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Comparing FLARM GPS to phone GPS

by SimonLearning 24 February 202419 March 2024Comments are Disabled

A man with a watch knows the time, a man with two is never sure. Segal’s law As you would expect the tracking available from FLARM units fitted to all the aircraft at CGC is much better than that from an Android phone, but it’s still an interesting comparison. Both use a combination of GPS …

Tracking your flights

by SimonAbout Gliding, Learning 23 February 202419 March 2024Comments are Disabled

Keeping track of your progress learning to fly can be more than just keeping your logbook up to date, there’s a range of navigation and tracking software that glider pilots can use to create a digital record of each flight. All you need is a smart phone with GPS. As long as you can run …