efs4ever 3 #1 May 7, 2007 Last time I posted this nobody had commentary, but lots of you looked. This time I put the GPS unit in the aircraft dash and recorded the flight. Seriously windy today, but I did three tandems. Ended the day one jump shy of my 43rd double zero jump. Weather.Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #2 May 7, 2007 what are all of those red, blue and green squiggly lines? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #3 May 7, 2007 Quotewhat are all of those red, blue and green squiggly lines? Each color represents a different jump. GPS unit turned on and put in the cockpit to receive a signal. Just before exit I put the unit in a special pocket on my jumpsuit. The tracks continue from exit, canopy flight and landing. Most of the tracks represent the aicraft flight path on the ride to altitude. The lines are the tracks we made.Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #4 May 7, 2007 I think you should label it upDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vidiot 0 #5 May 8, 2007 Ok, I'll play. My last three logbook entries (2085-2087) are for three wing suit flights I made this weekend. They were recorded with the new Wintec WBT-201 (highly recommended!) and include the ride to altitude Logbook entries were created from the GPS tracks using Paralog and then exported to my personal web site. Each logbook entry contains a jump profile chart and a Google Earth file to view this flight in 3D. Entry 2082 shows another wing suit flight from the weekend before. What makes this one special is that it includes the 30mi ferry flight to a neighbor DZ and the jump in. Enjoy, KlausMy Logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #6 May 8, 2007 That is interesting, thanks. I'm surprised how much variety there is in the aircraft tracks. The jump plane flying at my dropzone is generally done within a box (I think it's 1.5 miles long), and we typically circle the DZ in an upward spiral - but I'm wondering now what a GPS track would actually show. Do you share your airspace with other aircraft? Is that what influences those tracks? Or is it maybe cloud avoidance? Also, what do the dots on the tracks indicate? They virtually disappear on the jump runs, so I'm guessing it's to do with changes of heading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
