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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:51 pm    Post subject: First long cross country Reply with quote
My son and I are taking the plane from KUES (Waukesha WI) to KSEZ (Sedona) next week on our first long cross country. We plan to make a fuel stop somewhere in KS. Then fly southward to Santa Fe. Then on to Sedona, trying to avoid the really high country.

Also, does anyone have any experience with Spot PLB's?

Any advice or airport recommendations would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Dave Leikam
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:25 pm    Post subject: First long cross country Reply with quote
I got the original SPOT when it was introduced at Oshkosh a few years ago and then last year got the newer and present one. The latter eliminates a step going from location notification to tracking. It's worked very nicely for us. Before upgrading I was toying with the idea of letting it go but my wife asked me to continue. She likes knowing when I go up and when I get back. My son likes to know where I'm going on the tracking feature. All in all, I think it's a neat unit and recommend it.
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My son and I are taking the plane from KUES (Waukesha WI) to KSEZ (Sedona) next week on our first long cross country. We plan to make a fuel stop somewhere in KS. Then fly southward to Santa Fe. Then on to Sedona, trying to avoid the really high country.

Also, does anyone have any experience with Spot PLB's?

Any advice or airport recommendations would be appreciated!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:28 pm    Post subject: First long cross country Reply with quote
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For those newly flying, don’t ignore the Amateur Radio tracking system or Amateur Position Reporting System (APRS). It uses a small, inexpensive 2 meter burst transmitter, a web site http://aprs.fi and has no fees for usage. You are required to have a Ham License but they are not difficult to study for and obtain. My transmitter is one of the early one costing about $300 but later ones are less than $200 and there are portable models. After the transmitter is programmed with your call sign and optionally, your tail number, it will automatically transmit at pre-selected intervals on the 2 meter amateur band. Other ham operators will pick it up and—in most areas of the US—put it on the internet where it can be viewed in real time at aprs.fi superimposed on a map. Each dot that makes up the track shows altitude, heading, speed, lat/long. Benefits are no cost and anyone with your call sign can follow your track. Drawbacks are spotty coverage in some areas and anyone with your call sign can follow your track. My transmitter is controlled by a panel switch so it only works when I want it to. Check out http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/ for equipment and prices. He will also pre-program your transmitter for you if desired. I have used it flying in all of the lower 48 and found very few holes in coverage. Albert GardnerN991RVYuma, AZ


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