guides:chasing_your_flight
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| * Once you can hear the signal, try to get it decoded. | * Once you can hear the signal, try to get it decoded. | ||
| * When you have that final position, tap it into your Sat Nav and follow that. Or use mapping on your PC. | * When you have that final position, tap it into your Sat Nav and follow that. Or use mapping on your PC. | ||
| - | * Get as close as you can by road. If you can't see the payload use a handheld | + | * Get as close as you can by road. If you can't see the payload use a handheld |
| * Note that the predictor does not know the ground height. Predictions will tend to be a few 100m further along than the actual landing. Never rely on a prediction to find the exact payload location, its easy enough to walk past a payload when you know where it is, knowing the location to 100m is as good as lost without a radio | * Note that the predictor does not know the ground height. Predictions will tend to be a few 100m further along than the actual landing. Never rely on a prediction to find the exact payload location, its easy enough to walk past a payload when you know where it is, knowing the location to 100m is as good as lost without a radio | ||
guides/chasing_your_flight.1372497861.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/06/29 09:24 by acudworth