Useful Stuff for Sifow pilots (and wimps!) :
The following is some useful information from around the web, to help span-challenged pilots get from A to B in a more dignified manner. The links are a mixture of free and fee software. Please let me know if there are any corrupt links or if you have found any more good sites?
Soaring software and files:
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Free 'IGCview' flight analysis software, very powerful tool. |
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Free Gardown software to download waypoints and track logs from you Garmin GPS. |
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| TaskNav - Task setting, analysis and replay software | www.tasknav.com |
| SeeYou - brilliant 3D replay and analysis software | www.seeyou.ws |
| Seeyou PDA SW - not used so can't comment | mobile.seeyou.ws |
| Free soaring PDA SW - for older PDA's - V Good! | www.cambridge-aero.com/pocketNAV |
| Shareware PDA SW - for newer PDA's - not used | www.xcsoar.com |
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Free final Glide software for Palmpilot |
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| Fee PDA SW - Winpilot - "functionally rich" - I use this | www.winpilot.com/Gliders |
| Airspace files for use with PDA SW | soaring.aerobatics.ws/SOARING//JL/SUA/EU |
Other stuff:
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Dick Johnson articles, c/o SSA inc PW5, L33 and AC-4 |
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Icom battery packed up?? It may be the 2 amp surge fuse. Where is it? In the battery as shown. Click for bigger picture. |
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Libelle spares are still available... |
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| Some great articles from the early 70's..ideal for gliders the same age! | www.iac.net/~feguy/soaring_symposia/index |
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Pictures of crops and field landing hints and tips. |
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| FAI site, good info on loggers and rules etc. | www.fai.org/gliding |
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Most useful UK soaring forecast in the, er, UK |
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| Pee tube solution? | www.stadiumpal.com |
| UK site for all sorts of glider bits | www.svsp.co.uk |
| Supplier of replacement PDA batteries | www.pdamods.com |
| Electronic bits inc Garmin download cables | www.maplin.co.uk |
| EW flight recorder, to add to your Garmin | www.ewuk.co.uk |