alw 0 #1 October 1, 2005 Or, what to do when not jumping . . . First Now - on to the geek patrol. First jump with GPS worked out better than expected. Many thanks to FSU for providing the DOQQ's used to add the aerial photo of the DZ that is mapable. Specs: Garmin eTrex Summit in military jumpsuit shoulder pocket. USGS DOQQ Fugawi Mapping software --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #2 October 1, 2005 Congrats on finding out the usefulness of the GPS and skydiving. Do a few searches using "GPS" as a search term here on DZ.com. There are several threads created by myself and others with a lot if info and advise. If you haven't already done so, check out Paralog it's extremely GPS friendly, uses Google Earth 3D satellite imagery right from the Jump profile and serves as your electronic log book among other things. "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjarv 0 #3 October 1, 2005 How are you getting your etrex to hold a GPS lock while in the Aircraft? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alw 0 #4 October 1, 2005 On straight vectors, yes. I trim the data on the track in the Fugawi product to eliminate that part of the track. Aircraft - King Air Seating - Straddle bench. The eTrex I'm using have Ver 2.5x software and is WASS enabled. Altitude is from the device barametric altimeter. --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
