| Hang Gliding and Smartphones.
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| | clock programs will allow you to name
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| 07/04
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| | your timers. This will allow you to time
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| Use a Smartphone in place of your PC or
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| | yourself along with 3 or 4 of your flying
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| laptop.
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| | buddies. You can even set all the timers
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| 1. Portable Applications that you can
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| | to start simultaneously. So after you've
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| control
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| | named them, just one click and they all
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| 2. Hang Gliding. By Robert Lett.
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| | start. The only problem with this is you
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| To see how to use your handheld like a
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| | almost have to land first to be able to
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| professional, send an email with "ebook"
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| | stop the timers for your buddies. I've
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| in the subject to receive a free version
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| | dropped my Smartphone quiet a few times,
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| of the ebook at: To subscribe to this
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| | but that's only from about 4 to 5 feet at
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| newsletter, email use at: Portable
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| | most, and so far, it's survived each
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| Applications that you can control
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| | drop. I don't think any Smartphone out
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| By Chuck Schwartz
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| | there was meant to survive a 7000-foot
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| Theres a history of success stories for
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| | drop. (I haven't tried this yet)! I don't
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| large companies fielding mobile
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| | suggest you try it either. I have a
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| applications on handheld computing
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| | funny, non-fuzzy feeling it won't make
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| devices. Whether helping track packages,
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| | it.
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| placing orders or taking inventories
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| | The ParaPhone: I have tried to design a
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| enterprises have save millions of dollars
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| | small parachute for my Smartphone. But I
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| each year by putting computing power
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| | haven't yet had the guts to actually give
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| directly into the hands of their mobile
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| | it a try. I guess I'm just chicken! I
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| workers.
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| | would also need a beacon of some kind to
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| Unfortunately the same results have never
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| | locate the phone in the middle of the
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| been translated down to smaller
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| | woods, or where ever it lands after
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| organizations or work groups. The number
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| | leaving the comfort of my Hang Glider
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| one reason for this mobility software
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| | harness. More on this later - watch for
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| systems are largely custom applications,
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| | updates.
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| created to meet specific tasks on a one
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| | Most of the pilots use Amatuer radio's to
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| up basis. This is fine when you are
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| | communicate with one another. I'm just
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| deploying hundreds or thousands of
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| | waiting on the day where my Smartphone
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| handhelds. There is an economy of scale
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| | will incorporate at least the 2 meter and
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| that reduces the cost per individual
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| | 7cm Amatuer bands. And a 1KHz to 1GHz
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| handheld to a very manageable level. But
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| | scanner would also be nice! I'm still
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| when translated to smaller deployment
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| | waiting.
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| counts something happens. Since the cost
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| | The flight logs will also hold any notes
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| for software doesnt change based around
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| | you would like to make about another
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| the number of handhelds deployed, Return
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| | pilot. With mine, I keep radio
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| on Investment gets skewed, paybacks
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| | information on each pilot I fly with.
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| become too long and projects dont get
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| | Some use HAM radio and others use Hang
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| done.
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| | Gliding specific radios which are in the
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| An emerging trend is to employ software
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| | 151MHz band. This way I know which radio
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| generation tools for handheld computers
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| | to carry with me so I can be on the same
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| that are easy enough to be used by
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| | frequency.
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| non-programmers. This allows
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| | Some of the more advanced flight decks
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| organizations to take control of their
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| | with incorporated GPS will give the
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| own applications. Typically these
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| | entire flight history of the last 10
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| systems are forms replacement systems.
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| | flights. This data is easiely sent to
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| The forms paradigm makes a lot of sense
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| | your computer for future use. With
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| in these environments since the work
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| | programs such as DocsToGo or MiniCalc
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| being replaced onto the handheld computer
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| | Chart you can view all your past flights
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| likely started as field forms on a
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| | from a particular site graphically. The
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| clipboard. One of these products,
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| | software outputs a comma delimited file
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| Portable Forms by Rovenet, is especially
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| | that can be imported to a spreedsheet
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| suited for these roles as it can take
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| | program. As long as the spreedsheet
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| existing paperwork and turn it into data
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| | program has charting capabilities, you
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| applications for handheld computers and
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| | can view the graphs created from previous
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| smartphones in minutes.
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| | flights. Which is nice to get a graph
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| Using patent pending On-Demand
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| | chart on your average flight times, site
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| Programming technology, Portable Forms
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| | altitude, flight track, and distance. Now
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| users take existing forms in editors like
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| | when you are traveling, you just pull up
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| Microsoft Word and add simple
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| | the next location, and your flight trends
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| intelligence. This template document is
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| | are right there in the palm of your hand
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| then run through a web application that
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| | along with all the people you met at that
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| converts it into application code for
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| | location. And all the contact information
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| Palm OS and PocketPC devices that connect
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| | you might need.
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| and receive it wirelessly or during
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| | These GPS flightdeck units will usually
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| HotSync operations. Users then go out
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| | have the following display capable:
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| into the field and collect their
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| | Wind speed
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| information. Once a work cycle is
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| | Wind direction
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| complete they reconnect to the Internet
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| | Time of day
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| and Portable Forms delivers their
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| | Flight time
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| information as emails, web delivery,
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| | Speed over ground
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| databases, faxes and other means.
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| | Diff. speed between TAS and groundspeed
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| Using Portable Forms enterprises with as
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| | Altitude over destination
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| few as one field worker have seen Return
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| | Distance to destination
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| on Investment paybacks of a few months,
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| | Bearing
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| often even weeks. To learn more about
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| | Track
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| this amazing product go to
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| | Direction to best climb in vicinity
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| To see how to use your handheld like a
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| | Ambient temperature
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| professional, send an email with "ebook"
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| | Altimeter 2 (relative)
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| in the subject to receive a free version
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| | Altimeter 3 (cumulated altitude)
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| of the ebook at: To subscribe to this
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| | Barometric pressure (HPa/in Hg)
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| newsletter, email use at: Hang Gliding.
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| | Glide ratio (through air, over ground, to
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| By Robert Lett:
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| | waypoint)
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| Zero to 5000 feet in 3 steps! With any
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| | You can check them out at:
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| type of flight, you must log your times
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| | I've gone to a few new spots that I was
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| and locations for upgrades to your
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| | planning to skip. And had to go online
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| license. With all the flight log
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| | and search for contacts to call for site
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| programs, you'll have to look at each one
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| | permissions. I would just do this while
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| and see which you might like to use. One
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| | sitting next the fire at the camp site
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| of the one I use is real basic but it
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| | the night before showing up. Then, when I
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| allows you to connect to your existing
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| | was getting close to the new site, just
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| Palm Address Book to log your flying
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| | give them a call and pickup all the
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| buddies. The really nice feature of these
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| | information I need. By the time I arrived
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| programs is that it allows you to see all
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| | at the site, everyone was ready for me. I
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| the flights you've taken from a
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| | knew what frequencies they used. What
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| particular location, or all flights you
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| | their procedures were and where to sign
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| have had in the last year where you broke
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| | in. And of course, sign a waiver if need
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| 10,000 feet. It also allows you to
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| | be. (People always worry about you
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| analysis where you might seem to be
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| | crashing or something)!? Usually, before
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| having your best flights from. (This way,
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| | hitting the sack and the camp ground the
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| if you're feeling down, just go back to
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| | night before, I email ahead to my contact
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| the place where you keep having your best
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| | list at the original site, just to let
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| flights, and you are almost guarantied to
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| | them know I might be a few days behind.
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| have a great day)! Most of these programs
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| | (Something about this sport makes people
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| are for private pilot and beyond flight
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| | paranoid when you don't call when plans
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| logging. But they work really well for
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| | change. I have no idea why! I've been
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| Hang Gliding, Paragliding, or any other
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| | chewed-out by someone I didn't even know,
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| type of sport flying. The last time I was
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| | for not checking in with them).
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| PIC (Pilot In Command) of a motorized
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| | To see how to use your handheld like a
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| aircraft was a C172 in 1987, this was the
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| | professional, send an email with "ebook"
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| year I found Hang Gliding, and I've never
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| | in the subject to receive a free version
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| looked back!
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| | of the ebook at: Find out more of what
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| Timing of each flight is important. The
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| | it's all about:
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| clock programs usually have a stopwatch
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| | This document is under Copyright through
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| feature, they will either allow for
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| | Infinite Data. You have permission to
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| counting up or down depending on what you
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| | copy this document in its' entirety and
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| want. Some of the flight log programs
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| | make duplicates. You may not change, add,
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| also have this feature. With the flight
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| | or edit anything within the document.
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| log programs, when you stop the clock, it
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| | Thank you for your help.
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| Another nice thing about using the clock
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| | Armed with Information
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| programs is that you should be able to
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| | Controls the Course of Negotiation
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