunard Mahl - FNX, ASH25

Jim Darke - 1B, ASW20

Jim Conger - JK, ASG29

Key Dismukes - PS, ASW20

Larry Roberts - YE, ASG29

Matt Heron - Ventus

Mike Green - MG, DuoDiscus

Peter Kelly - PK, ASH26E

Ramy - TG, ASW27

Rich Parker - 7HV, Discus

Scott - SD, ASW27

Rick Anderson - YC,

Tom - DR, ASW27

WSC1, 2, and 3 - Placed in different gliders, depending on the day.

 


 

If you want to buy a SPOT unit, then phone Noelle at WSC at 530-473-5600.

If you have a SPOT* and you want people to see your track, we can put your name, along with an internet link to your "Share Page" in the above list. Here is what you need to do, if you want to Share Your Adventure.....

Log on to SPOT using your user name and password - don't send that info to me. You need to do the following by yourself.

SPOT home page is:
http://www.findmespot.com/home.aspx

Near the bottom of the home page, on the left column, click
Manage My Service

Enter your user name and password.

Next- See the grey tabs? click on "Share"

You are having SPOT set up a public page, not a private one. No one will see your password or personal info.

SPOT will set up your page for you. Copy the URL link to that new page and paste it into an email to yourself or into some text document on your computer - but save it somewhere!

You should also have SPOt email the link to you as a back-up, but things sometimes get corrupted or lost in the mail.

In any case, after you have the Share Page all set up and you know that it does work, THEN send ME a copy of the URL so I can link it to your name here on this page.

Cut and paste the address of your share page and send it to me, pkelly:

gliding@sonic.net

Please include the info as you wish it to appear on the above list - your first and last name and the model of the glider you will be flying. I will post that info on this page.

 

* Notes about SPOT:
The proper name for the devices is a "Spot satellite messenger"

The Spot satellite messenger does not send location information when it is turned on. Turning it on will never result in any messages being sent. Turning it on will just fire up the internal GPS engine. To send the "Track Progress" (aka SPOTcasting) messages (automatic ~10 minute reports) you have to turn the messenger on, wait 2 or so seconds (to do anything), and then hold down the "OK" button for at least 5 seconds (less time will just send a single OK message and not put the messenger in SPOTcasting mode).

The SPOT messengers will only stay in SPOTcast (tracking) mode for 24 hours. The units normally use Energizer Lithium AA cells at about $1 each. These have more capacity than alkaline AA cells and avaialbe from Amazon and elsewhere. In a pinch a SPOT messenger can run from alkaline cells, but I suspect the low battery warning will come on pretty quickly.

 
 
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