US Hang Gliding Nationals 2004 - Realtime StatusAugust 1-7, Big Spring, TexasBig Spring Airport, N32.12.759 W101.31.307 Live In-Flight status courtesy of Rich Parry, W9IF and David Glover, KF4NSP |
During the Nationals, Hang Gliding pilots descended on the Best Little Hang Gliding Site in Texas to compete for fame and glory. This web site was provided to allow armchair spectators anywhere to share the excitement without being there. The maps below provided in real time the current location of pilots carrying APRS trackers. A "tracker" consists of a GPS receiver and amateur radio transmitter that broadcasts the pilots position. When this web page first loads, you may be asked if you want to load a Java file, you MUST answer YES.
To zoom and scroll this display you MUST first click on a map and then use the keyboard commands below.
| d (or PgDn) will zoom in (2X) | arrow keys scroll |
| D (or Shift PgDn) will zoom in (4X) | alt (or option) click zooms in and centers |
| U (or Shift PgUp) will zoom out (4X) | L dumps station list to java console |
| u (or PgUp) will zoom out (2X) | control-click centers on where the mouse was clicked |